Elon Pendulum 8/30/11: Court papers released in Astley case. Chilling details have emerged of the hours leading up to, during and following the alleged murder of Lauren Astley July 3 at the hands of an ex- boyfriend. Astley would have arrived on Elon University's campus last week as a member of the Class of 2015. In an Aug. 23 statement from the prosecution against defendant Nathaniel Fujita, Astley is characterized as a concerned friend who reached out to Fujita, who had recently become detached from other classmates following the end of their three-year relationship in April.
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Wayland Patch 8/31/11: Wayland High Freshman Orientation Canceled for Sept. 1. The ninth-grade orientation scheduled to take place Sept. 1 at Wayland High School has been canceled as WHS remains without power in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The sixth-grade orientation at Wayland Middle School will take place as scheduled. The Open House scheduled at [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/31/11: Wayland Named a Top 10 Public School District. Wayland Public Schools have earned the distinction of being named “Boston” magazine’s seventh best public school district in the state. It’s a recognition that Wayland Superintendent Paul Stein said is appreciated even if it doesn’t evaluate the full scope of what takes place at schools.
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NSTAR 9/2/11 10:30pm: Wayland outages down to 0.4% (24 of 5397), and now considered "Mostly Restored". Latest outage spreadsheet: http://www.nstar.com/residential/outage_towns-9-2-22.pdf
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Wayland Town Crier 8/30/11: Rivers Symphony Orchestra holding auditions. The Rivers Symphony Orchestra (RSO), a community orchestra sponsored by The Rivers School Conservatory, is holding auditions for violin, viola, bass, oboe, bassoon, trumpet and trombone. The orchestra is open to any member of the community who is at least high school age. The orchestra is [...]
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Wayland Town Crier 8/30/11: Rep. Conroy stops at Newton diner on statewide walking tour. Tom Conroy marched into Johnny’s Luncheonette in Newton Centre Monday afternoon in his black New Balance sneakers smiling as he finished up mile 623 of his 660-mile 60-day tour of the state designed to boost his bid for U.S. Senate. Conroy is one of the seven announced Democrats, including Newton Mayor Setti Warren, hoping to unseat U.S. Senator Scott Brown. He is finishing his “Town-to-Town Walk” – where he toured across the commonwealth by foot in an effort to engage with voters this weekend. Conroy, a state representative from Wayland, has been traveling to local diners, bakeries and coffee shops to chat with voters about their thoughts about the biggest problems facing the country.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/30/11: Wayland and Natick receive federal funding to fight drug abuse. Thirty-eight Massachusetts organizations will receive over $4.5 million in federal funding through the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) to help curb youth substance use in local communities across the state. Among them: Wayland Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (5th Congressional District) will receive $125,000.
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Wayland Patch 8/30/11: Wayland Offers Free Drop-Off of Storm Related Brush. Wayland’s Department of Public Works has announced that storm debris can be dropped off, free of charge, at the Wayland Transfer Station. Don Ouellette, DPW director, said residents can bring branches, twigs, trees, brush, etc., to the Wayland Transfer Station during its typical open [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/30/11: Deductibles Different For Hurricane Damage – Wayland, MA Patch. Massachusetts residents whose property is damaged by Hurricane Irene may discover they’ll be paying more for repairs than expected. The Associated Press reports that most homeowner insurance policies include a deductible that’s typically $500 to $1,000, but out-of-pocket expenses for hurricane damages can [...]
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NSTAR outage report 8/30/11 9am. NSTAR Outage Report. This report contains outage information by town, along with NSTAR's estimate of when the town will be restored. The estimate for Wayland (along with most towns) is 10pm on Saturday, September 3. They list Wayland as having 29% of customers without power. That is a slight reduction [...]
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NSTAR 8/29/11 7pm: NSTAR Power Outage List. 1734 of 5399 customers in Wayland lack power (32%)
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Wayland Town Crier 8/29/11: One-fifth of Wayland without power; library temporarily closed. No serious injuries were reported during the storm in the town of Wayland, but approximately 20 percent of the town is without power. NStar was in town through Sunday afternoon, but they have temporarily redeployed their forces. Officials expect them to return to [...]
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Wayland Town Crier 8/29/11: Weston and Wayland named best school districts in magazine. Boston magazine named Weston as the third best public school district and Wayland as the seventh best public school district in Massachusetts in the September 2011 issue. The magazine crunched the numbers in an exclusive ranking of the best public school districts [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/29/11: Wayland Police and Fire Log: Hurricane Irene Edition. Wayland’s Joint Communication Center served as the main point of contact during Hurricane Irene as people called to report trees and wires down as well as other storm related matters. The JCC logged nearly 50 storm-related calls in addition to unrelated calls.
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Wayland Patch 8/29/11: What You Need to Know in the Aftermath of Irene. Many may feel they dodged a bullet with Irene’s high winds and heavy rains, but there are still plenty out there with power outages, home/building damage and more. This article on Wayland Patch’s home page will include news of cancellations, road closings, [...]
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This is the latest information available as of 11am. The next update will be at 2pm, or sooner if conditions warrant. Right now about 200,000 NSTAR customers are without power. The outages are widely scattered, with more than half being on the South Shore, in Greater New Bedford, and on Cape Cod. Crews will continue [...]
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Wayland Town Crier 8/28/11: 'Wayland A-Z': 'Y' is for 'yucca filamentosa'. There is no proof that this remarkable plant had made its way north before Native Americans came to fish and hunt in the Sudbury River Valley, but it may have. Yucca filamentosa is native to southeastern regions of North America – and there are more than 40 other Yucca species throughout the U.S. and Mexico – but it became well established in the north a very long time ago.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/29/11: Wayland High’s Field House reopens; latest update on project. The Wayland High School Field House renovation is complete and the facility reopened on Aug. 25. This is a major milestone that allows staff and students to resume normal athletic activities for the new school year. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in the School Committee conference room in the Town Building. For more information on the building project, visit the HSBC's website. View the article to an overview of construction activities for the week of Aug. 29.
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September 2, 11:35pm
White Road is now open. Verizon has completed their work.
Mayflower Path is open, however there are wires that need to be removed.
Jericho Lane is open to residents and emergency vehicles, however NSTAR sill has remove wires from a large fallen tree on the road.
As of 8:00 a.m. NSTAR reports that less than 1% of residents are without power.* They anticipate that all residents should have power restored by the end of the day.
NSTAR contacted concerning the power outage to the pumps at the town wells (Baldwin Pond and Happy Hollow). NSTAR stated that they were a placed on priority status.
* ed note: NSTAR notes that <1% of residents are without power, but they are not calculating correctly. They list 113 households as being without power of 5397, which is 2%
Written on August 28, 2011 | Posted in
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Intramural and travel soccer begin next week. Join the fun! Wayland Youth Soccer (WAYS) provides the opportunity for all Wayland kids, kindergarten through high school, as well as parents and other soccer enthusiasts, to get out on the pitch. The mission of WAYS is to promote the enjoyment of soccer, the development of age appropriate [...]
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On Friday August 26, the WHS Cheerleaders held a carwash behind Liberty Pizza to help raise money for uniforms. It was a huge success and they raised over $600 dollars! Liberty Pizza and the WHS Cheerleaders want to thank everyone for their continued support. This post was submitted by Kathy Giakoumakis.
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Wayland Patch 8/26/11: Prepare Your Pets For Hurricane Irene. With Hurricane Irene threatening to hit New England Sunday, many people are talking about how to prepare homes for the storm, but don’t forget about that special creature in your life — your pet. Dr. Amy Schroff, Wayland resident and owner of VESCONE, an emergency animal [...]
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Liberty Pizza will remain open during Hurricane Irene as long as conditions remain safe for customers and staff. This post was submitted by Kathy Giakoumakis.
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Career Hiatus? Time to Return! You can find your way back to professional success. Register NOW for Fall program (October 4 – Dec. 8, 2011) Final Complimentary Information Session: Wednesday, September 14, 10-11:30am, at 57 River Street, Suite 102, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Courtesy of RBC Wealth Management. Hear all about an exciting new program [...]
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LABOR DAY WEEKEND Over Labor Day weekend the library will be closed from Saturday, September 3, through Monday, September 5. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION What’s happening at the library? Before the flood last spring, the upper levels of the library were scheduled for repairs of the walls and ceiling where water had leaked in from the [...]
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Town of Wayland 8/26/11: Hurricane Preparedness Links
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Interested in meeting other Wayland families with kids the same age as yours? Join the Wayland Children and Parents Association at the Alpine Field playground at 10am on Saturday, September 10th and sign up to join a playgroup. We are currently organizing and expanding age-specific playgroups based on the school calendar year. Newcomers – this [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/26/11: Individual Preparedness is Key, Wayland Town Officials Stress – Wayland, MA Patch. Representatives from Wayland’s police and fire departments, Department of Public Works, town administrator’s office and others met this morning to discuss the town’s preparedness for Hurricane Irene. Doug Leard, chair of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, said a primary topic at that meeting was communication. “If we do lose all phones and communication, how do we get to people?” he said they discussed. “Hopefully, the winds aren’t going to be so strong that we’re going to lose cell towers. But if something happens, how do we communicate to the public? If we lose cable, cell phones, telephone lines, getting information out to the public is a problem, hence the need for individual preparation.” Leard stressed that it’s difficult to know exactly what to expect when Hurricane Irene blows through Wayland, so the best course of action is to prepare for the worst.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/25/11: Kinetic artist David Lang's work is always moving. An artist with a feverish mind and patient hands, David A. Lang had been wondering what materials he needed to make a moving sculpture that would express his fascination — maybe his obsession — with "uncertainty, unpredictability and serendipity." So he began bugging friends and advertising on eBay for bedpans. In a Natick studio that resembles a cross between Geppetto's workshop and the Unabomber's cabin, Lang transformed five donated bedpans into an airborne mobile titled "Fleet" that'll float beneath a canopy of fluttering paper wings in his soon-to-open exhibit at the Boston Sculptors Gallery.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/25/11: Wayland residents to benefit from new bus stops. The Metrowest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) has recently announced its bus services connecting south Wayland with destinations in Natick and Framingham have been extended to pickups at the Cochituate Village Apartments and Bent Park housing complexes. Route 10, which runs from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, makes stops at the Natick Mall, Sherwood Plaza, Sherwood Village and Cedar Gardens in Natick, MBTA commuter rail stations in Natick, the Hub in Framingham (where Charlie Cards may be obtained), Roche Bros. in Natick, Leonard Morse Hospital, and the Route 9/27 home of Stop & Shop, Staples and Building 19. Route 11, which runs midday Monday through Friday only, travels on roughly the same route, but in the opposite direction. Thus, passengers from Cochituate who want to go to the Natick Stop & Shop, for example, should take Route 11 to the store and Route 10 coming back.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/26/11: Alcohol charges dropped against Wayland man accused of murder. A Wayland man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in July was scheduled to be arraigned yesterday on an underage drinking charge in Framingham District Court, but a judge dismissed the case. Nathaniel Fujita, 18, was charged with being a minor in possession [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/25/11: Wayland Selectmen Set Date for State of the Town Meeting. Wayland’s Board of Selectmen Monday night made decisions about the upcoming State of the Town meeting and planned its next office hours. The State of the Town meeting will take place Wednesday, Oct. 19, with the format being a roundtable-style ”discussion on priorities for capital projects in town.” Also, Selectmen’s office hours: Fay and John Bladon plan to hold selectmen’s office hours at Mel’s Commonwealth Café on Sept. 17 from 8am-9am.
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Dog found on Glezen lane near Saddle Lane 3:15 pm today. Contact Andrea O’neill at 508-524-4128. (Click on the picture for a larger image)
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Wayland Patch 8/25/11: Preparations Underway in Wayland for Hurricane Irene. Wayland officials and emergency personnel have their eyes on Hurricane Irene and are working toward making sure Wayland is prepared for the storm when it arrives. Wayland Police Chief Robert Irving said the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is conducting daily conference calls to update officials throughout the state. According to yesterday’s call, Irving said he anticipates wind to be the major concern for Wayland when Irene blows through town, which is expected to occur on Sunday.
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Elon Pendulum 8/24/11: Astley's legacy memorialized by campus, hometown.Warmth and beauty were two of Lauren Astley's top criteria in choosing a college. "If I am in a beautiful place, I will learn," she once told her father, Malcolm Astley. In the weeks since her death on July 4, warmth and beauty are just two of the many adjectives used by friends and family to describe Lauren. She would have arrived on campus this week as a member of the class of 2015. Incoming freshman Lauren Bolusky would have been one of Lauren's seven suitemates in Colclough Hall this year. While Bolusky never got to know Lauren, she is one of the many students on Elon's campus working to ensure her presence in the Class of 2015 is not forgotten. "It is pretty crazy to think that we all consider each other 'family members' even though most of us have never met, but it's the truth," Bolusky said. "No one sees her as a girl they never met, everyone sees her as a member of our Elon family."
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Wayland Patch 8/25/11: Wayland Selectmen Reach Settlement with Attorney General. Wayland selectmen Monday night voted to accept Attorney General Martha Coakley’s settlement offer relative to an Open Meeting Law (OML) violation at a July 8, 2010, Board of Selectmen meeting. The terms of the settlement require selectmen to pay a $500 civil penalty and for every member to attend OML training, a criterion that can be satisfied by viewing a video of the regional training offered by the attorney general’s office. The terms also note that the Board of Selectmen admits the violation, but disagrees with the AG’s finding that the violation was intentional. Selectmen Monday agreed with all terms of the attorney general’s settlement, but in their vote included the additional point that they did not feel taxpayers should be responsible for paying the fine. They agreed to cover it themselves.
Wayland Town Crier 8/26/11: Wayland selectmen to pay fine for Open Meeting Law violation. The Board of Selectmen has agreed to pay a $500 fine for a hushed conversation before the start of a July 2010 meeting in which four members were caught on the local cable access station discussing candidates for a town commission. Selectmen Chairman Tom Fay said the four selectmen – Fay, then-Chairman Steve Correia, former state Rep. Susan Pope and John Bladon – will pay the fine personally, so "no town money will be used to pay the penalty." The money will go into the state's General Fund.
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WHDH.com 8/24/11: Accused Wayland teen killer held without bail. A Wayland teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in a marshy area of town has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and assault charges. Nathaniel Fujita, 18, was arraigned Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, more than seven weeks after he was arrested for allegedly killing 18-year-old Lauren Astley. “Our hearts are with the many who continue to feel the shock and pain of the tragedy and to understand it as best we can,” said Dr. Malcolm Astley, Lauren’s father.
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Enrollment is still open for the 2011-12 Chinese Language and Culture program offered through Wayland School Community Programs. Chinese Language and Culture Classes are taught in the kindergarten, elementary, and middle schools. Many hands-on activities enliven the classes, including calligraphy, music, literature, and more. Several levels are offered to accommodate the beginner and more [...]
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Wayland Town Crier 8/23/11: Mastodon Moving hosting Electronic Disposal Event. Mastodon Moving is hosting an Electronic Disposal Event at Shoppers World, 1 Worcester Road, Framingham, on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28, from 9am-5pm. Mastodon Moving was founded by Tony Ponte, left, and JJ Przybylski of Wayland. They believe in social responsibility, with proceeds [...]
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Wayland Patch 8/24/11: Composting Bins Go In at Claypit and Wayland Middle. Months of planning and securing donations and supplies led at last to the construction of composting bins at Claypit Hill School and Wayland Middle School. The Wayland Public School PTO’s Green Team spearheaded efforts to construct the bins, but they had some help from enthusiastic teachers and administrators in the system. Deane Coady teaches second grade at Claypit Hill and has been a proponent for beginning a composting program for a few years.
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Wayland Patch 8/25/11: Bicyclist Transported Via Medflight After Crash With SUV. It appears, according to Wayland Police, that bicyclist Charles Abele collided with the passenger side of the SUV as the vehicle turned left from Route 20 onto Glen Road Wednesday morning. Wayland Police Chief Robert Irving said there was a bicycle helmet at the scene when he arrived, which he assumes Abele was wearing when the accident occurred. Abele's condition remained critical on Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for Boston Medical Center. The accident remains under investigation, though it does not appear charges will be filed.
Wayland Town Crier 8/24/11: Newton bicyclist hit by SUV in Wayland. Wayland fire and police responded to a report of a bicyclist hit by a motor vehicle on Rte. 20 at Glen Road at about 8 a.m. According to police, Charles Abele, 51, of 79 Dickerman Road, Newton, was seriously injured when he was struck by an SUV driven by Robert Dooley of 85 Horse Pond Road in Sudbury. An emergency MedFlight helicopter was called and landed in a field near town hall at about 8:20 a.m., according to police communications. Abele was flown to Boston Medical Center. Dooley was not injured and the crash is being investigated by Wayland Police.
Boston Globe 8/24/11: Bicyclist seriously injured after he collides with SUV in Wayland, police say from Metro Desk. A Wayland bicyclist was seriously injured this morning after he crashed into a car on Route 20, Wayland police said. The bicyclist rode into the car at about 8 a.m. at the intersection of Route 20 and Glen Road, Wayland Police Lieutenant Patrick Swanick said. Police do not believe the bicyclist’s injuries are life-threatening, Swanick said. He was sent by helicopter to Boston Medical Center. The driver of the car, a Ford Explorer, was not injured, though the SUV was damaged on the passenger side door, Swanick added. The crash is still under investigation, though Swanick said he does not expect any charges to be filed in the case.
WCVB TV 5 8/24/11: Bicyclist Struck By Car. A bicyclist was struck by a car in Wayland on Wednesday morning. The crash happened near Route 20 and Glen Road just after 8 a.m. A police officer at the scene said a 51-year-old man was struck. He was taken by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital. His name has not been released.
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Wayland Town Crier 8/24/11: Wayland Planning Board clears way for assisted living facility. A Planning Board decision last night effectively opens the way for a developer to build an assisted living facility on the now-defunct Lee's Farm Stand property at 134 Boston Post Road. The board's decision allows the 10-acre property to be subdivided into two 5-acre pieces. The Northbridge Companies, which runs several health care facilities, has signed an agreement with the property owners, the Bongiorno family, for the rear of the lot. The company plans to build a 65,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care home. The fate of the front 5 acres has not yet been determined. Let's Encourage Environmental Sustainability and Pine Brook Associations, which are affiliated, want to ensure that part of the property, on the north side of Rte. 20 near Pine Brook Road, will be preserved as open space and used for farming. LEES chairwoman Joan Blair read a statement on behalf of LEES/Pine Brook, appealing to the Planning Board to wait before approving any plan for the site. "The 400 people on our mailing list from all over town have expressed deep concern that the landscape of our town will be forever altered if the front parcel of the land is developed," she said. "The $1.5 million price tag recently established by the sellers indicates such development."
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Wayland Patch 8/23/11: Malcolm Astley: Hoping for Justice, Promotion of Healthy Relationships. Malcolm Astley read a brief statement on behalf of he and Lauren Astley’s mother, Mary Dunne, following the Aug. 23 arraignment of Nathaniel Fujita, the man accused of killing their daughter on July 3 in Wayland. As he has consistently done throughout the seven weeks since his daughter was murdered, Astley asserted his hope that Lauren’s death could serve as a means to preventing such tragedy from happening in the future.
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NECN 8/23/11: Nathaniel Fujita arraigned in Woburn, MA. Massachusetts teen Nathaniel Fujita charged in the murder of his former girlfriend, Lauren Astley, is being held without bail. He was arraigned today in Woburn District Court.
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Wayland Patch 8/23/11: The Earth Moves Under Wayland’s Feet. At least a couple of locations in Wayland felt the earth tremble today when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 1:51 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake’s epicenter was about five miles west of Mineral, Va., which puts it about 530 miles southwest of Wayland. According to postings on the wall of the Wayland Patch page on Facebook, the quake could be felt at Liberty Pizza in Cochituate as well as on the north side of town at Russell’s Garden Center.
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Wayland Patch 8/23/11: Wayland Students Spend Their Summer Giving Back. Two hundred hours – otherwise known as 12,000 minutes or 8.3 days. No, it isn’t a countdown or the length of a fabulous vacation, it’s the combined number of hours donated this summer by about 15 Wayland High School students who spent their time away from school doing everything from grooming horses at Pond Hollow Farm, to moving books at the Wayland Town Building, to plucking tomato worms off plants in the area community gardens. The students took part in a summer community service program designed to help them meet their required community service hours for junior and senior privileges at Wayland High School, and, if coordinator Amy Schoeff had anything to say about it, create lifelong volunteers in the process. “My goal is to get the kids to look at community service not just as something they need to get done,” said Schoeff, who works as a school nurse at WHS. “[I want them] to realize they have something to give.”
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Wayland Patch 8/23/11: Prosecution: Strength of Case Against Wayland Murder Suspect ‘Formidable’. Nathaniel Fujita, the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Lauren Astley in Wayland on July 3, will remain at the State House of Corrections in Billerica, held without bail following his arraignment at Middlesex Country Superior Court Aug. 23. Fujita arrived in Courtroom 430 at about 11:15 a.m. wearing khaki pants and a blue button-down shirt. He did not appear to look at his father, seated directly behind the defendant, nor did he show any emotion. Fujita spoke only to whisper pleas of not guilty to a first-degree murder charge and several assault and battery charges in connection to the murder of Astley.
Wayland Patch 8/24/11: Prosecution’s Timeline of Events in Wayland Murder.
Wayland Town Crier 8/23/11: Fujita pleads not guilty; prosecutor provides more details of murder. After breaking up with boyfriend Nathaniel Fujita, Lauren Astley went to visit him at his Wayland home July 3 in an attempt to make him feel better, a prosecutor said in Middlesex Superior Court today. "In an act of friendship, Lauren Astley reached out and said, 'Let's get together,' " prosecutor Lisa McGovern said during Fujita's arraignment. "The defendant repaid that kindness by killing her." When Fujita, 18, entered the courtroom, he did not look at his parents, Tomo and Beth Fujita. In a voice barely above a whisper, he pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.
Boston Globe 8/24/11: Texts to ex-beau preceded Wayland slaying. In the final hours of her life, Lauren Astley exchanged a flurry of text messages and phone calls with her former boyfriend, Nathaniel Fujita. She wanted to talk. They decided to meet after she finished work. "Call me when you get out," Fujita wrote. Astley drove to his house. She parked near the fence so his mother wouldn’t see. Then she texted him one word: "Here." It was the last message that she ever sent. Fujita, the 18-year-old accused of murdering his former girlfriend and then dumping her body in a marsh, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of first-degree murder in Middlesex Superior Court. The haunting exchange of text messages between the onetime teen sweethearts emerged at the court hearing.
WCVB 8/23/11: Case Laid Out Against Accused Teen Killer (with Video) A Wayland teen accused in the death of his ex-girlfriend appeared in court Tuesday. Prosecutors outlined their case against Nathaniel Fujita, 18, during his arraignment in connection with the death of Lauren Astley.
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Boston Herald 8/23/11: DA: Wayland defendant wanted to watch movie after murder. In the moments after authorities say he murdered his ex-high school sweetheart and dumped her body in a marsh, prosecutors say Nathaniel Fujita drove back to his house shirtless, with music blaring and windows down, then called his parents and asked if they could come home and watch a movie with him. "I needed someone to hang out with. I just wanted to get my mind off it," Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney Lisa McGovern, speaking at Fujita’s arraignment this morning, quoted the defendant as saying to a cousin after the July 4 killing in Wayland.
Boston Globe 8/23/11: Wayland man, 18, pleads not guilty to murdering estranged girlfriend, Lauren Astley from Metro Desk. The Wayland teen accused of murdering his former girlfriend and then dumping her body in a marshy area today pleaded not guilty to a charge of first degree murder in Middlesex Superior Court. Nathaniel Fujita was ordered held without bail until Sept. 22 when his defense attorney plans to push for his release on bail. Fujita, who has been in custody since his arrest in July, also pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single count of assault and battery
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Senator Richard Ross (R-Wrentham) announced today that the 67th Citizens' Legislative Seminar (CLS) will be held this fall on Tuesday, October 18th and Wednesday, October 19th from 9:30am-4pm. "This is a fantastic opportunity for constituents to learn and understand the legislature at work for them," said Senator Ross. "The legislative process is very complex and [...]
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