By Isabell Macrina
Walpole Library hosted Pop Up Art School this past week for a unique craft lesson, making teacups and saucers from old book pages! With tables covered in paint-coated tablecloths and the materials laid out in front of everyone, the class began.
Erica from...
2026 Dog licenses are available at the Town Clerk's Office. The last day to register your dog without a late fee is February 28, 2026. Late fees are $25.00 PER dog.
Dogs may be licensed by mail, in person or on- line. Payments made in person at the Town Clerk’s Office are cash and...
By Ken Chaisson
This is the 70th year of Walpole girls’ high school basketball. The 1955–56 squad was coached by physical education teacher Phyllis McBride. Helen Betro (Howard) was the team captain.
While the first varsity event held in the fieldhouse was the wrestling quad on Saturday, January 17, 2026, the official grand opening...
This past Saturday, Jan. 24th, 2026, the Walpole Middle School Debate Team hosted its very first in-house tournament. Led by co-founders and coaches Ramu Muthukaruppan and Tanay Singh, as well as advisors Phillip Gingras and Thomas Warren, the tournament provided students with the opportunity to apply the skills they had been developing in weekly...
By Isabell Macrina
In remembrance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the people of Walpole gathered on the night of the 19th despite the 27-degree weather to host a vigil to remember him and the hard work he put into the Civil Rights Movement. Led by the local church leaders, community...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The annual ice hockey get together for Walpole and Norwood took place at the Skating Club of Boston on University Avenue in Norwood on Tuesday December 30, 2025. The boys faced off at noon with the girls’ squads playing at 2PM.
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On Saturday, December 27, 2025 at approximately 1:20pm the Town of Walpole's Emergency Communications Center began receiving multiple emergency calls for a serious motor vehicle / pedestrian crash in the area of 1400 Washington Street.
Upon arrival, police and fire emergency personnel located an 82-year-old male party down in the roadway suffering...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Winter break during the school year can be a tough time to entertain and educate children, who wants to learn when there’s snow on the ground? Walpole Public Library took (WPL) a fun approach to give kids fun activities and a way to encourage more reading, family bingo! The...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Walpole Ladytimbs girls’ ice hockey team played the Medfield Warriors at the Cadillac of Norwood Ice Arena in Walpole on Saturday December 27, 2025.
The separate conference neighboring towns haven’t played each other for two years in girls hockey.
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Walpole Historical Society stepped back in time to celebrate the holidays this year with their Christmas Open House. The building in Walpole Center was done up with Christmas décor and staff and volunteers done up in vintage wear to ring in the season.
Over mulled cider, Christmas cookies, and...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The Walpole Timberwolves wrestling team took to the mat Wednesday December 17, 2025 against the Natick Redhawks with a clear sense of purpose, determination, and pride, continuing an important season of growth under first-year head coach John McKeon. Though the meet tested the Timberwolves against a strong and...
Michael Amaral has presented a memorial plaque to the Walpole Public Library, dedicated to Walpole’s Private Lowell E. Hartshorn, of the Massachusetts 56th Veteran Volunteers, Co. A. The plaque will be placed in the Walpole Room at the library.
Pvt. Hartshorn of Walpole, was taken prisoner in May 1864 at the Battle of North Anna, Virginia,...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
Lauren Gordon started as the Recreation Director for the Town of Walpole in the first week of July 2025. She hit the ground running with the Independence Day fireworks, the opening of town pools and summer camps.
The Rec Department manages over 150 programs for all ages...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
Art has been at the center of communities since the dawn of civilization. Imagine a water ripple, where the first ring influences everything around it, that is what the Impressionist movement did to the art scene in Paris and beyond. Jane Blair from ArtMatters came to Walpole Public Library...
by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter
One of Walpole’s most beloved seasonal traditions — the Santa Parade — made its cheerful return the Saturday after Thanksgiving, bringing festive energy and a wave of holiday spirit to town. Hundreds of locals bundled up against the cold and lined the streets to welcome the big guy in...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
The two-time defending Division 1 state champion Walpole Porkers’ field hockey team turned Halloween into a ‘trick and treat’ against Central Catholic (CC) beating the Raiders, 7-0, in the round of 32 of the state tournament.
The senior-laden, experienced Porkers...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter
It is that time of year again where the Walpole Fire Department (WFD) hosts their annual Open House. The doors open, trucks are brought out, and everyone is invited to see just what makes the Walpole FD who they are and what they can do.
This is part 1 of a 2-part story about how downtown Walpole is seeing steady investment as it continues to attract developers, homebuyers and renters alike. This story explores what’s driving this development and the influx of new residents. Next week part 2 will provide an update on the latest development projects in downtown...
By Ken Chaisson Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter
On Wednesday October 15, 2025 the boys’ and girls’ cross country teams from Walpole faced their Weymouth equivalents at Walpole High School.
It was also Senior Day marking the last meet for the seniors at Walpole High School’s...
