After having his senior lacrosse season at Ohio State cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walpole native and Xaverian alum Lukas Buckley is heading home to play for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse, the team announced via Twitter on May 9.
Walpole’s Buckley headed home to Cannons
First responders thank healthcare workers
On April 28, members of the Walpole, Westwood and Medfield Fire and Police Departments joined fellow first responders and took their vehicles out for a parade to thank healthcare staff at Norwood Hospital battling against COVID-19. Healthcare workers were greeted by the sight of people cheering them on from a safe distance away....
Walpole’s Gianino, Cronin named IGC All-Stars
Pictured cutting the ball to the basket, Montrose senior guard and Walpole native Devyn Gianino (4) took home All-Conference honors for her efforts on the hardwood this past season.
By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Montrose varsity basketball team put together a strong campaign...
Kindness rocks appearing in Walpole
Attentive walkers in Walpole may have notice something recently: colorful, hand-painted rocks distributed throughout the town, emblazoned with uplifting messages. Their origin: Keep Walpole Beautiful. "So many of you helped us this winter to make kindness rocks to bring happiness and a little whimsy to our town," wrote Rebecca Joyce on the group's...
Household Hazardous Waste Day cancelled
Due to COVID-19, the Walpole Household Hazardous Waste Day scheduled for May 2 has been cancelled for the time being. Once a new date has been determined, this information will be made available to all Walpole residents.
...Medical Aid Fund invites applications
The best kept secret in the town of Walpole is the emergency medical aid fund that was established by Philip Allen in 1940. Mr. Allen was a long-time resident of Walpole and president of Bird and Sons, Inc, and he had a vision. When the fund was established there...
Warriors hang tough with Mustangs
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Simply put, the 2018-2019 season was a tough one for Medfield High School boys varsity basketball, as the Warriors failed to qualify for the state tournament.
This season, things already appear different for Big Blue after a strong opening night performance against perennial TVL power Medway on Friday...
McIntyre, Rockets ready for liftoff
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
A 15-5 regular season helped the Needham High School girls varsity basketball team to the No. 2 seed in Division I South in 2018-2019. The Rockets took down No. 13 Brockton (40-26) in the opening round before a 57-41 victory against No. 12 Bishop Feehan in the quarterfinals....
Late field goal lifts Rockets over Rebels
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham High football team hosted rival Walpole on Friday night with both teams needing a big-time win. The Rockets, who entered at 1-5 (1-3), needed a victory just to have a chance of getting into playoffs. Walpole, meanwhile, looked to secure their fourth win of the season...
Walpole kids punish police in gatorball
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One of the most pivotal roles the press has in American democracy is to expose government corruption wherever it arises. To this end, it needs to be pointed out that on Wednesday afternoon, October 2, inside the Old Post Road Elementary School gym, during a game of gatorball against...
This Old Town: Medfield and the Boston Police Strike
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It was 100 years ago this month that riots broke out in the city of Boston. The Boston police had gone out on strike. A recent Boston Globe article recorded that “Roaming mobs looted stores. Eight people were shot dead over four violent days. All this followed an overwhelming vote by Boston police...
Walpole runs 46th annual road race
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Most people like to spend Labor Day getting some much-needed TLC. Some spend the day having a final summer barbecue. Others flood the beaches to get that last beach day in before they’re closed for the season.
In Walpole, however, hundreds of people were out early, some bedecked in running gear...
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Music in the Barn, weekend of August 17
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Walpole’s Adams Farm will welcome several musicians for Music in the Barn on Saturday, August 17, from noon to 3 p.m. (with a rain date of August 18). Adams Farm is located on 999 North Street. The concert is sponsored by the Friends of Adams Farm and will feature three area musicians: David...
Wong’s Warriors battling ALS with fundraiser
On September 14 at 7:00 p.m., the community will celebrate a night of fun and entertainment to benefit a wonderful Walpole family’s fight against ALS.
The band Magnus will take the stage at the German American Club in Walpole for the fundraiser, which will include a cash bar, live music, light refreshments, door prizes, raffles, and...
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Remembering Walpole’s ‘Peace Crane Lady’
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Ora Lora (Spadafora) McGuire could not be held down. Not by the Great Depression, not by institutional sexism, not by war.
And that’s why her legacy as Walpole’s “Peace Crane Lady” is likely to last long after her recent passing on June 13, 2019, nearly a week shy of her...
Local girls dominate lacrosse All-Scholastics
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By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Needham, Walpole, Westwood and Wellesley have all had incredible success in girls lacrosse over the last decade. The 2019 season was no different, as all four of these Division I powers made long tournament runs. Needham, Westwood, and reigning Division I champ Wellesley put together long tournament runs,...
Walpole patriot Armand DuBois reminisces
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By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
PFC Armand DuBois, a 25-year-old 60mm mortar gunner, found himself lying on a bunk in an underground cell in an old French prison in August 1944, contemplating his shattered right arm. The pain felt like he had been slammed with a baseball bat.
D-Day was only a couple months earlier,...
Katie Hurwitz awarded Girl Scouts scholarship
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) has congratulated Katie Hurwitz of Walpole for earning a Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Scholarship. Each year, the council presents scholarships to local graduating Girl Scouts. Katie was awarded one of two scholarships valued at $1,500.
Katie is a senior at Walpole High School. A Girl Scout...
Medfield students count on Marissa Gumas
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It isn’t a shock to anyone who knows her that Marissa Gumas, a seventh grade math teacher at Blake Middle School, is one of the finalists for Massachusetts’ 2020 Teacher of the Year award.
Anyone who walks into Gumas’ classroom will immediately be struck by the colorfulness of the space. Most of...
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Potters Place show/sale fighting hunger
