🌱 Patch AM: Wayland Awarded $495K For MBTA District Wastewater Planning

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In today's newsletter:

• Wayland lands nearly half-million for MBTA district wastewater upgrades
• How could a Quabbin water fight reshape Wayland's future drinking supply?

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 44.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wayland Awarded $495K For MBTA District Wastewater Planning (patch.com) — Wayland is receiving a $495,000 state MassWorks grant to design wastewater upgrades in the MBTA Communities district and Town Center, paving the way for about 106 new homes, including affordable units. The funding, part of a broader $330 million statewide package, aims to ease infrastructure constraints so Wayland can support both new housing and commercial growth.
   

• Western Mass. residents sound off on pitch to send millions more gallons of Quabbin water east (wamc.org) — Wayland is one of several communities currently undergoing environmental review to join the MWRA water system, tied to a controversial proposal to draw 20 million more gallons daily from the Quabbin and Wachusett reservoirs. Western Massachusetts towns are pushing back, arguing the plan is inequitable and lacks transparency about which communities benefit, while state officials weigh written public comments before issuing a draft decision this fall or early winter.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wayland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
• Children's House Open House at Riverbend →
  Riverbend School, 33 Eliot St, Natick
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Dudley Pond Run & Walk 5K & Kids Fun Run →
  Mansion Beach, Lakeshore Dr, Wayland
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement →
  Online Event,
  12:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Wayland Festival →
  Andrew Avenue, Wayland, MA, 01778
  10:00 am
• Art in Bloom →
  35 Andrew Ave, Wayland
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Planning & Planting a Successful Orchard, Hosted by Charlotte Trim →
  Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
Monday October 5
• Game Group →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Great Presenters: Prashant Shukla →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Language Of Abstraction With Adria Arch →
  Arts Wayland Gallery, 35 Andrew Ave, Wayland
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Why We Tell Stories with First Parish of Sudbury →
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Complimentary Presentation - Strategies to Help You Make an Impact with Your Estate →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Oh crud…this is one of those lantern bugs that's very invasive.
  (not harmful to pets and people, but they do leave an gooey sticky mess on plants trees, and they kill everything. They're pretty when they set… (Nextdoor Cochituate)

• Qurate Retail Group posted a job opening for Associate Store Manager - Natick, MA in Natick. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Framingham, Massachusetts in Framingham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wayland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• All Pro Newton Deck Builders Expands Deck Service Area to Weston (commercialappeal.com)
• These 9 Massachusetts Yarn Shops Have Hand-Dyed Skeins Too Beautiful To Resist (takingthekids.com)
• Dan Brown (cbsnews.com)

Sudbury

• SVT to Hold Grand Opening Celebration for Accessible Trail (hollistonreporter.com)

Ok Wayland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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