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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Contemporary folk duo Sweet Wednesday will perform at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, in the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library.
Originally from Boston, Dave Falk and Lisa Housman have toured the country for the past ten years, both as an acoustic duo and with their band. The concert is free, thanks to...
Hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind pottery pieces created by more than 15 member potters of Potters Place in Walpole will be offered for sale during the cooperative’s Annual Holiday Show & Sale. A special selection of pieces was specifically created to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
The Show & Sale will take place at Potters Place, 127B Old West Street...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Though construction has just started, there is already much excitement over Walpole’s senior center. Members of the community gathered on Monday, October 30 to break ground on the new South Street facility, which will eventually replace the current center on School Street. The new senior center will consist of...
By Laura DrinanHometown Weekly Reporter
“I was not a dog person,” began author, Peter Zheutlin, at his talk about rescue dogs at the Walpole Public Library. “I loved dogs, as long as they were someone else’s dogs.”
Zheutlin’s opinion was soon to change, though, when he and his family adopted Albie, a rescue Lab from...
Passers-by in Walpole center craned their necks this week as the Fales Machinery foundry building was demolished. Once the home of Finnegans Wake and the YMCA, among other community institutions, the area is now slated for redevelopment.
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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 in the...
At Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Newton, MA, a Mass was celebrated by Bishop Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, to induct the eighth class of Peter Lynch Scholars. Three students from Blessed Sacrament School - Sheila Corkery (grade 8), Gabriella Neves (grade 5), and Vivian Vanzo (grade 4) - were among the...
The Salvation Army has announced that it will honor Walpole resident Ted Lynch with the prestigious Others Award at the organization’s Annual Luncheon on December 13 at the InterContinental Boston Hotel. The Others Award honors an individual or organization exemplifying an extraordinary spirit of service to "others" in their community.
The Others Award is based on...
Kari Cabral, a student at Blessed Sacrament School in Walpole, first came to the attention of Hometown Weekly in 2015, when she became a published illustrator. Then eight years old, Cabral illustrated drawings in a children's book titled "A Sweet Lemon Arrives at Two Mountain Farm,” written by Karen E. Rose.
Kari recently illustrated drawings...
