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Category Archives: Dover-Sherborn

Dudleyfest makes a triumphant return

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...

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Sherborn patriots observe Memorial Day

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. 

Boggestow Garden Club makes town beautiful

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...

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Memorial Day celebrated in Dover

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...

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Presentation chronicles history of AAPI hate

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...

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Big inning lifts Blackhawks over Raiders

Ben Chittick (32) gives a big leg kick and delivers a pitch in the bottom of the first inning. Photos by Mike Flanagan.

By Mike Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor

The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School varsity baseball team looked to snap a two-game losing streak...

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COA walking group hits the trail

The group pauses for a quick photo before heading out on the trail.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday, the Sherborn COA walking club met in Holliston to go for a brief hike along the Holliston Rail Trail. Launched in August, the...

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‘Puffs’ marks return of DS Drama

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

Over a year ago, Dover-Sherborn High School's talented actors, musicians and crew members found out that their musical was canceled due to COVID-19, just a week before the curtain was set to lift.

After a lengthy pandemic hiatus, the theater...

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Town baseball prepares for season return

Will we see this picture again, with a "2021 Champions" banner lying across the front of it? The Orioles sure felt that was a possibility.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

“I think we’ll go 17-0, as long as we actually get to play seventeen...

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DTL hosts six local poets

Slam poet Jamele Adams asked the crowd to fill the chat section with anything positive that was happening in their lives.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

In celebration of National Poetry Month, on Wednesday night, the Dover Town Library invited six local poets,...

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Sherborn joins Litter Letter Project

Chester said the most commonly littered items were coffee cup, water bottles, cigarette butts, Bud Lights and cinnamon Fireball nips.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

“Why” is there a giant sculpture made out of chicken wire and rebar in the middle of Sherborn, and “why”...

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Sherborn turns towards sustainability

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

The idea of sustainability has been at least pondered by everyone over the last few years. Recently, Governor Baker signed legislation that aims for the state to reduce its emissions by 50 percent, while also helping residents and businesses become more sustainable. While the...

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Elm Bank opens for the season

Elm Bank's famous goddess statues got a deep cleaning this year, performed by the same man that originally restored them.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

The Gardens at Elm Bank, which sit on the Dover border, opened for the season on April 1 -...

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Disney trivia makes for magical morning

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

Have you ever spent a magical day roaming through any of the Disney parks? If not, you have probably spent some amount of time watching Disney films. The joy that the Disney Company has provided has extended over decades and generations. On March 20, Sherborn...

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DSCFF decries Anti-Asian violence

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Months ago, some of Dover’s Chinese residents created the Dover-Sherborn Chinese Family and Friends (DSCFF) organization, in large part to make sure they would have a voice in the community. While much of that speaking out was, and still is, about school reopening plans, town...

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Building Committee hosts informative tea time

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

On Thursday afternoon, Community Center Building Committee Chair Ford Spalding and Selectman Bob Springett hosted and informal chat on Zoom about the Community Center project, with a focus on the Council on Aging.

Dubbed a “Tea and Chat,” the 2 p.m....

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Seniors, teens play trivia at DTL

By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff

Trivia is arguably the most universal form of group entertainment. No matter what age of the participants, there's always something thrilling about knowing the answer to a trivia question and shouting out the answer. To that end, the Dover Council on Aging and Dover...

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Sherborn Film Club gets fantastic results

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With movie theaters across the country closed, it is becoming increasingly difficult for even the most critically lauded film to break into the cultural zeitgeist. And while COVID-19 lockdowns have kept everyone in the house, the increasing number of streaming platforms people have, combined with the...

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Community Center Committee releases survey results

At their February 15 meeting, the Dover Community Center Building Committee unanimously voted to move forward to the Schematic Design the “Save the 1910” (partial renovation, partial new construction plan), and the “Two Story” (entirely new build plan). These two options will be presented at a tentatively-planned June special Town Meeting.

‘DSMS Zoomsical’ held as drive-in movie

Cars were staggered in the parking lot, so you could see the screen without one directly in front of you to block your view.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With COVID-19 shutting down any chance for large groups of people to gather together in...

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