![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)
News Brief: EEE bites the dust, but stay alert
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The EEE virus has tested negative in Wayland and neighboring towns, but the community is still advised to protect against mosquitoes.
October 15, 2019
Recent tests in Wayland and nearby towns declare the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus as negative, but that doesn’t mean locals should not be on guard. The tests were confirmed negative on Sept. 27, and they will be the last tests of the year.
Although EEE tested negative in the region, the area will remain classified as “high risk” until it is hit with the first hard frost of the winter season. All mosquito spraying concluded on Sept. 19.
“We strongly encourage everyone to continue to follow our advance on protection from mosquito bites,” the Wayland Health Department said.
