Category Archive for "Walpole"

Summer Stage celebrates twentieth anniversary

This year, Walpole’s educational theater program, Summer Stage, will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate their twentieth anniversary. Summer Stage began in 1997 with the mission to help kids grow as people as much as they grow as performers. Over two decades, Summer Stage has introduced hundreds of young performers to all the...

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By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern Last Wednesday morning, children gleefully entered the library for storytime with Ms. Loomis. Leslie Loomis has been a librarian for 30 years. She says that she absolutely loves her job. As the children sprinted into the room, Loomis started the story hour with “If You're Happy and You Know It”....

Students ‘Sing Out’ in spring choral concert

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern On the evening of June 7, the lively chatter of the audience steadily crescendos as friends and family of the Bird Middle School Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus trickle into the auditorium. By 7 p.m., the room is packed with parents sharing their children’s latest achievements with...

Walpole High seniors graduate with excitement

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By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern Over 250 eager senior students crossed the Walpole High parking lot onto the Turco Field to accept their high school diplomas. Even though this past Sunday was grey and cloudy, the students’ smiles shined brighter than the sun. [caption id="attachment_18871" align="alignright" width="300"]

Olivia Sheehan's first stop: diploma....
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Grade 5 students at Old Post Road School can count on having fun at their annual Math Day at Bird Park, and this year was no exception. Students enjoyed a variety of math-themed activities throughout the park, including an obstacle course that had students...

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By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern On May 31, the Walpole Public Library presented a performance of the play “iloveyouiloveyouiloveyoutoo.” Written and directed by Alan O’Hare, the story follows Edmund (Terry Blanchard) and Marian (Barbara Bourgeois) a couple who present their life story while suffering with Alzheimer's. Before the performance, O’Hare presented the eager audience...

Walpole UCC hosting organ recital

The United Church of Christ in Walpole will be hosting an organ recital on June 22 at 8 p.m. The featured musicians are United Church organist and music director, Alex Green, and special guest, violinist Sarah Ibbett playing a variety of pieces--both exciting and lovely--by Bach, Rheinberger and more. The organ recital is free and...

The Trustees and the Friends of Bird Park invite the public to Bird Park’s Annual Ice Cream Festival on Saturday, June 17, from 4-7 p.m. The event will be held at Vista Field at Francis William Bird Park, East Walpole. Admission is free for games, music, and face-painting. Ice cream is $3 per cup. This year’s...

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Gary Oberstein brings hope and joy to children and teens who need it most through a most unusual way: the wonder of small aircraft flight. Entering their fifth year, Above the Clouds flies out of Memorial Airport in Norwood, offering children and teens who are ill, disabled, underserved, or...

Paradise gymnasts thrive at Championships

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Paradise Gymnastics in Walpole sent 11 gymnasts to compete at the Xcel Regional Championships on May 20 and 21. Regionals cover all of New England (CT, MA, ME, VT, RI) and New York - only the top three percent of the entire state make it each year. There are about 1000 girls in...

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Photos by Courtney Doherty[/caption] On Sunday, May 21, The Old Post Road school in Walpole held its annual fun run. Over 130 participants pre-registered for the fun run, which was immediately followed by a retirement party for Principal Steve Fortin. ...

Feehan Valedictorian, Salutatorian from Walpole

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Bishop Feehan High School Principal Sean Kane has announced the students ranked in the top two positions of the Class of 2017, and both are from Walpole. Valedictorian Kathryn Sachs is the daughter of Dr. Henry Sachs and Dr. Teresa Van Buren. Kathryn and her family are members of Blessed Sacrament parish. Sachs has...

Walpole Little Leaguers on NESN Clubhouse

On Sunday, May 21, the Walpole Astros Little Leaguers appeared on NESN Clubhouse, the commercial-free Red Sox pre-game show for kids that airs every Sunday 90 minutes before Red Sox games on NESN. They were joined NESN hosts Jahmai Webster, TJ Hourigan and Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster in the NESN studio for...

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Vandana Apte of Walpole has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to the Czech Republic from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Apte will support the teaching of English at Nový Jičín as part of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. Apte was valedictorian of Walpole High...

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The Walpole Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Mick Morgan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant are co-sponsoring the first annual “Helping our Neighbors” 5K run or walk. The event will be held on June 3, with onsite registration at 9:00 a.m. and race start at 10:00. The beautiful course begins...

Barrett completes Bird Park Eagle Scout project

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With the help of a friend, Michael Barrett installed his finished Eagle Scout project at Bird Park on May 2. The project benefits the play area at the park, providing two nature “exploration stations” and two benches for the public to enjoy. Michael is studying to be a carpenter....

Candidate’s Night prepares for June 3 vote

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, May 17, members of the Walpole community gathered in the Walpole Public Library to listen to the positions of the different candidates running for Walpole office. Walpole Candidate’s Night, hosted by the League of Women Voters for of Westwood/Walpole/Dedham and the Walpole Chamber of Commerce, allowed candidates...

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By Jess McNamara Hometown Weekly Correspondent Students, faculty, and the Walpole community gathered round the Walpole High red carpet on Thursday for the 15th annual Walpole Film Festival. The red carpet event – complete with limousines, interviews, and paparazzi – led to the Festival’s prestigious awards night, during which students were nominated for films completed...

Saving the environment one bee at a time

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Ariel Harris recently acquired 20,000 bees, which will multiple to 60 or 80,000 by the summer. “That’s only if my queen is good,” she said. The two hives, consisting of 10,000 bees each, are only five feet away from each other and already have completely different personalities. “It’s all...

Category Archives: Walpole

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