1984

POPULATION:  18,614

HOUSES:  5,355

  • The mid-1980's usher in a new wave of residential construction, which had been relatively flat for a decade, as the heart of the Baby Boom generation begins to start families of their own
  • Cable television installation begins in Walpole
  • James Merriam appointed Town Administrator
  • Town approves building of New Pond Village on north end of Main Street, which provides assisted living accommodations for elderly, and adjacent rehabilitation and nursing care facility
Newly remodeled "Fernandes Plaza" (now 1A Marketplace) anchored by Ashmont's, which had moved into space previously occupied by "Ronnie's" during the previous decade.

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