Wayland Sets July 20 Meeting On Hazard Mitigation Plan
**Wednesday, July 15** — "How a Wayland MA woman's passion for cooking became a viable business," per MetroWest Daily News: Wayland resident Erin Harleman has built a personal-chef business, The Saucy Plate, preparing customized home-cooked meals for busy families in their own kitchens. Read more: https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/lifestyle/food/2026/07/15/wayland-ma-woman-erin-harleman-prepares-home-cooked-meals-for-busy-families-the-saucy-plate/90907874007/
**Wednesday, July 15** — "Wayland Home Prices Jumped In June As Sales Fell," according to Wayland Patch: the town logged 15 closed home sales in June, down from a year earlier, even as prices rose and the number of homes on the market climbed 25 percent. Read more: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-home-prices-jumped-june-sales-fell
**Wednesday, July 15, 2:45 p.m.** — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued a statewide air quality alert due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, in effect through midnight Thursday, the town announced.
**Thursday, July 16, 7 a.m.** — The Department of Public Works will close Glezen Lane from Draper Road to the Wayland Swim & Tennis Club for road construction.
**Thursday, July 16, 9:30 a.m.** — Arts Wayland hosts Macho Mocha, a coffee-and-connection gathering for men, at its Andrew Avenue gallery.
**Monday, July 20** — The town invites residents to a public meeting on its Hazard Mitigation Plan update, part of an ongoing effort to reduce risks from natural hazards and climate change. Wayland Patch previewed the session in "Wayland Working To Upgrade Hazard Mitigation Plan": residents will have a chance to weigh in on the town's work to reduce climate and hazard risk. Read more: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-working-upgrade-hazard-mitigation-plan
**Thursday, July 23, through Sunday, July 26** — The Wayland Museum & Historical Society and Arts Wayland close out their "Tracing Liberty" series with the Slave Dwelling Project's visit to Wayland, free and open to the public. Wayland Patch previewed the finale in "Wayland Tracing Liberty Series To Conclude This Month," noting the closing events include talks, walks and a panel featuring author Joseph McGill Jr. Read more: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-tracing-liberty-series-conclude-month
**Friday, July 24, through Saturday, August 8** — Vokes Players opens "Over the River and Through the Woods," Joe DiPietro's comedy about an Italian-American bachelor torn between a career move to Seattle and his doting grandparents, directed by David Berti at Vokes Theatre on Boston Post Road.