John F. Powers, at 95; led Walpole schools for 18 years

By Emma Stickgold

Globe Correspondent / November 11, 2004

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John F. Powers may have only spent two years teaching students the laws of physics and introducing them to the Periodic Table of Elements. But it didn't take long for Walpole school administrators to recognize him as a leader. They made him a principal, which ultimately catapulted him to the district's top job as superintendent. (Full article: 459 words)