One thousand feet of social distancing brought Andover youth Jake Falk closer than ever to friends and community last week. When Above the Clouds (ATC), a 501(c)3 non-profit, postponed Jake’s scheduled Dream Flight due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they decided to offer him a different type of aviation experience in the interim, just...
The Dover Board of Selectmen voted on April 16 to adopt the following special options to respond to the impact of the current State of Emergency on Dover taxpayers.
Firstly, taxpayers have until June 1 to apply for property tax exemptions and deferrals. This includes the hardship deferral for those...
The Hunger and Homelessness Citizen Action Group at the Middle School has organized the first-ever DSMS Virtual Talent Challenge. The group's goal is to raise as much money as possible for the Greater Boston Food Bank. It has collected videos from students at DSMS and posted them on a website where people can...
Billy the golden retriever wonders whether his owner really just tossed his frisbee into the lake again.
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Given the number of cyclists on the road Sunday afternoon, it has to be a matter of time before Dover produces...
Photo by Maureen Haswell
The community was in for a treat on the weekend of March 19-21, as Dover-Sherborn High School was preparing to present its production of “Mamma Mia,” featuring the music of ABBA.
The pandemic cancelled those plans. It did not, however, erase the hard...
The Trustees has announced it is offering online ordering and no-contact pick-ups at four Greater Boston area farms - among them Dover's Powisset Farm - that operate farm stores and popular Trustees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. As one of the largest nonprofit owners of conserved farmland and operator of six working farms...
Ensign Peter Gelsthorpe, a native of Sherborn, Massachusetts, received his Surface Warfare Officer insignia during a ceremony held onboard USS James E. Williams, a guided missile destroyer, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf.
Gelsthorpe, who has served in the Navy for two years, is responsible for the navigation and safe...
St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church is inviting members of the public to participate in a weekly series of five online "Zooming deeper" discussions on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:00, focusing on the rich literary tradition of Christian poetry.
Almost all of the greatest poets in English literature have contributed at least occasional...
The Dover Board of Selectmen voted on April 16 to adopt the following special options to respond to the impact of the current State of Emergency on Dover taxpayers.
Firstly, taxpayers have until June 1 to apply for property tax exemptions and deferrals. This includes the hardship deferral for those...
During this time of social distancing and isolation, it is more important than ever to find ways to connect with family and friends. Technology – everything from email and texting to Zoom and FaceTime – helps Charles River School students “attend” virtual classes and socialize with friends. To stay connected to their senior...
Boy Scouts of America Troop1 in Dover are having a special celebration - all their high school seniors from the class of 2020 are Eagle Scouts. The newly-minted Eagle Scouts are listed as follows:
Jack Ringel. As part of his Eagle project, Jack led a series of three classes for...
At the April 16 meeting of the Sherborn Select Board votes were taken on options under “An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting From COVID-19,” chapter 53 of the acts of 2020. The Town has adopted the local options to extend the date that applications for exemptions and...
The Dover Recycling Committee has suspended sales of all recycling bins, rain barrels and composters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transfer station sticker applications are also suspended.
Residents should continue to sort and clean their recyclables and deposit them in the appropriate containers. All high touch areas are closed, including the...
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
A majority of the population has found itself mostly confined to their property since mid-March. The most exciting events of the week are limited to grocery store visits, trips to the mailbox, and daily walks around the neighborhood. To say that people are itching...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Following the first coronavirus closures in March, I had the horrible realization that the stories I usually cover would be at a standstill. All of our local libraries shut their doors. All of the annual spring community events were canceled. People became resigned to...
By James Kinneen,
Hometown Weekly Reporter -
While most businesses are in significant financial trouble, a few are flourishing because of the coronavirus crisis. But while you’d have to be a psychic, an epidemiologist, or a certain couple of United States senators to have seen the shutdown coming and profited...
By James Kinneen,
Hometown Weekly Reporter -
In the face of the coronavirus crisis, every government department is adapting in some way. But when your services are in large part based around bringing people together, you need to adapt even more. Such is the case for Sherborn Recreation and Dover...
The annual Arts and Crafts Fair, organized by the Friends of the Sherborn Library, has been cancelled this year in light of coronavirus. To support the small businesses that usually sell at the event, organizers have created an online marketplace: www.sherborncraftfair.com.
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Humans aren't the only ones whose lives have been altered by the coronavirus.
While many shelters and humane societies are trying to adapt amid the COVID-19 crisis, Sherborn’s Unity Farm Sanctuary has had to find the best way to operate without their...
