Wayland set to receive $500K in state economic development funding
**Saturday, July 11** — Wayland is in line to receive $500,000 in state economic development money under a major bond bill recently passed by the Massachusetts Legislature, per Wayland Patch (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland).
**Saturday, July 11** — Volunteer vacancies on key town advisory committees could become a problem as override-related discussions draw closer, Wayland Patch reports: "Which critical Wayland committees may lack members as override talks loom?" (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland).
**Friday, July 10** — The question of filling the top administrative role in Wayland's police department remains unresolved: "When will Wayland finally choose its next permanent police chief?" per Wayland Patch (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland).
**Friday, July 10** — Wayland High School athletes Finn Bell and Dylan Engelhardt were named to The Boston Globe's boys' volleyball All-Scholastics list for spring 2026, according to the Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/sports/boys-volleyball-all-scholastics-spring-2026/).
**This week** — The Wayland Town Beach Sunset Concert Series has launched for the summer, giving residents a waterfront music option on warm evenings, per Wayland Patch (https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland).
**This week** — Terrain, the garden and lifestyle brand from URBN — the company behind Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, and Free People — is set to open at Wayland Village as soon as next month, according to Patch's Massachusetts business roundup: "Popular Cafe, Lifestyle Brand Debuts + Beloved Wine Bar Transitioning: MA Food Week" (https://patch.com/massachusetts/across-ma/popular-cafe-lifestyle-brand-debuts-beloved-wine-bar-transitioning-ma-food).
**Through July 31** — Arts Wayland and the Wayland Museum & Historical Society are co-presenting "Echoes of Liberty," currently on view at the museum at 12 Cochituate Road. The Arts Wayland gallery at 35 Andrew Ave. is simultaneously showing the July-August Members Art Exhibit, including the Village Bank exhibit featuring artist Mena Levit. Gallery hours at artswayland.com.
**Thursday, July 16, 9:30 a.m.** — Arts Wayland hosts Macho Mocha: Coffee & Connection for Men, a morning social gathering running through 10:30 a.m. at the Arts Wayland gallery. Details at artswayland.com.
**Wednesday, July 23 through Saturday, July 26** — The Wayland Museum & Historical Society presents the Tracing Liberty: Slave Dwelling Project in Wayland, bringing the national historic-preservation program to town for a multi-day event. Admission is free and the event is open to all; details at waylandmuseum.org.
**Friday, July 24** — Vokes Players opens "Over the River and Through the Woods," Joe DiPietro's warm comedy about an Italian-American bachelor whose grandparents scheme to keep him from moving to Seattle by finding him a love interest. Performances run through August 8 at Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Road. Tickets at vokesplayers.org.
**Sunday, July 26, 9 a.m.** — The Wayland Museum's Tracing Liberty series continues with a Walk, Wonder, and Discover! nature outing at Alpine Field and Castle Hill Trail, 16 Alpine Road. Free and open to all.
**Monday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.** — Arts Wayland hosts The Songwriter's Woodshed, an evening program for songwriters and music fans, at the Arts Wayland gallery. Details at artswayland.com.