Wayland schools set to receive $50,000 in state budget wellness funds
**Thursday, July 2 (all day)** — Wayland's outdoor water use restrictions, first issued May 13, remain fully in effect as of July 1. Residents are reminded that nonessential outdoor water use is prohibited; the State Drought Taskforce has also issued its own restrictions covering the region. Details are posted at https://www.wayland.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=89. Wayland Patch is also tracking the situation, reporting that repairs continue at the Baldwin Pond Treatment Plant: "Wayland Outdoor Water Ban Remains In Effect Amid Plant Repairs" (per Wayland Patch: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-outdoor-water-ban-remains-effect-amid-plant-repairs).
**Thursday, July 2 (all day)** — Town Building Offices and DPW Administrative Offices are closed today. The Council on Aging and Recreation Department are open normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). All town offices will be closed Friday, July 3, through Saturday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day, reopening Monday, July 6.
**Thursday, July 2 (all day)** — The Wayland Free Public Library is open today as a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. amid an Extreme Heat Warning. The library will be closed Thursday, July 3, Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, in observance of the holiday.
**Thursday, July 2, evening** — The Council on Aging's weekly Summer Thursdays Concert has been moved indoors due to extreme heat. The town issued the alert on July 1; residents are encouraged to check https://www.wayland.ma.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=90 for location details.
**Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m.** — Arts Wayland hosts its Art Circle: 10 Minute Challenge at its gallery at 35 Andrew Ave. The free drop-in creative event runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Wayland Patch reports that public schools are in line for a state budget windfall: "Wayland Schools To Get $50K Under State Budget" — a legislative earmark would direct funds toward wellness and recreational enhancements at Wayland High School and Happy Hollow Elementary School, per Wayland Patch (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-schools-get-50k-under-state-budget).
Wayland Patch also reports on a road project starting next week: "Glezen Lane Road Closure To Begin In Wayland" — the road is set to close to through traffic for several hours each day beginning Monday as roadway work continues in town (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/glezen-lane-road-closure-begin-wayland).
A Wayland chef took top honors in a charity culinary event: "MetroWest Chef Wins Charity Cooking Competition" — the chef won the Open Table Chopped for Charity contest with a vegetarian dish built around surprise ingredients, per Wayland Patch (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/metrowest-chef-wins-charity-cooking-competition).
**Coming up — Friday, July 4, through Saturday, July 5** — The Wayland Free Public Library remains closed through the holiday weekend, reopening Monday, July 6.
**Coming up — Saturday, July 26** — The Wayland Museum & Historical Society's "Tracing Liberty" series continues with a Walk, Wonder, and Discover nature walk at Alpine Field and Castle Hill Trail, 16 Alpine Road, starting at 9 a.m. Free and open to all.
**Coming up — Thursday, July 24 through Friday, August 8** — Vokes Players opens its summer production, *Over the River and Through the Woods* by Joe DiPietro, directed by David Berti, at Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Road. Tickets available at vokesplayers.org.