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“Art From Inside” at Sherborn Library

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Winter Art Exhibit at the Sherborn Library, entitled “Art From Inside,” is a powerful exhibit by the Prison Book Program (PBP). It was created to amplify the voices of incarcerated artists. According to the Sherborn Library website, “For over 50 years, PBP has provided free books to individuals in prisons...
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Dover Community Center construction update

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The town of Dover has posted an update regarding the construction at the Community Center in their most recent newsletter. The last update had been given in the December news letter. The Dover Community Center construction project is rapidly approaching completion, as significant progress made since the last update. The site...
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Ted Reinstein returns to Sherborn Library

By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor The Sherborn Library recently welcomed back Ted Reinstein, a renowed journalist, reporter, speaker, and author. Reinstein is most famous for his work as a reporter on “Chronicle,” featured on WCVB-TV/Boston’s which is America’s longest-running locally produced nightly news magazine. He returned to the Sherborn Library to discuss his most recent book, “Travels...
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Pine Hill hosts third annual International Night

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter Pine Hill Elementary School held its third annual International Night from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Any passerby could easily see how popular the event is, as vehicles quickly filled parking spots and streams of students and caregivers entered the school. Once inside, each student was given a passport in which they...
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Dover residents weigh in on generational ban on tobacco

By Lenny Strauss Hometown Weekly Reporter The Dover Board of Health held a remote meeting to discuss the proposed tobacco/nicotine ordinance to individuals born after a certain date via Zoom on March 3, 2025, at 6:30PM. Members of the committee discussed the proposed ordinance and its application, setting the stage for a heated dialogue around tobacco use...
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Dover advances MBTA zoning compliance efforts

The Dover Planning Board is pleased to announce details of the town’s efforts to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. Dover’s Planning Board is working to comply with the MBTA Communities Act zoning requirements under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 3A. The Board will post a public survey on March 4, followed by a public...
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DSHS presents: “Into the Woods”

Over 50 Dover-Sherborn High School (DSHS) cast, crew, and set designers are deep into preparation for “Into the Woods,” the Stephen Sondheim musical that weaves together the classic fairy tales of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and characters following their wishes and resulting consequences as they venture into the woods. The students,...
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Raiders progress in the playoffs

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The defending Division 4 state champions took the first step to being the last team standing as Dover-Sherborn/Weston defeated Monomoy 4-2 on Thursday. Coming into the tournament, the Raiders realized repeating would be a tall task. “We know we're gonna have a target on our back as defending state champions and...
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Crafting string card art at the DTL

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Rachelle Toth, a traveling crafter from Wilmington, ventured down to the Dover Town Library on a chilly Tuesday evening to teach local crafters how to create handmade string art cards. Toth bought a variety of patterns, various colors of thread, sponges, and needles to create this hand crafted card. Patrons were able...
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Unity Farm Sanctuary visits RI VegFest

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Unity Farm Sanctuary traveled down to Providence, Rhode Island to participate in the annual Rhode Island VegFest. This was the fifth year of the festival and Unity Farm Sanctuary was happy to return to the festival. It is a little known fact locally that Unity Sanctuary Farm is deeply connected to...
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DS community discusses impact of screen time

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A community discussion was organized as a joint effort of Pilgrim Church, Sherborn Library, Dover Town Library, Dover Church and Project Challenge Success at DSHS. According to Senior Pastor John Hudson of Pilgrim Church, the meeting was “a public forum on the book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of...
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Peace Abbey holds peaceful protest

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor On Monday, January 20, at precisely noon, the Peace Abbey Foundation hosted a peaceful demonstration at Pacifist Memorial Park. This event coincided with Inauguration Day and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Participants gathered to stand in solidarity against the global rise of authoritarianism and dictatorship, which organizers...
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Powisset Farm and Comfort Kitchen come together

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Powisset Farm of Dover, together with the celebrated Comfort Kitchen of Dorchester, created an exquisite farm-to-table and locally sourced dinner for forty attendees lucky enough to snag a ticket before the highly anticipated dinner was sold out. According to D. A. Hayden, director of Powisset Farm, the farm normally holds dinners outdoors...
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Felting sunflowers at DTL

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Recently, a group of women settled into DTL’s Community Room to learn how to felt a sunflower. A kit containing everything needed to complete the project was placed at each seat. Within minutes of gathering, the helpful and encouraging instructor Janell Scannell of the Pop Up Art School got the participants...
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Learning about lizards at DTL

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter On a recent chilly Wednesday afternoon, the Dover Town Library (DTL) invited eager, animal-loving children, along with their caregivers, to gather together in the community room to experience “Leaping Lizards!” This program was a live animal show presented by Joy Marzolf. Marzolf was hosting two afternoon shows that day, and both...
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Polar Plunge raises $22K for SOM

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Walpole Police Department and Sherborn Police Department teamed up on Saturday, January 11 for their first ever Polar Plunge. The event took place at Farm Pond in Sherborn where participants were expected to run into the freezing cold waters in order to raise money for Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOM). That Saturday...
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Open Fields to Go Beyond the Rainbow

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On two consecutive weekends in January, Open Fields will present a show that celebrates its 25 years of presenting musicals to the community. Under the codirection of Keith Fields and Charles River School educator and Equity actor, Sarah Clancy, “Beyond the Rainbow: Live in Living Color” will be offered at the...
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Local youth to shine in upcoming musical

Talented young performers from across the area will take the stage in “Beyond the Rainbow: Live in Living Color,” a vibrant musical revue celebrating the power of music to bring people together. This highly anticipated production will be held at the Dover-Sherborn High School Mudge Auditorium on January 18, 19, 24, and 25. Presented by Open...
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Annual Gingerbread House Decorating at DTL

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor On Saturday, December 14, the Dover Town Library (DTL) held their third and final Gingerbread Hose Decorating session for children. This event occurs annually, offering multiple sessions for families with children of all ages. The multiple sessions are necessary due to the sheer popularity of event. Even during this last session,...
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Sherborn closes out 350th anniversary

By Riley Fontana Hometown Weekly Reporter Sherborn celebrated its 350th anniversary throughout 2024, culminating in a heartfelt ceremony to bury a time capsule at the historic 1858 Town House. The capsule, filled with mementos of the yearlong celebrations and snapshots of life in 2024, is set to be unearthed by future Sherborn residents in 2074. The large capsule...
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