Wayland

The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.

An autobody shop in Wayland, Massachusetts, is a shell of what it once was, after a fire ripped through the Main Street business on Tuesday. The shop was still smoldering Wednesday morning, with smoke rising from rubble of the business. It was a much more intense firefight Tuesday afternoon – when multiple explosions could be heard coming from inside International…

Smoke poured from a building in Wayland, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Video shows firefighters working to put out the blaze on Main Street. Witnesses told NBC10 Boston the fire started at an autobody shop and spread to other businesses. A firefighter suffered a leg injury during the response, the Wayland Fire Department said. Crews from Sudbury, Sherborn, Framingham, Lincoln, Weston, Marlborough…

A Massachusetts school superintendent who’s been the subject of racist graffiti filed a complaint against his town’s school committee alleging the school committee fostered a hostile work environment and forced him out after he raised discrimination concerns. Omar Easy, who is the first Black superintendent of Wayland, was the subject of racist graffiti this December. He said in a...

A family lost their home Monday afternoon when their house on 203 Boston Post Rd. in Wayland, Massachusetts was destroyed by an attic fire, causing irreparable water and smoke damage, said officials. According to Wayland Fire Chief Neil McPherson, the homeowners first noticed the smell of smoke, and when they discovered flames coming from their attic, they gathered their children…

Fellow superintendents from more than 30 nearby school districts came together Thursday to show support for the leader of schools in Wayland, Massachusetts, after racist graffiti targeted him. A message equating Superintendent Omar Easy, who is Black, with a racist slur was written at the Wayland Community Pool, located next to Wayland High School. Police and school officials are investigating….

Students, parents and school officials in Wayland, Massachusetts, condemned hate Wednesday after racist graffiti was found targeting the town’s superintendent. Students posted signs of unity after a message equating Superintendent Omar Easy, who is Black, with a racist slur was written at the Wayland Community Pool, located next to Wayland High School. Police and Wayland Public Schools are investigating...

The chief of police in Wayland, Massachusetts, is resigning this month after an independent investigation found several violations of policy, including having sex with a subordinate and, at his swearing-in ceremony last year, referring to another sexual encounter. Chief Sean Gibbons’ last day will be Dec. 20, the town said in a statement. With the department for 20 years, he…

Wayland Police Chief Sean Gibbons will resign from his position in December, according to a report by the Boston Globe. The Globe reported that Gibbons was placed on administrative leave in March, just four months after he was appointed chief of police. The resignation will come as part of an “employment settlement agreement” with the town, according to the report….