![Wayland Historical Society Executive Director Scarlett Hoey explains the history of the Cochituate Gatehouse.
"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
Wayland-Weston Rowing Association (WWRA) competed in its first regatta of the season, the Textile Regatta in Lowell, on Sunday, Oct. 6. The team had boats in 16 races. The varsity girls team raced five boats, while the varsity boys team raced seven boats. The novice boys team raced three boats, and the novice girls entered two boats. WWRA’s next race will be Sunday, Oct. 20 in the Head of the Charles Regatta. The program also recently hired a new program director and varsity girls coach, Beatrice Sims.
Credit: Penelope Biddle
Members of the varsity girls team coxed four warm up before their race. The WWRA has two racing seasons: fall and spring. In the fall, rowers race a length of 5000 meters, while the standard spring distance is 2000 meters.
![Small Batch Baking Co., a baking company, sold cookies, marshmallows and various baked goods at the marketplace. "Small Batch Bakery is [run by] a local mom in town who is just an incredible pastry chef," Gina Anderson of MGS Group Real Estate said. "Her stuff is always something that I think draws people here."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2019-1200x800.jpg)
