Category Archives: COMMUNITY NEWS

Thank You from Friends of the Library

COMMUNITY NEWS 11/22/2024 Leave a comment

Another successful book sale put on by the Friends of the Library! This year we raised over six thousand dollars for the Walpole Library! Thank you to everyone who attended and/or volunteered.  It truly takes a village and we would like to take a moment to acknowledge those who made this year’s sale happen!

Gary Patch and crew from Cold River Materials, Mike Snide and Steve Corey from Pinnacleview, FM cross country team (Kate Northcott and Heidi Westover), EE Houghton LLC, Graves Trucking, Chris Miller and Sam Kong of Chamberlain Machine and Ted and Christine Benson and Andrew Darling of Bensonwood, Ben and Patty and Reuse Center staff, and all sorting volunteers, Walpole school (Principal Justin Cassarino and custodians Joey Hicks and Charles Burr).

On behalf of the Friend of the Library Board Members, thank you!

Eryn Finnell, Bevin Mitchel, Sallie Houstoun, Vanesa Neilsen, Gretchen Fowler, Christie Winmill, Robin Fernsell, Pam Baucom, Pamela Sponholz

From left to right: Tim Graves, Gary Patch, Bill Ahern, Louis Elliott, Donny Tucker, Andy Patnode, Steven Corey

Golf Out Cancer 2024

COMMUNITY NEWS 11/13/2024 Leave a comment

From Kerry Pickering:

A huge thank you to Walpole and the surrounding communities for their donations to our 2024 Golf Out Cancer Event. Today two of our committee members, Dean and Christine Prentiss, were able to present a check to Dana Farber Cancer Institute for $14,500! We were also able to donate $2,000 to DHC-Keene for gas cards for cancer patients. Thank you to all that made this possible.

Walpole Community Giving Tree Project

COMMUNITY NEWS 10/21/2024 Leave a comment

The Walpole Community Giving Tree Project is getting underway again for the 2024 holiday season. This project helps families provide holiday gifts for their children ages birth-18 (or older if still in high school). Participating families must be residents of the Walpole township (Walpole, North Walpole, and Drewsville).

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS: From NOVEMBER 1-22 only, tags will be available at the following locations during their regular business hours: River Valley Church, First Congregational Church (go to back door by ramp), St. John’s Church, St. Peter’s Church, the Walpole Library, Spencer’s Place, The Hungry Diner, Savings Bank of Walpole on Westminster St, and Mascoma Bank.

UNWRAPPED gifts should be returned to any of these same locations no later than November 30th; you do not have to return your gift to the same location where you took a tag.

This is a wonderful project that helps to brighten the holiday season for many of our local families, and we appreciate everyone’s help! If you have any questions, you may contact us at weilcloues8808@gmail.com.

Happy holidays to you and yours! Please stay safe and healthy!

Jeanne Cloues and Marcia Weil, project organizers 

NOTE: You may also mail donations directly to us at 192 Upper Walpole Road, Walpole, 03608.  Please make checks payable to Jeanne Cloues and put “Giving Tree” in the memo line.

Britton Farm Receives Conservation Award

COMMUNITY NEWS 10/03/2024 Leave a comment
Larry and Josie Britton are shown with their family in front of the colorful mural on their barn at their farm on Watkins Hill Road.
Larry and Josie Britton (center) of Britton Farm and their family. Photo provided by Josie Britton.

Britton Farm on Watkins Hill Road in Walpole has been chosen as the Cheshire County Conservation District’s “Cooperator of the Year” for 2024.

This local dairy farm, founded by Lawrence and Yvonne Britton in 1948, is currently being stewarded by third- and fourth-generation farmers Larry and Josie Britton and their son Wyatt, with help from their extended family. Britton Farm is a member of the Agri-Mark Cooperative (known for its Cabot Creamery brand), and the family also sells Wagyu beef, pork, milk, eggs, and maple products at their farm store.

According to Amanda Littleton, district manager at Cheshire County Conservation District (CCCD), Britton Farm was chosen as this year’s recipient of the award for the farm’s focus on soil health, water quality, energy efficiency, and other conservation work. Britton Farm will be honored at CCCD’s Annual Celebration on October 10th.

You can learn more about Britton Farm and the family’s conservation initiatives at CCCD’s website.

by Kelli Wilson