Farmers for a day in Dover
Big Ryan’s Tall Tales bring big laughs
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
April Vacation can be one of the best weeks of the spring. Students have the chance to take a break, hang out outdoors, and take a good rest before getting ready for the school year’s home-stretch. However, while the sun shone spectacularly for part of this year’s vacation, there...
International Night coming to Chickering
On April 28th from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Chickering Elementary School will celebrate it’s annual International Night, an event that began four years ago and has become a tradition in our community. Parents, children, grandparents, friends and Dover residents are all invited to share and celebrate our cultures together.
Last year, 28 countries were represented in this celebration....
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Elm Bank ribbon-cutting on May 14
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Massachusetts Horticultural Society will celebrate Mother’s Day with the grand opening of its newly-constructed and donated Hartley Botanic Victorian Lodge. The ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 14.
The Gardens at Elm Bank will be open for families to enjoy, including the newly-renovated Weezie’s Garden for Children. Moms will receive...
DSMS spring plays find new home
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The Dover Sherborn Middle School spring plays were off to a great start. Three Dover-Sherborn High School students had signed on to be the directors, three plays were chosen, auditions were held, the cast lists were established, and rehearsals had begun. However, they had one big obstacle – they had nowhere to perform.
The...
Jeffrey Raider awarded by CRS
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Charles River School alumni, parents and faculty gathered last week to present Jeffrey Raider ‘95, entrepreneur and co-founder of Warby Parker and Harry’s, with this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
In 2010, Jeff founded Warby Parker, creating a company that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price, while also leading the way for socially-conscious businesses;...
DS High School hosts Seminar Day
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On Wednesday, April 12, Dover-Sherborn High School held its first Seminar Day in eight years. Throughout the day, students had the opportunity to hear over 50 different speakers touching on almost every subject imaginable.
“The idea is just basically to give the kids an opportunity to attend workshop seminars...
DSMS hosts annual Raiders Rock
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This year, Andrea Merritt and the Dover Sherborn Middle School Peer Leadership Club put on their second annual Raiders Rock, an event which promotes a healthy lifestyle, as well as community within the school. This year’s incarnation of the event was an even bigger success than the first year....
Sherborn Quilt-a-thon a success
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Saturday, April 8, a quilt-a-thon was held at the Unitarian Universalist Area Church in Sherborn. Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., volunteers gather for the day to work mostly on quilt tops, but also for socializing and camaraderie. Cris Crawford, who has been running the quilt-a-thons for five...
CRS students attend NYC Model UN
Last week, 22 seventh and eighth grade students traveled from Charles River School (CRS) in Dover to attend the Global Classrooms International Model United Nations Middle School Conference in New York City. At this event, more than 1,850 middle school students collaborated to attempt to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.
The theme of...
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COA installs hearing aid loop system
The Dover Council on Aging has renovated Room 108 (formerly known as The Blue Room) in the Caryl Community Center. It has updated the carpeting, paint and installed a new hearing aid loop system that will benefit those with hearing issues. This system will allow those with hearing loss to utilize their hearing aids to better...
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‘Guys and Dolls’ tickets on sale
The Dover Foundation is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for their Spring production, “Guys and Dolls.”
“Guys and Dolls” is about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, it features many classic songs including “Luck be a...
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Historical Society explores Americans in WWI
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Each month, the Dover Historical Society hosts a speaker. This past Wednesday, at their annual meeting, the Historical Society brought Professor Paul Jankowski to the Dover Public Library to speak. The Society's events are always free, open to the public, and stocked with a variety of refreshments, and this...
Dover’s McElligott part of YMCA Marathon team
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Dover resident Lindsey McElligott, 35, has never officially run the Boston Marathon. As a freshman soccer player at Wellesley College, McElligott and a friend jumped the line and ran the second half of the marathon, which includes Heartbreak Hill. The two “bandits” finished the race, got their reflective blankets, and went home to...
Exercise with Linda offers safe workouts
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Exercise is important throughout all phases of life, but it can become increasingly difficult as one ages. Knowing the safest and correct kind of exercises can be difficult, especially as the body is changing, and things such as balance and coordination may not be as strong as before. Luckily, there are...
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Sled dogs mush to Sherborn
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By Lisa Moore
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Ariana Delaney and Abby Violin were among the few people happy to see snow last week, hopeful the white stuff would fall in time for the dog sledding presentation they were hosting, one of the many children’s activities offered by the Friends of Sherborn Library. Mother Nature supplied the...
Sherborn Library construction underway
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Construction is underway on the Sherborn Library’s exciting renovation and expansion project. Just a few short weeks after the library’s groundbreaking ceremony, evidence of work is already apparent on the site. The general contractor for the project, Five Star Building Corp., has fenced the work area, placed a construction trailer on the site,...
Dover residents await Lifetime Learning
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Spring is here (on paper, at least), and it seems everyone is looking for their own personal "something" that marks the end of winter.
For some, it’s the return of the Red Sox that means spring has truly sprung.
Others may listen for spring peepers singing in the night.
Some look out...
An interesting ride
By Linda Thomas
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
Liz Hunter was warming up for the second dressage show that rainy day in June 2015 when suddenly an energetic volunteer dumped 50 pounds of ice into an empty cooler.
The roaring noise startled Mozart, the Westphalian she rides from Sage Farm in Dover.
“He jumped sideways and put in a little extra...
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Sherborn Library hosts Super Structures
By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Many people say that the future lies in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering the technologically-dependent world in which we live, it might just be true. In order to instill an early love of what can sometimes be perceived as “boring” or simply unreachable due to complexity, the Walpole...
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