'Our Neighborhood Thanks You...'

Wayland DPW Crews Handle 'Worst' Storm They've Seen

"As I welcome comments both good and bad, I can honestly say that I’m very proud of the whole DPW staff. While we always strive to provide excellent service, this storm proved to be a very challenging event – pushing the limits of our equipment and staff. We have worked a weary 44 hours in the past 3 days, and have come to the conclusion that try as we might, we can’t always please everyone. It’s not my intention to politicize the DPW facility, but I welcome anyone and everyone to visit our garage before passing judgment on the needs versus the wants of the DPW. After working 36 hours, we returned yesterday to frozen doors – effectively locking us out of the building. Once we got in, we were then greeted with 2” of water covering the floor of the whole garage – including the restrooms and break rooms. This was not the result of a broken pipe, but a regular occurrence due to an inadequate drainage system overflowing. In addition, our response time was delayed due to the fact that the mixture in two of our sanders was frozen and needed to be thawed before they were operational, due to the fact that the trucks do not fit in the garage and could not be stored inside. During a storm of this magnitude, the list of hindrances and obstacles we overcame is too numerous to mention. Not to stray too far from the point of this post, I’d like to conclude by sincerely thanking the entire DPW Staff – you did a great job! Joe Doucette Town of Wayland DPW Senior Foreman." - Joe Doucette

Three Days Later: Wayland DPW Crews in Clean-Up Mode

"The DPW is on Maiden Lane right now working on expanding the roadway for two lanes of traffic! Our neighborhood thanks you and so do the parents who rely on parking on Maiden Lane to safely drop off and pick up their children from Happy Hollow!" - Kim Robb

Fewer than Half the Needed Jurors Seated on First Day of Fujita Trial

"Hello Brooklyn - Thank you for the updates on this trial. I am planning to use Patch as my main source of info as the case proceeds, and I remember how good a local source it was when this tragedy happened. I visited two other news sites today to look at their stories and received popups on my computer as a result - enough of that. So thank you for your continued dedication to reporting this and other Wayland stories." - Tom in Wayland

Wayland Murder Trial Live Blog: 'This Can't Be' Testifies Woman Who Spotted Astley's Body

"Thank you very much for your detailed reporting of the court proceedings and testimony of this case. It is very informative. This story is very important to many of us living in the vicinity of Wayland." - Sally McInnis