DSHS Drama to present ‘Chicago’
Dover-Sherborn settles after snow
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A winter storm passed through New England on the afternoon and night of Tuesday the 12th, blanketing Massachusetts, Dover, and Sherborn in a layer of snow, then soaking it with a mix of sleet and freezing rain.
According to the National Weather Service, three inches of snow fell...
Time, talent, and treasure
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By Katie Hennessey
Hometown Weekly Intern
“Time, talent, and treasure.”
Youth in Philanthropy (YIP), a program run through the Foundation for MetroWest, aims to teach adolescents of the many ways they can give back to their community - even if they may not be endowed with the “treasure” that is so often associated with philanthropy....
Challenge Success hosting Dr. Steiner-Adair
DS Challenge Success is set to host Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D., presenting on “The Impact Technology and Social Media have on Youth & Families.” The program is scheduled for Tuesday, February 26, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Dover-Sherborn High School’s Mudge Auditorium.
Author of the award-winning book “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships...
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Scouts and seniors make music together
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Members of the Dover-Sherborn...
DSEF brings augmented reality to schools
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A DSEF-funded virtual and augmented reality program is bringing the world into classrooms at Pine Hill, Chickering, and Dover Sherborn Middle School (DSMS).
The program enables educators to provide more dynamic learning experiences for K-8 students using Google Expeditions kits that allow teachers to take students on virtual field trips without leaving...
Scalabrine Classic invites local hoops players
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The Scalabrine Classic, an epic 3v3 basketball tournament for all ages and skill levels, will take place on Sunday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Roxbury Latin High School. Former Celtic and current NBC Boston Sports commentator Brian Scalabrine, commonly known as the “White Mamba,” will host the tournament...
SFTA revelers enjoy ‘Conservation Connections’
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By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Sherborn Forest and Trail Association (SFTA) held its biannual cocktail party, “Conservation Connections: a Conscientious Cocktail Party,” on Friday night. Featuring the Dixieland music of John Clark, Jimmy Mazzy and Rick McWilliams, the night was a chance for the local hiking crowd to spend some time indoors...
Girls basketball plays hard, raises funds
On Friday, January 25, fans packed the DS stands to see both the girls basketball JV and varsity teams play and defeat TVL rival Bellingham. The 5th grade Metrowest Youth girls played each other at halftime, and the varsity players were there to cheer them on.
Fans who came to the game were told that...
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Dover Scouts hold pinewood derby
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday morning, the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts teamed up to put on the annual pinewood derby at Dover Church’s Kraft Hall. From 9 a.m. till about noon, scouts from grades one through five cheered and jeered as their colorful wooden carts raced down a metal track at...
Powisset Farm hosts intimate cooking class
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Powisset Farm hosted a cooking class taught by cookbook author Leigh Belanger in their barn-kitchen last Wednesday afternoon.
With sauces sizzling and popping, knives clunking on cutting boards, and steam billowing out of pots and ovens, Belanger walked seven students through the techniques and processes of preparing ingredients,...
Reinstein to present on general stores
The Sherborn Council on Aging is set to host Ted Reinstein, who will present a program on general stores, on Thursday, February 7, from 12-1:30 p.m. The program will be held at Pilgrim Church (25 South Main Street, Sherborn). Admission is $3 per person, and includes lunch and the talk.
The general store, as old as...
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Dover Library, CRS host STEM program
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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On Wednesday the 16th, The Dover Town Library and the Charles River School hosted their first of a now-ongoing STEM program (STEM standing for science, technology, engineering, and...
DS students play MMEA Senior Festival
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On January 4 and 5, five Dover Sherborn High School students performed at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Eastern District Senior Festival at Boston Latin School. The students were accepted to perform based on a competitive audition among hundreds of local high school students in November.
Bethany Correll, Amelia Hodson-Walker, and Jack...
Library adds color to weekly events
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With libraries increasingly moving towards incorporating technology, the Dover Town Library boasts a decidedly old-school remedy to relieve visitors’ stress: adult coloring books.
Yes, the long-preferred time killer of first grade teachers, overworked moms and sippy-cup-serving waitresses everywhere has made its way to adults, and the Dover Library wants to help...
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Scouts teach tech to seniors
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
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Scout Oliver Fried leads the lecture from the front of the room.[/caption]
At the Dover Town Library on Saturday afternoon, members of the Dover Boy Scouts held...
Dover’s Collins makes music
By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Aiden Collins, an eighth grader at the Dover-Sherborn Middle School, has strummed new life into the school’s music program by hand making five electric basses for the school’s general music program taught by Tom Duprey.
Duprey isn’t directing your ordinary middle school jazz band: there are no rows of folding chairs...
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St. Dunstan’s hosts mini-golf
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Members of the greater Dover community enjoyed eighteen holes of indoor mini golf at St. Dunstan’s Church this past Friday. The event was the church’s first event of 2019 in an ongoing series called Dover Unplugged, aimed at bringing families and the community together in a device free setting.
“They’re...
Talent on display at winter concert
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By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The music department held its Middle School and High School Winter Band Concert on December 19 in the Mudge Auditorium at Dover-Sherborn High School. The full house enjoyed a concert that featured promising young musicians and a broad variety of entertaining musical selections.
A jovial and welcoming master of...
Rocky Narrows a sight in the winter
