The legacy of Walpole’s Old Town Hall
‘Sleeping Beauty’ to enchant Walpole
Tickets are on sale now for the Walpole Children’s Theatre’s winter production of the classic fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty.” Showtimes are March 2 at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Walpole Footlighters Playhouse, 2 Scout Rd. in East Walpole.
A lively, creative version of the famed story, "Sleeping Beauty"...
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School artists holding show at mall
In honor of Youth Art Month, the Walpole Public Schools Art Department K-12, will be exhibiting student work at Barnes and Noble in the Walpole Mall for the month of March. There will be a reception on Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m.
There is a book fair attached to this event and a portion of...
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New Pond residents conduct Winter Olympics
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Residents at New Pond Village kick-off their Winter Olympics with an opening ceremony and mock torch lighting.[/caption]In celebration of the Winter Olympics, independent living residents at New...
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Residents at New Pond Village kick-off their Winter Olympics with an opening ceremony and mock torch lighting.[/caption]In celebration of the Winter Olympics, independent living residents at New...
Friends of St. Patrick preparing luncheon
President Donnell W. Murphy and the Friends of St. Patrick have scheduled their 32nd annual luncheon for March 16th.
The day’s events will kick off with a parade in downtown Walpole at 11:00 a.m., which will be followed by the luncheon at Ambrosia Wedding and Events, located at 2 Washington Street (Route 1) in Foxboro, at...
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Rodgers and the Walpole Public Library
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Mount Rushmore is one of America’s national monuments that attracts millions of visitors each year. While the enormous sculpture features the faces of four U.S. presidents who had the greatest impact on the country, lecturer Bruce Hambro suggests there should be four different faces carved into the mountainside.
“Richard Rodgers,”...
Fate of Smith-Healey House in question
The fate of Walpole's Smith-Healey House, located on 1350 North Street, is to be voted on during the Spring Town Meeting.
The Smith-Healey House, originally built in 1745, is one of New England’s oldest homes, and is substantially untouched since the colonial era. Its historically significant features include four fireplaces, a beehive oven, original doors, mantels,...
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Walpole engages in ‘Storytelling for All’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
From infancy, we learn how valuable a good story is. We’re sung to as we fall asleep, and read to throughout the day. As toddlers, our overactive childhood imaginations were always looking to create a story with the help of toys and dolls.
Storytelling is imbedded inside of us,...
Bird Park hosts ‘Wednesday Wanderings’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Growing up in Walpole, I’d walked the trails of Bird Park hundreds of times. So, when I heard that I’d be joining other locals and Trustee Maura O’Gara for Wednesday Wanderings, I had a feeling it’d be a walk in the park – both literally and figuratively.
I had worried...
‘Radium Girls’ illuminates Footlighters stage
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Imagine it’s the 1920’s and at the age of 15, you abandon your studies to earn money at a factory job. The work is easy, the pay is phenomenal, and the other girls in the factory make the time pass quickly with their chatter and antics. You touch a...
Seniors take home Olympic medals
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In August, 93-year-old Ora McGuire conceived and idea to challenge her fellow seniors. As a part of the Walpole Council on Aging’s Creative Corner program, Ora devised the “Mind Over Matter Olympics,” which would test the seniors’ abilities to solve brain puzzles.
From August to December, Ora organized five different games for...
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Historical Society looking at Town Hall
The Walpole Historical Society will present an overview of the old Town Hall on Wednesday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Walpole Public Library.
Originally identified as the Walpole Town House, it is the tallest and most recognizable building downtown. Located at 972 Main Street, the brick building was designed by J. Williams Beal,...
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Library displays stained glass kaleidoscope art
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Winter in New England can often be a dreary season. Arctic temperatures trap us indoors, the sky is black with night before we even sit down for dinner, and oftentimes, we look up at a sky full of bleak gray clouds during the daytime.
Which is precisely why local...
Breaking Bread serves meals, fosters companionship
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For the past seven years, Walpole’s United Church has been the home of Breaking Bread, a community program sponsored by Walpole Families of Faith that provides free meals every Monday night.
There’s no registration or RSVP required; anyone in need of a hot, nutritious dinner is welcome to visit...
Chris Trapper enriches library’s music scene
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Walpole Public Library hosted a special musical performance open to the public on January 18. Singer, songwriter, and storyteller Chris Trapper played a casual and intimate show to share his songs and the stories that inspired them.
The Westwood-based musician performs as the lead singer for The Push Stars...
Looking back at the Molasses Flood
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By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
January 15, 1919 was a beautiful winter day, more like spring, when 22 year-old Ralph Martin left his house for work at 120 Train St. in Boston. Just recently discharged from the Navy, he obtained a job driving a truck in the North End transporting produce to stores in...
Footlighters presenting ‘Radium Girls’
The Walpole Footlighters are in the midst of preparing the second show of their 2017-2018 season, “Radium Girls” by D.W. Gregory. The powerful play, based on true events, is set in the early part of the twentieth century and centers on ideas still timely today, such as women’s equality, scientific progress and its effect on...
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IAM Strong opens spring grant cycle
The IAM Strong Foundation, which seeks to shatter the stigma surrounding teen mental health struggles, has announced its spring 2018 grant cycle. This grant cycle opens on February 1 and will extend through April 1. Grants will be awarded on or before May 1.
The very first grant cycle for the IAM Strong Foundation was held...
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Trailblazer Wilkins still an inspiration
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By Sam Obar
Women’s foray into Walpole’s top elected board got off to an unpromising start, but now that the first female selectman in Walpole is also the oldest living former selectman, it’s clear that women have a strong legacy in the town’s history books.
Louise Lazarovich was the first woman to run for selectman...
Historical musical promotes social equality
