Peck following brother’s footsteps to Bentley
Student art adorns Town Hall walls
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Sherborn Town Clerk Carole Marple and Pine Hill School art teacher Sarah Richards collaborate to bring student artwork to Sherborn Town Hall. Every six weeks, Mrs. Richards carefully chooses several pieces of art to hang in the clerk’s office. “It is a wonderful opportunity,” Marple said. “Our walls are brightened by the exuberant...
Dover Scouts race pinewood derby
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Deeply rooted in Cub Scout tradition is the annual pinewood derby. It’s a half-day at Kraft Hall dedicated to racing miniature gravity-fueled wooden cars, designed and built by the Cub Scouts and their parents.
“This is a huge Cub Scout tradition,” said DJ Johnston, one of the den leaders. “We...
Gray’s journey a picture of success
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Special Correspondent
Janette Gray begins each morning the same. She gets dressed, she has breakfast, and then she takes a short walk outside to her barn. She walks up the stairs, turns on some music, and begins painting.
The easel she's currently working on displays two small paintings, one of blue...
DSEF funds Challenge Success Initiative
This year marks the fourth year that the Dover Sherborn Education Fund (DSEF) has funded the Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools participation in the Challenge Success Initiative for grades K-12. The highly-lauded, nationwide program, based out of Stanford University’s School of Education, provides families and schools with the practical, research-based tools they need to create a more...
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STEAM craft launches afternoon fun
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
One of the very first catapults was invented around 400 BC in Greece to hurl massive objects towards enemies and walls. The brilliant invention is mostly known for its usefulness in siege warfare, having been widely used in the Middle Ages.
Even today, though, catapults are still being used,...
Seniors chow down on ‘Moveable Feast’
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Every month, members of the Dover Council on Aging enjoy an afternoon feast fit for a king. A different church in town hosts the monthly meal, dubbed the “Moveable Feast,” for any of Dover’s seniors to attend.
January’s “Moveable Feast” welcomed over a dozen seniors to the Most Precious...
Sherborn residents quilt for a cause
Sixteen women, including Cris Crawford, Barbie Breer and Sally Demler of Sherborn, gathered together to work on and create handmade quilts at The Power of the Quilt Project's annual MLK Day community service quilt-a-thon at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church, First Parish of Sherborn. All three are members of the church and believe in putting...
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Dover Foundation invites funding requests
The Dover Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1947 to promote community spirit and community service, is best known for the yearly college scholarships it provides to graduating Dover seniors. However, from time to time, the Foundation has funded other important town projects such as equipment for schools, Parks and Recreation, and Scout, choral and...
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DS students perform with district ensembles
On January 6-7, six 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. The instrumentalists performed in the concert band under the direction of...
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DSEF funds new milling machine
Nick Grout, head of technology engineering at Dover Sherborn High School, works with students operating the school’s new CNC milling machine. Students use computer software to create their own designs, break them down into parts, and program the machine to create virtually any pattern or shape.
The process brings principles of algebra and geometry...
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COA hosts annual bingo luncheon
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
“G52… O73… N43… B4…” Sue Sheridan, the administrative assistant at Dover’s Council on Aging, called out.
As she read the letters and numbers aloud for all to hear, the seniors meticulously checked their boards, making sure they caught each number on their card and marking it off. After drawing...
Powisset Farm takes on Chopped Junior
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
If you had 45 minutes to create an entrée using chicken drumellas, dandelion greens, frozen hash browns, apple-carrot sauce, and dulse flakes, what would you make?
Perhaps it would just be a smorgasbord of poorly-paired foods, but three children were able to perfectly plan and execute impressive dishes.
Helping to...
Brain Busters headed to world championship
The Sherborn-based Brain Busters robotics team took the top honors at the state championship competition held in Worcester. The team will be representing Massachusetts at the international championship to be held in Detroit this April.
The Brain Busters team is comprised of Ryan Bendremer (13), Zachary Szeto (14), and Riya Bahadur (14).
Returning to the state...
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Blizzard leaves Dover-Sherborn snowed over
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The weather outside was certainly frightful as a bomb cyclone brought fourteen inches of snow and frigid temperatures to Dover and Sherborn. Even knowing that there would be much cleanup to be done after the storm, residents still enjoyed the first snowfall of year. Despite the caroling season...
Dover celebrates Hanukkah
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On Saturday, December 16, more than 70 Dover residents came together at the Caryl Center to celebrate Hanukkah. Everyone enjoyed traditional Hanukkah foods, including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Children played dreidel and made Hanukkah crafts. Rabbis Karen and Micah Citrin from Temple Beth David of Westwood led the group in...
Mass Hort hosting historical garden symposium
On Tuesday, January 30, Massachusetts Horticultural Society will host several award-winning garden historians for an afternoon symposium that will lead you on virtual tours through a variety of historical gardens. The award-winning presenters are Patrick Chassé lecturing on Asian gardens, Patrice Todisco reviewing trends of New England gardens, and Marion Pressley discussing Italian gardens. With...
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Meet the flockers: why birds migrate
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
On December 21 it became official: winter is here, but signs of its eminent arrival have been observable for weeks. Leaves fell from trees, squirrels and chipmunks busily collected seeds and acorns, and other than the winter moth, insects and other small animals have seemingly disappeared from the landscape.
Every...
CRS hosting ‘#SocialMedia4Girls’ discussion
On January 18, Michelle Cove, founder and executive director of MEDIAGIRLS, will lead the parent workshop “#SocialMedia4Girls: Helping girls use social media in healthy and positive ways” at Charles River School in Dover. The event is free of charge and open to the general public.
Where should parents and educators start when talking to girls...
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Chief McGowan visits ‘Local Hero Storytime’
