My printer was a tad ahead, and the January CLARION will be in the mail this afternoon (29 December). So, now also on-line is the January issue
You may click on this link – https://thewalpoleclarion.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/clarion-jan21-topress.pdf or on the front page below to see this issue.
Stay safe and stay well – Happy New Year, yours RAY
Galloway Real Estate is again sponsoring its LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS CONTEST. Judging will be done 21 or 22 December, depending upon the weather, and winners announced on the Galloway Real Estate Facebook page. To help you get “in the holiday spirit,” you may wish to take an evening drive and see the entries. The home entries are listed in an order for you to easily plan a route without back tracking
1453 County Road
427 County Rd
23 Fanny Mason Lane
704 River Road
11 High Street
80 High Street
125 Prospect Hill
768 Valley Road
4 Eaton Rd off Valley Road
26 Alstead Center Road
94 Sand Hill Road
192 Upper Walpole Road
94 Upper Walpole Road
4 Birch Street, North Walpole
3 Birch Street, North Walpole
Below, a 2019 entry on Main Street
Diamond Pizza
Mascoma Bank
Village Blooms
Enjoy your holiday drive. Judges have been selected by Galloway Real Estate, but if you have favorite, call the Galloway office — 756-3661 — and let them know which display you think is best. Your opinion counts, and could break any ties.
Happy Holidays, RAY BOAS, Publisher, The Walpole Clarion
With over 12 inches of snow, and more falling, the Town plow trucks having a very hard time getting around. On behalf of the Highway Department, the Selectboard asks you stay off the roads, both driving and parking.
Here is the snow ordinance created in 2002 by the Selectboard.
No person, except a person operating an emergency vehicle, shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended,
(i) at any place where and when parking has been prohibited during the winter season pursuant to a notice issued by the Board of Selectmen to facilitate snow plowing or snow or ice removal within the Town of Walpole, which notice has been published by order of the Board of Selectmen in a newspaper of general circulation and posted at the places where minutes of Selectman’s meetings are ordinarily posted (Prohibited Parking); or
(ii) for more than two hours during a major storm (which in the case of a snowstorm shall be a storm with a snowfall of six inches or more)(Prohibited Parking); and
in order to facilitate such snow plowing or snow or ice removal, any vehicle parked in violation of this paragraph (d) may be towed by wrecker at the owner’s expense and risk whenever the Road Agent or police authorities so determine.
Be smart, stay safe, and stay well – thank you, Ray Boas, Publisher
Again this year Galloway Real Estate is sponsoring a contest to brighten up around Walpole with prizes and trophies awarded in two categories – residential and business. So, click on the image ( or this link ) for more information, get your entry form, and start decorating. Happy Holidays, yours, RAY BOAS, Publisher
Hello, everyone. I’m a little late with the current report, but that is because the NH Department of Health and Human Services is a bit behind with their numbers, both because of the Thanksgiving holiday, and also because the numbers just keep on going up.
The good news is that Walpole still has only had 11 total cases, up 2 from last week, and now has 8 confirmed active cases. That is pretty much the best news in a very mixed week.
In Cheshire County, there were 127 new cases this week. (DHHS still has not finished compiling the cases reported Saturday.) That is up from 72 last week, and is four times the weekly total from the beginning of the month.
The 7 day moving average of cases per 100,000 in Cheshire County has gone from 3.0 at the beginning of the month to 18.0 last week, to 34.6 as of November 27.
Here is where the active cases are located: Keene-87; Jaffrey-16; Rindge-15; Swanzey-11; Chesterfield-9; Winchester-9; Walpole-8. Towns with 1-4 active cases: Westmoreland, Hinsdale, Fitzwilliam, Troy, Marlborough, Nelson, Sullivan, Stoddard, and Surry. Currently, seven towns have 0 active cases: Alstead, Marlow, Gilsum, Stoddard, Harrisville, Dublin, and Roxbury. While some towns are actually doing better, the cases in Keene have doubled in a week.
The statewide number of new confirmed cases this week is actually down just a tad from last week, but then there are those still untabulated cases from Saturday, so let’s say the statewide moving average is stable at 2949 new cases, for a daily average of 421.3.
Nationally, the number of cases per 100,000 has gone from 51 to 52, so that is slowing down. The other troubling number for the state is that our hospitalizations have gone from 116 to 146, higher than at any other time. This next week will begin to show us the effects of Thanksgiving holiday travel on the numbers, so stay tuned.
Wear your mask, keep your distance, wash your hands,
and be careful out there. Keep well
Representative Lucy Weber lwmcv@comcast.net 603-499-0282
The Walpole Town Hall is closed for large group and committee/board/commission meetings starting on Monday, Nov. 30th. The Selectboard will be meeting via Zoom starting on Dec. 3rd.
The Selectboard Office’s phone number is 603-756-3672 for questions and scheduling appointments.
To reach the Town Clerk/Tax Collector, call 603-756-3514. For those interested in online vehicle registration renewals, visit walpolenh.us and visit the Town Clerk/Tax Collectors webpage to find the EReg icon and link.
Water/sewer and property tax payments can be dropped off anytime
during business hours without an appointment.
Knock on the door and/or call to hand off these payments.
Sarah Downing – Manager of Administration
A tad early, but with my printer’s holiday schedule I picked up the December CLARION today, and your hardcopy is at the post office to be delivered. So, I thought I would post the on-line PDF now so you may enjoy some reading while basting your Thanksgiving Day turkey or otherwise relaxing.
Not many events to share (maybe none) but a nice variety of articles I hope you do enjoy. Please note on page two a “new service” that I have added to the CLARION website – links to on-line “Walpole Town Resources.” Take a look, and if you have a qualifying resource do send it along to me.
COVID-19 – GETTING WORSE. I am concerned as you should be, and have severely limited my time out of the safety of my home. Please follow essential guidelines: wear your mask, socially distance, and keep you hands clean, and away from your face.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the state is exploding.
At the end of last week, Walpole had 0 active cases of COVID-19, and had only 2 cases, total, since the start of the pandemic.
In the past week, there were 72 new cases in Cheshire County, up from 35 new cases in the first week of November, and 48 new cases the second week. As of today, here are the numbers of active confirmed cases in each town: Keene-43; Rindge-33; Jaffrey-15; Chesterfield-10; Swanzey-9; Walpole-7; Dublin-6; Fitzwilliam-5. Nine towns have 1-4 active cases: Westmoreland, Hinsdale, Winchester, Richmond, Troy, Marlborough, Nelson, Sullivan, and Gilsum. Currently, six towns have 0 active cases: Alstead, Marlow, Surry, Stoddard, Harrisville, and Roxbury.
The 7 day moving average of cases per 100,000 in Cheshire County has gone from 3.0 at the beginning of the month to 18.0 as of November 19.
Statewide last week the total number of new confirmed cases was 2088, for an average of 298 new cases a day. This week, there were 2994 new cases, and the daily average jumped to 428 per day. There were 529 new cases on the 19th alone.
Hospitalizations, which were at 38 at the beginning of the month, have ballooned to116.
The statewide 7 day moving average of cases per 100,000 is at 41.0, up from 4.5 on November 1. New Hampshire has gone from having the 3rd or even 2nd lowest rate per 100,000 in the United States to being 31st out of 51.
Massachusetts and Vermont are open to NH residents only for essential travel, which includes travel for work. Currently we are still allowed to travel to Maine for leisure travel without quarantining, but that won’t last long, as Maine’s 7 day moving average of cases per 100,000 is even lower than Vermont’s at 14.1.
Nationally, the 7 day moving average of cases per 100,000 has doubled from 24 to 50 since November 1. At 41.0, we are not far below the national average.
The seriousness of the situation has led the Governor to issue a mask mandate when indoors or withing six feet of others outdoors, though our mandate is still weaker than those of surrounding states. It has significant loopholes, and no penalties. We have also been advised not to gather with family or friends outside our immediate households this Thanksgiving.
None of this is good news. And it is likely to get significantly worse before it gets get better.
Wear your mask. And if you breathe with that nose, wear your mask over your nose.
Keep your distance—a full six feet. Measure it out again; it’s still further than you think.
Wash your hands.
Be incredibly careful if you meet with friends and loved ones who are not members of your household.
And keep well.
~ Representative Lucy Weber lwmcv@comcast.net 603-499-0282.
Rep. Lucy McVitty Weber
217 Old Keene Road
Walpole NH 03608Cell: 603-499-0282
lwmcv@comcast.net
In light of the Walpole Public School’s decision to return to virtual learning and the closure of the Walpole Town Hall, beginning Monday, November 30th, the Walpole Town Library will be open for Express Browsing and Curbside Pickup of materials only. We will admit each person/family one at a time for 15 minutes of browsing/selection of materials from our front Reading Room first come, first served. No appointment necessary. There will be a computer available for accessing the library catalog and patrons may use the copier and fax machine. Staff will be available to retrieve items from the stacks. Hold items and ILL requests will also be available to checkout during your visit or the can be delivered curbside.
Hours for browsing and curbside pickup will be as follows:
Mondays: 10 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 5 pm
Tuesdays: 1 pm – 5 pm
Wednesdays: 10 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 5 pm
Thursdays: 1 pm – 5 pm
Fridays: 1 pm – 5 pm
Saturdays: 9 am – 1 pm
To place a pickup order and set a pickup time: – call the library during curbside hours at 603-756-9806 — OR — email the library at walpolelibrarycirc@gmail.com
Downloadable Books, Audio Books and Magazines are available 24/7 through the Libby app. Online access to New England Newspapers is available on our website through Newsbank under digital resources. Virtual Programs such as story time are available on our Facebook page.
Please call us at 603-756-9806 or email Jane at jmalmberg@walpoletownlibrary.org or Julie at jrios@walpoletownlibrary.org with any questions.
You may have heard that today, November 19, New Hampshire Governor Sununu enacted a mask mandate for the State of New Hampshire effective Friday, November 20. At this evening’s Walpole Select Board meeting, the following was decided: “The Town Hall will close November 26 until further notice. The Selectboard will return to Zoom meetings, starting December 3. No committee or public groups will meet in Town Hall. Appointments will still be accepted for individuals needing to make payments, register vehicles, get building permits etc.”
Any updates will be posted here. Encourage your friends to sign-up for CLARION posts, or to “like” the Walpole Clarion Facebook page to receive notices.
Wear your mask, and please stay safe. Your life (and mine) will depend upon that, thank you – RAY BOAS, Publisher
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