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Walpole learns about pilgrims’ first year

By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Each year, families gather around the table to share a Thanksgiving feast. Sometimes, the meal is filled with the warm feelings of being reunited with loved ones. Other times, it’s tense, and one phrase from exploding. Whatever your Thanksgiving experience is, there’s a good chance that it’s going better than what...
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Veteran Sahagian visits High Rock School

By Amelia Tarallo Hometown Weekly Staff Each year, the United States celebrates Veterans Day. There are parades and ceremonies, and sometimes even a day off from work or school. But for kids, particularly those growing up now, it is sometimes easy to forget the sacrifices our veterans have made. Count the students at the High Rock...
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Grim reaps in ‘The Beguiled’

By Peter Kougias Hometown Weekly Intern A- Sofia Coppola’s latest film, “The Beguiled,” is a gothic thriller set against a Civil War backdrop in Virginia. The story follows the women of Farnsworth Seminary who salvage John McBurney (Colin Farrell), a Union soldier. After a young student brings him back to the house, Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman) and teacher...
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