Unbeaten Lady-Raiders outlast White, Rebels
Needham gets redemption against Walpole
Santa returns to town common
By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, November 24, Walpole held its annual Santa parade near the town common.
The parade began at Walpole High School at 11:00 a.m., with Santa making his way down Common Street before he ultimately ended at his house on Main Street at the town common.
“We all sort of work together to...
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Blessed Sacrament Church hosting ‘Ave Maria’
The Matthew 13th Collaborative is inviting all Walpole neighbors to share the start of the holiday season with a musical concert, "Ave Maria," on Sunday, December 9, at 1 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The concert will feature performances by members of the adult choirs, featured musicians, and an ensemble of the children's, youth, and...
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The historic cemeteries of Hometown Weekly
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
To many, cemeteries can be haunting places, where constant reminders of mortality loom.
To others, cemeteries are places of history, like outdoor museums of sorts, free to those who choose to take a walk around them.
Different styles of engravings gives clues about how our ancestors approached death....
Walpole, Natick VNA integrate into NWVNA
The governing boards of the Walpole Area Visiting Nurse Association and Natick Visiting Nurse Association have approved a formal agreement to integrate the two organizations and their operations across the Walpole and Natick regions of Massachusetts. The affiliation agreement will be effective as of December 4, and new patients can be accepted starting from that...
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‘An Outside View’ features Ann Ragosta
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“An Outside View,” a public access cable talk show, recently welcomed Walpole Selectperson Ann Ragosta for an interview, who discussed tax reform in town. The show’s next interview guests will be the recently-reinvigorated Italian American Club of Walpole.
The show may be viewed online by searching for “outside view” at http://www.walpolemedia.tv/on-demand.
“An Outside View” is...
Senior Moments chorus in tenth year
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.
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Hibberts, Reid lead Rockets past Tigers
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Two consecutive losses to conference opponents was not the ideal way for the Needham High School football team to end the regular season.
“Definitely tough,” said senior tight end Jack Murmes following Needham’s 51-26 defeat to Walpole in their regular season finale. “We will learn from this,...
Walpole Library hosts hiking lecture
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday, October 10, the Walpole Library hosted a lecture on the best hikes in New England.
Alison O’Leary, an author and former journalist, gave this Lecture to discuss her new book, “New England’s Finest Hikes.” O’Leary is an award winning journalist and has contributed to three different books...
Conrad, Jarvis lift Rebels past Wamps
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After putting an end to a brief two-game losing streak last week with a 43-0 victory over Brookline, the Walpole Rebels (4-2, 1-1) traveled to Braintree on Friday night to take on the Wamps (3-3, 1-2), looking to win their second straight.
Behind a big three-touchdown (two passing, one...
Walpole divers making a splash
The Walpole High Swim Team includes a small group of athletes who don’t swim the two thousand or so yards that their teammates do, nor do they practice flip turns or do kick drills. They don’t use caps or goggles. They use “sammies” and gettagripp. They speak in numbers and letters - 104C, 5225D, 402B....
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United Church hosting Border Witness talk
United Church in Walpole is inviting the community to join them on Saturday, October 20, for an evening of good food and a compelling story of Faithful Witness at the Border. UCW members Sheila Harbst and Lois and Philip Czachorowski spent five days in August on the US/Mexican border with 100 United Church of Christ...
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Needham girls volleyball outlasts Walpole
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham girls volleyball team defeated Walpole in five sets at Needham High School on Thursday, Oct. 4. to improve to 8-1 on the season. This was the second time this season that Walpole lost to Needham in five sets.
Needham began the game with the momentum, winning the first...
Westwood Library hosts immigration forum
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Dedham, Walpole, and Westwood hosted an immigration forum at the Westwood Public Library on Monday, October 1.
The event was hosted by the convener of the LWV, Marcia Hirshberg, and included a three-person panel: Marion Davis, Jose Carrasquillo, and Ernesto. Davis is...
Needham girls volleyball outlasts Walpole
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Needham girls volleyball team defeated Walpole in five sets at Needham High School on Thursday, Oct. 4. to improve to 8-1 on the season. This was the second time this season that Walpole lost to Needham in five sets.
Needham began the game with the momentum, winning the first...
Survivor Bunai remembers shark attack horror
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By Bill Lombardi
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
I met Bob Bunai many years ago.
Bob was one of the survivors of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis in World War II. It sank in shark infested waters. I was so interested in learning about it that he invited my wife and me up to his house...
Walpole students donate to C2C
The seasonal call for clothing and school supplies has gone out to the community to connect with children in need.
Walpole residents Emma Webb and Jamie Savage helped by running a donation drive in both Walpole and Wellesley school systems at the end of last term. They collected coats, shirts, pants, sweaters and the like;...
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Griffin, Huskies look to take next step
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The 2017-2018 season was filled with incredible success for the Northeastern men’s ice hockey program, as the team won the Beanpot for the first time in 30 years and returning to the NCAA Tournament.
NU fell to eventual Northeast Regional champ Michigan in the opening round of the...
Teddy Roosevelt visits Walpole Library
