![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)
The Wayland Town Center bustled with Wayland residents for a “Holiday Stroll” on Saturday, Dec. 14. Some businesses in the Wayland Town Center came together that Saturday afternoon in celebration of the holidays. At the start of the afternoon, The Bagel Table hosted some Wayland police officers for some hot chocolate, and some shops, such as ACE Hardware and the Forever Slender Med Spa gave discounts to shoppers or free goodies. At the start of the evening, some Disney characters arrived at the green, and Santa was escorted by the police. Once it was dark, the Christmas tree and Menorah were lit.
Credit: Sofia Ciciarelli
As dusk emerges, the empty sidewalks signal that the shoppers have started to stray away from the businesses and towards the green for the arrival of Santa. In the Wayland Town Center, there are a variety of businesses, such as the ADA Vet, Chocolate Therapy and West End Cabinets. Each of these companies created either interactive activities or put out a display of sweet treats for people supporting their establishments.
