Florian credits DS for success
Three Sherbornites to become Eagle Scouts
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Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1, Sherborn, invites friends and neighbors from Sherborn to attend an Eagle Court of Honor for Keith Thomas Brockway, Hunter Lee Gregory, and Scott Bethel Sirri. These young men have recently completed all the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout and will receive the award at the...
Steen to address Local Garden Club
Dr. Paul Steen will address the subject of tropical plants, those that many call “house plants,” at the March meeting of the Chicatabot Garden Club on March 14. Coffee will start at 9:00 a.m., with the program beginning at 9:30 in the Dover Library Meeting Room, lower level.
Dr. Steen is a retired internal medicine physician,...
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Girl Scouts compete in Racer Rally
Sherborn Girl Scouts competed in a “Racer Rally” competition on February 4. In this design and engineering activity - in the tradition of the beloved Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby - the girls and their families built small race cars that each had to be 5 ounces or under, then sent them down an electronically-timed track....
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‘Pippin’ production puts pit on stage
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“Pippin,” the dazzling, multi-Tony award-winning, fourth wall breaking extravaganza is coming to the Dover-Sherborn High School stage from March 16-18.
“Pippin” is not your average every day musical theatre experience, especially for a high school production.
In fact, you won’t find the show’s pit orchestra in the pit - you’ll see the musicians on stage...
February snow blankets D-S
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Stormy weather in February had townspeople scrambling to stock their pantries, procure sand and salt, and hunker down for a one-two punch of winter storms whipping through the Bay State.
The first of the two storms began on the morning of Thursday, December 9, dropping over a foot of snow - beginning on the...
And the secret to love is…
By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
What exactly is love? If you ask a hundred people, you get a hundred and twelve different answers.
Four-year-olds say it’s their parents, or “trucks and trains.”
College students will say “A subjective, over-inflated word we’ve created for intensely liking something,” or “an example of unconditional happiness you experience when close...
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Community Forum on recreation in Sherborn
The Sherborn Planning Board invites all residents to the second of a series of public forums on the new draft General Plan for the Town on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Sherborn Town Hall. This forum will focus on shared goals for Sherborn’s recreational resources:
• Open Space Recreation: hiking, biking and...
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Conscientious Cocktail Party a crowd-pleaser
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A capacity crowd celebrated Sherborn’s forests and trails at the Community Center Friday evening, February 3. This was SFTA’s second bi-annual “Conservation Connections: A Conscientious Cocktail Party.”
Almost 170 cheerful participants of all ages shared terrific food from Zaftigs Delicatessen, took chances on an array of mostly local raffle prizes, and enjoyed live jamming...
DS musicians take state, district honors
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On Saturday, January 28, several Dover-Sherborn Middle and High School students auditioned for the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Eastern District Junior Festival. The following students were selected to participate in the Festival on March 3-4 at Lincoln-Sudbury High School: (From Left to Right) Jordyn DeVellis - Mixed Chorus, Ashley Gong - Orchestra, Taylor...
Psychologist/author Brooks speaks in DS
On January 26, several hundred community members attended a talk hosted by Dover Sherborn’s Challenge Success Parent Advisory Group. The speaker, Dr. Robert Brooks, is a well-known psychologist, author of 16 books and long-time Needham resident. His life’s passion has been studying what gives people the ability to cope better with stress and pressure, and...
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Dover Library hosts game night
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While many libraries are renowned for their children’s events, sometimes the events for other ages can be overlooked. The Dover Town Library is no exception to this. While they host a variety of wonderful programs for kids, including crafts and story times, the Library also offers events for those...
Sherborn Library has ceremonial groundbreaking
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This past Saturday, an event of incredible symbolic importance occurred on a wintry morning in Sherborn. The groundbreaking for the new Library took place, an event long anticipated and welcomed with extraordinary excitement. Recently, the Sherborn Library took up its temporary residence within the Community Center across the street....
CDC battles hunger in a ‘Souper Bowl’
In celebration of the New England Patriots making it to the Championships, the Center for the Development of Children (CDC) decided to have a “Souper Bowl” of their own. The week of the big game, the children of the Center were totally pumped and wanted to become champions themselves by collecting as many cans of...
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Library rings in Chinese New Year
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Library consistently makes a point to celebrate cultural events, and does so in the most incredible ways. This past week, the Library celebrated Chinese New Year with a series of events. The start of the week, however, was a performance by the Rhode Island Kung Fu &...
Dover Library makes Chinese paper lanterns
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Wednesday, the Dover Public Library hosted the Rhode Island Kung Fu Club in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Though a stunning performance, this was not the only event the library offered in order to celebrate the beginning of a new lunar year. Last Thursday, the library offered...
Dover actress in Walpole Footlighters production
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The Walpole Footlighters are warming up winter at their Playhouse on Scout Rd. in East Walpole where they rehearse for the opening of their next show, “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” In the cast of this hilarious comedy is Dover’s Ashley Harmon. The show will be performed weekends from February 3 to February 19....
Civil disobedience in Sherborn
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Friday, January 20, the 45th President of the United States was sworn into office. The election leading up to his victory was one of the most divisive in US history. However, President Trump’s inauguration did not mark end of these strong feelings. All across the country, citizens held...
MLK Day quilt-a-thon in Sherborn
Fifteen volunteers, including Sally Demler of Sherborn, gathered together to create and work on handmade quilts at The Power of the Quilt Project’s annual MLK Day community service quilt-a-thon last month at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church, First Parish, of Sherborn.
Demler, a UUAC member, helped hand-sew labels to 14 finished quilts. She will deliver...
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