By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each summer, the Gazebo Players of Medfield draw in hundreds to watch their renditions of Shakespearean plays. They've been regular visitors to Walpole's Bird Park, where in recent years they've performed "Hamlet", "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello", among others from the Bard.
Girl Scouts seek help renovating house
The Scout House is now entirely maintained by the Walpole Girl Scouts.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After years of doing service projects for the community, Walpole’s Girl Scouts are looking for a little bit of help.
At the Walpole Farmer’s Market,...
Concerts on the common return
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walpole's common is a piece of green lawn sitting in the middle of the town center, constantly flanked by passing traffic and pedestrians. Though unassuming, this lawn has, for years, hosted countless hours of entertainment, been the site of dozens of ceremonies, and provided a...
Critters on the Trail at Bird Park
This butterfly sits just in front of a bed of orange flowers…
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Through July 31, Bird Park is holding a Critters on the Trail scavenger hunt, designed to get children searching for seven cutout animals: a snake, a bat,...
Crowds swell at Adams Farm concert
The barn and walking trails provided a rustic backdrop for Diandra Doble’s performance on Saturday afternoon.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With COVID vaccines seeming like more of a hopeful wish than a scientific reality, around this time last year, outdoor, socially-distanced events were...
RNQG brings quilting online
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Those who participate in any social craft know the importance of having friends to support you. Whether it’s a sewing circle, a quilting guild, or a knitting group, crafters know that there is something to be gained from the social side of their handiwork. This...
Walpole backs the blue at rally
A few other pro-police signs on display included ones reading 'America Backs the Blue' and 'Thank You Police Officers.'
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On June 20 of last year, members of the Walpole community gathered for both a car parade from the...
Walpole celebrates Juneteenth for second year
Keynote speaker Ron Jones began his speech by taking on the role of a soon to be freed slave on Freedom’s Eve.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While making it a national holiday brought it into the spotlight earlier this week, Walpole residents should...
Farmer’s Market opens for the season
There are more vendors than last year - and more room, should a larger number of vendors want to take part.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Featuring vendors as varied as a Medfield restaurant, a trading card and collectible business, three farmers and the...
Walpole remembers on Memorial Day
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each Memorial Day, residents of Walpole meet on the town common to remember, and honor, local veterans who gave their lives for their country. While the past year has brought on some unique pandemic-related challenges, the passion and dedication of organizers ensured that this year’s...
Juneteenth celebration planned for June 19
Walpole is preparing to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 19, from 4-8 p.m. The family-friendly summer evening will have a block party theme, with food, ice cream, performers, and more.
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of slaves in America. The official date is recognized on the anniversary of Union General Gordon Granger's 1865 proclamation that slavery...
Walpole Library hosts in-person concert
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
How long has it been since we've seen a real, live, good old-fashioned sing-along - the kind where kids and parents both feel a bit lighter when they leave?
On Wednesday, May 19, parents and kids got exactly that as the...
Walpole Library hosts diversity poster exhibit
From posters denouncing fascist ideologies, to ones pointing out the success of gay people throughout history, all the way to calling out white privilege and flipping the 'Cowboys and Indians' mystique on its head, the posters in Lewis’s exhibit were very different.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Chief Carmichael resigns for Newton job
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Walpole resident John F. Carmichael, Jr. has been the Walpole Chief of Police for five years, and has served as a Walpole Police Officer for 25 years. But while you will still see him around town at youth sports events or just day-to-day as a...
Gary Riggott hosts ‘Exploring Walpole’s Trails’
Riggott thanked his family for being so supportive of all the time he's spent volunteering for the Trails Committee.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday night, April 27, Gary Riggott gave a Zoom presentation about the Walpole Trails Committee, the issues facing...
Epiphany Parish holds plant sale
A woman peruses the herb section of the sale late Saturday afternoon.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., any Walpole resident smart enough to be on the lookout for Mother’s Day flowers, plants, and strawberry shortcake swung by...
Walpole Youth Lacrosse rolls past Stoughton
A Walpole player lines up a shot early in the first half.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Although his team dominated the young Stoughton Knights at the new South Walpole Community Athletic Complex (aka, the Route 1A fields), the head coach of the Walpole...
Library storytime returns outdoors
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
As spring arrives, outdoor activities have returned to the Walpole Public Library.
Patrons of the Walpole Public Library are especially glad to see the return of outdoor storytime, long a favorite activity among younger members of the community. During the colder...
New 1A Fields receive high praise
While the entire project isn't done yet, enough is done that teams and individuals can use the new fields.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Although the project isn’t complete yet, the fields off Route 1A are finally in use, nearly a decade after a...
Walpole student is state champ speller
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last year, Eleanor Johnson Middle School seventh grader Sanya Nadeem won her school level spelling bee and was going to compete for the state title, but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
This year, she defended her school title and...
