Officials from Walpole announced this morning they have lifted the town-wide boil order that had been in place since Oct. 11.

The order, which instructed all residents to boil water before using it, was lifted after test results received today indicated a complete absence of fecal coliform and E. coli bacteria, according to Mark Houghton, Walpole superintendent of utilities.

It was the fourth straight negative test, Houghton said.