🌱 Patch AM: Wayland Senior Living Maintenance Director Receives Statewide Recognition

Good morning to you Wayland! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Wayland senior community staffer earns major statewide recognition
• Child critically hurt by falling tree at Wayland's Camp Chickami
• See how Wayland High stacks up in new national rankings.

Also on today's calendar: Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Chance of a p.m. shower, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wayland Senior Living Maintenance Director Receives Statewide Recognition (patch.com) — Wayland residents can celebrate Carriage House at Lee's Farm maintenance director Laurie Pimentel, who just earned a 2026 statewide Facilities and Maintenance Award. Her hands-on projects, from custom puzzle tables to a memorial bocce court, are improving daily life for seniors at the Boston Post Road community while supporting smoother move-ins for new residents.
   

2. Child Seriously Injured By Falling Tree At Wayland Summer Camp (patch.com) — Wayland families are on edge after a tree fell at YMCA Camp Chickami on Boston Post Road, leaving a child with life-threatening injuries and an adult hurt. Local police and firefighters rushed in, arranging a medical helicopter from Town Hall while investigators work to determine what happened at the popular day camp.
   

3. These Are The Best Public High Schools In MA For 2026-27: U.S. News (patch.com) — Wayland families can celebrate that Wayland High School ranks among Massachusetts' top public high schools, coming in No. 358 nationally in U.S. News' 2026–27 list. The rankings weigh test performance, graduation rates, AP and IB participation, and how well schools serve underserved students compared with thousands of schools nationwide.
   

4. 17-Year-Old Charged in Acton Family Murders After Disturbing ChatGPT Searches (attackofthefanboy.com) — A teen charged in the deaths of his mother and brother in Acton was later located and arrested in a car parked in a Wayland lot, according to prosecutors. Investigators say evidence from the vehicle appears to match items at the family's home, and a mental health evaluation has been requested as the case continues.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach →
  Wayland Town Beach, 25 Parkland Dr, Wayland
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• VFWA D18 MA Special Olympics Fun-raiser →
  Mini-Golf on the Village Green, 315 Worcester St, Natick
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• Teen Trivia Night
  Wayland Free Public Library Raytheon Room , 5 Concord Rd., Waylan
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Music, Story, Fun with Ms. Janet
  Wayland Free Public Library Children's Room , 5 Concord Rd.\
  10:30 am
• Cookbook Club
  Wayland Free Public Library Raytheon Room , 5 Concord Rd., Waylan
  5:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Puzzle Swap
  Wayland Free Public Library Raytheon Room , 5 Concord Rd., Waylan
  12:00 pm
• Puzzle Swap →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  12:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Knit & Crochet Club →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
• Knit & Crochet Club
  Wayland Free Public Library North Wing , 5 Concord Rd., Wayland
  2:30 pm
• Game Group →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Mithila Art of India →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Tap N Tunes →
  Wayland Town Center, 4 Elissa Ave, Wayland
  5:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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