St. Dunstan’s cares for the homeless
Powisset Farm ignites new holiday tradition
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Regular visitors to Powisset Farm know all about its many charms. From adorable pigs to the rustic barn with its up-to-date kitchen to woodland trails, every corner of this property seems to bring joy. Despite the cold weather, Powisset Farm was the site of some holiday joy on Saturday,...
Dover Unplugged assembling Care Kits
Dover Unplugged is hosting an evening for community service on Friday, December 6, to prepare 150 Care Kits for clients of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. The Care Kits will include knit hats, fleece gloves, socks, hand warmers, writing journals, personal care products, snacks and a handwritten holiday card.
The Care Kits will be...
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Festival of Trees heralds holiday season
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last week, The Gardens at Elm Bank opened their doors for the annual Festival of Trees Christmas celebration.
But if you went last year and assumed you’d see the same things once again, you’d be surprised at how many changes the garden has made.
The most prominent feature...
Hudgins entertains kids with Thanksgiving concert
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Friday morning, Deb Hudgins performed a Thanksgiving themed concert on the top floor of the Sherborn Community Center. With many children having been walked over from a local school, the crowd was treated to a nonstop collection of songs, stories and interactive games - all based around...
DS students salute multiculturalism
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If there are two things kids aren’t well known for, it’s a willingness to try new foods and cultural sensitivity. So, when the Chickering School PTO held their International Cultural Night on Friday, November 15, during which various parents, au pairs and family friends bought pieces of their...
‘Newsies’ to make headlines
Dover-Sherborn Middle School will be bringing the high-spirited, energetic, and enormously entertaining smash hit Broadway musical “Newsies” to Mudge Auditorium on December 5 through 7. Over 100 Dover-Sherborn students from grades six through twelve have been involved in all aspects of the production – as members of the cast, stage and tech crews, student directors,...
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Sherborn demonstrates the power of quilt
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
After a rough day, most people come home, get into their pajamas, and wrap themselves in their favorite blanket. That is not always the case for people receiving cancer treatment. As a way to make the fight against cancer a little more comfortable, volunteers at the Unitarian Universalist...
Dover Holiday Holiday House Tour Sunday
The Dover Library Holiday House Tour will be held on Sunday, November 24, from 11:30 - 3:30 p.m. This marks the 31st year of this popular event, which is held to benefit the library's many programs and services.
A beautiful Farm Street Colonial is one of four houses featured on Tour this Sunday. The house was...
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CRS students spearhead fundraiser
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Each year, middle School students from Charles River School choose from a selection of books for their summer reading assignment. One of the selections this year was the true story, "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda. The book is about pen pals Caitlin, an American eighth-grader, and Martin, a student...
A bright Diwali in Dover
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Caryl Community Center was lit up on November 9. Tables were covered in flickering electric candles. Strings of fairy lights wrapped around poles and slithered up stair railings. Colorful saris covered the walls, serving as decorations to the normally blank walls. Other decor was carefully placed around the...
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Stockinged witch wins library pumpkin contest
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you’ve visited the Dover Town Library lately, you’ve likely seen the wide variety of colorful, decorated pumpkins that were scattered throughout the building. What you might not have known, however, is that voting was taking place to see which three pumpkins were the community’s favorites - and...
Sawin Museum preparing ambitious exhibit
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Those who have visited Dover’s Sawin Museum knows that it has a particularly detailed and professional way of storytelling through exhibits. Downstairs, there’s a setup used to teach kids about life in the 1800s. The middle floor hosts a room of revolving exhibits. It should shock no one that the upstairs...
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Historical Society announces fall season opening
The fall season for the Dover Historical Society has opened at the Society’s museums.
Cary House, located on 107 Dedham St., and the Sawin Museum, located on 80 Dedham St., will continue to be open from each Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. through November 23.
Caryl House, built in 1774, was the home of the...
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Spooky sing-along raises Halloween spirits
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
As the leaves fall from the trees and temperatures get colder, kids are more than ready to celebrate Halloween with a few festivities. And what better way to celebrate than with a witch and some seasonal tunes?
On Thursday, October 17, Elaine Kessler came to the Sherborn Community Center ready, dressed...
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Ukulele players brush up skills
DSHS honors NHS inductees
By Katie Hennessey
Hometown Weekly Intern
Last Thursday, October 17, 66 Dover-Sherborn High School students were inducted into the Dover-Sherborn chapter of National Honor Society (NHS), marking one of the largest induction ceremonies in the school’s history.
Students at Dover-Sherborn High School are invited to apply to NHS if they have a grade point average of 3.8...
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Historical Society announces fall season opening
The fall season for the Dover Historical Society has opened at the Society’s museums.
Cary House, located on 107 Dedham St., and the Sawin Museum, located on 80 Dedham St., will continue to be open from each Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. through November 23.
Caryl House, built in 1774, was the home of the...
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Specialized item recycling, Oct. 19-20
The Dover Recycling Committee is offering free recycling for specialized items on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20, at the Transfer Station on Powisset Street. This will include a Food Drive to benefit local emergency food pantry A Place To Turn.
Items for recycling are accepted only from Dover residential property – nothing is...
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Kids crafts spook all
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Thursday, October 10, kids travelled down to the children’s floor of the Dover Town Library to enjoy an autumn-themed craft party. There was a craft for every kid, with three different stations setup throughout the room. The program, designed by Liz, the librarian assistant, was open to kids of all...
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