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Sherborn resident, Ava Dye, recently earned the title of Miss Amazing Teen of Massachusetts, an honor that recognizes confidence, communication and personal achievement among girls and women with disabilities. The program celebrates each participant’s abilities while fostering self-esteem, independence and leadership skills.
“Ava’s experience with Miss Amazing over the...


The Dover Sherborn Youth Football program is off the ground and thriving following its relaunch earlier this year.
Participation has been incredibly strong thus far with over 60 athletes taking part in the winter Skills & Drills sessions hosted by program sponsor Resilience Medfield.
There is a lot to look forward...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
With the weather warming up and people eager to learn more about growing their own food, Dover Town Library decided to take a unique approach and invite Kate Donovan from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens to teach people how to start and grow their own mushrooms.
Mushrooms sounds scary initially...

Lenny Strauss Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Sherborn Picks Up, a community volunteer organization focused on picking up litter and beautifying the town of Sherborn has begun its annual call to action, with support by the Town of Sherborn’s Select Board and its Department of Public Works.
Along with the town-wide cleanup, it joins 17 other states...

Kathryn Gentile Hometown Weekly Correspondent
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Earth Day, a day to celebrate the planet we live on and pledge to protect it, is only two weeks away. There are many ways to celebrate this day, from planting flowers to learning about the earth to simply...

By Bill Gilman Managing Editor
he Neponset River Regional Chamber hosted its annual "Taste of the Region" event Wednesday evening at the Blue Hill Country Club, bringing together hundreds of local residents and business leaders to sample the area's diverse culinary landscape.
The...

The Neponset River Regional Chamber will host its annual "Taste of the Region" on Wednesday, April 8, bringing together the area's top culinary talents for a single-night showcase of local food and drink.
The event, which runs from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, serves...

By Samantha Drumm Hometown Weekly Staff
If you aren’t familiar with the Dover Foundation after their 79th year of performing for charity, it’s high time you get acquainted in time for their 80th anniversary.
Though you may have missed their 79th annual performance, this year’s being a fantastic rendition of Fiddler...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
With spring on the horizon and people anxious to get back in the garden, it was the perfect time for Dover Town Library to host Composting 101.
Kate Donovan from Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens hosted an informal lecture to help everyone understand the basics of compost and be ready...

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Staff
Nearly everyone has a spice cabinet at home, overflowing with different jars full of flavor that sometimes you don’t know what to do with.
Thankfully, Therapy Gardens partnered with Dover Town Library to teach us a bit more about what’s in our cabinets, from health benefits to pairings, and...

The Dover Sherborn High School Mock Trial team will compete in the Massachusetts State Final against Newton South High School on Friday, March 20 at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall in Boston.
The Raiders finished 3–0 in the preliminary rounds, including a victory over Noble and Greenough School. In the Round of 32,...

By Kathryn Gentile Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Alyssia Liu, fresh off her historic Olympic gold medal victory, graced the ice in Norwood this past weekend for the 2026 Ice Chips event at the Skating Club of Boston.
On Feb. 28 and March 1, Liu, other Olympians, and skaters from Massachusetts and around the world skated in...

The Sherborn 1858 Town House was built with a bequest from Thomas Dowse, a 19th century tanner, leather dresser and renowned book collector who grew up in Sherborn and spent his adulthood in Cambridgeport.
An avid reader, he donated the funds to build the local Town House to serve as a gathering...

Less than two weeks after becoming the first American in 24 years to win an Olympic figure skating gold medal, Alysa Liu will be performing in Greater Boston.
The Skating Club of Boston, New England’s premier center for figure skating, is hosting its annual benefit ice show, Ice Chips, on Feb. 28 and March...

By Samantha Drumm
On Friday, February 6th, students from Dover-Sherborn, Medfield Middle, Medfield High, Westwood, Weston, and even Tufts University gathered, joined by a common passion—performing a full set of songs with only their voices.
The evening marked Medfield High’s Eighth Annual A Cappella Night, hosted by Medfield’s own Soundwaves and their fearless chorus...

By Isabell Macrina
Sherborn Library brought a warm feeling to a snowy day hosting the Caravan Puppets during their Winterfest event, Puppets with a Purpose. The Community Room became a crowded theater packed with kids and adults to enjoy a good old-fashioned puppet show and support a good cause with their donations.

By Isabell Macrina
Everyone is guilty of having a few broken things around the house that they just can’t get rid of, either for sentimental reasons or stubborn ones. The Repair Café at Dover’s Caryl Community Center was just the place for people to bring these items for the chance of having them fixed.

By Isabell Macrina
With winter winds making it feel ten degrees colder outside than it truly is, people could use a respite to think of warmer spring times ahead. Sherborn Library was happy to host Ensemble Fiato, a Metrowest area woodwind quartet, for a quartet chamber concert.
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