Waylandenews Executive Director Kim Reichelt is a member of the Wayland School Committee
Non-Profit Highlight
Dignity Matters
Mission:to assist homeless women and girls by providing underwear and feminine hygiene products when they need them most. Through our action we support women in regaining self-confidence and dignity by helping them stay healthy and clean.
The Wayland Children and Parents Association (WCPA) is a community organization that helps bring families with young children together for fun, education and support. We welcome you to participate in the fun by joining the WCPA.
Want to weigh in with your opinions on Town Meeting? The MAPC and MWRC are seeking residents’ opinions in this online survey. Want to learn more about the assistant superintendent candidates and provide your feedback? Interested in the latest on the 40B project proposed at the former Mahoney’s site? Learn more on Tuesday night. Or if you’re interested in the Recreation Fields proposed for the Loker area, that meeting is on Wednesday.
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In the News…
News from the past week
* Author Grace Lin cuts ribbons to open three Wayland Community Bookshops. something so lovely happened this last month that I know I needed to share! Remember the Community Bookshop project I did at Rain Dragon’s preschool? The little-free-library-but-with-a diversity-angle bookshelves I helped to create with her school’s Diversity Committee? That project that was SO important to me because I feel like we need to be able to talk about race with our kids? Well, after I posted and shared the idea online, I was invited to come to Wayland, MA
Join us on Saturday June 9 for the 6th Eric Chase Memorial Blood Drive!! Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute will be sending bloodmobiles once again. Reserve your place from 8 am – 3:00 pm, those 16 and older. Lots of goodies and special gifts all day. Eric was a Wayland HS grad, a spirited, vibrant fellow whose friends and family continue to celebrate him as we pay it forward. Our drives in Eric’s memory have been some of the most successful in the state. Help us keep up our wonderful record and Sign-Up today at teamericchase.com Call Mimi Licht for information(508)358-5706.
Girl Scouts seek parent volunteers. We are forming Girl Scout troops for all three elementary schools for the fall. We are in need of parent volunteers to help with new Kindergarten Daisy Troops and depending on the school, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade troops as well. If you have a rising Kindergartner, 1st, 2nd or 3rd grader interested in Scouting, please join us at an informal, informational wine and cheese reception to meet other interested parents and learn more about what is involved. Please RSVP to Karen Montague at kdm55@verizon.net. Same email If you are unable to attend but interested in Girl Scouting.
* CPH June 13 7:00 – 8:00 pm Hosted by Maureen White
* HH June 14 7:00 – 8:00 pm Hosted by Anne Lyons
* Loker June 19 7:00 – 8:00 pm Hosted by Amy O’Donnell
Help Wayland Residents On Your Schedule. If you’re looking for a vital volunteer role serving your fellow Waylanders that you can do on an “as available” basis, FISH may be just the group for you. Friends in Service Helping – FISH – is a Council on Aging volunteer group that arranges for and provides rides for Wayland residents to medical appointments when they have no other way to get there. FISH volunteers can be drivers or telephone volunteers, working from home to match clients with available drivers. We are looking for more of both! The client is responsible for any tolls or parking expenses. Please see our flyer for more details about FISH, or contact Ann Gordon, Volunteer Coordinator at the Council on Aging, at 508-358-2990 or agordon@wayland.ma.us. Learn more about Volunteer Opportunites at the COA online here. Learn more about FISH online here
Registration Now Available for Youth in Philanthropy Summer Institute
Do you know a middle or high school student in MetroWest looking for something fun to do this summer while giving back to the community? Registration is now open for the Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy Summer Institute. The Foundation is offering separate sessions for middle school and high school students this summer from June 25 to June 29. Sessions are held at Framingham State University and run daily, 9am-4pm.
The Youth in Philanthropy Summer Institute is a five-day leadership development experience that offers MetroWest area students a unique way to get involved in their community, make new friends and build skills that will help in school, college and beyond. Registration will be open online through May 25 or until program spots are filled and can be found online here. Students living in MetroWest in grades 6 through 12 are eligible to register. You can find more information about the Youth in Philanthropy program here or by emailing Julie Williams. More details are online here.
Join the Wayland Student Corps
Student corps is an organization that organizes and hosts community service activities. We welcome all students to join the Wayland High School Student Corps for an opportunity to better our community and earn your president award, a prestigious award that recognizes the service of volunteers. This year alone we have participated in and organized numerous events that were able to positively impact our town; this included the donation of more than 15 full bags of canned goods to Wayland Parmenter Food pantry and the cleaning of the area around WMS and the Wayland railroad site. Contact Amelia_Ao@student.wayland.k12.ma.us (president) to join or visit https://studentcorps.org/ to learn more.
The Wayland Community Fund serves Wayland residents who need financial assistance. The WCF is a volunteer organization that provides assistance to Wayland residents in financial need, paying utility bills, rent, medical expenses and many other items. It pays bills, it does not provide cash. The organization was originally funded by a bequest from the late Suzanne Leavitt. Contributions from Wayland residents now provide sufficient funding. The WCF is staffed by five volunteers who cover all expenses. As a result, 100% of every contribution goes toward helping people in Wayland. Since its founding 20 years ago the WCF has provided more than $550,000 to Wayland residents in financial need. The Wayland Community Fund can be reached at 508-358-3624.More information on the fund, including who it serves, and how to donate, is available on the Wayland town website online here.
Meeting Schedule for The Week: See the Town Website’s Calendar online here. Please check the online calendar for the latest updates, as meetings noted below could have been updated (change in date, time or location) since we captured them. Also, some meetings could have been added since we collected the calendar information.
Please check the Town Calendarto confirm meeting times, locations and agenda. There can be updates from when we capture the schedule below.
Note: Most agendas this week are pre-Town Meeting sessions to discuss Town Meeting articles. These are not detailed below, though the agendas are all linked.
Monday, May 21
* Recreation Commission, 7pm. Agenda includes: Dogs on recreation facilities, Oxbow Field project status update, Town Building Field Renovation project update, Loker Turf field project article status update, Town-wide strategic plan comments, review and possible vote
Tuesday, May 22
* Zoning Board of Appeals, 7pm. Agenda includes 10 Morse Rd (second floor addition), 47 Pilgrim Path (demolish/build new), 113, 115, 117, 119 (Chapter 40B at former site of Mahoney’s, aka “The Monster”)
* Board of Public Works, 7pm. Agenda includes: irrigation application (156 Pelham Island Rd), FY19 water rates, response to Collins Center report, DPW Director’s Financial Report
Wednesday, May 23
* Board of Selectmen, 6:30pm. Agenda includes: Executive Session, marijuana update, River’s Edge update, Town Organization, independent auditor, affordable housing, update on Town Administrator search, ATM/STM dates
You can access Announcements on our website by clicking here.
New announcements this week
Latest News and Events from the Library includes:
* Author Talk: You Can Stop Humming Now (May 21)
* Author Talk: Breaking Ground: Henry B. Hoover, New England Modern Architect (May 30)
* Author Talk: Diagnosis: Cancer! (May 31)
* Great Presenters: Living the Harpsichord Life (June 5)
* Documentary: The Chinese Exclusion Act (June 6)
* Preschool Programs including weekly storytimes, Sensory Storytime, Brain Building Storytime, Zumba Kids, Jr and Storytime with Corbyn the Dog
* School Age Programs include: STEAM Team: All about Seeds, Parent/Child Book Group, Book Buddies
* Anime Free for Fall (May 31)
* Volunteers sought for Girls Who Code
For the complete detailed announcement from the library, click here.
Want to hear from assistant superintendent candidates and provide your feedback? The four finalists will be visiting our schools this week, and one will meet with parents in the WHS Lecture Hall, Monday (Ethan Dolleman, 2-3pm), Tuesday (Parry Graham, 2-3pm), Wednesday (Leslie Patterson, 1-2pm), Thursday (Mary Brown, 2-3pm). Complete details are online here.
MAPC and MWRC seek residents’ opinions on Town Meeting. Your town, along with other MetroWest communities, wants to know what you think about Town Meeting and how Town Meeting might be improved. This survey is confidential, and everyone is encouraged to take it. You are not required to answer everything or anything, but your help is very much appreciated. This 100% grant-funded project is being run in collaboration with Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Natick, Southborough, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston through the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and its local arm, the MetroWest Regional Collaborative (MWRC).
If you have any questions, please contact the project manager, Laurie Zivkovich, MAPC Municipal Services Specialist.
Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization in Wayland, June 5
Information Session on June 5, 7-9pm at Wayland Town Building. The Wayland moratorium on recreational marijuana dispensaries will expire on December 31. Important discussions need to take place regarding the legalization of marijuana to help prepare the town of Wayland. What are the implications of the state law that legalized the personal use, cultivation, processing, lab testing, and retail sale of recreational marijuana? The working group has assembled a panel of legal, public safety, agricultural, medical and industry experts to help Wayland explore the issues, and to help inform our thinking about our public policy options. Come learn more about the law, ask questions, and voice your opinions. Flyer online here.
Location: Arts Wayland Studio at Community Arts, 107 Concord Rd. Number of participants: 8 min, 10 max Register: Payment for workshop can be made through PayPal.com to Handsonart22@gmail.com OR directly to Nancy Rozen by check or money order and mailed to 1313 Washington Street #324 Boston, MA 02118. Any questions please call 781-307-7216. Full refund if class is cancelled.
Wayland Buzz spotlight on Wayland’s Water Supply. Development is increasing in town, water restrictions and water conservation have become an annual event, and the aquifer is being called upon to serve more and more users. In 2016 The Buzz spotlighted a record low water level in the aquifer. So we thought we’d revisit this issue and find out where things stand today. Our guests are Board of Public Works Vice-Chair Mike Lowery, DPW Director Tom Holder, and Water Superintendent Don Millette. Beginning Sunday, May 20. The Buzz airs on Sundays and Tuesdays, at 10am and 6pm on your Public cable channel (Comcast Ch. 8; Verizon Ch. 37). And online on-demand anytime at http://WayCAM.tv/buzz
ValeoFC Metrowest announces tryouts for Boys and Girls 2018-2019 teams June 4-8. ValeoFC Metrowest is looking for great players in the following brackets: Boys- ’06-’10 and Girls- ’07-’08. Please see the flyer (online here) for upcoming dates and times. Interested players must register by clicking anywhere on the flier to be sent to the registration page. Contact Diego Lopez with any questions.
Troop 1 Annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast
A fun way to end a long weekend is with a delicious breakfast served by friendly faces! Please join us for the 11th annual Boy Scout Troop 1 pancake breakfast on Monday May 28. The breakfast is before the town parade at St. Zepherin’s Rectory (99 Main St). It’s the Troop’s largest community building event and fundraiser of the year. Scouts and leaders will be serving up chocolate chip, blueberry and plain pancakes, sausages, fruit juice, coffee and cocoa. The doors open at 7:30am for the early birds and will end at 10am in time for the parade. The cost is a bargain at $5 per person and $20 per family. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any Boy Scout or look for our tables at Donelan’s and Dunkins/China Rose on weekends. Walk-ins are always welcome. Don’t miss out on a yummy breakfast with friends while supporting your local Troop 1!
Announcements from Previous Newsletters
The Public Ceremonies Committee announces the 2018 Memorial Day Program, Monday, May 28. There will be tributes to veterans in each ceremony during early morning ceremonies followed by the Memorial Day Parade at 11 (from the Middle School) followed by a Memorial Day Service at Lakeview Cemetery.
The Application Deadline for Covered Bridge Condominiums Affordable Housing lottery is May 28.
Covered Bridge Condominiums, located at 219-223 Rice Road, offers three affordable one- and two-bedroom condominiums, by lottery, for eligible first-time homebuyers (certain exceptions apply). These homes include one or two bedrooms and 1 or 1 1/2 baths. The purchase price has been set at $169,700 for a one bedroom condos and $186,300 for the two-bedroom condo. The units will be sold by lottery as outlined in the information online here.
It’s tick season. Wayland’s Department of Health issued this notice on tick season and steps to take to prevent tick bites and tick-borne illnesses.
Wayland Community Pool running Pre-Season Sale
The Wayland Community Pool is having their annual pre-season sale. Sign up for a summer pool pass before May 25 to take advantage of sale prices. Discounts are available on the Family, Adult and Senior summer pool pass. We have great plans for the summer and the bubble will be off. Summer swim team, swim lessons and monthly rates are also available. To register call (508) 358-8999 or go online to WWW.WCPSWIM.ORG We look forward to seeing you this summer.
The Vokes Players announce auditions for their upcoming production A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (audtions are May 21 and 22, callbacks on May 24)
Complete show and audition information is available online here:
May 22, 7-9pm in the Wayland High School Lecture Hall. Wayland Community for Social Justice and Friends of Wayland Youth and Family Services invite you to join us for a workshop on bias. Participants will view short videos and engage in discussion activities to learn about the nature of bias and reflect on its impact on individuals and society. Connect with community members, enjoy some snacks, and participate in this important conversation. All are welcome.
Shop The Wayland Depot for all your Spring Special Occasions
Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Graduations, Showers, Weddings. Find the perfect gift at The Wayland Depot. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
The historic 1881 train station is an all-volunteer run member of the Federation of Women’s Exchanges. Each year proceeds from the sale of locally hand-crafted items go to support deserving organizations in the community. Volunteer staff are happy to help you select the perfect present for any event, or perhaps pick a creative piece of new jewelry for yourself. Wooden boxes, pottery pieces, handmade scarves along with Massachusetts maple products, books by local authors, and an assortment of Wayland Booster apparel can all be found at The Wayland Depot.
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am – 4pm
One Cochituate Road (Rte. 27)
Spring Botanical Programs with Sudbury Valley Trustees
Sudbury Valley Trustees (SVT) is offering a number of programs and guided walks to highlight the botany of the region. On Friday, June 8, Christa Collins will be leading a new program at Wolbach, Nature Observation through Sketching. This program will help participants hone their plant ID skills by focusing closely on a plant’s distinguishing characteristics.
Registration is required for all programs and space is limited. For more information and to register, please visit www.svtweb.org/calendar or call 978-443-5588 X123. SVT and nearly 3000 members protect and care for land and wildlife habitat in 36 communities surrounding the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury Rivers.
Dudley Pond Association to hold 50th Anniversary Celebration. Join in for a fun evening of food and friends celebrating 50 years of the Dudley Pond Association at Sandy Burr Country Club on October 13 (7-11pm). Italian Buffet Dinner, music, cash bar and memories. Tickets are $20 each until September 1 and $25 each after that date. Information on ticketing and articles in the Patch celebrating the Dudley Pond Association are available online here.
Registration is open for Summer Junior Golf Camps at Sandy Burr
Junior Golf Camps, June 25-August 23 (8 Sessions), ages 6-15 at Sandy Burr Country Club. Registration is now OPEN for weekly Junior Golf Camps at Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland. The Junior Golf Camp specializes in the development of young golfers. All camps are conducted by our PGA Professionals: Brian Golden and Charles Estes. Each campers’ experience will be tailored to work with their ability levels and include group contests, games, on course instruction and the use of our new practice range facility. Our staff’s approach to teaching junior golfers creates an excellent learning environment that is safe as well as fun! Lunch, snacks and gift bags all included! For dates, fees, or to register, click here. Sign ups run through June! For more information: Visit our website listed above or call 508-358- 7211 EXT. 5, or email Benjamin Cibotti with questions.
Join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music
Love music? You know… it is never too late to go back to your instrument or start a new one! One of our members went back to his violin at age 87 after not playing for 70 years! He is 90 now and still playing! And, we have beginners in their 70s and 80s. Make a new year resolution and come play with us. We have a Concert Band (woodwinds, brass & percussion) and a String Ensemble (violin, viola, cello & bass) and range in age from 30-something to 90. Go to our website for more information, svnhm.org, or contact Diane Muffitt at muffitt@svnhm.org or 978-261-5065.
Raise your voice with Golden Tones chorus! If you love music and enjoy singing pop classics and show tunes for a variety of audiences, come to an open rehearsal, every Tuesday, 10am-12pm at the Wayland Senior Center. There are no auditions and no attendance requirements, only a friendly group of music-lovers from all over MetroWest. To learn more, visit goldentones.org, or call 508-318-6318. The chorus, now 29 years young, performs almost 50 concerts a year, many to disadvantaged audiences and also at community events and schools. You can help continue this outreach with a tax-deductible gift at goldentones.org.
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Events and Happenings
Below are highlights of the coming week. For all events, view our online calendar.
Monday, May 21, Author Dr. Daniela Lamas: You Can Stop Humming Now, Wayland Library, 7:30-9pm.A critical care doctor’s breathtaking stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine. Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only the most visible narratives. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Daniela Lamas is fascinated by a different story: what comes after for those whose lives are extended by days, months, or years as a result of our treatments and technologies? In You Can Stop Humming Now, Lamas explores the complex answers to this question through intimate accounts of patients and their families. A grandfather whose failing heart has been replaced by a battery-operated pump; a salesman who found himself a kidney donor on social media; a college student who survived a near fatal overdose and returned home, alive but not the same; and a young woman navigating an adulthood she never thought she’d live to see-these moving narratives paint a detailed picture of the fragile border between sickness and health.
Tuesday, May 22, But I See It This Way: How Bias Influences Our Interactions, Wayland High School, 7-9pm. Wayland Community for Social Justice and Friends of Wayland Youth and Family Services invite you to join us for a workshop on bias. Participants will view short videos and engage in discussion activities to learn about the nature of bias and reflect on its impact on individuals and society. Connect with community members, enjoy some snacks, and participate in this important conversation. All are welcome. Sign up at tinyurl.com/wcsjbiasworkshop (not required) Questions? Email waylandcsj@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 23, Wayland Historical Society: Annual Meeting and Treasures from our Collections – Maps, Grout-Heard House Museum, 7:30pm.At the close of our business meeting, WHS member Fran Pollitt, former Curator of Maps at the Maine Historical Society, will recount her adventures preparing our most valuable historical maps for digitization. These maps will be featured on-line at Digital Commonwealth and will aid researchers, near and far, to explore Wayland’ rich landscapes. Maps are some of the most sought-after items in our collection, and several will be on display.
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Girl Scouts seek parent volunteers. 
Registration Now Available for Youth in Philanthropy Summer Institute
Join the Wayland Student Corps
Latest News and Events from the Library includes:
MAPC and MWRC seek residents’ opinions on Town Meeting. 
Pros and Cons of Marijuana Legalization in Wayland, June 5
Glass Night Light Workshop at Arts Wayland. 
Wayland Buzz spotlight on Wayland’s Water Supply. Development is increasing in town, water restrictions and water conservation have become an annual event, and the aquifer is being called upon to serve more and more users. In 2016 The Buzz spotlighted a record low water level in the aquifer. So we thought we’d revisit this issue and find out where things stand today. Our guests are Board of Public Works Vice-Chair Mike Lowery, DPW Director Tom Holder, and Water Superintendent Don Millette. Beginning Sunday, May 20. The Buzz airs on Sundays and Tuesdays, at 10am and 6pm on your Public cable channel (Comcast Ch. 8; Verizon Ch. 37). And online on-demand anytime at 
ValeoFC Metrowest announces tryouts for Boys and Girls 2018-2019 teams June 4-8. ValeoFC Metrowest is looking for great players in the following brackets: Boys- ’06-’10 and Girls- ’07-’08. Please see the flyer (
Troop 1 Annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast
The Application Deadline for Covered Bridge Condominiums Affordable Housing lottery is May 28.
Wayland Community Pool running Pre-Season Sale
Shop The Wayland Depot for all your Spring Special Occasions
Spring Botanical Programs with Sudbury Valley Trustees
Dudley Pond Association to hold 50th Anniversary Celebration. Join in for a fun evening of food and friends celebrating 50 years of the Dudley Pond Association at Sandy Burr Country Club on October 13 (7-11pm). Italian Buffet Dinner, music, cash bar and memories. Tickets are $20 each until September 1 and $25 each after that date. Information on ticketing and articles in the
Join Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music
Raise your voice with Golden Tones chorus! 
Monday, May 21, Author Dr. Daniela Lamas: You Can Stop Humming Now, Wayland Library, 7:30-9pm. 
Wednesday, May 23, Wayland Historical Society: Annual Meeting and Treasures from our Collections – Maps, Grout-Heard House Museum, 7:30pm. 
