Rachel Revere recalls riveting story
Walpole seed bank opens for spring
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Tuesday night, the Walpole Library held its sixth annual seed swap, an event where community members are invited take whatever non-GMO seeds they want for free, with the only catch being that they’re supposed to donate seeds at the end of the season to restock the library....
Walpole Library hosts desert STEAM event
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Walpole Library welcomes women’s posters
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Anyone who has visited the Walpole Library in the last few weeks will have noticed that books are no longer the only thing lining the walls.
New to the library are numerous posters that have taken up residence in its halls. These colorful posters are all designed by different artists,...
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North Sea Gas rocks Walpole Library
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Love is a precious thing, I’m told.
It burns just like West Virginia coal.
But when the fire dies down it’s cold.
There ain’t no ash will burn.
On September 13, dozens of spirited concert-goers at the Walpole Library let their voices ring out in harmony with Scottish folk group North Sea...
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Ed the Wizard wows at Walpole Library
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Young children came to the Walpole Library last Monday to watch Ed the Wizard perform feats of magic using his cauldron and regular household items.
The event, which kicked off the summer reading program at the library, had about 50 people in attendance watching the science-based magic show, “Ed the Wizard and...
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Tougias speaks on Cuban Missile Crisis
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Author Michael Tougias gave a talk about his new book, “Above and Beyond,” to dozens of people at the Walpole Library on Tuesday, June 12.
The book, which is focused on President John F. Kennedy and the U-2 pilots during the Cuban Missile Crisis, is one of 28 books Tougias...
‘Parachute Play!’ delivers afternoon fun
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
After perusing the shelves for a new book to check out, the children sat in front of the Children’s Programming Room in the Walpole Library.
The glass doors were closed, but as the clock’s hands inched closer to 1:30 p.m., the children peered through the glass, watching Walpole Coordinated...
Crowes Pastures playing Walpole Library
Acoustic duo Crowes Pasture plays live in Walpole on Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin bring leather-and-lace harmonies to classic and contemporary folk music in a style that draws from old-time, folk, and bluegrass traditions. Sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, the performance will be held in...
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Library exhibits ‘Green Politics’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Although climate change is a controversial topic in the United States, many countries around the globe have agreed that it is happening and is negatively influencing the planet. In the past few decades, activist groups have attempted to raise awareness for global warming and the need for environmental protection....
St. George art to adorn library
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The late William St. George, local artist and former cable TV host, will have some of his paintings exhibited in the Walpole Library during the month of November. The paintings will show his versatility, exemplified in his paintings of horses, portraits, and landscapes of Walpole and surrounding area. The paintings will be displayed...
Community gathers for annual road race
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
By 9 a.m., the sun was shining, but the thermometer read 28 degrees Fahrenheit. It wouldn’t get much warmer throughout the course of the day, making November 11 a record cold one.
But that didn’t stop a group of fierce walkers and runners from participating in the annual road race...
The story of man’s best friend…
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“I was not a dog person,” began author, Peter Zheutlin, at his talk about rescue dogs at the Walpole Public Library. “I loved dogs, as long as they were someone else’s dogs.”
Zheutlin’s opinion was soon to change, though, when he and his family adopted Albie, a rescue Lab from...
St. George art to adorn library
The late William St. George, local artist and former cable TV host, will have some of his paintings exhibited in the Walpole Library during the month of November. The paintings will show his versatility, exemplified in his paintings of horses, portraits, and landscapes of Walpole and surrounding area. The paintings will be displayed in the...
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Walpole Library showcases Potters Place
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Walpole Public Library is a wonderful space, and the librarians and those who work there do an exceptional job making it an even lovelier space by offering different art exhibits, children’s art, and in some cases, pottery. Recently featured in the Library’s display cases was work from Potters...
‘Creative Mixtures’ makes STEM exciting
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many people say that the future lies in STEM - that is, science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering the technologically-dependent world in which we live, it might just be true. In order to instill an early love of what can sometimes be perceived as “boring” or simply unreachable due to complexity,...
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Walpole Library hosts blood drive
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Experiences with giving blood range drastically. Some have never given at all, and don’t know their blood type. Some give consistently every two months, doing the absolute maximum they can. No matter what end of the spectrum Walpole residents might be on, the Blood Drive held roughly every four...
Library hosting ‘Tea with Emily Dickinson’
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The Walpole Library will be hosting “Tea with Emily Dickinson on Saturday, March 4, at 11 a.m.
Poet Emily Dickinson continues to fascinate and baffle her readers as they try to understand how this shy and quiet woman could be so passionate and poetically articulate about the world around her. The community is welcomed...
Barns of Walpole presentation upcoming
The Walpole Historical Commission & the Walpole Historical Society will present a free PowerPoint presentation featuring the Barns of Walpole on Thursday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Walpole Library.
The Walpole Historical Commission is conducting a survey of the current barns of Walpole. The presentation will verify how many barns currently exist, what...
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Hylander brings ‘Christmas Carol’ to life
