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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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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 -...

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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...

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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...

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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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By James Ensor Hometown Weekly Reporter Thursday, September 8 saw primary elections take place across the state of Massachusetts. The results of these elections will decide whose names are on the ballot for the major parties in the November general elections. Positions ranged from our representatives in Congress to the local Sheriff, and many...

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By Michael Flanagan Hometown Weekly Sports Editor August. The time of year where baseball season is in full swing and football teams of all levels are starting their two-a-day practices and training camps in preparation for the upcoming season. Normally, this is not the time of year for local star basketball players to be...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. That's what the audience is told, at least. For most of it, though, this balmy evening under a blue sky seems a million miles from "rotten." Pleasant, perhaps. Certainly relaxing. Maybe even a little eye-opening. This is the Gazebo Players of Medfield’s...

Walpole’s July heat just short of all time record

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After a cool and cloudy weekend on the 9th and 10th, when the temperature did not get out of the 60’s, it turned hot. The average temperature for the month of 75.3°, which was 2.8° above normal, tied for the fifth warmest July of record. The average daily maximum for the last twenty...

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff At the south end of Memorial Beach on Dug Pond in Natick, a long line of girls in swim caps wades into the water. Behind them, back on the beach, a slightly smaller group of boys mills about, alternately offering words of encouragement and roughhousing among themselves. Parents crowd...

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The Walpole High School Football Team will raffling off a custom-made metal fire pit. The fire pit is valued at $700. The fire pit will be at Rico’s Pizzeria on Main Street on Friday, July 22, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and at Walpole High School Cafeteria from 10 a.m. - 5...

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The Walpole summer swim team faced off against Needham on July 7 to begin the summer swim season. The Barracudas picked up a win against Needham in the meet. As of Monday morning, Framingham leads the Summer Swim League with an early two-win streak, while Walpole, Canton, Dedham, Natick and Newton each have...

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The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women held their Thirteenth Annual Unsung Heroines of Massachusetts event at the Massachusetts State House Great Hall of Flags last Wednesday. Jean L. Augusta of Walpole was among those recognized from across the Commonwealth. They were nominated by Representative Louis L. Kafka (D- Stoughton) and Representative...

Epiphany Parish of Walpole hosting outdoor movie night

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Epiphany Parish of Walpole, located at 62 Front Street, is inviting the community to a free showing of the Disney animated film “Zootopia” on Thursday, July 21 at 8:30 p.m. The movie will be shown outdoors on the lawn under the stars, and the public is invited to bring chairs or a...

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By Hometown Weekly Staff & Correspondents Perfect weather, tantalizing smells from the grill, friends and family were par for the course for this year's area July 4 celebrations. From Needham - boasting one of the nation's oldest Independence Day celebrations - to Walpole, where one of the native cognoscenti gushed about the town's "biggest...

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The Walpole Recreation Department is excited to announce its Summer 2016 Concert on the Common schedule, beginning Tuesday July 5 with a performance by “Eleven” at the bandstand downtown. The Concerts on the Common are complimentary to the public. Enjoy dinner at one of Walpole’s downtown restaurants then stop by the Town Common...

Walpole planning to implement new electricity program

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The Town of Walpole has begun the planning process to implement the Walpole Power Choice program, a municipal electricity aggregation program. By bulk purchasing electricity for the entire community within the program, Walpole will seek a lower rate than Eversource's Basic Service electricity supply rate and the price stability that comes with a...

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By Rachel Borman Hometown Weekly Correspondent Many families attended Old Post Road Elementary School’s Country Fair on Sunday, June 13. Following in the footsteps of last year’s Big 50 Carnival, the planning committee chose a Country Fair theme that influenced all areas of the event. In the country spirit, unique additions to...

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By Douglas McCulloch Hometown Weekly Staff With rain in the forecast but holding off until the afternoon, a sizable croud turned out to the Epiphany Parish of Walpole’s annual Village Fair on June 11. The event began early at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. At 8:45, the annual road race and fun run through...

Walpole police hosting Narcan training session

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The Walpole Police Department will be hosting a training session on the use of Narcan and a CPR training class on June 22 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Walpole Public Library. The Narcan training session will run from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., and the CPR training session will...

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