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UNICEF hosts Trunk-or-Treat

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Despite a veritable deluge of rain on yet another weekend day, the Walpole High School (WHS) UNICEF Club hosted their annual Trunk or Treat fundraiser on Saturday, October 21st. True to its name, the event had several parked vehicles with creatively...

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Plenty of pumpkins at Epiphany Parish

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

For 17 years, the lawn at Epiphany Parish on Front Street, directly behind the town common, has been splashed with orange every October. If you’ve walked, jogged, or driven by, you might’ve felt the desire to stop and stroll through thousands...

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Magnificent turnout at Main Street Live

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Thousands of people made their way to the town common on the night of Friday, September 15th to celebrate Walpole’s annual Main Street Live event. Awaiting them was an assortment of food trucks lining Front Street, a huge stage set up...

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Blissful morning with local artist 

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) was full of bliss last Thursday morning when musician Evan Haller of Music at the Blissful regaled local children with enchanting stories, lively songs, and spirted dancing. 

About 90 people gathered in the...

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Bubble bonanza at WPL

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Despite being a particularly hot day, dozens of children gathered with their grown-ups at Westwood Public Library (WPL) last Monday, July 24th, to see Mr. Vinny’s Bubble Show. Mr. Vinny, a.k.a. Vinny Lovegrove, has been in the entertainment industry for over...

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Movie mania at WPL

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last Thursday, July 27th, Walpole Public Library (WPL) hosted its fourth summer movie in the community room. Free and open to all, the movie nights have been alternating between PG-13 films and more family friendly flicks, like last week’s showing of...

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Hidden gem in Needham Town Forest

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Nestled deep in the Needham Town Forest, it sits like a secret, waiting to be found. You’ll know you’re close when you start seeing items one doesn’t normally find among 200 acres of thickly wooded trails: things like fairy houses, pint-sized...

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Fun with Hugh Hanley at NFPL

by Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter 

For over 35 years, music specialist and early childhood educator Hugh Hanley has been entertaining children with his presentations that include fingerplay, songs and dancing. 

He brings one of these programs to Needham Free Public Library (NFPL) monthly,...

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Walpole kids dig Dinoman

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

You always know something exceptionally great is happening at Walpole Public Library (WPL) when it’s a bit challenging to find a parking spot. This was the case on Wednesday, July 12th, and almost immediately upon entering the library you could see...

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Concerts on the Common return

By Elizabeth Connolly

Hometown Weekly Reporter

Amidst a summer that has appeared to consist primarily of rainy days, the clouds parted last Tuesday, July 11th, for the first installment of Concerts on the Common, an annual tradition of live music on the town common by the gazebo.

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