The Dover community has a new meeting spot and photo op near Dover Center.
You may have driven by and seen the giant blue Adirondack chair overlooking the beautiful setting at Channing Pond and wondered how it got there. The Adirondack chair was built by Caden Popiel for his Eagle...
Linda Pettit briefly addressed the crowd while Sean Fullerton took a quick break from performing.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In the name of safety, The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging held their annual Up in Smoke Barbecue in the midst of...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It’s rare to have an artistic talent recognized as early as your 20s. It’s even rarer to be given the opportunity to collaborate with well-known institutions like the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) while still in college.
Kippy Sage, a Dover...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Summer will be coming to a close in a few short weeks, and kids are packing as much fun into these last days as possible before they head back to school.
And what better a way to celebrate the end of...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It’s rare these days to be able to enjoy a movie outside, as drive-ins aren't quite as numerous as they once were. Residents of Dover, however, have been lucky this summer as the movies have returned to the Dover Town House lawn, courtesy of the...
By and large, the librarians stuck to the classics like 'The Wheels on the Bus', 'Sticky Sticky Bubblegum' and 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.'
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“The more we get together, together, together, the more we get together, the happier...
Mary Margaret Earl accepts her award from her former teacher.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sunday afternoon was a busy one at Sherborn’s Pacifist Memorial, as the day featured the dedication of new bronze plaques in honor of John Lewis, Helen Keller, Julian Bond,...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Summer requires a fair amount of juggling for parents. Balancing kids, work and life in general can be a challenge.
Luckily for them, the Dover Town Library (DTL) is back with regularly-scheduled outdoor activities this summer. On Monday, July 19, parents...
To their credit, the band never let the kids playing distract them from their music.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd were famously named after a high school gym teacher who disapproved of their long hair.
So the third graders facing the pavement could see birds as well, Vitale and Dorothea Von Herder worked together to create a bird sanctuary dedicated to longtime Pine Hill teacher Mary Lucey.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Unless you were once a third grader...
Photo by Andrew Caldicott
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Dover Town Library (DTL) celebrated its official reopening on Thursday, July 1. The furniture has been returned to its usual spots. Computer stations are back open. Guidelines for mask use are posted at the...
The winning group poses with the famed golden shovel that signifies their hot air balloon was the overall best sand sculpture.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last year, Britt “The Main Attraction”, Emma, Morgan, Emmitt, Alexis and Jeff found themselves as one of two...
Katherine Whittle explained that a large part of what drove her to create the Youth Environmental Stewardship Program is the belief that younger kids both look up to and relate better with older students.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On June 8 and...
Sherborn’s Pine Hill Cemetery is very much alive.
By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Editor
Among nature preserves and hidden wooded locales in the middle of nowhere, we often forget that all of our communities feature quiet, green spaces - typically centrally placed ones - that...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Thousands of animals are taken in every year by special wildlife rescue groups around the country. In New England, these specialists find themselves caring for a variety of critters. On Wednesday, June 9, the Dover Town Library welcomed Nicole Wally on Zoom to discuss her...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
How often can you say that you attended a cow’s birthday? Most people can go through life saying the thought has never crossed their mind.
Those who know Unity Farm Sanctuary, however, know that a cow’s birthday can be a highly...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Once a year, on Memorial Day, residents meet in Pine Hill Cemetery to honor members of the military who have died in the line of duty. Last year’s in-person ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. This year’s celebration had residents back for bittersweet remembrances.
The annual geranium sale sponsored by the Boggestow Garden Club was not held this year because of COVID restrictions, but club members and their friends were able to acquire plants for civic projects, as well as for their own enjoyment. Board members Sally Brodie, Rosemary Sortor and Eileen Hoagland planted geraniums at the...
Sergeant First Class Rambo Tran talks about his time in the military, which included being deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This year’s Memorial Day exercises were supposed to take place on the Dover Town House lawn, but...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Over the last year, the number of hate crimes, acts of violence, and uses of threatening rhetoric against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) has increased significantly. Unfortunately, racism is nothing new for Asian-Americans, who have witnessed systematic oppression in this country for decades. On...
