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Raiders win first swim meet

Raiders win first swim meet

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Friday, varsity swim went up against the Medfield Warriors at Blue Hills Regional Technical School for their first meet of the year. The last time they met the Warriors, the Raiders’ boys’ and girls’ teams were both victorious, with the girls winning the previous year as well.

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Senior Moments Chorus hosts holiday concert

Senior Moments Chorus hosts holiday concert

by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter

Anyone wishing to get into the holiday spirit needn’t have looked any further than the Walpole Public Library (WPL) on Saturday, December 13, when the Senior Moments Chorus (SMC) held its annual holiday concert. The performance was free and open to the public, courtesy of the Friends of the...

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Raiders show resilience to the end

Raiders show resilience to the end

The Dover-Sherborn football team ended the season on a high note, showcasing strong team play and resilience. After struggling through the first seven games of the season, the Raiders entered their November 14th matchup against the Wareham Vikings with high expectations. The team had recently won back-to-back games against Millis and Southeastern Regional High...

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Dover’s annual Turkey Bowl

Dover’s annual Turkey Bowl

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Theres nothing quite as American as football on Thanksgiving. Each year, Dover hosts the traditional Turkey Bowl at Chickering Playfields kicks the fall break off with a whistle blow. The Turkey Bowl is a flag football game, as the name might suggest, for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade...

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Enjoying Fall Fun at Powisset Farm

Enjoying Fall Fun at Powisset Farm
Photos by Isabell Macrina Try the hayride! See the farm from the comfort of a hay bale   By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Fall is upon us, and it finally feels like it, so what better way to celebrate than with Fall Fun at Powisset Farm! Every Saturday and Sunday in October, the farm invites everyone to come and...
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Girls’ varsity soccer moves on to playoffs

Girls’ varsity soccer moves on to playoffs

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Wednesday, girls varsity soccer played their final regular season game against the Weston Wildcats, tying them 1–1. The Raiders entered this game with a record of 8–8–1 and the Wildcats with 4–5–7.

The Raiders made a handful of attempts...

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“Love/Sick” at Dover-Sherborn High School

“Love/Sick” at Dover-Sherborn High School

The DSHS Drama Program production of “Love/Sick” opens this weekend.  After putting on full-length story plays the last few years like Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes, and Radium Girls, this vignette-style play is a change of pace.  Playwright John Cariani describes the play as a nine-play cycle about love and loss.  It features quick dialogue and...

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Learning about the mysteries of Massachusetts at DTL

Learning about the mysteries of Massachusetts at DTL

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Massachusetts has a history with the mysterious and unexplainable, and Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe has always been fascinated with the paranormal. She took to the Dover Town Library (DTL) as GeekGal with lectures and panels on geek culture and in October, all things spooky. On Tuesday night people filed in to...

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Raiders battle Lancers to the end

Raiders battle Lancers to the end

By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter

Last Tuesday, the girls varsity soccer team faced the Norton Lancers for the second time this season, after defeating them 3–0 early in September.

Lancer’s captain Makenna Shea opened the game with a goal at one minute in, having intercepted...

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Puleo discusses Charles Sumner at Sherborn Library

Puleo discusses Charles Sumner at Sherborn Library

By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter

Sherborn Library welcomed author Stephen Puleo, known for his works “Dark Tide” and “Due to Enemy Action,” to speak about his newest book “The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union”. The book is a biography of Charles Sumner, United States Senator for Massachusetts...

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Boys’ soccer comes close versus Ashland

Boys’ soccer comes close versus Ashland
By Meghan Foley Hometown Weekly Sports Reporter Dover-Sherborn boys’ soccer went head to head with Ashland on Monday, September 29, falling short with a score of 1-2. Though each time brought the fight, as both teams were taking headers off of punts, off of other headers, on offense, on defense, to their teammates, in crowds, away from the...
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Special Town meeting results are in

Special Town meeting results are in
By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor On September 29, the Town of Dover hosted a Special Town Meeting regarding the MBTA Communities Act. The results of this meeting are in; with 250 voters in favor and 29 in opposition, this vote yield a Yes to adopt the proposed update to the zoning bylaw. This will allow multi-family...
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Fun for all at Dover Days Fair

Fun for all at Dover Days Fair
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter The town of Dover gathered in excitement for the annual Dover Days Fair. Every year the fair is held on the second Saturday of September to properly kick off the fall season. The Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run happens during the fair, and this year was especially special because the...
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Dover Dash 5K hosts biggest race yet

Dover Dash 5K hosts biggest race yet
By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter Every year, in partnership with the Dover Days Fair, the Parks and Recreation department and the Dover-Sherborn High School cross-country team organize and run the Dover Dash 5K and Fun Run. There used to be a five-mile run with the Dover Days Fair, but ten years ago the Parks and Recreation...
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Learning how to needle felt at DTL

Learning how to needle felt at DTL
Photo by Isabell Macrina Toth is always ready to help when patrons get stuck   By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter   Arts and crafts is a great way to occupy the mind and hands, and you can get something to decorate your home afterwards, but starting the process on your own can be daunting. Dover Town Library (DTL) brought in...
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Celebrating the end of summer at Sherborn Library

Celebrating the end of summer at Sherborn Library
Photo by Isabell Macrina Peasely starts the event off right with music for everyone     By Isabell Macrina Hometown Weekly Reporter   The rain chose the same day as Sherborn Library to send off summer, but the librarians didn’t let that stop the party! For their Summer Reading Finale, the original plan was for a picnic, concert, and an outdoor movie....
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Fun with Henna designs for all ages

Fun with Henna designs for all ages
Photo by Audrey Anderson A boy displays his new bird design     By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter   The DTL held an All-Ages Henna event with designs created by talented artist Mandy Roberge of Wicked Good Henna. Roberge offered free henna stain designs to all who attended. Henna is a natural dye made from the henna plant. The plant is ground...
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Sensational sunflowers at MHS

Sensational sunflowers at MHS
Photo by Elizabeth Connolly    by Elizabeth Connolly Hometown Weekly Reporter There is, arguably, no flower more synonymous with summer than the sunflower. The huge, vibrant blooms typically grace us with their stunning colors late summer. For the second year in a row, one of the very best places to see them was the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s (MHS)...
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Students shape Caryl Center’s Future

Students shape Caryl Center’s Future
The celebration of the completion of the project when the students were presented with letters of recommendation and certificates. Fom left to right: Daniel Richardson, Winston Bunn, Spencer Panek, Luciana Burdi, Rafaella Schroeder, Gabriella Schroeder, and Ruth Townsend   As the new Caryl Community Center prepares to open its doors, a special group of students is marking...
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