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Wayland will be offering bottled water at the Transfer Station on Wednesday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at the Wayland Public Safety Building for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and people with compromised immune systems, following the discovery of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the town’s water supply.
On Feb. 4, Wayland was notified that test results from January 2021 showed a contaminant level in excess of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) maximum of 20 parts per trillion at the town s Happy Hollow well field, according to Town Administrator Louise Miller.
PFAS are a group of chemicals used in many industrial processes, Miller reported at the Board of Selectmen s meeting on April 5, and appear in many consumer products, such as waterproof coats, dental floss and pizza boxes.
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State officials announced 114 coronavirus vaccine sites for first responders on Tuesday. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
WAYLAND, MA Wayland and Natick will share a site where first responders from both towns will be able to get the coronavirus vaccine, state officials announced Tuesday morning.
The vaccination site will be at the Natick Community Senior Center, 117 East Central St., and will open as soon as Jan. 11. The site will be open to police, firefighters and EMTs, who have been bumped to the beginning of the vaccination line along with healthcare workers and residents of senior living facilities.
State officials announced 114 vaccine sites for first responders across the state on Tuesday, and many towns are sharing sites. Concord-Carlisle High School will serve Concord, Sudbury, Lincoln and several other towns, and Marlborough High School will serve Hudson and Marlborough, for example.