Category: Candidates’ Night

Information on Candidates’ Night for candidates for elected office in Wayland

Get ready for 2025 Town Elections and Town Meeting!

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UPDATED LINK: Town Meeting Issues Forum: Wednesday, March 26, 7pm

The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting.  The hybrid forum will be held in the Wayland Public Library on Wednesday, March 26th at 7pm.  Articles included are the Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw, the pre-order food pick-up window bylaw, the transfer of 212 Cochituate Road, green burial, creation of a capital improvement committee, the sports center and feasibility study at 195 Main Street, the energy revolving fund, banning second generation rodenticide, creation of a finance department, and the library millennium fund.  Iryna Priester will moderate the discussion. 

To join the meeting virtually, please use this Zoom link: Zoom Link: https://wayland-ma-us.zoom.us/j/82622238840?pwd=bCqgebRsFrbdhMbWLPsVSs7a8bs2pV.1

Meet the Candidates: March 30, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 Wayland Public Library

There are no contested races for the 2nd year in a row. In lieu of our traditional Candidates’ Night, the League of Women Voters will be co-hosting with the Wayland Public Library a “Meet the Candidates Event.”  The event will be held on Sunday, March 30th from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in the round room of the Wayland Public Library.  It will be an informal gathering, with no speeches or presentations.  The public is invited and encouraged to drop-in and meet the future office holders of the Town of Wayland.  This is your opportunity to share any ideas and/or concerns with them.

Thanks to the candidates at LWVW’s Meet the Candidates event!

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Many thanks to the candidates for Wayland Town office who joined League members and other Wayland residents for refreshments at the Wayland Public Library on Sunday! The candidates who came were Doug Levine (Select Board), Carol Martin (Select Board), Emily Weintraub (Board of Library Trustees), Robin Borgestedt (Planning Board), Kate Sambuco (School Committee), Elizabeth Cullen (School Committee), and Robert Fox (Trust Fund Commission).

Our heartfelt appreciation to the Wayland Public Library for their hospitality and the use of their space. Many thanks as well to League volunteer Karen Kavet for organizing this new event!

UPDATED: Upcoming Election Events & Voter’s Guide

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The new 2024 LWVW Voters’ Guide is now available! Click on LWVW 2020 Voters’ Guide for info on all the candidates in Wayland’s upcoming Town election!

There are two new forums organized by proponents of two articles. These are not sponsored or organized by the League of Women Voters, but we are sharing the information so that voters can be more informed before Town Meeting.

NEW FORUM on Article 27: Tuesday, April 23rd, at 7pm on Article 27, Retail Self Storage and Community Space Zoning, held in St. Zepherin Parish Hall, 99 Main Street

NEW FORUM on the MBTA Communities Zoning Article: Wednesday, April 24th, at 7pm:  a forum on the MBTA Communities Multi-family Housing Zoning Article, held in the Large Hearing Room, sponsored by the Select Board and the Planning Board.  They encourage people to come in person, but if you prefer, you can join by Zoom using the following link, posted the day of the public forum: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid

The two forums below are organized by the League of Women Voters of Wayland:

NEW DATE, Only on Zoom: Town Meeting Issues Forum on Thursday, May 2, 7 pm at the Wayland Public Library on Zoom ONLY: The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting. Articles included are the MBTA Communities Bylaws and Zoning Map; Special Education Stabilization Fund; Fire Department Staffing Study, Energy and Climate articles; Community Preservation Act articles; and four petitioner articles: Retail Self Storage, resolution regarding the State Flag, Solar Compact Development, and Athletic Fields Planning Committee. Audience members will be able to ask questions of the presenters. Nancy Brumbach will moderate the discussion.

Join the Zoom Meeting
https://wayland-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85744781610?pwd=ET5rEW7dMutUwhgNaafaECOmxqk4PI.1
Meeting ID: 857 4478 1610
Passcode: 915862 

Meet the Candidates on Sunday, May 5, 3 to 4:30 pm, in the Round Room in the Wayland Public Library: Since there are no contested elected positions this year, residents are invited to come to the Wayland Public Library for an informal meet, greet, and ask questions of the candidates.  Refreshments will be served.  Thanks to the library for co-hosting this event! 

Town Election on Tuesday, April 25th & Town Meeting, May1

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Don’t forget to vote in Town Election on Tuesday, April 25th from 7 am to 8 pm! To watch the League of Women Voters of Wayland’s Candidates Night, click here: Wayland Candidates’ Night and then scroll down until you see League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night 2023-04-13.

Wayland Town Meeting will be on May 1, starting at 6:45 pm at the Wayland High School Field House. For more information on the issues that will be presented, watch Town Meeting Issues Forum by clicking here: Town Meeting Issues Forum, and then scroll down until you see League of Women Voters TM Issues Forum 2023-04-20.

Thank you to WayCam for their support in presenting both the Wayland Candidates’ Night and the Town Meeting Issues Forum!

Candidate’s Night in Wayland, April 13th at 7pm

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold its 73rd Annual Candidates Night on Thursday evening, April 13that 7pm via Zoom.  The Zoom link will be available on the Town calendar and the Town public meeting page the week of the event.  All contested, uncontested and write-in candidates will have an opportunity to speak.  Nancy Brumbach from the Sudbury League will moderate the forum.

There are three contested races: Board of Assessors, School Committee and Select Board:

  • Three (3) candidates are vying for two (2) seats on the Board of Assessors: Philip David Parks, Massimo Taurisano and Maryann Wohlfarth.
  • Four (4) candidates are vying for two (2) seats on the School Committee:  Craig Gruber, Dovie King, Erin Mueller and Christina Marie Rodrigo.
  • Three (3) candidates are running for two (2) seats on the Select Board:  David Watkins, incumbent, Anne Brensley and William Whitney. 

A question and answer period will follow the candidates’ opening statement.  Residents are invited to submit their questions to info@lwvwayland.org in advance of the forum.  There will be no opportunity to ask questions via Zoom. Simply email your question and the name of the board to which it applies by Tuesday, April 12th.  Questions must be addressed to all candidates running for the same office.  

Town Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 25th; the polls will be open from 7am to 8pm.  If you are interested in helping with the elections, please see the Election Poll Workers’ page on the Town Clerk’s web page (Election Poll Worker & Student Program | Wayland MA).

Meet Your Legislators on Monday, March 6th at 5pm

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland invites you to Meet Your Legislators on Monday, March 6that 5pm on Zoom.

Wayland has two new state legislators as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census:  Senator Jamie Eldridge replaces Becca Rausch and state Representative David Linsky will represent precincts 2 and 3 while Representative Carmine Gentile will continue to represent precincts 1 and 4.  With the help of their aides, the League of Women Voters of Wayland will host a virtual “Meet Your New Legislators” on Monday, March 6th at 5pm.  Click here to register!

This is your opportunity to ask those burning questions of the people who represent you in the statehouse.  Why this and not that?  What about that issue, be it the environment, voting, criminal justice, taxes, or traffic?  Each legislator will have 5 to 10 minutes to introduce himself and talk about his legislative agenda for the next two years.  You will then have the opportunity to ask questions.  Iryna Priester will moderate the forum and Kaat Vander Straeten is our technical guru.

A recording of the forum will be available on WayCAM, the Wayland League website, and the Energize Wayland website.

Upcoming dates for your calendar:

  • Thursday, April 13th:  Virtual Candidates Night
  • Thursday, April 20th:  Town Meeting Issues Forum