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In today's newsletter:

• Who tops Wayland's list of highest‑paid town employees?
• How a quick-thinking student helped stop a fire at Wayland High.

Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Which Wayland employees made the most in 2025? Here's the top 25 (metrowestdailynews.com) — Wayland residents can now see which town and school employees earned the most in 2025, with Superintendent David Fleishman topping the list at nearly $282,000. The rankings highlight how school leaders, police, and fire officials are compensated, including overtime that significantly boosts some public safety salaries.
   

• Student hospitalized after fire at Wayland High School (metrowestdailynews.com) — A Wayland High School student was hospitalized with non-life-threatening burns after a soldering torch was dropped during a jewelry and metalwork class, sparking a small fire Tuesday morning. Quick action by a student with a fire extinguisher and coordinated response from Wayland firefighters and school staff limited damage, though the affected art room remains closed while classes continue elsewhere.
   

📸 Around Wayland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wayland

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Complimentary Presentation - Preparing for Taxes in Retirement →
  Online Event,
  12:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Let Your Yoga Dance with Margo Macfarlane →
  Burning Wheel Yoga and Fitness, 12 Washington St, Natick
  5:15 pm
Saturday October 10
• Access Film Festival →
  Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Why We Tell Stories with First Parish of Sudbury →
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
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

Thursday October 8
• Boston Skyline Chorus Fundraiser →
  The Chateau Restaurant Waltham, 195 School St, Waltham, MA, 02451 or Chateau in Burlington
  9:00 am
Friday October 9
• LS vs. Wayland Purple Out Football Game & Fundraiser! →
  Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Rd, Sudbury
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• The Language Of Abstraction With Adria Arch →
  Arts Wayland Gallery, 35 Andrew Ave, Wayland
  3:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Collage Club →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Complimentary Presentation - Strategies to Help You Make an Impact with Your Estate →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm
• Puzzle Race →
  Wayland Free Public Library, 5 Concord Rd, Wayland
  6:30 pm
• Fusion's Promise: A Limitless Carbon-Free Energy Source →
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Shine a Light Vigil →
  251 Old Sudbury Rd, Sudbury
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Wayland PatchAM possible:

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• Kumon Math and Reading, Natick — (508) 433-6655
• Saltbox — 978 - 610 - 6020
• Insurcomm Restoration — (866) 708-5357
• Harbor Strength Pelvic Health — (508) 418-3447
• Heavey Quinn Irish Dance — 9782509100
• Boston Construct, LLC — (617) 697-1719

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Help Light the Town Purple to Commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month —Zachary Lucchini Read on Patch

• Suggestions for how to give away boxes of Christmas decorations?
  There are tree ornaments, electronic mantel/ under-tree items, garlands, strings of lights, handmade granny-square tree skirt. All nice. (Nextdoor Cochituate)

• Tavistock Restaurants posted a job opening for Runner in Wayland. Apply here.
• The Cheesecake Factory posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wayland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Weston

• Can Waltham and Weston Transform Aging Office Parks Into A Transit-Oriented Neighborhood? (streetsblog.org)
• May They Rest in Peace: Fr. Carl A. Bonk, SJ (detroitcatholic.com)

Sudbury

• Sudbury, MA Finance Committee — October 5, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• Dr. Erin Bryce opens Nobscot Pet Hospital after years in vet care (metrowestdailynews.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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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