By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In case there was any doubt about Walpole being a festive Irish community, it was reinforced the week before St. Patrick’s Day at the Council on Aging. On Friday, March ninth, festivities took place in the Murphy room.
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Before Saint Patrick’s Day officially begins, Walpole extends the celebration in numerous ways. A crowd rallied behind the annual HESSCO 5k at Mick Morgan’s Irish pub and restaurant in Sharon. This Irish event...
At the beginning of the month, The Guild for Human Services’ Walpole House residents helped their community by picking up trash and litter around their neighborhood. Walpole House is home to five adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Walpole House Manager Isaiah Anjoh says he looks forward to monthly community outreach days like...
by Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With springtime just around the corner, Walpole seniors opted for a relaxing moment in the middle of the day. Instructor Ellen led artists into the Neponset room for an hour and a half of colored pencil sketching.
Artists worked diligently on sketches....
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
On the last Sunday of February, members of the German-American Club ventured out into the frigid afternoon air to be dazzled by the Boylston Schul-Verein (BSV) Sängerchor Boston, as they presented a cabaret concert.
The hall room quickly filled up with audience...
By Liz Connolly
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walpole Children’s Theatre (WCT) is back with a modern twist on an old-fashioned tale with “Rapunzel”, written by Karen Boettcher-Tate and directed by Jess McNamara. This seventy-five minute production debuted at Footlighters Playhouse with three packed shows last weekend.
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The aroma of buttered popcorn filled the Murphy Room of the COA when Walpole’s Girl Scouts came to visit. Their Friday afternoon matinee screening of “Sleepless in Seattle” was a highlight of the girls’ vacation week. Troop 67250 and 83177 brought...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Toddlers were sure not to miss their favorite local entertainer last Thursday morning at the Walpole library.
Stacey Peasley returned for a solo appearance, guitar in hand, ready to showcase...
by Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
Delux Tux of Walpole is donating 100% of their tuxedo and suit rental revenue to the Earthquake Relief Fund in order to provide assistance to those in Turkey, who were ravaged by the recent earthquake.
John Ricci, Delux Tux owner, felt a...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The weather has been unpredictable, per usual, but chilly days are still expected in New
England. With that in mind, seniors at the Walpole Council on Aging recently learned to prepare
their winter food arsenal with a few new favorite cold-weather recipes.
Therapy Gardens is a local organization focused on bringing gardening...
By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
“One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong?” asks the summary of a play.
The answer is in Ken Ludwig’s farce, “A Comedy of Tenors”, which opened this...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Hometown Weekly is excited to introduce the Hometown Ten, a set of ten interview questions
we’ll be asking members of our communities. Be sure to keep an eye out for new installations of
the Hometown Ten, and to look out for Hometown Weekly’s reporters on the road — you might
be our...
By Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Walpole citizens were invited to unite on the common on Monday, January 16, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The theme of this year’s observance was “The Beloved Community”
and the candlelight vigil featured singing, prayer, and several readings of Dr. King’s writings.
Attendees gathered in a circle for the...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Walpole seniors gathered together to celebrate the annual COA birthday party, an event where everyone is celebrated. Community members celebrated the fourth birthday of the senior center building itself, as well as a collective birthday celebration for all the seniors in attendance.
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
As has become a fantastic tradition in town, Walpole Trails hosted guided and self-guided walks around some of the community’s prime parcels on January 1. The walks, which this year were scheduled for Adams Farm, Jarvis Farm, Norfolk Aggie and the new Rt 1A ballfields...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Located in the Deacon Willard Lewis House, the Walpole Historical Society is a primary
resource for residents and visitors to learn all about Walpole’s past. Established in 1898, the
society holds records, replicas, and artifacts that showcase the town’s rich history.
A Christmas open house held at the house on December 17...
Throughout the month of December, Walpole Recreation has spearheaded a Holiday Lights
House Tour, which has sought to highlight the town’s most sparkling holiday home decorations.
Recreation has succeeded with aplomb, with an available Google map conveniently marking the
festive locations throughout town — and residents themselves have done quite a bit of legwork,
The winner, declared...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walpole seniors enjoyed a full day of merriment at the Council on Aging’s Holiday Open House
on Friday, December 16. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the center was equal parts shopping bazaar,
concert hall, and gathering place.
Beginning with breakfast, seniors had adequate time to relax, mingle with neighbors, and enjoy
a...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Familiar faces joined Lestyn Gilmore at the Walpole Council on Aging on Friday, December 9. Gilmore typically visits once a month for afternoons filled with dance, typically line dancing. She switched things up this month, however, by DJing for a jolly ballroom dance.
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Holly Berry Fair has returned to Walpole!
Marking the beginning of the 2022 holiday season, the fair is held annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. With the United Church of Walpole under construction, church members and event organizers had made adjustments...
