Walpole Scouts build flower garden
JMS conducts Battle of the Books
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Students at Johnson Middle School (JMS) participated in the 8th annual Battle of the Books competition on May 31. There were seventeen teams this year. Each team is made up of four to six students who read as many books as they can from a list of 25.
Teams have been preparing for the...
Hope turns 100
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Elm Street School holds Field Day
Another successful Field Day was held at Elm Street School in Walpole, MA. In addition to the inflatable obstacle course, Survivor Dad Trail, and DJ/cookout, which are legacies to this special event, members of the community were invited to participate in the school’s annual school Field Day.
Peter Armstrong from the Walpole FD arrived in a...
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Art in Bird Park inspires community
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While nature is certainly a work of art in and of itself, Walpole’s community members hatched an idea to enhance the beauty of Bird Park by combining art and literature with the park’s abundance of nature.
On June 9, the community gathered at the park for the grand opening of...
Walpole High grads toss their caps
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In September of 2014, Walpole High’s freshmen sat in their homerooms for the first time, wondering what the next four years at the high school would bring them. Perhaps some days in those last four years seemed to be never-ending, but on June 3, these students could officially say...
Walpole Scouts hold bridging ceremony
Walpole Girl Scouts recently held a bridging ceremony on June 6. The ceremony honored all the Girl Scouts who were moving up to the next level of scouting. This year, 65 girls bridged to the levels of Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador....
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Walpole Fire Department celebrates new station
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Finally, the day has arrived.
On June 2, Walpole celebrated the opening of the fire department’s new building. Members of the community were able to witness history in the making as the town held a ribbon cutting ceremony and offered tours of the state-of-the-art station.
The morning’s celebration began with...
Walpole recognizes veterans on town common
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While Memorial Day is frequently celebrated as the unofficial start of summer, it is critical to take some time out of the long weekend to remember and honor our nation’s veterans. On Memorial Day, a group of community members gathered on town common to pay their respects to the...
Bird Park conducting membership drive
With the warmer weather, visits to Bird Park in Walpole increase significantly. Many walk the 3-plus miles of paths and trails. Some take their children to the play area. Some play basketball on the courts or fly kites on the field. Many enjoy the variety of events and programs offered: magic, music, yoga, live animal...
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‘Parachute Play!’ delivers afternoon fun
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After perusing the shelves for a new book to check out, the children sat in front of the Children’s Programming Room in the Walpole Library.
The glass doors were closed, but as the clock’s hands inched closer to 1:30 p.m., the children peered through the glass, watching Walpole Coordinated...
GOFI grants ‘paw-sitive’ opportunities for disabled
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Are you a dog person or a cat person?
Pauline Hoegler, the founder of Golden Opportunities for Independence (GOFI) service dog program, undoubtedly is a dog person.
For over 20 years, Hoegler has been breeding golden retrievers to compete, training her dogs in agility and obedience. However, after breeding show...
Advanced photography program seeks feedback
A local artist has developed a program in intermediate and advanced photography and wishes to offer a series of sessions over a yet-to-be-determined time frame. This program is designed more specifically for individuals who own a DSLR or a mirrorless camera system. Individuals who have these cameras tend to be overwhelmed with the capabilities of...
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The strange tale of the ‘Lady Be Good’
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By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
In the late afternoon of April 3, 1943, 25 U.S. B-24 planes took off from Soluch, Libya to bomb the German forces in Naples. Their mission was to drop bombs on strategic enemy targets and return to base.
Of the 25 planes only one, the “Lady Be Good,” failed to...
Walpole students walk red carpet
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As they have for sixteen years now, Walpole students took to the red carpet on Thursday, May 17, for the Walpole Film Festival’s award show. The awards and nominees are listed as follows:
Best Film winner: “This Was You.” Nominees included “Drivers Ed,” “The Education of Mr. Whittenhall,” “Grim,” “Hit and Run,” “Hung Up,”...
‘Penny Poll’ results announced
Over 100 people took the “Penny Poll” on May 14 at the Walpole Peace and Justice Group booth at Walpole Day. The poll gave participants the opportunity to “vote” how they would allocate the U.S. Federal discretionary budget and how their taxes would be spent. The U.S. discretionary budget covers Federal spending that is allocated...
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Girl Scouts support Food Pantry
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Walpole Brownie Troop #82078 collected food and brought it to the Walpole Food Pantry this spring. Volunteers Elaine Tucker and Dawn Newman met the Troop at the Pantry, gave them a tour, and invited them to help sort the donations. The girls had a great time taking this step of the Philanthropist badge....
Smiling faces abound at Walpole Day
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By Rachel Borman
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Despite gray skies and on-again, off-again rain showers, Walpole Day brought together hundreds of families, organizations and local businesses to celebrate the beginning of spring.
“Walpole Day serves as our big kickoff for all the warm weather activities we have planned,” said Arielle Carney, assistant director of the Walpole...
Watercolor artist delivers presentation of dreams
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It may seem risky for a dentist to trade in his three decades of work in the field for a painting career, but that is exactly what award-winning watercolor artist Andrew Kusmin did. At his presentation at the Walpole Public Library on May 2, Kusmin affirmed to the audience...
Footlighters season ends with a bang
