Community partakes in discussion beyond measure
Bird Park sprouts love for nature
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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...
Walpole to make strides for cancer
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...
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Footlighters presenting ‘The Savannah Sipping Society’
The Walpole Footlighters are set to open their 2017-18 season with “The Savannah Sipping Society.” In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by fate —and an impromptu happy hour — and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for...
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Walpole’s McCarthy hired as Suffolk VP
Builder Suffolk has announced it has hired Charles McCarthy of Walpole as Vice President of Operations for its Mission Critical sector. In this role, McCarthy is responsible for identifying and cultivating client relationships, recruiting and developing team members, and ensuring all construction projects adhere to Suffolk’s highest safety and quality standards. He will leverage state-of-the-art...
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Library to host Whitman performance
Walt Whitman (1819-1892), the 19th-century poet and mystic, will visit Walpole soon, through the acting talents of Stephen Collins. Collins has previously delighted audiences in town with his Shakespeare and “Irish Voices” presentations. His sensitive impersonation of Whitman, based largely on the author’s poetry, will begin at 7:00 on Monday evening, October 16, in the...
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Brains battle for bronze, silver, and gold
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It’s a seven-letter word and the category is “Thing.”
The wheel spins and a woman guesses an “O” to kick off the game. Laurie Blake, a community service representative from one of the local in-home senior care companies, fills in the sixth letter of the word with an “O”...
Attorney General Healey speaking in Walpole
The League of Women Voters will be sponsoring an appearance by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey at a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, October 23, at 6:30 p.m., at Walpole High School.
Healey will be outlining the issues she and her office are standing up on, but most of the time will be devoted to answering...
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Flu vaccine clinics coming to Walpole
Walpole flu vaccine clinics are upcoming for Walpole residents ages four years and older.
All state vaccine can only be used on ages 18 years and younger - so Rite Aid will be at the town’s clinic and will accept all insurance cards, except Tufts, to vaccinate all adults 19 years and older. Residents are...
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Walpole students commended by NMSC
Principal Stephen Imbusch of Walpole High School announced that Nirupa Abraham, Dana Demartino, Jessica Fitzgerald, Sylvia Lanni, Matthew Luongo, William Porter, and Katarina Ruda have been named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented...
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Olympic swimmer Schmitt addressing IAM Strong
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The IAM Strong Foundation will sponsor, with the support of The Norwood Theatre, “An Evening With Allison Schmitt” on Wednesday, October 18. The program will take place at The Norwood Theatre at 109 Central Street, Norwood. The doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the program begins at 7:30 p.m.
Allison Schmitt is an...
Alumni Association presents check to AD
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On Saturday, September 23, the Walpole High School (WHS) Alumni Association presented a check for $7,500 to Ron Dowd, Athletic Director at WHS. The check presentation was held at half time on the football field at the Walpole/Norwood game. Rich McCarthy, June Wilson Burke, and Al Mullen, all members of the WHS Alumni...
Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk upcoming
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The USATF-certified 17th annual Camy 5K Run & David 5K Walk will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Walpole Italian-American Club, 109 Stone St., Walpole. The Camy 5K Run is at 10 a.m., the David 5K Walk at 9:50 a.m., and the free Rosina Fun Run of 50 yards for kids...
Paper cranes call for world peace
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
She’s known around Walpole for her kindness and generosity. She’s recognized by students as “The Peace Lady.” She’s an inspiration to people of all ages. She is Ora McGuire, a 93-year-old woman who has made it her mission for the last ten years to spread peace in the form...
Remembering the Cocoanut Grove blaze
By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Saturday, November 28, 1942, was a cold night when 28 year-old Alice Ruth Brady and friends arrived at Cocoanut Grove in Boston. Brady lived at 274 East St. in Walpole and was a graduate of Walpole schools. She worked as a press feeder for a Walpole newspaper.
Her destination was a nightclub...
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Pub-crawl cheers for new senior center
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
For most parents, September is a very busy month. As the kids settle back into school, fall activities start back up and families are forced to readjust their schedules. Consequently, this usually means parents’ social lives are temporarily put on pause while they adapt to the new changes that...
Epiphany Parish Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday
Throughout the Halloween season, Epiphany Parish of Walpole (“the little gray church on the common”) will once again be selling pumpkins, gourds, mums and cornstalks. This annual sale, first held in 2006, has become a favorite fall event for many area families searching for that perfect Halloween pumpkin. This year, as always, the Epiphany Pumpkin...
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Walpole Trails Committee wins grant
The Walpole Trails Committee was recently notified that it won a Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant in the amount of $14,000. The money will be used for the construction of a 250 foot long boardwalk through the School Meadow Brook wetland, which is on the east side of Washington St. in Walpole across from the...
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Scouts fly Flags on the 48
Once again, Troop 44 Walpole has climbed one of the 48 4,000 foot mountains of New Hampshire. This is the sixth year Troop 44 has participated in this event, known as Flags on the 48. This event began on September 15, 2001, when six hikers ascended Mt. Liberty in order to express their grief for...
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Firefighter Bailey one of Walpole’s finest
