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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Week in Review: Fujita Wants a New Lawyer, Woman Survives Falling Tree and More

It was quite a week in terms of Wayland news. Check out this quick recap of major headlines.

Fujita's Family Hopeful He Will Remain with Current Counsel Nathaniel Fujita, the man accused of murdering Lauren Astley last summer, surprised the court Monday with a request to part ways with his current lawyer. Woman Pinned in Car Thanks 'Heroes' in Wayland Fire Department A falling tree pinned a woman in her car Sunday night, but she miraculously walked away with only some aches and pains. Complete Warrant Recap: Wayland 2012 Special Town Meeting Wayland residents spent Wednesday night in Special Town Meeting where they made some decisions regarding herbicide use, budget creation and more. Who Won the Presidential Debate? Patch Live Chat Recap Also on Wednesday, Patch invited local political influencers and Patch readers throughout the…

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Fujita's Family Hopeful He Will Remain with Current Counsel, Woman Pinned in Car Thanks 'Heroes' in Wayland Fire Department, Complete Warrant Recap: Wayland 2012 Special Town Meeting, and 3 more ›

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Woman Pinned in Car Thanks 'Heroes' in Wayland Fire Department

Wayland resident Pam Mauer heard a loud crack moments before an enormous tree came crashing into her car.

Pam Mauer was driving to her Wayland home after dropping off her elderly parents Sunday night when a loud crack caught her attention. Mauer said she looked up in time to see a large tree in the woods along Woodridge Road catch in the power lines above before crashing into her car, caving in the roof of her Nissan and pinning her inside. “It was in slow motion," Mauer said Monday. "I saw the tree coming towards me. There was a big impact, and then I realized, 'I’m alive.'" Mauer managed to dial 911 on her cell phone and told the operator that a tree had fallen on her car and she was pinned inside. The situation, however, was about to get worse. Mauer said after her call for help, sparks started to fly. By the time, firefighters arrived -- …

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Update: Driver Home from Hospital After Tree Falls on Car, Catches Fire

Michael Lowery

8:55 am on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

16 minutes - she was truly blessed - but so is every resident in Wayland to have a department which can respond like this.   more ›

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