This Week in Walpole: Jun 15 - Jun 21
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Obituary notices, week of June 15, 2026 through June 21, 2026
Two Walpole obituaries appear this week: Miranda, Maria Bernabe De, 79, who died June 18, 2026, with services handled by Alexander F. Thomas and Sons in Walpole; and Mollomo, Joseph Jr., 84, who died June 21, 2026, with arrangements under the care of Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home in Can…
Walpole Youth Soccer Association's Summer Skills Camp opens next week as Walpole Boys Lacrosse wraps up its season with jamboree play.
The Walpole Youth Soccer Association's Summer Skills Camp 1 opens June 22–25 at 2400 Main Street, offering sessions for ages 3–14 and a goalkeeper clinic; fall 2026 registration is also open on Playmetrics. On the lacrosse front, Walpole Boys Lacrosse (MYL) concludes its season this wee…
Burlington Board of Health unanimously approves 188-unit Middlesex Turnpike housing project
WALPOLE — May 12, 2026 — Burlington Board of Health clears 188-unit MBTA district housing project at 129-131 Middlesex Turnpike. The board voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve site plan and special permits for the Nordblum Company's proposal to demolish two 1970s office buildings and construct 188 residential
Wilmington Schools Weigh Cell Phone App Amid Youth Mental Health Survey Results
WALPOLE — April 30, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee hears youth survey data showing substance use down sharply but LGBTQ+ students in crisis, and weighs a cell phone app pilot for fall. The committee received results from the 2025 Youth Health Survey — conducted in December 2025 by JSI Research and Training Institute
Walpole Conservation Commission Doubles Fee for Unpermitted Historic Society Tree Removal
WALPOLE — April 22, 2026 — Walpole Conservation Commission imposes doubled filing fee after trees removed without permits at historic society church. The commission voted unanimously at its April 22 meeting to charge the Townsend Historical Society twice the standard $200 filing fee — reduced to $150 after a 25 percent nonprofit discount
Walpole Board of Health Bans Synthetic Kratom, Effective April 8
WALPOLE — April 7, 2026 — Walpole Board of Health unanimously adopted a synthetic kratom regulation effective April 8, 2026. The board voted 5-0 at its April 7 meeting to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of synthetic kratom, synthetically derived variants, and products containing elevated levels of 7-hydroxymitragynine, with