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Selectmen Approve Petitioners’ Articles for Warrant

Wayland Patch 1/20/12: Selectmen Approve Petitioners' Articles for Warrant. Selectmen Tuesday afternoon voted to submit several petitioners’ articles for consideration for inclusion in the 2012 Annual Town Meeting warrant. The articles run the gamut from modifying what goods can be sold at gas stations in Wayland to altering the budget process and makeup of the town’s Finance Committee. The Town of Wayland website features descriptions of all articles submitted for inclusion in the warrant and notes that the articles are not in their final order, nor is the warrant finalized. The articles "are subject to nonsubstantive revisions between now and the time the Warrant is finalized."

News and Announcements from the Council on Aging

$2 WARM UP WEDNESDAY LUNCHEONS CONTINUE! Reservations required. Wednesday, JANUARY 25 at Noon (Quiche Buffet) Wednesday, FEBRUARY 8 at Noon (Pizza Buffet),   Luncheons are made possible by a grant from the Friends of the Wayland COA.    Presentations following the next two Warm Up Wednesday luncheons: STATE CIRCUIT BREAKER and PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, Wed., Jan 25 [...]

News and Events from the Wayland Library, January 20, 2012

THE PATH TO INDEPENDENCE: “Navigating the Path to Independence: A Speaker Series for Adults with Disabilities and Their Families” is an informational series to help adults with disabilities, taking place on the last Monday of each month from January to May at 7 p.m. in the library’s Raytheon Room.  Series speakers have professional expertise in working [...]

League of Women Voters presents: Sustaining Wayland’s Drinking Water, Thursday, January 26

  The League of Women Voters of Wayland presents: SUSTAINING WAYLAND’S DRINKING WATER January 26, 2012, Town Building, 7:30 pm Wayland has always been proud of its drinking water.  But in recent years our water has been criticized by many residents.  What happened?  Is it getting better or worse?  What can we do to insure an adequate supply [...]

Wayland’s Median Income Among Top 10 in State

Wayland Patch 1/19/12: Wayland's Median Income Among Top 10 in State. Wayland ranks as the community with the 10th highest median income in the state, according to a Boston.com report. With a 2009 median income of $152,574, Wayland ranks behind No. 9 Concord, which has a median income of $157,538, and ahead of No. 11 Lexington, which has a median income of $152,052.

Wayland Council on Aging co-director retires

Wayland Town Crtier 1/19/12: Wayland Council on Aging co-director retires. A familiar face has been missing from the Wayland Council on Aging since mid-month with the departure of co-director JoAnn Kunz, who has held the position – which she shares with colleague Julie Secord – for 11 years. A resident of Medfield, Kunz said she began to make the decision to leave last winter when the 17-mile commute became too much of a hassle. She realized she had “a bug to do something new and completely different.” She gave her notice in October to colleagues, the Council on Aging board, and town officials; her retirement is effective as of Jan. 18.

Brain Injury Presentation

  The Claypit Hill and Happy Hollow/Loker PTOs invite you to a presentation by The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:00 at Loker School  Please join us to learn more about the new concussion law in Massachusetts and what you can do to protect your elementary-aged child.  The presentation by the Brain [...]

Attend forum on campaign finance reform in Sudbury

Wayland Town Crier 1/19/22: Attend forum on campaign finance reform in Sudbury. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” that corporations, unions and special interests are entitled to free speech rights, a decision that has enabled those organizations to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence federal [...]

Ken Moon Conservation Award given posthumously

Wayland Town Crier 1/19/12: Ken Moon Conservation Award given posthumously. The Conservation Commission voted to give the 2011 Ken Moon Conservation Award to Henry “Hank” Norwood posthumously. At the commission’s Dec. 1 meeting, Peg Norwood accepted the award for her late husband. The award is bestowed upon a Wayland resident who best exemplifies the ethic of conservation work through action. The honor is given to a citizen who has worked tirelessly to protect Wayland’s open spaces and water resources and/or maintain their legacy.

Building Committee, Selectmen Talk DPW Facility Warrant Articles

Wayland Patch 1/19/12: Building Committee, Selectmen Talk DPW Facility Warrant Articles. The Permanent Municipal Building Committee Wednesday night voted to support three articles for the 2012 Annual Town Meeting Warrant related to a new Public Works facility in Wayland. The PMBC’s support came the night after Wayland’s Board of Selectmen voted to submit the three articles for inclusion in the warrant.

Weston and Wayland residents to perform in ‘Falstaff’

Wayland Town Crier 1/19/12: Weston and Wayland residents to perform in 'Falstaff'. The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will presents Verdi’s most acclaimed opera, “Falstaff,” adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and scenes from “Henry IV.” The performance will take place on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. at Sanders Theatre at Harvard University. Andrew Laven (cello), 16, of Wayland will participate. This lyric comedy tells the story of the clever Falstaff, and his intricate plot to swoon two wealthy wives. Tickets start at $25, and discounted student and senior tickets are available. Call the Sanders Theatre box office at 617-496-2222. For more information about the BYSO visit their website.

Wayland High counselor always put students first

Metrowest Daily News 1/19/12: Wayland High counselor always put students first . His door was always open — and so was his heart. Such are the memories of Wayland High School guidance counselor Jim Griffin, who died Sunday of pancreatic cancer. He was 47 and had been working at the school for 11 years. “In the five years I have had the pleasure of working with him,” said Principal Pat Tutwiler, “he never had a bad day. I’m certain that he did, but no one would have known.” His students were always at the core of his professional life.

Highest, lowest median incomes in Massachusetts

Boston.com 1/19/12: Highest, lowest median incomes in Mass.. Wayland, with a 2009 median income of $152,574 ranks 10th in income among Massachusetts cities and towns.

Wayland selectmen turn attention to potential new DPW facility

Wayland Town Crier 1/18/12: Wayland selectmen turn attention to potential new DPW facility. Looking ahead to possibly building a new Department of Public Works (DPW) facility, the Board of Selectmen voted to add three articles to the upcoming annual Town Meeting warrant related to the proposal. The first is a resolution to designate a parcel of town-owned property on River Road as the site for the future facility. The second and third, both placeholders for now, involve appropriation of $750,000 for the design of the new facility, and $12.75 million for the construction, respectively. Although there is uncertainty as to whether the board would actually support the latter two articles, Selectmen Steve Correia urged their inclusion as placeholders.

James A. Griffin Obituary

Boston.com 1/17/12: James A. Griffin Obituary . Service information: visiting hours at the Rogers Funeral Home, 380 Cambridge St., CAMBRIDGE on Thursday, January 19th from 4 to 8pm. Funeral Mass at St. Eulalia Church, 50 Ridge St., Winchester on Friday, January 20th, at 10:00 am. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Winchester. See [...]

Four Things You Missed at the ELVIS 2.0 Meeting

Wayland Patch 1/17/12: Four Things You Missed at the ELVIS 2.0 Meeting. Wayland’s Electronic Voting Implementation Subcommittee 2.0 continues to work toward bringing electronic voting to Wayland’s town meetings on a permanent basis. Last week, the group met to discuss steps to take leading up to and at the upcoming April Town Meeting to ensure electronic voting will be offered going forward rather than on a town-meeting-by-town-meeting basis. Electronic voting at the coming Annual Town Meeting will be funded by a $30,000 appropriation from the Finance Committee’s discretionary funds.

Call for Nominations for 2012 Lydia Maria Childs Award

  The Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee has traditionally brought to the Town’s Annual Meeting, under Article 1, the names of citizens and/or volunteer organizations to be recognized for their contributions to the Town’s governance, to our community’s quality of life, or to serving important needs among our townspeople.  In 2009 this honor was named the [...]

Arts/Wayland’s Photos in Phebruary Exhibit

Arts/Wayland is happy to announce its second annual photography exhibit, Photos in Phebruary. The exhibit will run throughout the month of February, at the Wayland Library. The show's reception will be hosted on Sunday, February 12th, from 2pm to 4pm. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact artnews@artswayland.com [...]

News and Events from the Wayland Library, January 16, 2012

  E-Reader E-vening.  Matt Amory, computer specialist and reference librarian, will describe the library’s OverDrive service for downloading, reading, listening to, and returning e-content on a variety of devices.  Feel free to bring your own device, though we may not have time to work through all questions.  Wednesday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in the [...]

WHS Guidance Teacher Jim Griffin died on Sunday morning, January 15

WHS Principal Pat Tutwiler sent the following email to the High School community this morning: Dear Community,  It is with deep regret that I write to inform you that our dear friend and colleague, Jim Griffin, passed away on Sunday morning after his valiant battle with cancer.  For his colleagues and friends here at Wayland [...]

Whats going on with Habitat for Humanity project in Wayland?

Wayland Town Crier 1/15/12: Whats going on with Habitat for Humanity project in Wayland?. Last spring Town Meeting approved the transfer of 3 acres of land on Stonebridge Road so that Habitat for Humanity can build two duplexes. While work has been going on behind the scenes, you probably haven’t heard anything about the project [...]

LOLA was found! near high school track 1/14 3:30pm

Lola was lost near high school track 1/14 3:30pm.  Please help find our miniature red long-haired dachshund! Lost this afternoon at Wayland High School–near tennis courts and construction trailers around 3:30pm. She is very small–about 8 pounds, very pretty and frightened. She will bark out of fear and will not bite. She is wearing a [...]

Videographer for New England Conservatory worked for cultural elite, had criminal past

Boston.com 1/14/12: Videographer for New England Conservatory worked for cultural elite, had criminal past. Peter E. Benjamin, the registered sex offender hired by renowned conductor Benjamin Zander to tape performances by a New England Conservatory youth orchestra, was a beloved figure among Boston’s cultural elite more than two decades ago, when he was routinely hired to produce photographs and videos for institutions such as the Boston Ballet, the Opera Company of Boston, the American Repertory Theater, and the Boston Red Sox. But in the early 1990s when Benjamin was in his 50s, the picture changed. He was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges of rape and sexual abuse. Among the allegations: that he secretly videotaped himself having sex with three male teens, one of whom was abused by Benjamin during a two-year period beginning in 1990, when the boy was 13. Evidence seized from Benjamin’s home, then in Wayland, included videotapes of the three teens, along with “a box of photographs containing hundreds of photographs of numerous naked boys approximately age 8 to 15 . . . performing sexual acts upon one another,’’ according to prosecutors.

Come swim with us at the Wayland Community Pool!

Now offering…swimming and diving lessons, swim team, masters swimming, triathlon training, family and lap swim, water exersize and more… (Introduction to scuba coming soon!)  Year round and seasonal passes available.  Visit waylandcommunitypool.org for more details.

Wayland High School community ready for Rachel’s Challenge

Wayland Town Crier 1/13/12: Wayland High School community ready for Rachel's Challenge . Students paid rapt attention and tears flowed freely in the new auditoriumat Wayland High School, as the entire student body participated in a moving and innovative program called Rachel’s Challenge on Jan. 4. Based on the ideals of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine shootings, Rachel’s Challenge is a program designed to promote kindness and acceptance among students in school cultures. The idea to bring the program to Wayland originated with a Wayland High School group called BATHE(Being ATeenager is Hard Enough), a group founded by four current seniors to promote tolerance and combat bullying at Wayland High.

Preview of the Board of Selectmen Meeting, Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Board of Selectmen will meet on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in Town Building.  This week’s meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m.   After reviewing the agenda, Selectmen will consider various articles and vote to submit to make each eligible for inclusion in the 2012 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.  Among the articles to be considered [...]

New England Conservatory had level two sex offender videotaping students performances

NECN 1/12/12: New England Conservatory had level two sex offender videotaping students performances. A caller alerted the New England Conservatory about this in mid-December and for the past month, the school has been investigating. So far, there have been no complaints. The New England Conservatory in Boston, one of the world's most renowned musical institutions – now taking action after it was found a level 2 sex offender was hired to videotape student performances over the past 10 years. The school sent a letter to thousands of parents of current and former students, saying that "Peter Benjamin…has documented rehearsals and performances of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra at the Preparatory School and also provided occasional services for our college programs and productions." There are no allegations Benjamin did anything wrong at the school. Conservatory officials say they have never received any complaint about Benjamin, but go on to add that he will "no longer have access to our premises." One faculty member who knew about Benjamin's background has been disciplined by the school. Back in 1993, Peter Benjamin, then of Wayland, then 50 years old, pleaded not guilty to nine counts of child pornography.

First two paramedics join Wayland Fire Department

Wayland Town Crier 1/12/12: First two paramedics join Wayland Fire Department. On Sunday, Jan. 8 at 5:35 p.m., the Wayland Fire Department received a call for an ambulance to transport a resident to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The patient’s condition required advance life support (ALS) services, which mandates that two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at the paramedic level of training staff the ambulance. Full-time firefighter/paramedics Will Tyree and Odimar Batista, along with basic EMTs Lt. Rob Knox, Firefighter Earl Hart and Deputy Chief Vincent Smith, responded with the ambulance. Tyree and Batista treated the patient at the house and then transported the patient to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for definitive treatment. They are the first two paramedics hired by the town of Wayland, and this ambulance call is the first emergency medical incident handled by full-time Wayland Fire Department staff.

Wayland Patch 1/13/12: Wayland Fire Department Realizes ‘Milestone’. A long-term goal came to fruition Sunday when the Wayland Fire Department conducted its first Advanced Life Support transport provided by full-time firefighter paramedics. Firefighter paramedics Will Tyree and Odi Batista responded Sunday evening to a medical call in Wayland. A fire department press release said the patient required Advanced Life Support (ALS) services, which Tyree and Batista were on-hand to provide. The patient was treated at the scene and then transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital.

Chinese Program, Computer Initiative Praised at Forum

Wayland Patch 1/12/12: Chinese Program, Computer Initiative Praised at Forum. First-year Wayland Superintendent Paul Stein has proposed a $32.5 million Fiscal Year 2013 budget that includes a couple of initiatives residents were eager to praise. At a Monday night public forum about the proposed school's budget, a number of residents took to the mic to express support of a proposed Chinese language program at the seventh grade level as well as a 1-to-1 laptop to student initiative at Wayland High School.

New England Conservatory Bans Sex Offender Who Recorded Students

CBS Boston 1/12/12: New England Conservatory Bans Sex Offender Who Recorded Students. The New England Conservatory has banned a videographer who was hired to record rehearsals and performances of preparatory school students over the past decade, despite his record as a registered Level 2 sex offender. Spokeswoman Karen Schwartzman says the oldest independent music school [...]

No Motion To Dismiss Filed in Wayland Murder Case

Wayland Patch 1/12/12: No Motion To Dismiss Filed in Wayland Murder Case. Attorneys for Nathaniel Fujita elected not to file a motion to dismiss prior to the scheduled hearing Jan. 12 at Middlesex County Superior Court in Woburn. Fujita is the Wayland man charged in the murder of 18-year-old Lauren Astley, also of Wayland, in July 2011. William Sullivan, Fujita’s lead counsel, and prosecutor Lisa McGovern met briefly during the scheduled hearing to exchange documents, but the case was not called before the judge. Fujita was not present in the courtroom. Sullivan retains the right to file a motion to dismiss at a later date. The case is due back in court March 22 at 2 p.m. for another pre-trial conference.

Drivers’ Training for Wayland Police Officers

Wayland Patch 1/12/12: Drivers' Training for Wayland Police Officers. Several Wayland police officers slid behind the wheel of a special simulator this week to test and practice their driving skills in a variety of scenarios. MIIA, the insurance arm of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, has developed a program to allow emergency responders to step into a driving simulator and practice various emergency scenarios after spending about 90 minutes in specialized classroom instruction.

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Selects Ameresco as its Regional Energy Services Partner

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Selects Ameresco as its Regional Energy Services Partner. Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has been unanimously selected by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) as its regional energy services company (ESCO). MAPC is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metropolitan Boston. As part of MAPC's selection, Ameresco is eligible to immediately enter into energy savings performance contract (ESPC) agreements with the 14 cities and towns (which include Wayland) initially listed in MAPC's Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued. As part of each ESPC, Ameresco will work with MAPC members to audit and assess municipal-owned buildings and infrastructure to enable the city or town to uncover and reinvest energy cost savings back into the community on a budget-neutral basis. Ameresco will guarantee a minimum level of energy savings over the term of the contract and that the cash inflows from the project will exceed the cash requirements for the project, offsetting the costs of these improvements.

Claypit BASE Fundraiser Supports Guatemalan Orphanage

  An ambitious Crafts/Bake Sale fundraiser at Claypit Hill School BASE – that raised nearly $600 – will have far-reaching effects this year as it boosts the efforts of a Central American orphanage rescuing orphaned children from the streets of Guatemala.  For several weeks this fall, Claypit Hill School students attending the after-school program created [...]

Residents Learn More About Pelham Island Bridge Construction

Wayland Patch 1/12/12: Residents Learn More About Pelham Island Bridge Construction. The Large Hearing Room of Wayland Town Building could barely hold all of the people who turned out for an informational meeting about the upcoming Pelham Island Road bridge reconstruction. The project, which will replace the one-lane bridge across the Sudbury River, is scheduled to begin in February and to conclude by May 2013. Once construction begins, the bridge will be closed to traffic and access to Pelham Island will be available via Landham Road. Officials anticipate the bridge will reopen in November 2012 even if the project isn’t totally complete until next year. The new bridge is designed to feature two, 10.5-foot lanes as well as a sidewalk.

Construction crews continue to operate at Wayland High

Wayland Town Crier 1/10/12: Construction crews continue to operate at Wayland High. The Wayland High School Building Committee (HSBC) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in the lecture hall on the second floor of the South building in the new Wayland High School. On Jan. 3, students and staff returned from the holiday break and started school in the new buildings. The old campus is now fenced off and inaccessible to the public. Construction crews will continue to operate Monday to Saturday with occasional extended hours during the week. The demolition and asbestos abatement in the old campus buildings is ongoing in two consecutive shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. These two activities will continue into late February.

Chinney Retiring After 21 Years in Cleaning Business

Wayland Patch 1/11/12: Chinney Retiring After 21 Years in Cleaning Business. Nobody knows the contents of closets in Wayland quite as well as Chinney Rosenberg. For the past 21 years, Rosenberg, a Sudbury resident, has been the smiling face and skilled hands behind the success of Chinney’s Alterations and Cleaners. But Friday will be her last day in the shop located in the Whole Foods Market shopping center.

Harris contends Wayland selectmen broke the Open Meeting Law

Wayland Town Crier 1/12/12: Lawyer: Wayland selectmen broke the Open Meeting Law. Despite efforts to reach an accord, selectmen remain deadlocked with attorney George Harris, who filed an Open Meeting Law complaint against the board last month. Selectmen have voted to refer the matter to the state attorney general for review. The issue concerns an article by selectmen that was published in the Dec. 1 issue of the Town Crier. A draft of the proposed text, written by Chairman Tom Fay and member John Bladon, was sent by email from Fay to the other board members for their review a few hours prior to the Nov. 28 meeting. Harris charges that Fay and Bladon violated the Open Meeting Law by sharing opinions with a quorum of the board in a non-public forum. Selectmen have argued the contents of the proposed text were simply “regurgitations” of discussions at previous meetings and were entirely factual.

Becoming a tutor of English

  Have you ever thought about tutoring someone in English?  Most people who decide to become tutors are thinking of the good it can do, helping others become more proficient in English and better able to cope with employment, landlords, schools or the medical profession.  But then they discover the rewards, the satisfaction that comes [...]

High School Weekly: Meet Jaleel Bell

Metrowest Subaru 1/11/12: High School Weekly: Meet Jaleel Bell. This week's MetroWest Subaru's High School weekly episode features junior guard Jaleel Bell. Related Articles:Wayland Athlete Help Wildcats Win the AAU Eighth-Grade National Championship (Jul 11, 2011) Wayland Basketball Teams Are Tournament Bound (Feb 26, 2011) Bulldog mentality (Dec 18, 2010) Cassara named Hofstra’s Men’s Basketball [...]

Wayland Dispatcher Tom Turner: A Half-Century of Service

Wayland Patch 1/10/12: Wayland Dispatcher Tom Turner: A Half-Century of Service. Tom Turner has played a role in saving lives and helping residents in Wayland for nearly half a century. And now, it’s time for him to leave that work to someone else. “Things are changing, and I’m not getting any younger,” Turner said. “There has to come a point some time. If I didn’t do it this year, it has to come some time.” On Dec. 22, 2011, Turner served his last day as a dispatcher with the Wayland Joint Communications Center, a job he held since 1974 after serving as a call firefighter for Wayland in the prior several years. In all, Turner served the Town of Wayland for 47 years.

Florida Sweep For Conn College Swimmers

New London Patch 1/11/12: Florida Sweep For Conn College Swimmers. The Connecticut College men's and women's swimming and diving teams won a pair of decisive victories against Grinnell College in the schools' annual meet in Naples, Fla. Katie Karlson (Wayland, Mass.) triumphed with a time of 1:08.26 in the 100 yard breaststroke. The Camel women notched a pair of victories in the relay events. In the 200 yard medley relay, Rachel Bohn, Katie Karlson, Julia Pielock and Erika Fernandes triumphed in 1:53.26. Fernandes, Jessica Schanzer, Abbey Ridge (Yarmouth, Maine) and Mackenzie Lilly (Frederick, Md.) teamed up for a victory in 1:43.81.

At a winter farmers’ market, you can buy root vegetables, halibut, and more

Boston Globe 1/11/12: At a winter farmers’ market, you can buy root vegetables, halibut, and more. So what, you may wonder, is available at a farmers’ market in the dead of winter? Come spring, New England growers will begin harvesting familiar, anticipated asparagus, strawberries, chervil, and hearty greens. But in winter, the word “seasonal’’ pretty much means “frozen.’’ After a few frosts, even kale stops growing. Nonetheless, there’s still fresh, regional seafood, meats, and vegetables, these thanks to root cellars and squash coolers, which provide storage to mellow and sweeten them all winter. Until recent years, there were essentially no winter markets in this area. Last January, the weekly Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market opened every Saturday from November to May at the Somerville armory. Similar markets started in 2010 in Natick and Wayland. All are back this year. For details on the Wayland Farmer's Market, click here.

Wayland Energy Initiatives Update

A Press Release received from the Board of Selectmen: On February 9, 2009, the Board of Selectmen voted to establish the Energy Initiatives Advisory Committee (EIAC).  The committee consists of five members, each appointed by our board.  Qualifications for membership include expertise or interest in energy systems, alternative energy technologies, “green building” design and construction, [...]

Soccer Program for Ages 3 – 6 Enrolling Now; All Sessions at Loker School

  Super Soccer Stars is offering four programs this winter for children ages three through six.  The classes are being held at Loker School on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Classes are starting this week and conclude on March 29th.  There are no classes on February 21st and 23rd during February vacation week.  The fee for the 11-class [...]

Wayland Library offering “Navigating the Path to Independence” for Disabled Adults and their Families

On January 30, 2012, the Wayland Free Public Library will offer the first seminar in a series titled Navigating The Path to Independence. This monthly speaker series for disabled adults and their families will address the major life and career needs of the disabled adult population.  Deborah Harrison, founder and president of Creative Communications Consulting [...]

Representative Tom Conroy Announces Health Care Forum in Sudbury

State Representative Tom Conroy invites area residents to join him on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:00pm at Sudbury Town Hall for a Health Care Forum.   The forum will provide participants an opportunity to learn about health care reform proposals being considered at the state level, as well as an opportunity to share their perspectives [...]

Wayland Steps Up to Replenish Community Fund

Wayland Patch 1/9/12: Wayland Steps Up to Replenish Community Fund. In November, with the heating season just around the corner, the Wayland Community Fund saw its coffers rapidly emptying. The fund began in 1997 as a means "to provide short-term, emergency financial assistance to Wayland residents," according to the website. When Patch talked with Wayland Community Fund Director Mike Patterson in November, he said that in all his years of directing the fund, he'd seen it grow depleted before, but never at "quite this accelerated” a pace. The fund was declining so quickly, in fact, that Patterson took the unprecedented step of mailing requests for donations to 5,200 households. Wayland residents responded in a big way.

Wayland Public Schools Foundation hits $2 million mark

Wayland Town Crier 1/8/12: Wayland Public Schools Foundation hits $2 million mark. Thanks to the generosity of Wayland families and local businesses, the Wayland Public Schools Foundation (WPSF) recently awarded $179,974 in 2011-12 grants to the Wayland Public Schools. Since its inception in 1983, the foundation has awarded nearly $2.1 million for 587 innovative grants.

Superintendent: Wayland school’s 2013 budget not extravagant

Wayland Town Crier 1/10/12: Superintendent: Wayland school’s 2013 budget not extravagant. Superintendent Paul Stein said transparency and creativity have been goals while preparing his first budget since coming to Wayland in July. “I hope to bring to the budget both of these things,” Stein told those attending during last night’s budget forum. The proposed $32.5 million budget for fiscal 2013 is $747,337, or 2.35 percent, more than this year, in accordance with Finance Committee guidelines.