Category Archive for "Walpole"

Walpole’s Justin Doo wins Humanitarian Award

Walpole's Justin Doo, a graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School, has been awarded the Corey C. Griffin Humanitarian Award by Boston Children's Hospital. Doo's decade-long mission to drive awareness and funds to the cause of moyamoya disease was the catalyst for his prestigious award. Last year's winner of the Humanitarian Award was Peter Frates, co-founder of...

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Recently the Aaron Guild Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) honored four High School seniors from the area who were chosen as Good Citizens by their classmates and teachers. The Good Citizen Award night took place at the George H. Morse Historic House on Washington Street in Norwood. Each...

Historical Society releasing Civil War book

The Walpole Historical Society has announced the release of "Civil War Soldiers Walpole, Massachusetts." The book will contain 503 pages of biographies of over 300 local soldiers, maps, photographs, regimental histories, and battle histories. The 35 page index includes soldiers names, over 110 entries of other Massachusetts towns connected to Walpole, 17 other states and Canada. Read more

Blessed Sacrament musicians to brighten holidays

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The children's, adult, and hand bells choirs of the Matthew 13 Collaborative Music Ministry are set to brighten holiday spirits with a performance this weekend. The event, "Advent with Mary,” will be this Sunday, December 10, at 1 p.m., at Blessed Sacrament Church. All are invited....

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Public Library provided a morning of fun on November 17, as Yvette Sammarco from the Walpole Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (Walpole CFCE) welcomed children to listen to a story, play with a massive multicolored parachute, and participate in a Thanksgiving craft. [caption id="attachment_23284" align="alignleft" width="600"] Read more

Norfolk County officials discuss marijuana law

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For local officials and residents across Norfolk County, the local and statewide implementation of the Commonwealth’s new recreational marijuana law raises various issues that were recently discussed at the Norfolk County Commissioners’ inaugural Norfolk County Seminar Series forum: “What Recreational Marijuana Means for YOUR Community.” The forum, part of a new “Seminar Series”...

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The late William St. George, local artist and former cable TV host, will have some of his paintings exhibited in the Walpole Library during the month of November. The paintings will show his versatility, exemplified in his paintings of horses, portraits, and landscapes of Walpole and surrounding area. The paintings will be displayed...

Registration for the Walpole boys youth lacrosse spring season is open; it will close on December 31. Registration is open to boys from K-8. Parents may sign up at wyll.leag1.com....

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Although he retired from and closed Betro Pharmacy in August of the year, Peter Betro has kept his promise to remain involved in Walpole. Heading for what he thought would be just another 9 a.m. meeting, the Friends of St. Patrick were plotting something else. As Betro entered the...

Registration for the Walpole boys youth lacrosse spring season is open; it will close on December 31. Registration is open to boys from K-8. Parents may sign up at wyll.leag1.com....

Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter

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By Lisa Moore Hometown Weekly Correspondent Winter is coming! While the warmer than normal temperatures this fall have been a nice treat, fellow New Englanders know it is just a temporary respite from the colder days ahead. While most people are familiar with the prognosticator Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, for her prediction on the...

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By Bill Lombardi Hometown Weekly Correspondent The year was 1912 when 54 year-old Tim McCarthy from Boston boarded the Titanic, never to return home to his family. He worked for Jordan Marsh as a buyer and had traveled extensively in Europe. After two months in Europe, Timothy was very anxious to return home. On April 11,...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter By 9 a.m., the sun was shining, but the thermometer read 28 degrees Fahrenheit. It wouldn’t get much warmer throughout the course of the day, making November 11 a record cold one. But that didn’t stop a group of fierce walkers and runners from participating in the annual road race...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor Following a 9-6-2 regular season, the Walpole High School varsity boys soccer team earned the No. 12 seed in the Division II South Sectionals. The Rebels traveled to No. 5 Diman Regional last Tuesday afternoon and emerged with a 2-0 upset win, setting up a quarterfinal date at...

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On Saturday, November 18, United Church in Walpole will be holding its 36th annual Holly Berry Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Fair is a family-friendly event with three rooms of activities specifically geared toward children. First is the Treasure Trove Room, where a child buys a ticket and wins a prize....

Golden Opportunities for Independence (GOFI), a 501(c)(3) charitable service dog organization located in Walpole, is holding a live auction and raffle at their Harvest Dinner to honor GOFI Service Dog Recipients and Volunteers. The event will take place at the Lafayette House on Saturday, November 25, from 6-11 p.m. Proceeds from the Harvest Dinner will...

Blessed Sacrament hosting Christmas Bazaar

On Saturday, December 2, from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Blessed Sacrament School (808 East Street in Walpole) will host its 15th annual Christmas Bazaar. The event features over 35 vendors, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a Kids Corner, breakfast and lunch concessions, baked goods and fudge sales, Christmas wreath sales, raffles, amazing silent...

By Linda Thomas Hometown Weekly Correspondent Imagine the smell of a city during wartime. Now imagine you’re barely 20 at the onset of America’s participation in World War II, and find yourself on the other side of the world in a city that doesn’t look like home, smell like home, or taste like home. This was Aristides “Ernie” Tselikis...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While we all love the taste of Thin Mints and Caramel deLites, there’s much more to Girl Scouts than the cookies. For the Girl Scouts who remain dedicated to the program, they learn courage, confidence, and character to benefit our world and those in it. As she goes for...

Category Archives: Walpole

Walpole’s Justin Doo wins Humanitarian Award

DAR honors local Good Citizens

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Historical Society releasing Civil War book

Blessed Sacrament musicians to brighten holidays

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Children gobble up parachute fun

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Norfolk County officials discuss marijuana law

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St. George art to adorn library

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Spring youth lax registration opened

St. George art to adorn library

Peter Betro is Person of the Year

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Spring youth lax registration opened

Woolly bear caterpillars: harbingers of winter

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In the wake of RMS Titanic

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Community gathers for annual road race

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Rebel soccer battles in sectionals

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United Church holding Holly Berry Fair

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GOFI hosting Nov. 25 Harvest Dinner

Blessed Sacrament hosting Christmas Bazaar

No worries for fix-it man Tselikis

Hurwitz works for Girl Scout Gold

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