Sand sculptures adorn Farm Pond
Game night provides friendly competition
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Game night is a time-honored tradition for friend groups and families alike. From basic card games, like go fish, to more complicated games like Monopoly, people get excited when it comes to playing a good game with their closest compatriots.
Twice a month, one group meets at the Dover Library...
Festival Day spreads creative joy
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By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Charles River Creative Arts Program, held in the summer at the Charles River School in Dover, is celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary this year. Since 1969, the camp has emphasized critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative skills, while students study performing and visual arts, athletics, and technology.
Walking through...
Meg Tallon teaches cooking for two
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“They say if you don’t like something, you have to eat it fifteen times. I used to hate ginger, but I’ve eaten it so much that now I love it.”
Such was the advice from Meg Tallon to the people of Westwood and Dover attending her “eating for...
Concert on green entertains town
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
During the months of summer, families sometimes struggle to find activities that entertain both kids and adults alike. Adults want the chance to relax, while the kids are jumping at every opportunity to get out and do something fun during their time off from school.
But, with a free...
‘The Maids’ production upcoming
A production of Jean Genet's classic absurdist play "The Maids" will be performed at the Sherborn Community Center this month. The production is run entirely by a team of Dover-Sherborn students and alumni, who previously presented Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit" last June. The play tells the story of two maids, Solange and Claire, and follows...
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Jay Mankita teaches engineering through play
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With schools increasingly trying to lead children to STEM careers, there is a huge need to make engineering seem as fun as long-beloved subjects like art and music.
Looking to fill that gap, Jay Mankita brought his Rube Goldberg machine building event, Playful Engineers, to the Sherborn Community...
Caterpillar Club teaches kids about bugs
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Last Wednesday at 11 am, former preschool and kindergarten teacher Kathi Gariepy presented the Caterpillar Club, a weekly educational program designed for children to learn about the natural world around them. Taking place in Weezie’s Garden for Children, a space located within The Gardens at Elm Bank and...
A whale of a time in Sherborn
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It's not every day that one can find a whale in Sherborn.
VBS counselors complete service projects
Each year at St. Dunstan’s Vacation Bible School (VBS), many of the counselors and CITs stay after camp to do a service project. This year, they decided to do two projects so they could support two groups.
The group decided to support the Solar Mamas, which is a program run by Barefoot College. This program turns...
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CRS announces 2019 graduates
Charles River School (CRS) has announced this year’s 8th grade graduating class. During the graduation ceremony on June 12, each student shared their talents with the community through speeches, poetry, music, art, and videos that they each had created. In keeping with the CRS mission, these graduates “know themselves, understand others, and will shape the...
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A warm, joyful performance in Dover
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By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Open Fields Community Theater presented a lively pop-rock musical revue titled “This Is Me, This Is Us” on Friday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles River School in Dover. Originally intended to be performed in the school’s outside theater space, the show was relocated inside due...
Neighbors gather at annual barbecue
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With summer getting into full swing comes the return of seasonal activities - picnics outside, swimming into the late afternoon, and, of course, cookouts. On Wednesday, June 12, at the Caryl Community Center in Dover, the Friends of the Council on Aging held their sixth annual barbecue, drawing in...
Sixth graders design unique civilizations
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Dover-Sherborn Middle School held its STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) Fair on Thursday, where sixth graders were tasked with using all the skills they’d learned in their classes to design a unique civilization. To make matters trickier, each civilization had to address a challenge currently facing the...
DSEF awards grants at ceremony
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The Dover-Sherborn Education Fund (DSEF) has awarded more than $165,000 to Dover Sherborn schools for the 2019-2020 school year. "We are grateful for the generous support of our community, which allows us to continue to fund initiatives that enhance the educational experience of all Dover Sherborn students," said Kristina Grace....
Open Fields presenting concert tonight
Open Fields is set to present a one-night-only outdoor concert of "This Is Me, This Is Us" at the Charles River School on Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. The performance will feature songs from Broadway, pop, rock 'n' roll and country, with over 60 kids on stage from local communities. Proceeds from the ticket...
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Jenny the Juggler entertains in Dover
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
With the school year at an end and homework dwindling, most parents now have to find a way to entertain their kids during the early summer months. On Thursday, June 6, parents and their children flocked outside to the Dover town green next to Town Hall. They brought...
Class of 2019 graduates
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Each year, a new graduating class meets together, donning dark blue robes, at Dover Sherborn High School, eager to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Their friends and families gather on the field, sitting patiently until their loved ones are handed their diplomas. It’s the last time these students, who...
Middle schoolers pass bag ban
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the average American family takes home around 1,500 single-use plastic bags each year. Though many attempt to find ways to reuse their plastic bags, most people never realize the environmental impact of using them in the first place. Each year, an estimated 100,000 marine...
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Dover celebrates Memorial Day
