St. Dunstan’s hosts mini-golf
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
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you go far enough out, there’s a point where time starts to turn backwards.
The suburbs and their strips give way to thickening woods and wetlands, and the houses that line the road appear to have been plucked immaculately from a bygone New England. When the houses...
DSHS serenades Historical Society
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Thanks to the Dover Sherborn High School's a cappella singing group, Noteworthy, the Dover Historical Society launched the holiday season in grand style. A dozen singers performed in the Caryl Farm’s Fisher Barn. They serenaded visitors with a delightful array of seasonal music, which they had chosen and arranged themselves.
They and the audience...
Sherborn Library finds refuge at home
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By Alex Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Since the Sherborn Library closed for extensive renovations in December 2016, the library’s collection and staff have found a welcoming temporary home in the Sherborn Community Center.
“The Community Center has been very kind to us, letting us integrate ourselves into their space,” Said Liz Rowland, the library’s Assistant Director.
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Town Report Committee seeks Dover photos
The Dover Town Report Committee is inviting photography enthusiasts to submit their work for publication consideration in the upcoming 2018 Dover Town Report. The committee seeks photographs that showcase Dover and it's citizens through themes such as nature and wildlife, architectural highlights, sports events, everyday town scenes or events that include Dover Days, summer concerts,...
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Dover makes care kits for homeless
By Alexander Oliveira
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As part of their Dover Unplugged program, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church invited members of the congregation and the greater community to fill over 225 care bags for two Boston homeless shelters this past Friday night.
“It’s the giving season” said event organizer Carol Chirico, “and we’ve got the whole community putting...
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Holiday party delights Sherborn seniors
By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Even with a well problem shutting down the water inside of Sherborn’s Pilgrim Church, both the holiday spirit and the spirit of giving flowed freely throughout the Sherborn Council on Aging’s Senior Holiday Party on Thursday afternoon.
Holiday music played and food was served, but while the meal was tasty and the...
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CDC coordinates drive for homeless children
The teachers and families of The Center for the Development of Children (CDC) recently partnered with Horizons for Homeless Children to assist those in need.
The mission of Horizons for Homeless Children is to improve the lives of young homeless children in Massachusetts and help their families succeed by providing high-quality early education, opportunities for...
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‘All Seasons Shade Gardens’ upcoming
Popular horticulturalist and speaker Betty Sanders will present a program on “All Seasons Shade Gardens” on Tuesday, December 11, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level, at 9:30 a.m. Doors will open for refreshments at 9:00 a.m.
Shade is a fact of life in New England. Many gardeners spend countless hours trying to brighten those spaces...
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Dover Church hosts annual Thanksgiving luncheon
Sherbornites make pumpkin centerpieces
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Tuesday, November 13, members of the Sherborn Garden Club and other residents of the community visited the Sherborn Community Center to learn how to make succulent pumpkin centerpieces.
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DSHS to host performance of ‘Mr. Joy’
ArtsEmerson and partners are set to present "Mr. Joy," a play that explores issues of race and class in America. Directed by David Dower and performed by Adobuere Ebiama, the event will be held on Monday, November 26, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the Alan T. Mudge Auditorium at Dover Sherborn High School. Tickets...
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Quilters provide comfort, warmth to neighbors
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Saturday, November 10, the Unitarian Universalist Area Church held a Quilt-A-Thon for quilters in the community.
The Quilt-A-Thon is part of the Power of the Quilt Project, which focuses on donating comfort quilts to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
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‘High School Musical’ coming to DSMS
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"High School Musical" is set to be performed at Mudge Auditorium on Thursday, December 6, at 6:30 p.m., Friday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 8, at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Sherborn resident and director Claire Mackay is recreating "High School Musical" – eleven years later and in a different...
DSHS puts on ‘Little Women’
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By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
The Dover-Sherborn Drama Program presented “Little Women” by Matt Buchanan on November 1–3 at Dover-Sherborn High School. The fine cast of over 40 students was supported by an able crew of more than 50 students who handled all aspects of production. The main roles were played by two...
Hale’s Arnold to address Garden Club
Eric Arnold, Executive Director of Hale Reservation in Westwood, will speak at the Dover Library, Lower Level Wednesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. This program is co-sponsored by the Dover Historical Society and Chicatabot Garden Club. Refreshments will be served starting at 7:00 p.m.
Hale Reservation is a 1,137-acre tract of largely undeveloped woodland straddling the...
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CRS to host Peg Dawson
On Thursday, November 8, at 6:30 p.m., Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP will share tools and strategies that parents and teachers can use to help "smart but scattered" kids become successful problem solvers and self-reliant adults. She will share the skills that are critical for school and life success, and the role executive skills play in...
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Pilgrim Church hosts weekly luncheon
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Thursday, October 18, the Council of Aging hosted its weekly luncheon for senior citizens at Pilgrim Church.
Around 25 members showed up to eat a nice meal, listen to music, and socialize with friends.
“Our whole mission is to engage the seniors in our community,” said director of the...
Hale’s Arnold to address Garden Club
Eric Arnold, Executive Director of Hale Reservation in Westwood, will speak at the Dover Library, Lower Level Wednesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. This program is co-sponsored by the Dover Historical Society and Chicatabot Garden Club. Refreshments will be served starting at 7:00 p.m.
Hale Reservation is a 1,137-acre tract of largely undeveloped woodland straddling the...
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