Five individuals were arrested in a pre-dawn raid on Thursday, March 30, yielding hard drugs and guns on the corner of Norfolk Street and Renmar Ave.
“At approximately 4:30 a.m.,” read a press release from the Walpole Police Department, “members of the Metrolec SWAT team, the NORPAC drug task force, and officers of the...
Tri-County RVTHS Seniors Katherine Pensak of Walpole and Allyson Bettencourt of North Attleboro recently exhibited their senior projects at the Library Showcase on Legislative Day at the State House in Boston.
One of the highlights of the event was when Kate and Ally got to present their projects to various state legislators, including...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many people say that the future lies in STEM - that is, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering the technologically-dependent world in which we live, it might just be true. In order to instill an early love of what can sometimes be perceived as “boring” or simply unreachable due to complexity,...
On Wednesday, March 22, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) honored public officials, environmental advocates and volunteers at their 51st Annual Meeting. Bob Perciasepe, former U.S. EPA Deputy Administrator, delivered the keynote address outlining paths forward for environmental policy and action. Over 120 people attended the awards ceremony and dinner.
In his keynote address, Perciasepe,...
“Deborah Sampson,” played by Judith Kalaora, will visit Walpole, just minutes from her home in Sharon, MA, to tell her incredible story at the Walpole Public Library on Wednesday, April 12, at 7:00 p.m.
Deborah Samson [Sampson], the first woman to enlist, to fight, and to be honorably discharged from the American military, captivates audiences in...
Boy Scout Troop 44 went on a ski trip to Cranmore Mountain this past February. Everyone had a fantastic time skiing on a variety of trails for all abilities. One scout put it simply and said: “It was a great mountain with great snow.”
Troop 44 has run this ski trip annually for the past...
[caption id="attachment_17685" align="alignleft" width="225"] "The Raven" - pen and ink, Amy Schuster[/caption]
Students of Rosemarie Morelli Art Studio School will be exhibiting their artworks at the Walpole Public Library during the month of April. Forty paintings, drawings and illustrations created by...
Old Post Road School in East Walpole held a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 11. Over 200 people stopped by the school to eat breakfast, try their luck at a raffle, enjoy the entertainment of Kathy Earabino, Blue Wave Entertainment, and gather with friends to welcome...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The people of Walpole are incredibly supportive of their community. Always at the ready to give back and help each other, they achieve great things all throughout the year due to the generosity and spirit of their neighbors. Once a year, the town takes a day to celebrate not...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild has been going strong for 27 years. A non-profit organization aiming to preserve to culture and history of quilting, as well as an understanding of the art of quilting, members come from 37 towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The group meets once a month at...
The Walpole Recreation Department is pleased to announce that department team member Sara Hootstein has received the 2017 Massachusetts Recreation and Parks Association annual Outstanding Student of the Year Award. The Award was given at the MRPA annual conference in Worcester in March, during which hundreds of park and recreation professionals gather for networking activities,...
Phillip Lippolis is a courageous ten year old boy battling leukemia for the second time. His family has spent a tremendous amount of time at Boston Children’s Hospital. Phillip received a bone marrow transplant and is currently unable to leave his house in Walpole. His wonderful teachers go to his home to tutor him. The...
Joseph F. Major, a longtime Walpole resident, has been selected as the Northeast Region’s Lifetime 4-H Volunteer of the Year by the National 4-H program and as such will be considered to become the National Lifetime 4-H Volunteer of the year.
Present and past 4-H members and their families gathered at Ward’s Berry...
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Leave it to members of the Walpole community to figure out how to make St. Patrick’s Day even more festive.
On a beautiful, sunny Friday morning, friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate the holiday, the town, and the giving spirit. The Friends of St. Patrick (FOSP), self-described as “a small...
Celebrating its fifteenth season, Walpole Robotics RoboRebels FRC Team 1153 is off to a promising start. In their Week Zero preseason event held in Nashua, NH, the team was in the coveted first position for alliance selections and won the overall event. They just finished their first qualification matches at Worcester Polytechnic Institute placing 15th...
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For fans of Irish culture, March is a mecca of events, opportunities, and offerings. One of these such events was offered at the Walpole Public Library on Saturday. Stanley & Grimm, a Celtic duo, played at 1:00 p.m. for any and all who were available to come. Sponsored by...
In 2013 when Jillian Barend asked her dad Dave to help create a golf league for young girls, little did they know they were starting a movement. More than two years later, the program has expanded to 200 girls in 20-plus Massachusetts towns playing alternate-shot, 9-hole, par 3 tournaments and holding driving events....
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Experiences with giving blood range drastically. Some have never given at all, and don’t know their blood type. Some give consistently every two months, doing the absolute maximum they can. No matter what end of the spectrum Walpole residents might be on, the Blood Drive held roughly every four...
HESSCO Elder Services in Sharon is once again partnering with Mick Morgan’s Irish Pub for the 6th Annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K. This event, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, is HESSCO’s largest fundraiser and coincides with the national March for Meals campaign. The campaign mobilizes hundreds of local Meals on Wheels programs...
Rockport artist Chris Coyne will demonstrate watercolor painting at the Walpole Public Library on Monday evening, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. Coyne has a gallery on Bearskin Neck, and many examples of his work, including oils, can be seen at http://fineartamerica.com/artists/chris+coyne.
Christopher J. Coyne was born...
