Dash delights Dover
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
On Saturday morning, Kevin Bernier stands in front of the American Legion building in Dover. At his feet, his two sons, Tyler and Alex, restlessly mill about. They, like their father, are wearing race bibs. "We're here to run," announces the eldest Bernier.
This is the second annual Dover Dash,...
Those were the Dover Days
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
The man sits, still dripping wet, behind the cage surrounding his tank. He taunts his tormentors. "Harder!" he says. "I'm going to get you!"
A young girl walks up, yellow ball in hand. She takes aim and fires, missing her target high. A volunteer hands her another ball, and she...
Story Time at Dover’s Powisset Farm
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On the heels of a popular farm dinner on Friday, August 26, Powisset Farm followed up with Story Time for preschoolers on the morning of Thursday, September 1. From 10 a.m. to a bit past 11 a.m., a small troop of dedicated preschoolers and parents braved the rain...
Dover-Sherborn gives kids head start
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The summer is winding down and the kids are heading back to school. For many, the first day of school next week will be the beginning of just another year with the same friends and the same sports and activities at the same school. For others, 2016 will...
Communities experience mosquito malady
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Correspondent
As worries about Zika at the Rio Olympics made national news, local officials determined the presence of a different mosquito-borne illness. Recently, mosquitos found in Norfolk County towns including Dover and Needham tested positive for the West Nile Virus.
Officials made the discovery while testing mosquitos found in...
The summer wins
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Quietly and meticulously, Lauren Berghman, Young Adult Librarian at the Dover Town Library, sets up a table in one of the library program rooms. On it, she carefully places a handful of items. There are a number of pencils, a stack of books, enough candy to make a dentist...
Sherborn park a hidden gem
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Many secluded corners of Sherborn hide their own pastoral or idyllic secrets. A horse farm, perhaps. A beautiful home overlooking a pristine patch of forest, maybe. A vista over an unspoiled meadow, rife with songbirds and wildflowers, even.
One such secluded corner, however, hides something a bit more playful. Drive...
Saving Seeds discussion at Dover Library
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The vast majority of us today don’t give much thought to how the fruits and vegetables we eat are grown, let alone how the seeds that grow them are cultivated. Before the advent of agro-business, however, an important part of a people’s identity was the food they grew and...
Davis Bates live at Sherborn Community Center
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Tuesday, August 16 featured a special show at the Sherborn Community Center with singer and storyteller Davis Bates performing live. His long beard giving the impression of a wizened teller of tales, Bates captivated the audience with interactive stories and songs that both kids and parents thoroughly enjoyed.
“Davis...
Pint-sized playtime at the Dover Library
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
A toddler crawls out of a clear plastic tunnel that lies on the floor. At the end, the child’s mother waits with open arms. The two are reunited for a brief moment of affection before the kid runs back to the other end of the tunnel, crawls in, and...
DS summer drama presents ‘Addams Family’
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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, they’re altogether spooky, and they’ll perform at Sherborn Community Center from August 23-27. The famed Dover Sherborn summer drama program will feature a musical version of the beloved TV show, which debuted in 1964 for two memorable seasons.
Scott Walker, veteran director and former DS teacher, leads an impressive...
Sherborn Man in blue, heart of gold
Around the river and through the woods
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By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Intern
Most people are familiar with famous line “Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.” What’s less well known is the poem it comes from. Interestingly, the original poem has the speaker going to grandfather’s house.
Foregoing the semantics surrounding the poem, anyone can walk around...
Film screening highlights Library’s modern approach
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Silence, save the whir of a running fan, envelops the clean, well-lit room on the ground floor of the Dover Town Library. Outside the door, a handful of kids peek through the door, wondering if their time to enter has come. With a kind smile and a motion of...
What’s up at Powisset Farm?
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Nestled on a side road that bears the farm’s namesake, Powisset Farm in Dover serves as both a scenic getaway and a hub of agriculture-related activity.
All summer long, Thursdays have featured the “Beet Brunch,” taking place from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The brunch features a story hour followed...
D-S band plays Canobie Lake Park
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Rising Nation has been invited back for a second year in a row to perform at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH. The band will be performing on Thursday evening, August 18, at 8:00 p.m. on the Midway Stage, a covered open-air pavilion near the center of the park. Rising Nation was one...
Sherborn hosts the Circus Minimus
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By James Ensor
Hometown Weekly Reporter
A circus in a suitcase is a hard promise to fulfill; yet, when the seemingly-benign brown case opened up and transformed into a tent, Kevin O’Keefe looked to be living up to his word. For the crowd of roughly thirty parents and kids at the Sherborn Community Center...
Sherborn Library clean-out
Sherborn Library patrons and local residents may have noticed the appearance of a large, blue dumpster on the lawn near the library’s main doors. In anticipation of the construction project, the library must be emptied. Library Building Committee (LBC) member Libby Yon is working with Library Director Elizabeth Johnston to coordinate the cleanout of nearly...
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