Wayland Patch 5/13/15: Leah Lipton, Two-Time Member of Wayland Planning Board, Dies at 87. Leah Lipton, formerly a long term resident of Wayland and a summer resident of Nantucket, passes away in Duxbury on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 after years of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 87 years old. Ms. Lipton and her husband Herbert Lipton raised their family in Wayland. She was an active member of the community, participating for years in the League of Women Voter’s, and was twice elected to the Wayland Planning Board. During her term as Chairperson of the Board, Wayland adopted key regulations to protect the watershed of the Sudbury River.