Footlighters warm winter with comedy production
Girls hoop, Fogarty battle Rockets
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Walpole High School varsity girls basketball teams met on Wednesday night for their lone meeting of 2016-2017. The Rockets (4-4) were able to contain Walpole’s most lethal offensive weapon, Kelly Fogarty (16 points), and gutted out a big 43-40 win over the Rebels (5-2) to...
Girls hoop back to .500 with big win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Needham and Walpole High School varsity girls basketball teams met on Wednesday night for their lone meeting of 2016-2017. The Rockets (4-4) were able to contain Walpole’s most lethal offensive weapon, Kelly Fogarty (16 points), and gutted out a big 43-40 win over the Rebels (5-2) to...
Rebel gymnastics grinds through adversity
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole and Wellesley High School gymnastics teams entered Friday night’s Bay State Conference matchup looking a bit different than usual. Due to a circulating stomach virus plaguing its way through both locker rooms, the Raiders and Rebels were each forced to grind through their match with a...
Pickleball picks up speed in Walpole
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Pickleball has been around since the 1970s, but it has just begun to creep into Walpole. In December, Walpole Recreation created sign-ups for two different times to play the game. Both twelve-week sessions filled up within days, showing the department just how popular pickleball is. Sara Hootstein, the Program...
Local runner covering all Walpole streets
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Alyssa Adreani is no average Walpole resident. She and her husband moved to the area about a year and a half ago. While most people get to know the town through their own interactions and businesses in the area, Alyssa has taken it upon herself to learn Walpole in...
Seniors give back during holidays
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Seniors of Walpole are one of the busiest groups in the town. From local performances to weekly bingo and Wii Bowling tournaments with the local high schoolers, their schedules are packed. However, this doesn’t stop them from taking time to help out during the Holiday season. This past...
Boy Scouts clear Walpole trails
On December 11, 13, members of the Boy Scout Troop 97 Walpole partnered with the Walpole Trails Committee to clear and widen existing trails.
Under the direction of Gary Riggott, the participants cleared three trails in the town forest that connects to the Bay Circuit Trail. This clearing allows for better public access to the...
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Mahjongg provides mental stimulation and fun
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many are unaware even of what mahjongg is, confused by its foreign sounding name, believing it to be some form of martial arts or perhaps a way to move furniture around. However, the game has caught on in Walpole. Every Monday at 1:30 p.m. a group of women get...
Vigilance, calm encouraged regarding break-ins
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Reports of overnight vehicular break-ins in Walpole have some residents nervous during the holiday season. The reports of the break-ins have largely originated from the area around Route 1.
Particularly in the wake of the recent weapons discharge at the Econo Lodge on the Walpole-Sharon border (which itself is...
Santa comes to Walpole
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After a parade down Common Street, Santa Claus greeted smiling members of the Walpole community at his house on Saturday, November 26. Santa’s arrival in Walpole center marks the beginning of the holiday season in town, and presaged the annual tree lighting and caroling on the common, which took place later in the...
Giandomenico Family are Walpole’s Persons of the Year
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every year, The Friends of St. Patrick choose a Person of the Year to honor for their dedication to Walpole, and impacting the area in a positive way. However, this year was a little bit different. This year found the board selecting not a singular person, but persons of...
Walpole’s Stern performs in ‘Nutcracker’
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A resident of Walpole, Hadley Stern is performing in Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s 29th annual production of “The Nutcracker” in the role of Mouse. Hadley is in the 2nd grade and attends the Fisher Elementary School in Walpole. This holiday season Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre will Present 23 performances of its original version...
Local voting civil amidst heated election
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
Walpole flips for Halloween on Main
As part of the town’s celebration of Halloween, Walpole Recreation hosted Halloween on Main last Saturday, October 29. The event saw scores of costumed youngsters in the center of town participating in a costume contest, parade, trick-or-treating, and more. As is the case with every one of Walpole Recreation’s activities, a good time was had...
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Live from Walpole, it’s Friday night!
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walking from the public parking on East Street towards the center of town, the late afternoon sun shines brightly over the police department. In the the distance, the sound of live music and a crowd of people is unmistakable. Something festive is ahead, and the timing is perfect -...
Rockets Drop Heartbreaker To Walpole, 21-7
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Walpole Rebels (1-1) and Needham Rockets (0-2) met under lights on Friday night at Turco Field in their annual Bay State Conference matchup. Led by stout defensive play and the lethal rushing attack of senior running back Ferry Armand, the Rebels prevailed 21-7 despite a late offensive...
Oktoberfest at Walpole German-American Club
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Traditional German music and the smell of bratwurst, leberkäse, and potato pancakes floated through the air on Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11, at the Walpole German-American club’s annual Oktoberfest celebration. Beer and food tents abounded alongside of a central wooden overhang that featured a live band...
Apple Harvest Fair returns this weekend
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There will be plenty of family fun in East Walpole as the annual Apple Harvest Fair will be held on September 17 from 10 – 3 p.m. at Union Congregational Church (55 Rhoades Avenue).
This year’s Fair will include a trackless train, midway games, petting zoo, face-painting, touch-a-truck, photo booth and a bouncy house....
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