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Holiday Lights tour reveals sparkling Walpole

Throughout the month of December, Walpole Recreation has spearheaded a Holiday Lights
House Tour, which has sought to highlight the town’s most sparkling holiday home decorations.
Recreation has succeeded with aplomb, with an available Google map conveniently marking the
festive locations throughout town — and residents themselves have done quite a bit of legwork,
The winner, declared...

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Walpole’s Harvest Fest is anticipated every year and marks the beginning of fall for many in town. Taking place this year on October 1, a gloomy Saturday, the festival significantly brightened the day for any families who made their way to Stone Field for the...

Walpole Rec playground new and accessible

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

Walpole Recreation announced via Twitter on Thursday evening, July 28, that construction has ceased for the South Walpole Community Athletic Complex playground. Located off Route 1A, the newly-constructed playground offers a great way to enjoy Walpole’s gorgeous athletic complex.

Senior Moments is a senior singing group with members from the Walpole and surrounding towns. Their members range in age from 64 to 96, and they welcome anyone who is enthusiastic and has a desire to sing. [caption id="attachment_29662" align="alignright" width="300"]

Senior Moments chorus...

Vet school program delights Walpole youth

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A close encounter with Gatorade the alligator. Photos by Daniel Curtin[/caption] Local children tested their knowledge of animals as they pet and learned about different furry and scaly...

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By Rachel Borman Hometown Weekly Correspondent Despite gray skies and on-again, off-again rain showers, Walpole Day brought together hundreds of families, organizations and local businesses to celebrate the beginning of spring. “Walpole Day serves as our big kickoff for all the warm weather activities we have planned,” said Arielle Carney, assistant director of the Walpole...

Annual Walpole Day is extraordinary success

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by Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The town of Walpole has an immense amount of camaraderie and community spirit. The sheer number of people walking around wearing Walpole Raiders apparel on any given day demonstrates the unique sense of support and neighborliness in the town. [caption id="attachment_18459" align="alignright" width="300"]

Hootstein is Outstanding Student of the Year

The Walpole Recreation Department is pleased to announce that department team member Sara Hootstein has received the 2017 Massachusetts Recreation and Parks Association annual Outstanding Student of the Year Award. The Award was given at the MRPA annual conference in Worcester in March, during which hundreds of park and recreation professionals gather for networking activities,...

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Fourteen athletes from the Walpole Middle School Cross Country team traveled to Devens, MA on November 5 to participate in the Massachusetts Middle School State Cross Country Meet. The team’s top racer of the day was Sophie St. George, who ran in the girls’ 7th grade race. She came in first place with a...

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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....

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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...

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By Cameron Small Hometown Weekly Intern Hip-hop dance is gaining in popularity, perhaps because of the new broadway musical “Hamilton.” So much has its popularity gained, in fact, that this past week, the Walpole Recreation Department offered hip-hop dance classes for students ages five to 13, with an end performance on Friday August 5, at...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Walpole Day will be returning to town on Saturday, May 14. The popular event will feature a number of activities and vendors, all celebrating Walpole, and will run until 3 p.m. The festivities will begin at noon with the annual town parade. The route will start at the high school,...

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This Walpole Day, explore Walpole’s most-identifiable landmarks and experience the town’s rich 291-year history with a chance to take a trolley tour through Walpole’s historic neighborhoods. The Walpole Historical Society and the Walpole Recreation Department are partnering together to sponsor a historic trolley tour of our town on Walpole Day 2016, which will...

Tag Archives: Walpole Recreation Department

Holiday Lights tour reveals sparkling Walpole

Walpole Harvest Fest returns

Walpole Rec playground new and accessible

Senior Moments chorus in tenth year

Vet school program delights Walpole youth

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Smiling faces abound at Walpole Day

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Annual Walpole Day is extraordinary success

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Hootstein is Outstanding Student of the Year

Middle school runners in State Meet

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Over, under, sideways, down in Walpole

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Bird Park’s playground a prize-winner

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A (hip) hop, skip, and a jump

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Walpole Day returning this Saturday

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Walpole Day Trolley Tour

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