Walpole News

By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- Lumenpulse Lighting, Canada, has been assigned a patent developed by Gregory Campbell, Walpole, Mass., and Yvan Hamel, Laval, Canada, for a "configurable light emitting diode lighting unit."

For many people, Yelp is the ultimate authority on where to eat, where to get a haircut, what park to visit and just about everything else.

A high-speed car chase in Stoughton this past weekend resulted in a drug bust and the arrests of a Norwood man and a Stoughton woman, according to a post on the Stoughton Police Department's Facebook page.

One lucky Red Sox fan snagged two home run balls in the same day at Fenway Park, simply by being in the right place at the right time.

Jose Rivera-Velasquez, 25, of 36 Plantation St., Worcester, was sentenced to four concurrent terms of 3 to 3 1 2 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to armed robbery , two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon .

The retirement dinner reception for Superintendent Bob Maguire is only 10 days away! If you haven't purchased your ticket to attend his dinner reception, you have a few more days to do so! Tickets are on sale at the new Park Street Books location until June 15th... or you can purchase them online at medfieldcoalition.org.

The following represents Attleboro Police arrests between May 31 and June 2 May 31 *03:29 a.m. Corey Dowd , 22, of Providence, RI was arrested at Park Street on a warrant and charged with disorderly conduct 3:43 a.m. Margaret L. Buckman , 46, of Walpole was arrested at 111 Stanley Drive for suspicion of assault and battery , larceny over $250 and ... (more)

The spontaneous celebration by Watertown residents when the second Boston Marathon Bombing suspect was captured inspired many, including a Walpole artist who captured the scene in a painting.

FOXBOROUGH The proposal to relocate Ocean State Job Lot into the former Bradlees space and bring Chic2Chic into Foxborough Plaza has been given the OK by the town's Planning Board after it reviewed and approved the project's site plan.

BOSTON - The Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts today applauds the efforts of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security for giving its bill , H. 2145, An Act Relative to Non-lethal Self Defense Sprays , a favorable report from the committee.

Anthony Maness, 38, of 52 Highland St., Marlboro, was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 3 to 5 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of deriving support from a prostitute.

Did you know that when a house or condo is staged for sale, sometimes the owners think it looks so beautiful they decide to stay? Here are the basic steps for staging your home for sale - or for yourself! 1. First, ask yourself if each room is being used to its best advantage.

Edwin Ramirez, 31, of the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, Shirley, was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 6 to 8 years in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of arson of a dwelling.

The Medfield Farmers' Market will open for the season today, May 30, on the lawn of the First Parish UU Church, 26 North St.

One of two men involved in the 2009 fatal shooting of Aris Manoloules in Hyannis pleaded guilty today to a lesser charge of manslaughter.

May 23 11:56 a.m. - A woman on Ware Street reported that $600 was stolen from her car overnight.

The Lunch Box Deli , 859 Boston Providence Hwy. in Norwood, is inviting the community to write warm wishes and send their prayers for the recovery of Norwood resident Joseph Sharkey .

FOXBOROUGH What is going on with the Foxfield Plaza? Rumors have begun swirling around town of a new grocery store moving into the plaza near the Mansfield town line - the same location where Big Y was supposed to be developed before plans fell through - but nothing has been confirmed by town officials or the property's landlord, Harvey Smith.

John J. Peters, 50, 159 Baker St., Gardner, was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 3 years to 3 years and a day in Walpole state prison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, larceny of a vehicle and breaking into a depository.

Editor's Note: The following information is from a press release. Governor Deval Patrick announced the nomination of three administrative judges on the Industrial Accident Board at the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents : Sabina T. Herlihy, Joseph Labadini and Yvonne Vieira-Cardoza. Joseph Labadini also has many years of litigation ... (more)