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Category Archives: Dover-Sherborn

Dover Historical Society to hold Open House

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Sunday, December 4 is the date of the Dover Historical Society’s Annual Holiday Open House to be held at the Benjamin Caryl House, 107 Dedham Street from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Special feature this year will be John Arcaro, pianist and keyboard artist, who will perform Holiday music and accompany a sing-a-long...
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A Christmas Carol comes to Dover

This December 15 at 2:00 p.m., The Dover Church will host Bay Colony Shakespeare Company’s award-winning production of “A Christmas Carol.” The show is open to the public. Coffee and dessert will be provided. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. The Church asks that attendees RSVP to admin@thedoverchurch.org. Neil McGarry returns in his...
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Dover Library offers unique array of crafts

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter When the weather starts to cool and winter is around the corner, a noticeably missing concern is where will the fairies go? Last Thursday, the Dover Library tackled this oft-overlooked quandary and provided all of the materials one might need to make a fairy garden or gnome home. Jim...
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Sherborn Library provides yummy treats

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Thanksgiving is a veritable font of leftovers, yielding sandwiches, soups, and microwaved dinners for days, sometimes weeks, to come. But what about the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving? The Sherborn Library made sure to provide some delicious snacks before the gluttonous holiday through a drop-in Thanksgiving trail mix making...
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A new face at Dover’s Library

By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Visitors to the Dover Town Library (DTL) are used to fresh surprises. Whether it’s the latest issue of one’s favorite magazine, a new program on offer, or a virtual reality experience, visitors to the brick building on Dedham Street seem to have no shortage of options in the “brand-spanking-new” department. For...
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Dover Library cooks up a storm

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Mark Tribuzio is an executive chef who proves that not all cooking needs to be professional to taste professional. About once a month for the past two years, Tribuzio has been doing cooking demonstrations at the Dover Library. This past demonstration was of risotto cakes, but he has also...
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Festival of Trees at Elm Bank

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Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 8th annual Festival of Trees will take place from Friday, November 25 through Sunday, December 11, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482. The festival will showcase over 65 trees and feature Snow Village, an extensive model train and holiday village collection. The Festival of...
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DS Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon

The Dover Council on Aging held its annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Tuesday, November 15 at the Dover Church. A new record was set with over 90 guests in attendance. Rev. Max Olmstead said the blessing. Six turkeys were carved with great enthusiasm by Police Chief Peter McGowan, Phil Trotter and Rev. Peter DiSanto from Grace...
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Hauschka shares joy of beekeeping

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Peter Hauschka has an impressive resume. An Associate Professor at Harvard University, a research associate at the Boston Children’s Hospital, and the first ever football player from Amherst College to play in the NFL, the Needham local has now turned to his next big adventure: beekeeping. Hauschka manages around...
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Local voting civil amidst heated election

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The recent Presidential election has been one of the most heated in history. Opinions and emotions were flying high, as issues beyond just party differences were brought to the surface. The nation as a whole bubbled with anticipation as the votes rolled in, watching diligently as each state was...
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‘Shrek’ coming to Dover-Sherborn

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The world’s most popular, beloved, and only green ogre is taking his adventures to the stage with “Shrek the Musical.” He is surrounded with all of the characters from Far Far Away, and many others helping or hurting his seemingly impossible “happy ending.” The musical is full of catchy songs, lively dance numbers, and...
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Troop 1 Dover driven by service

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Each year, Troop 1 Dover participates in various community service efforts by embracing the Scout Law, “A scout is helpful” and the Scout Slogan, “Do a good turn daily.” During the last year, Troop 1 Dover participated in a number of community service activities. A few Boy Scouts supported the Dover veterans by participating...
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FOTSL announce Middlesex Savings grant

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The Friends of the Sherborn Library today announced receipt of a $20,000 grant awarded by the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation. The support will allow the Friends of the Sherborn Library (FOTSL) to effect a full-scale redesign of the Sherborn Library website to increase communication and promotion by FOTSL of services and programming they...
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COA’s mahjongg more than just a game

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Walking into the room where the Council on Aging holds their weekly mahjongg games, you would think you were walking into a room of giggling teenagers. The four women who came together this past week to let loose and play were having so much fun, their laughter and mirth...
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As renovation looms, library hosts contractors

Recently, patrons may have noticed groups of visitors to the Sherborn Library looking for something other than the new best-selling book, a favorite periodical or assistance with a research project. On October 26, interested general contractors and subcontractors were invited to come and look, walk through the library building, and stroll the surrounding site, all...
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Lifetime Learning offers food for thought

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Many people try to avoid school as vehemently as possible once it is no longer required. However, for the members of the Lifetime Learning classes, this is far from their objective. Lifetime Learning in Dover offers courses in philosophy, music, history, art, and horticulture. Thursday was the last class...
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Dover Library celebrates Diwali with henna

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter There are two sides to Nimmi Sehgal: one is a bubbly, infectiously happy woman, overflowing with energy. The other is a calm, graceful, soothing artist. The henna tattoo artist, who has been practicing henna for over 35 years, switches between these two modes faster than you can blink. At...
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Charles River School opens Wetlands Lab

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On Saturday morning, October 22, members of the Dover Conservation Commission, local Selectmen, a representative from the Audubon society and members of the Charles River School community gathered to mark the official opening of the Wetlands Laboratory. As the gold ribbon across the entrance was cut, children and adults clad in rain boots...
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Classical Indian dancers celebrate Dover Diwali

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The most striking things about the Indian dance performance that the Dover Library held in honor of Diwali were the lurid colors and the shaking of ankle bells. Even before entering the room, a gorgeous cacophony of bells hit your ears. Worn on the ankles of each performer, the...
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Sherbornites scurry to library

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By Stephen Press Hometown Weekly Staff Susan McCarthy placed a length of rope on the floor of the Sherborn Library as her audience of preschool children curiously looked on. The length of cord stretched from the stacks of books on one side of the library to the other. "A chipmunk can make tunnels that long,"...
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