By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
Stories of people around us changing their every day and putting good out into the word are always inspiring, but when they empower others and can inform others of the power of one person, it becomes so much more. Walpole local Tyler Forgeron was like all of us when...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
Journaling has risen in popularity for its benefits for mindfulness, organization, and the rise of a love of physical media in the modern age. But sometimes the organized bullet lists and agendas can feel overwhelming to put together. Junk Journaling embraces the chaos of life with a handcrafted feel...
By Isabell Macrina, Hometown Weekly Staff
As fall approaches and the temperature starts cooling down, people are still looking for those fun afternoon activities that take them into the fresh air. Unity Farms held one of their Kindness and Compassion tours this past Saturday, where they take you around the sanctuary and introduce you to...
Shriners Children’s Boston will host its seventh annual Boston Haunted Walk, a family-friendly Halloween fundraiser featuring a one-mile walk and activities for participants of all ages.
The event will include entertainment, breakfast treats, face painting, a live coloring mural, a raffle and a costume contest. Participants can register individually, start a team or make...
Participants learned how to make fresh summer pickles during a Quick Pickling Workshop held on the evening of Tuesday, July 21, at the Dover Town Library. The participants learned how to make “quickles” or quick pickles.
During the hands-on workshop, participants learned the basics of quick pickling...
The Sherborn Council on Aging staff and community members enjoyed an engaging historical walking tour of Dover's Highland Cemetery led by Geoff Sauter, a Dover resident, member of the Dover Historical Society, and recently retired regional sales engineer. Drawing on years of research into the area's earliest settlers, Revolutionary War veterans, and prominent...
After more than four decades of service to the Town of Dover, longtime Department of Public Works employee Robert "Bobo" Beckwith retired in July, bringing to a close a career defined by dependability, hard work and a commitment to the community.
A Dover native, Beckwith spent his entire life in the town. He started...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
Sherborn Library held another engaging concert on their lawn, this time featuring the Squeezebox Stompers, a Boston area American Roots band that performs a blend of cajun, blues, folk, zydeco, and their original music, any of which is perfect for a summer evening.
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The Dover Housing Task Force (DHTF), together with consultants from Barrett Planning Group and Dodson & Flinker, hosted the second of three community forums for the town's Housing Roadmap project on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
Held at the Caryl Community Center, the forum drew approximately 35 residents for an interactive discussion about Dover's future...
A Middlesex Superior Court jury has awarded former Sherborn Police Chief Richard Thompson $1.2 million after determining that former Town Administrator David Williams intentionally and maliciously interfered with Thompson's employment contract, leading to his termination. Thompson served as Sherborn's police chief from 2009 until his termination in 2020.
The verdict stems from Thompson's 2020...
Claudia Rose Newman, Dover resident and daughter of Trudy Newman and Paul Newman, graduated from Cotting School in Lexington on June 6 as a member of the 132nd graduating class. Claudia received The Mary M. Perry Citizenship Award, which recognizes a graduate who has shown outstanding service and dedication to the Cotting School...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
The Sherborn Library brought back their annual summer concert series, turning the lawn behind the library into a venue of music and splendor on Wednesday evenings. To kick it off, the library welcomed a band with fans throughout the Metrowest area and is celebrated for their big sound and...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
Sherborn Library brought the summer season inside with their new art exhibit, Art Along the Shore. The collection features paintings of shorelines and marshes by Lisa Hayden and photography of birds from similar areas by Thomas Hayden. With seashores that feel...
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
The Nathaniel Frothingham Stadium held fields of proud parents, caregivers, friends and family to celebrate the graduation of the Dover-Sherborn class of 2026. They walked to the field in a wave of blue and after the national anthem performed by the DS Regional Band and Chorus, the ceremony was...
The Dover Fire Department is honored and deeply grateful to receive the first annual $40,000 donation from the Katelyn Tosi Foundation in memory of Katelyn Tosi.
This generous gift will support the Department's ongoing mission of providing exceptional fire and emergency medical services to Dover residents while honoring Katelyn's legacy and the values of...
The Town of Dover's Department of Public Works (DPW) has been awarded a pair of grants, totaling $521,245, under the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) Community Culvert Grant Program.
Dover's application to fund construction on Wilsondale Street, over Powissett Brook, was approved for a grant in the amount of $406,245.
The Town's application to...
The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging invite all Dover residents to join us outdoors at the American Legion for our annual “Up in Smoke BBQ” on Wednesday, June 10 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. As usual, hot dogs, hamburgers and sausages will be served along with various types of salads, desserts, and...
Aquarion Water Company today announced that drought conditions have intensified across the region and urges Dover and Springdale customers to comply with updated mandatory restrictions. Customer cooperation helps to ensure a sustainable drinking water supply, protect natural resources, and comply with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection requirements for the region’s current drought level.
By Julie Marrinucci Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Armistice or Remembrance Day, on May 16th of this year, was apropos for the events taking place at American Legion, George B. Preston Post 209 in Dover, MA.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the town’s Memorial Day Committee, Legion members, relatives,...
The Sherborn Library invites the community to step back in time for an engaging and visually rich program, Fashion History: The Gilded Age, taking place on Wednesday, May 27 from 3:00 to 4:15 PM in the Community Room of the Sherborn Library, 4 Sanger St., Sherborn, MA 01770.
This lively presentation explores the elegance...
