The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

The student news site of Wayland High School

Wayland Student Press

A view of the empty Massachusetts Senate chamber. (Credit: CC Flickr user Plutor)

Ross wins state Senate special election

Ben Schattenburg May 17, 2010
Republican Richard Ross bested Democrat Peter Smulowitz in a special state Senate election to fill Scott Brown's vacant seat last Tuesday, and now represents Wayland and other communities in the Massachusetts legislature...
Wayland resident speaks for a motion (WSPN/ Elizabeth Doyon)

Budget debate dominates Town Meeting

Basil Halperin May 15, 2010
On Thursday, at the first night of Town Meeting, debate over the budget dominated discussion, which kept 300 town residents up until 11:45 that night. The meeting will continue on Monday, May 17th...
The proposed location of the Rec. Center as seen from Google StreetView and Satellite views. (Credit: Google Inc. and Mass. GIS)

UPDATED: Proposed recreation center up for vote

Kruti Vora May 11, 2010
Article 25 proposes the building of a town recreation center on Route 30. The needs of sports teams, chemical contamination, wildlife, and traffic are just a few of the issues being debated in relation to the proposal...
A device like this one would be used if the electronic voting article passes. (Credit: Jake Adelman / WSPN)

Proposal would bring electronic voting to Town Meeting

Jake Adelman May 10, 2010
If approved at Town Meeting in May Article 22 (Electronic Voting at Town Meeting) would allow residents to vote on proposals by electronic device...
The town warrant, detailing all proposed articles, was mailed out to all town residents prior to the May 13 town meeting. (Credit: Basil Halperin / WSPN)

Proposals to watch during Town Meeting

David Murphy May 5, 2010
Forty articles are up for review during the annual Town Meeting on May 13th, according to the town warrant. Here are five proposals to look for...
The health care bill signed last Tuesday will extend coverage to 32 million Americans, but still faces mixed opinions in both Washington, D.C. and Wayland. (Credit: Shensi Ding / WSPN)

Obama signs healthcare bill, Wayland reacts

Shensi Ding April 4, 2010
After President Obama signed health care reform legislation into law on Tuesday, WSPN decided to take a look at how Wayland students were reacting...
One of WHSs vending machines

Mass Senate passes anti-junk food legislation

Kruti Vora March 25, 2010
The MA State Senate unanimously passed legislation banning junk food in public schools. The bill is expected to be signed by Gov. Patrick in the upcoming weeks. How will this new legislation affect Wayland students and schools?
The winner of Tuesdays election will soon be at work in this building, the U.S. Capitol. (Credit: cliff1066™/Creative Commons)

Massachusetts voters to elect new Senator

David Murphy January 18, 2010
Massachusetts citizens will head to the polls this Tuesday, January 19, to cast their vote for either Democrat Martha Coakley, or Republican Scott Brown. The winner will fill the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the late Ted Kennedy.
Jack E. Robinsons campaign website outlines Robinsons views and plans if elected to the Senate. (Screenshot: David Ryan/WSPN)

Robinson faces senate primary, seeks Republican nomination

Matthew Gutschenritter December 8, 2009
Jack E. Robinson III, a local attorney, entrepreneur, and self-proclaimed Washington and Beacon Hill outsider, hopes to become one step closer to the open Massachusetts Senate seat today.
Rep. Mike Capuano is a six-term Massachussets Congressman vying for the seat left vacant by the late Ted Kennedy. (Credit: Capuano for Senate Committee)

Interview: Senate candidate Mike Capuano

Ben Schattenburg December 3, 2009

Next Tuesday, December 8th, Massachusetts Democrats will go to the polls to determine who their candidate will be in the race for the currently-empty Senate seat early next year. Attorney General Martha...

Wayland's state senator running for Kennedy's seat

Wayland's state senator running for Kennedy's seat

David Murphy October 20, 2009
Wayland's representative in the State Senate, republican Scott Brown, is making a run for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the late "Lion of the Senate" Ted Kennedy, temporarily held by Paul Kirk...

2012 presidential candidates sound off on hopes, goals

Evan Barber May 13, 2009

With the class elections coming up this week, these class of 2012 Presidential candidates have been working hard to get the last votes which will separate them from the others. The pressure is getting...

Load More Stories
Donate to Wayland Student Press
$210
$1500
Contributed
Our Goal

Activate Search
Politics