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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Have you ever wished to join a mad scientist in a laboratory? If you were lucky to be one of the Walpole Public Library patrons who logged into Zoom on Wednesday, March 17, you did just that. Returning on yet another visit to the Walpole...
A pair of gardeners decide what they’d like to grow in the coming season.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While years past have featured presentations from gardeners and sugar cookies for those that ventured to the Walpole Library in search of seeds, this year,...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
There are few places in the world that carry the mysterious reputation that has been earned by the Galápagos Islands. Filled with unique species, climates, and geography, the islands have attracted scientists and curiosity-seekers alike since Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle first stopped there...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Every well-told story is made up of two things: a great plot, and the material that comes with it. Comedic delivery, voices, energy, and tone all can make a good story great. Regi Carpenter knows the anatomy of a good story like a heart surgeon...
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Move over Dog Rock, there’s about to be some competition for Walpole’s most impressive painting covering up a former town eyesore. Yes, the Walpole Cultural Council (WCC) and Keep Walpole Beautiful are working in cooperation to turn seven metal electrical boxes into works of art...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Have you ever looked up in the sky at night and spotted a bird flying? Have you ever gone outside and heard a bird noise you didn’t recognize? In both situations, you more than likely were in proximity of an owl. For many of us,...
A family poses for a quick photograph before returning to their s'more making.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With COVID-19 forcing everyone outside, public parks have been a major gathering place for people looking to see each other safely, or to fight off cabin...
As of March 1, the state of Massachusetts will no longer be providing first-dose vaccines to individual municipal clinics. This includes the current clinic being held at the Council On Aging in Walpole.
As a result, the Walpole Health Department will pause their clinic signup procedure and will no longer...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Everyone has found themselves making changes to their regularly scheduled programming during the COVID era, and libraries are no exception. At the Walpole Public Library, though, the staff has tried its hand at bringing back fan favorites in a pandemic-friendly format. Among these favorites...
