By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
March certainly came in like a lion with a nor’easter at the beginning of the month that left many without power. Just days later, Massachusetts was hit with another nor’easter – this time bringing wet, heavy snow to the Greater Boston area.
Dover Sherborn Regional Schools closed on Thursday, March...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Which snack company’s advertising campaign included the slogan “Once you pop, you can’t stop” in the 1990s?
It was a question that stumped Dover Sherborn High School’s teens and the question that kicked off their trivia night sponsored by Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) on March 9.
After fueling up on...
DS 8th graders John Bennett, Colin Boland, Willy Bowen, Hakeem Daphnis, Luke Loefflere, Jack Lordi, Ethan Lynch, Jack Potter, Grady Russo and Will Whittlesey are going for MetroWest Youth Basketball’s top prize.
After a third straight 10-win season, the DS 8th grade boys are playing in MetroWest’s Division 1 basketball championship bracket,...
Parents and guardians of children ages 11-21 and members of the community are invited to Jon Mattleman, speaking on "The Secret Life of Teens." The program, which is presented by the DS Challenge Success Speaker Series and SPAN-DS, will be held at the Mudge Auditorium at Dover-Sherborn High School on Tuesday, March 27, from 6:30...
Construction activity at the Sherborn Library continues at a brisk pace. Visitors to the Town Campus will see noticeable changes to the library as exterior walls, windows and skylights are installed. “Many patrons have asked about the small, barn-like structures popping up on the construction site,” noted Library Director Elizabeth Johnston. “Once hoisted...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Pancakes, waffles, and French toast just wouldn’t be complete without a drizzle of maple syrup over them. The sticky, sweet syrup is an American favorite – especially at breakfast time – and only contains one simple ingredient: sap from a maple tree.
The process of making it, however, is...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Can you remember what you were doing on January 27? Perhaps it was just another chilly Saturday to you, but to Anna Pomahac, it is not a date to be forgotten.
During a visit to Elm Bank, the tenth grader at Dover-Sherborn High School expected nothing more than a morning walk with...
Calden Bates has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2018 Massachusetts National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held at Elms College in Chicopee, MA on Friday, April 6.
This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is...
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1, Sherborn, is inviting friends and neighbors from Sherborn to attend an Eagle Court of Honor for Theodore Allen Davidson, David Nathaniel Kennan, and Charles Edward Whittlesey. These young men have recently completed all the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout and will receive the award at...
By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Dover-Sherborn’s Erik Linden made history on Saturday afternoon while competing in the New England High School indoor track championships at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.
Linden, a senior at DSHS, finished fourth in New England in the one-mile race with a personal record and school record-breaking time...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Since its inception in the late 1940s, The Lego Group’s tiny plastic construction bricks have exploded with popularity. The Denmark-based company has launched thousands of sets of LEGOs, whose various themes provide children with endless entertainment. With STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) based programs becoming more integrated...
The Sherborn Library has announced the launch of its new website, sherbornlibrary.org. This full-scale redesign of the Sherborn Library website was made possible through a $20,000 grant awarded by the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to the Friends of the Sherborn Library.
“We are so excited to provide the wide Sherborn Library community with...
On Tuesday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m., the Chicatabot Garden Club invites the public to hear about the Museum of Fine Arts’ Art In Bloom in the comfort of the Dover Library Community Room. Michelle Lord will give a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the 40 year history of this annual, extremely popular event at the Museum,...
Registered Democrats in Dover recently held a caucus to elect delegates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.
Elected as delegates were Rob Andrews, Erin Rodat-Savla, and Carina Sullivan. Peter Hoffman, Kevin Luey, and Candice Sullivan were elected as alternate delegates. Committee Co-Chair Carol Lisbon will also be attending as a delegate.
“It was a great caucus...
In celebration of the New England Patriots making it to the Championships, the Center for The Development of Children (CDC) decided to have a “Souper Bowl” of their own. The week of the big game, the children were totally pumped and wanted to become champions themselves by collecting as many cans of soup as they...
By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Love was in the air last week at the Caryl Community Center, where the Dover Council on Aging (COA) was hosting its annual Valentine’s Day party on February 13.
Four long tables dressed in purple tablecloths and set with red plates and heart-printed napkins sat the dozens of seniors who...
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Watching the devastation caused by the humanitarian crisis in Syria, and it’s natural to wonder if anything can be done to help Syrian refugees.
On Wednesday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m., Dover Unplugged is hosting an evening with Nadia Alawa, a New...
On Saturday, February 10, the Dover Sherborn High School Jazz Band performed at the 50th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival under the direction of Band Director Janice Barry. The event featured over 200 high school big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles from around the country.
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Chickering School is set to be transformed into a Mardi Gras Carnival.
The Dover PTO has announced its biennial live and silent auction to be held on Saturday, March 24, at the Chickering School.
The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. with the announcement of classroom raffle winners and highly-anticipated $25 mystery item trays. Guests will...
With spring approaching, it is now time to begin thinking of Dover’s ever-popular Lifetime Learning classes. The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging, with the support of the Dover Council on Aging, are sponsoring a Lifetime Learning class: Modern Poetry for Everyone. Participants will read and discuss selected poems, both closed forms...
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