By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Many people dream of writing a book. Few people actually do it. Fewer do it while they are in high school.
Valini Goorha has done just that with her book, "Hidden Immortality.”
"Hidden Immortality" is about an underground community that views above ground as dangerous. Emma Beckett is one of many people...
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Jankowski presenting on Verdun, WWI
The Dover Historical Society has announced that popular speaker, author and Brandeis University Professor Paul Jankowski will return to Dover on Wednesday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dover Library, Lower Level. His topic will be: "Verdun: WWI’s Ironic, Iconic Battle."
Dr. Jankowski has received wide acclaim for his recently published book on Verdun which,...
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Dover Church to assemble mama kits
There are over 3,000 babies born each year at the St. Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti? This hospital would be the second largest birthing hospital in Massachusetts, if it were located here.
At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 14, The Dover Church will gather in its Kraft Hall to assemble new mama/new baby kits for...
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Chicatabot Garden Club presenting ‘Forcing Bulbs’
The Chicatabot Garden Club is inviting the public to hear Kathi Garieipy present a program on “Forcing Bulbs” on Tuesday, October 16, at the Dover Town Library, Lower Level. Coffee is served at 9:00, and the program will begin at 9:30.
Forcing bulbs is easy and fun, according to Garieipy. Certainly during the dreary winter months,...
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Professor Chaplin discusses Second Amendment
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging host different classes as part of their Lifetime Learning program. The latest fall session is a four-part series on the Second Amendment, taught by former Wellesley College philosophy professor Maud Chaplin.
On Thursday, October 4, a group of 10 members of the...
Chefs cook with instant pot
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday, September 26, Powisset Farm hosted a small cooking class for residents in the area. At around 7:00 p.m., seven members strolled into the kitchen area of the farm to learn how to use an instant pot.
The members of the class were excited to learn about the...
Otter Run scheduled for October 14
Charles River School will host the Otter Run on Sunday, October 14, at 9:00 a.m. This family event includes races for kids beginning at 9:00 a.m., a one-mile Fun Run at 9:30 a.m., and a 5K at 10:00 a.m.
There will be fun for all ages post-race with refreshments, a bouncy house, and face painting....
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Caryl Farm to reopen for season
The Dover Historical Society has announced that Caryl Farm, which includes both the Benjamin Caryl House and the Fisher Barn, will reopen for the rest of the fall season, beginning Saturday, October 6, and continuing until the end of November. The Caryl Farm will be open on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,...
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DS savors Sunday youth soccer
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
During the fall, it’s common for people across the country to spend their Sundays sitting down on couches, watching football games between teams like the Panthers, Chiefs, and Giants.
Families on the fields surrounding Dover-Sherborn High School, however, spent their Sunday watching a different kind of football - one with teams named...
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Dover COA Friends hosting Harvest Brunch
The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging will be holding their 8th Annual Harvest Brunch at Dover’s American Legion Hall on Sunday, October 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This is the Friends' largest fundraiser this year. Their staff of unpaid and dedicated volunteers focus on the mission to raise funds for the...
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Fair returns to Sherborn
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
Friends, families, and farmers were out at the Barber Reservation on Saturday to celebrate the return of the Grange Fair in Sherborn. There, neighbors enjoyed varied agricultural entertainment and learned about their town’s rich agricultural history. Once a yearly event, Sherborn Grange Fairs were most recently held in 2011...
Grace Church to host bluegrass band
Dover’s Pilgrim Bluegrass Gospel Band will be returning to Grace Church on September 30 to provide the music for the 10:00 a.m. service. The band will be performing a variety of traditional and contemporary songs to complement the order of service.
Band members are Michele Sauter on mandolin and vocals, Geoff Sauter on five-string banjo and...
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Fall Harvest Gala October 20
The annual Dover Sherborn Education Fund (DSEF) Fall Harvest Gala will be held at Silverwood Farm in Sherborn on Saturday, October 20, at 7 p.m. The annual Gala is one of DSEF’s two major fundraisers benefiting the public schools of Dover and Sherborn.
The event is being held for the first time at Silverwood Farm. The...
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Save the Children hosting Boston benefit
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A group of Boston neighbors are launching a new local chapter of Save the Children, an organization that has been doing whatever it takes to help give children in the United States and globally a healthy start for nearly one hundred years. Save the Children’s core mission is to fulfill the promise of...
The Dover Days of our lives
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Contributor
The Dover town common was alive with the sound of children's laughter. Dogs of all different shapes and breeds walked around, meeting their fellow canines with wagging tails. Community members walked back and forth up the street, greeting old friends and visiting the many stalls on the side of street. The...
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Dover’s Goorha releases ‘Hidden Immortality’
Teen author and Dover resident Valini Goorha has hit the book market with “Hidden Immortality,” which takes young adults on an adventure by portraying an entirely new world that, at first, seems almost normal.
Buried inside the earth rests a community built upon the false premise that the world above them is dangerous. Lies sown...
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Sherborn library construction continues
Many of us remember the first library we visited during our childhood. We can picture the sidewalk leading to the entrance, recall whether the building was brick, stone or clapboard and recollect that special “book” smell inside. And many of us remember waiting for that near-magical rite of passage: our own library card. The waiting...
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Caterpillar Club meets at Elm Bank
By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Eight long legs crawling silently. Two large, multifaceted eyes with a pair of transparent wings. Short hairs covering professional pollinators.
Spiders, dragonflies and bees were just some of the different bugs that kids learned about at The Garden at Elm Bank’s Caterpillar Club gathering, where young ones expanded their knowledge of...
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Starcatching in Sherborn
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By Maria Makredes
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Dover-Sherborn Summer Drama presented “Peter and the Starcatcher” from August 22-25 at the Sherborn Community Center. If they endeavored to catch stars and present them, then they did so in fine form, via a nearly two-hour production. Students from rising seventh graders to rising seniors participated in the program,...
Library celebrates summer with cupcakes
