Last night, President Barack Obama authorized federal assistance under a Major Federal Disaster Declaration for communities most impacted by the flooding.  I had joined the…

Financial Assistance Available for Individuals & Businesses in 7 Counties   BOSTON, MA – Governor Deval Patrick announced this evening that federal aid will become available…

Flood Update – (full update at 1pm, Route 27 update at 2pm) as of 1pm, Route #27 has been closed at Glezen Lane to the…

Due to flooding at the Wayland Public Library, the Friends’ Spring Book and Bake Sale will not be held on April 9-11 and has been…

NECN 3/30/10: Wayland, Mass. garden center uprooted – again. [With video] Normally this week, Tim Skehan and his employees at Russell's Garden Center would be preparing for the Easter weekend rush as shoppers come in for lilies and daffodils — and some begin to think about the long-awaited spring gardening season finally arriving. Instead, Monday found them preparing to evacuate thousands of dollars of merchandise from approaching floodwaters — for the second time in barely two weeks. "We're expecting that it might be even a foot and a half higher than it was last week," said Skehan, after downloading charts from the Internet predicting even higher flood levels on the Sudbury River upstream in Saxonville, Mass., than what brought a half-foot of water into the garden shop two weeks ago. "It's a drill, sadly, we're accustomed to. We are kind of in the flood plain." Skehan said during a 1987 flood, shop personnel used canoes to navigate through the garden center. "We're planning on it coming back into the store."

WCVB 3/29/10: Bay State Battered By More Rain, Deluge Continues. Roads were closed near the Sudbury River in Wayland, Mass., west of Boston, where major flooding was expected. At Saxonville, officials were looking at some of the highest water levels since 1987. The Charles River in Dover and the Assabet in Sudbury were all expected to set record flood levels by afternoon, each rising 4 to 5 feet. Wayland residents were given formal evacuation notices Monday night, with police going door-to-door to alert Pelham Island residents that they may have to leave their homes as the river rises. The town has been struggling with flooding all month. "First we had the boat and then we had the school bus taking us back and forth," said one elderly resident.

The Library is completely closed as of 5 pm on Monday, March 29, and will remain closed until further notice (certainly through the end of…