Category Archive for "Dover-Sherborn"

Dover residents weigh in on generational ban on tobacco

By Lenny Strauss Hometown Weekly Reporter The Dover Board of Health held a remote meeting to discuss the proposed tobacco/nicotine ordinance to individuals born after a certain date via Zoom on March 3, 2025, at 6:30PM. Members of the committee discussed the proposed ordinance and its application, setting the stage for a heated dialogue around tobacco use...

Dover advances MBTA zoning compliance efforts

The Dover Planning Board is pleased to announce details of the town’s efforts to comply with the MBTA Communities Act. Dover’s Planning Board is working to comply with the MBTA Communities Act zoning requirements under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 3A. The Board will post a public survey on March 4, followed by a public...

Over 50 Dover-Sherborn High School (DSHS) cast, crew, and set designers are deep into preparation for “Into the Woods,” the Stephen Sondheim musical that weaves together the classic fairy tales of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and characters following their wishes and resulting consequences as they venture into the woods. The students,...

By Paul Vozzella Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter The defending Division 4 state champions took the first step to being the last team standing as Dover-Sherborn/Weston defeated Monomoy 4-2 on Thursday. Coming into the tournament, the Raiders realized repeating would be a tall task. “We know we're gonna have a target on our back as defending state champions and...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Rachelle Toth, a traveling crafter from Wilmington, ventured down to the Dover Town Library on a chilly Tuesday evening to teach local crafters how to create handmade string art cards. Toth bought a variety of patterns, various colors of thread, sponges, and needles to create this hand crafted card. Patrons were able...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor Unity Farm Sanctuary traveled down to Providence, Rhode Island to participate in the annual Rhode Island VegFest. This was the fifth year of the festival and Unity Farm Sanctuary was happy to return to the festival. It is a little known fact locally that Unity Sanctuary Farm is deeply connected to...

DS community discusses impact of screen time

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter A community discussion was organized as a joint effort of Pilgrim Church, Sherborn Library, Dover Town Library, Dover Church and Project Challenge Success at DSHS. According to Senior Pastor John Hudson of Pilgrim Church, the meeting was “a public forum on the book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor On Monday, January 20, at precisely noon, the Peace Abbey Foundation hosted a peaceful demonstration at Pacifist Memorial Park. This event coincided with Inauguration Day and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service. Participants gathered to stand in solidarity against the global rise of authoritarianism and dictatorship, which organizers...

Powisset Farm and Comfort Kitchen come together

By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Powisset Farm of Dover, together with the celebrated Comfort Kitchen of Dorchester, created an exquisite farm-to-table and locally sourced dinner for forty attendees lucky enough to snag a ticket before the highly anticipated dinner was sold out. According to D. A. Hayden, director of Powisset Farm, the farm normally holds dinners outdoors...

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter Recently, a group of women settled into DTL’s Community Room to learn how to felt a sunflower. A kit containing everything needed to complete the project was placed at each seat. Within minutes of gathering, the helpful and encouraging instructor Janell Scannell of the Pop Up Art School got the participants...

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter On a recent chilly Wednesday afternoon, the Dover Town Library (DTL) invited eager, animal-loving children, along with their caregivers, to gather together in the community room to experience “Leaping Lizards!” This program was a live animal show presented by Joy Marzolf. Marzolf was hosting two afternoon shows that day, and both...

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Walpole Police Department and Sherborn Police Department teamed up on Saturday, January 11 for their first ever Polar Plunge. The event took place at Farm Pond in Sherborn where participants were expected to run into the freezing cold waters in order to raise money for Special Olympics Massachusetts (SOM). That Saturday...

by Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On two consecutive weekends in January, Open Fields will present a show that celebrates its 25 years of presenting musicals to the community. Under the codirection of Keith Fields and Charles River School educator and Equity actor, Sarah Clancy, “Beyond the Rainbow: Live in Living Color” will be offered at the...

Local youth to shine in upcoming musical

Talented young performers from across the area will take the stage in “Beyond the Rainbow: Live in Living Color,” a vibrant musical revue celebrating the power of music to bring people together. This highly anticipated production will be held at the Dover-Sherborn High School Mudge Auditorium on January 18, 19, 24, and 25. Presented by Open...

Annual Gingerbread House Decorating at DTL

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor On Saturday, December 14, the Dover Town Library (DTL) held their third and final Gingerbread Hose Decorating session for children. This event occurs annually, offering multiple sessions for families with children of all ages. The multiple sessions are necessary due to the sheer popularity of event. Even during this last session,...

By Riley Fontana Hometown Weekly Reporter Sherborn celebrated its 350th anniversary throughout 2024, culminating in a heartfelt ceremony to bury a time capsule at the historic 1858 Town House. The capsule, filled with mementos of the yearlong celebrations and snapshots of life in 2024, is set to be unearthed by future Sherborn residents in 2074. The large capsule...

By Madison Butkus Hometown Weekly Reporter The Dover and Westwood Council’s on Aging (COA) joined together once again this past Thursday, December 12th at Powisset Farm to learn how to create some festive holiday cookies. Chef Thi put together this special class that featured both hand-on experiences and demonstrations to help seniors elevate their holiday baking flare. On...

By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With Christmas just around the corner, the Committee to Celebrate Sherborn’s 350th Anniversary, along with the Sherborn Community Center Foundation (SCCF) and the Sherborn Lions Club (SLC) hosted a festive “Shop Sherborn” Holiday Market event on Saturday, December 7th. Community members filed into the Sherborn...

by Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Massachusetts’s Horticultural Society’s (MHS) 16th annual Festival of Trees is in full swing this holiday season, much to the delight of the local community. Opening weekend was bustling, as visitors flocked to the Garden at Elm Bank on the Dover/Wellesley line to browse the dozens...

By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter

With Christmas just around the corner, the Sherborn Lions Club (SLC), along with the Sherborn Community Center Foundation (SCCF) and the Committee to Celebrate Sherborn’s 350th Anniversary, hosted a festive Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, December 7th. Families and friends gathered together at the...

Category Archives: Dover-Sherborn

Dover residents weigh in on generational ban on tobacco

Dover advances MBTA zoning compliance efforts

DSHS presents: “Into the Woods”

Raiders progress in the playoffs

Crafting string card art at the DTL

Unity Farm Sanctuary visits RI VegFest

DS community discusses impact of screen time

Peace Abbey holds peaceful protest

Powisset Farm and Comfort Kitchen come together

Felting sunflowers at DTL

Learning about lizards at DTL

Polar Plunge raises $22K for SOM

Open Fields to Go Beyond the Rainbow

Local youth to shine in upcoming musical

Annual Gingerbread House Decorating at DTL

Sherborn closes out 350th anniversary

COA crafts holiday cookies

Locals enjoy Holiday Market

Festival of Trees delights community

Santa stops by Sherborn

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