Category Archive for "Walpole"

Health Department encourages composting

It’s easy to make compost, and the Walpole Health Department makes it even easier by offering rodent-resistant home composting bins for $25, over 60 percent off the retail price. Composting is a great way to recycle organic “waste” into a beneficial soil amendment for yards and gardens. Composting at home can also help reduce methane production...

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By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Correspondent The Walpole Footlighters have been offering great community theatre performances since 1924. As the first play in their 2018–2019 Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem season, "Flemming (An American Thriller)" was presented on several dates in October and will be presented on Nov. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. and Nov....

Senior Moments is a senior singing group with members from the Walpole and surrounding towns. Their members range in age from 64 to 96, and they welcome anyone who is enthusiastic and has a desire to sing. [caption id="attachment_29662" align="alignright" width="300"]

Senior Moments chorus...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Saturday, October 20, Lois and Philip Czachorowski gave a presentation at United Church in Walpole about their trip to the border with Mexico. The church was packed for the lecture, with around 75 people in attendance. Before the talk, the couple explained why the immigration topic is an important...

Blessed Sacrament School held its first ever Color Fun Run on September 21, leaving a trail of bright colors and even brighter grins in its wake. Held at Bird Park in Walpole, the BSS Color Fun Run included a ¼ mile loop for runners to walk or run around. Along the way, over 250 runners ran...

Evening Garden Club hosting peony presentation

Lovers of peonies are encouraged to put Tuesday, October 30, on their calendars. That’s when the Norwood Evening Garden Club will host Kathleen Gagan, owner of Peony’s Envy Flower Farm in New Jersey. The meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. at the Carriage House behind the First Baptist Church, 71 Bond Street, Norwood. The...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, October 10, the Walpole Library hosted a lecture on the best hikes in New England. Alison O’Leary, an author and former journalist, gave this Lecture to discuss her new book, “New England’s Finest Hikes.” O’Leary is an award winning journalist and has contributed to three different books...

Frank Sinatra presentation coming to library

“The Life and Times of Frank Sinatra” is a multimedia presentation by cultural historian Bruce Hambro, who will present it at the Walpole Public Library on Thursday evening, October 25, at 7:00. Hambro will cover the phenomenal career of "Ol’ Blue Eyes," as well as the news and gossip that surrounded his relationships, while the...

United Church hosting Border Witness talk

United Church in Walpole is inviting the community to join them on Saturday, October 20, for an evening of good food and a compelling story of Faithful Witness at the Border. UCW members Sheila Harbst and Lois and Philip Czachorowski spent five days in August on the US/Mexican border with 100 United Church of Christ...

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter A new boardwalk that connects Jarvis Farm and the Walpole Town Forest is almost complete. The boardwalk, which is funded by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and managed by the Walpole Trails Committee, is scheduled to be completed by the Jarvis Harvest Festival on Oct. 13. The boardwalk is...

4-H celebrates successful and educational year

The 4-H year is almost over, and a new year is just around the corner. This past year, Sunny Rock 4-H’ers, ages 6-18, got to experience life on a farm. Kids from all five clubs (one club per animal) learned about the daily care of their animals, and made many new friends. 4-H teaches kids...

Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror

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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent I met Bob Bunai many years ago. Bob was one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in World War II. It sank in shark infested waters. I was so interested in learning about it that he invited my wife and me up to his house...

The seasonal call for clothing and school supplies has gone out to the community to connect with children in need. Walpole residents Emma Webb and Jamie Savage helped by running a donation drive in both Walpole and Wellesley school systems at the end of last term. They collected coats, shirts, pants, sweaters and the like;...

By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Contributor Love is a precious thing, I’m told. It burns just like West Virginia coal. But when the fire dies down it’s cold. There ain’t no ash will burn. On September 13, dozens of spirited concert-goers at the Walpole Library let their voices ring out in harmony with Scottish folk group North Sea...

By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent There in the kitchen she sits, perfectly coiffed, dressed in one of her favorite Chico’s outfits: royal blue pants with a microfiber tank in teal and an artesian embroidered jacket in shades of blue and teal. Her face has smile lines from decades of a life well lived. And as you listen...

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By Caitie Van Dore Hometown Weekly Correspondent After a long week of cold and rain, the weather warmed up just in time for Walpole’s last Main Street Live event of the year last Friday night. Now in its fourth year, Main Street Live is a collaborative event running from July to mid-September, involving local...

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A full day of family fun and beautiful weather marked this year’s annual Apple Harvest Fair in East Walpole. Over a thousand happy faces enjoyed games, petting baby animals from Animal Craze, pony rides, face painting, and a trackless train ride. Inside the church hall, people delighted in the silent auction, where hundreds...

Rev. Phil Michaels of Portland, Indiana, has been named pastor of South Walpole United Methodist Church. A native of Howell Michigan, Rev. Michaels is a co-founder of Via Illuminate, a non-profit ministry focused on “The way of the least of these” in Peru, Indiana, and was the pastor of Illuminate Peru Church of the Nazarene,...

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Contributor Walpole residents were having a bully good time as they met the 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, at the Walpole Library last Wednesday night. “Hail to the Chief” played and the audience stood up to greet Teddy Roosevelt, portrayed by actor Ted Zalewski, as he shook hands...

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter Walpole residents came out to the common for the last summer concert of the season last Tuesday evening. The summer night was very hot as the sun sat low in the sky, painting the green open space a golden hue. Families sat in lawn chairs and on the grass, resting...

Category Archives: Walpole

Health Department encourages composting

Footlighters present ‘Flemming’

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Senior Moments chorus in tenth year

United Church members visit border

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BSS holds first Color Fun Run

Evening Garden Club hosting peony presentation

Walpole Library hosts hiking lecture

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Frank Sinatra presentation coming to library

United Church hosting Border Witness talk

Boardwalk opening soon in Walpole

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4-H celebrates successful and educational year

Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror

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Walpole students donate to C2C

North Sea Gas rocks Walpole Library

Marcantonio remembers 99 positive years

Main Street Live ends on high note

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Apple Harvest Fair brings family fun

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Rev. Phil Michaels named pastor

Teddy Roosevelt visits Walpole Library

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Walpole celebrates last summer concert

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