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Cheers Wayland! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who tops Wayland's list of highest‑paid town employees?
  • How a quick-thinking student helped stop a fire at Wayland High.

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Which Wayland employees made the most in 2025? Here's the top 25 (metrowestdailynews.com) — Wayland residents can now see which town and school employees earned the most in 2025, with Superintendent David Fleishman topping the list at nearly $282,000. The rankings highlight how school leaders, police, and fire officials are compensated, including overtime that significantly boosts some public safety salaries.
   

• Student hospitalized after fire at Wayland High School (metrowestdailynews.com) — A Wayland High School student was hospitalized with non-life-threatening burns after a soldering torch was dropped during a jewelry and metalwork class, sparking a small fire Tuesday morning. Quick action by a student with a fire extinguisher and coordinated response from Wayland firefighters and school staff limited damage, though the affected art room remains closed while classes continue elsewhere.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Help Light the Town Purple to Commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month —Zachary Lucchini Read on Patch
  • Suggestions for how to give away boxes of Christmas decorations?
    There are tree ornaments, electronic mantel/ under-tree items, garlands, strings of lights, handmade granny-square tree skirt. All nice. (Nextdoor Cochituate)
  • Tavistock Restaurants posted a job opening for Runner in Wayland. Apply here.
  • The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wayland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Weston

  • Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood? (streetsblog.org)
  • May They Rest in Peace: Fr. Carl A. Bonk, SJ (detroitcatholic.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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