Main Street goes Live in Walpole
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Musicians set up their gear in front of the Police Department. Over loudspeakers, “Get Ready” by the Temptations played. Police officers cleared parked cars from either side of Main Street. The outdoor tables of Walpole’s eateries were filled with smiling patrons.
There was an unmistakable buzz about Walpole Center...
Morgan Golf Tournament to benefit Walpole
Help raise funds for the Walpole Scholarship Foundation and play some great golf at the same time! This is a great opportunity to support a local organization, which in turn supports Walpole’s local students.
The annual Joe Morgan Golf Tournament, presented by Walpole Cooperative Bank, will once again benefit the Walpole Scholarship Foundation. It will be...
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Over, under, sideways, down in Walpole
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The road to Jarvis Farm, the Walpole Recreation Department’s new gem of a property, is a dirt path surrounded on all sides by greenery. So dense and lush is the canopy at times that it feels as though one is driving in a tunnel hewn directly through the trees....
Mary McAvoy at the Walpole Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Part of the summer music series put on by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, local girl Mary McAvoy gave a stunning performance on the evening of Thursday, August 25. The 2007 Walpole High graduate, who then went on to the University of New Hampshire, played acoustic...
Polo in the Country returns
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Polo in the Country is a festive fall Sunday afternoon for family, friends and especially children. It is held at the Norfolk Hunt Club Steeplechase Course, 240 North Street, Medfield, on Sunday, September 11. Gates open at 11:00 a.m., activities start at 12:15 p.m., and the polo match begins at 1:00 p.m.
This is...
Testing Walpole’s new voting equipment
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the morning of Wednesday, August 24, Walpole’s Town Clerk, Danielle Sicard, and a group of dedicated volunteers gathered in a room off of her office to test new voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming September 8 primaries. Election equipment is tested prior to every...
Walpole’s Fogarty sets shot record
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
August. The time of year where baseball season is in full swing and football teams of all levels are starting their two-a-day practices and training camps in preparation for the upcoming season. Normally, this is not the time of year for local star basketball players to be...
Shaughnessy impresses Walpole Library crowd
By Edward Sheehan
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On Monday, August 15, Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy gave an engaging talk at the Walpole Public Library. Shaughnessy was just awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for his journalistic work. Monday, he spoke about baseball and his experience...
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Frisbee champion takes center stage
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Two-time freestyle Frisbee world champion Todd Brodeur is now on tour. He made an appearance at Walpole Library on Monday morning from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., and put on quite a show for dozens of kids.
“Ultimate Frisbee is huge these days and I coach a team...
Bird Park’s playground a prize-winner
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
In the spirit of the Summer Olympics, Walpole has taken a silver medal. The event of choice: playgrounds.
Wait, what?
You heard right. Walpole can now add an award-winning playground to its enviable list of accolades. Boston Moms Blog, a collaborative blog written and read by local mothers, has released its...
Youth yoga in the Walpole Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The children’s section of the Walpole Library may not represent your traditional gym, but the program room was transformed into a paradise of aerobic exercise between 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, August 11. Yoga for Children has arrived in Walpole, and it has arrived in a big way. This...
Walpole Youth Cheerleading returns
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
It’s Walpole in August. So it’s hot, humid, and people are looking for some air-conditioning. Storm clouds overhead threaten to open up and break the heat spell. Walking down the street, it’s almost like swimming. Inside Blackburn Hall, it’s even worse—where clothing clings, sweat seeps, and the humidity seems...
The play’s the thing
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
That’s what the audience is told, at least. For most of it, though, this balmy evening under a blue sky seems a million miles from “rotten.” Pleasant, perhaps. Certainly relaxing. Maybe even a little eye-opening. This is the Gazebo Players of Medfield’s...
Walpole Woods – a new camp option
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One wouldn’t know that I-95 was right up the road at the secluded Jarvis Farm property in Walpole. Up a dirt road, next to a pond and surrounded by trees is the Walpole Woods summer camp, providing a badly-needed option for kids who want the camp experience without...
Walpole Junior Tennis serves up fun
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By Chris Foti
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Walpole’s pint-sized Roger Federers and Serena Williamses are having a ball this summer - and they’ve got an ace instructor showing them the way.
Jill Aldorisio is in her first year as Head Instructor for Walpole Recreation’s Junior Tennis development camp. She is running the program through the United States...
Boston Rebellion takes Walpole by storm
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Rain and recently cut grass filled the nostrils as one entered Adams Farm in Walpole this weekend to attend the Boston Rebellion US Cup. Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, saw a host of professional mountain bikers, as well as many amateur riders, descend upon the large...
Walpole’s July heat just short of all time record
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After a cool and cloudy weekend on the 9th and 10th, when the temperature did not get out of the 60’s, it turned hot. The average temperature for the month of 75.3°, which was 2.8° above normal, tied for the fifth warmest July of record. The average daily maximum for the last twenty...
Up, up and away: balloons take flight in Walpole
