![The Wayland Police Department have issued a warning on the rise of scammers during the holiday season. “Hang up [the phone]. if you get a text and you do not know who it's from, just delete it. Don't click on any links, nothing,” Wayland police chief Edward Burman said. “Every single one of them is a scam.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_0954_720-e1734676255647.jpg)
![WHS’s Connect Program ran its annual holiday gift drive to fulfill the wishlist of children enrolled in the Dorchester based non-profit daycare organization, the Yawkey Center. This drive brought the town together and impacted both the students in Connect, as well as the greater Wayland community. “You could see how helpful the town was and how our community came together and wanted to help out a community that wasn't our own [and] kids who were less fortunate than we were,” senior and Connect Program member Jordynn Lee said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/screenshot_2024-12-20_at_12.21.24___pm_720-e1734734228474.png)
![The Boy Scouts will be selling trees on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m. until they sell out.
“This event is one of the things that [the Boy Scouts] get to have a direct impact on the community,” freshman Alex Macleod said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-8.38.38 AM.png)
What you need to know:
During this coming weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 16, Hurricane Lee is expected to cause rain, wind and flooding in Massachusetts. Lee originated off the coast of Africa on Sept. 2, and while it has not made landfall yet, it’s projected to affect the Northeastern United States and Canada.
According to CNN, Lee was described as a Category 3 storm as of Monday, and according to NBC News, Lee is projected to become a Category 4 hurricane in the next few days. Lee’s wind fields will have effects similar to tropical storm winds. As Lee approaches the coast, swells could reach 10 to 20 feet on beaches, making it very dangerous to be near the water.
Why it matters:
Due to the increasing size in wind fields, Wayland may receive some tropical storm winds and precipitation. According to Fox Weather, the National Hurricane Center expects Lee to slowly weaken over the next couple of days as it moves into a more unstable environment of increasing air shear, drier air and cooler waters. People in New England are encouraged to be cautious as the hurricane approaches.
According to Weather Underground, there continues to be a flood watch due to the possible excessive rainfall. The flood watch areas include portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This excessive rainfall could include flooding within rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying places. There is a chance that Lee’s winds, in combination with saturated soils, could knock down trees and cause power outages in some areas.
What are other sources to look at?
“Hurricane Lee’s path and timeline: Meteorologists project when and where the storm may hit” – cbsnews.com
“Hurricane Lee expected to steadily strengthen this week” – nbcnews.com
“Maps: Will Hurricane Lee hit New England? Here are the latest projections.” – bostonglobe.com
![Join WSPN’s Marissa Mendoza, Edge Wheeler, Ainsley Jay, Bowen Morrison and Sofia Ciciarelli as they cover seniors’ involvement in the election and the viewpoint from a WHS educator. “[The election is] a really toxic environment,” WHS history teacher Katherine Bassen said. “It would be disingenuous for me to say, ‘oh, everything's going great.’ Obviously it's not, right?”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0282-1-1200x800.jpg)
