Category Archive for "Walpole"

Sweet Wednesday to perform in Walpole

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...

Potter’s Place hosting Alzheimer’s benefit

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...

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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...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown 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...

Precocious Walpole artist illustrates book

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...

Ted Reinstein presenting on general stores

Ted Reinstein returns to the Walpole Public Library with his latest book, “New England’s General Stores”, on Tuesday evening, November 7, at 7:00, in the Community Room. As part of the Author Series sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, admission is free and all are welcome. More details are available at www.walpolelibraryfriends.org ...

Olympian sets record straight about depression

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter If you’ve watched the past three Summer Olympic Games, you’ve probably heard the name Allison Schmitt announced a few times. Since her debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Allison has become an eight-time Olympic medalist on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team and has seen success at the World Aquatics...

The Rev. Traci Blackmon will speak at United Church in Walpole on October 28 at 7 p.m. Rev. Blackmon is an inspirational speaker, and addresses important topics. Her talk will be preceded by music provided by United Church’s band, and a reception will follow. The Rev. Traci Blackmon is an out-front leader for social justice. Currently...

Footlighters present fresh, Southern comedy

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Footlighters transported their opening night audience from the quiet suburbs to a perfectly-kept veranda as they watched the wild lives of four middle-aged women unfold in “The Savannah Sipping Society.” The Jones Hope Wooten comedy, directed by Wendy Stuart, held its opening night on October 20, and...

Walpole marches for breast cancer awareness

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at Walpole High School, everybody knows it. Walpole High’s Student Council spends hours and hours each year planning and prepping for the various activities to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. This year, Student Council planned the second annual Walpole High...

Walpole addresses Alzheimer’s and discusses dementia

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Alzheimer’s is one of those cruel and heartbreaking diseases that has an impact on more than just the person suffering from it. It affects the lives of family and friends, too. While there is not yet a cure for Alzheimer’s and dementia, Julie McMurray from the Alzheimer’s Association came...

Artist Diane S. Scotti will be showing two special exhibits at the Walpole Public Library this month. The first, in the large common room area, is a large-works show of some related and unrelated subjects. Two 3x3-foot canvases of starlings in flight are alongside eggs, which are nestled in their beds of straw. The second exhibit...

Governor Charlie Baker offered an enthusiastic endorsement of State Senate candidate Jacob Ventura at a Walpole rally on October 7, ahead of the Special Senate Election scheduled for Tuesday, October 17. The rally, which also included speeches by Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, Selectmen chairman Eric Kraus, Walpole Chamber of Commerce president and former State...

Community partakes in discussion beyond measure

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Students’ pressure to perform well is met with increasing rates of stress, depression, and anxiety. The emphasis on perfect grades and the need for an after-school calendar full of extracurricular activities are two ingredients to set a student up for failure. Administrators, teachers, and parents of Walpole Public Schools...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Maura O’Gara, one of the Trustees of the Reservations at Walpole’s Bird Park, said, “Once you start seeing the world through seed glasses, you start to see all of the tiny seeds around us.” At October 4’s “Outdoor Preschool Adventures,” O’Gara taught participants how to find and identify the...

All are invited to Walpole High School's second annual Walpole Makes Strides for ASC, more commonly known as the Pink Walk, on October 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Walpole High School. The 1.4-mile walk around Walpole town center will bring all members of the community together to show local support for breast cancer research. Refreshments...

Category Archives: Walpole

Sweet Wednesday to perform in Walpole

Potter’s Place hosting Alzheimer’s benefit

Ground broken on new senior center

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The story of man’s best friend…

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In with the new…

St. George art to adorn library

Three BSS students named PL Scholars

Salvation Army to honor Ted Lynch

Precocious Walpole artist illustrates book

Ted Reinstein presenting on general stores

Olympian sets record straight about depression

Rev. Traci Blackmon to address Walpole

Footlighters present fresh, Southern comedy

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Walpole marches for breast cancer awareness

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Walpole addresses Alzheimer’s and discusses dementia

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Artist Scotti displaying at library

Governor Baker stumps in Walpole

Community partakes in discussion beyond measure

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Bird Park sprouts love for nature

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Walpole to make strides for cancer

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