Confederate flag removed from home behind Walpole High
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A Confederate flag that has been flown from private property located just behind Turco Field at Walpole High was removed last Thursday, according to Walpole Police.
According to Walpole Deputy Police Chief Chris Mackenzie, the Walpole Police Department was notified that the flag was no longer flying on Thursday afternoon. A detective was...
Mick Morgan 5K to be held this Saturday in Walpole
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The 5th Annual Mick Morgan’s St. Patrick’s 5K will be held this year on Saturday, March 19. The annual 5K benefits March for Meals.
Race registration begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday March 19, with a 9 a.m. start time. Pre-race day bib, runners’ bag and T-shirt pick up is scheduled for Friday...
Siemens tax agreement passed at Walpole Special Town Meeting
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Walpole Town Meeting representatives passed a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) agreement between the Town of Walpole and Siemens at a Special Town Meeting on March 7 with a vote of 76-51.
The Tax Increment Financing agreement would grant Siemens a reduction in new property taxes for a proposed $300 million expansion project the company...
Walpole High opening ‘Once on This Island’ this weekend
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By Douglas McCulloch
Hometown Weekly Staff
Walpole High theater students are preparing to open their winter production of “Once on This Island,” which will premier on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. A second showing will occur on March 13 at 3 p.m. Both performances will be held at the Walpole High auditorium.
"Once On This...
Sanders and Trump win Walpole primary
Walpole voters nominated Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders to be presidential nominees during the March 1 Massachusetts presidential primary.
A total of 8,300 of Walpole’s 17,163 registered voters participated in this year’s presidential primary.
Republican front-runner Donald Trump took both Walpole and the Massachusetts nomination with a large lead. He picked up 1,805...
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