Dover-Sherborn Performs Les Miserables
Dover Library Fundraiser to be Held April 14
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The Friends of the Dover Library are holding a “friend”raiser for the library on Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Dover Legion. There will be live music featuring Dave Yuknat and the Inebriations, a cash bar and food for people who will be able to learn more about celebrating and supporting the...Travis Roy Shares His Story in Dover
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff Not many people can tell you where they were and what they did on a specific day 20 years ago, but for Travis Roy, October 20, 1995 is a day that will forever be etched in his mind, not because it was the day he suffered a debilitating injury,...Dover Resident Fights for maaps
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Friday, March 11, Nashoba Learning Group in Bedford, an organization that works with children and adults living with autism, hosted several legislators to share the school’s programming and successes and heighten lawmakers’ awareness of the challenging budget realities for Chapter 766 schools that educate students with special needs. As...Dover-Sherborn Middle School MathCounts Competes at Regionals, Student Advances
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MathCounts is an afterschool extracurricular club that meets every year from the fall to early spring. Coached by Olive Woodward and Erin Newman, 24 Dover-Sherborn Middle School students joined MathCounts this fall, and the club met weekly. The club’s activities qualified the club for Silver and Gold status. The Club also has a...Dover-Sherborn Destination Imagination Teams Compete at Regionals
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A record number of teams from Dover-Sherborn competed on Saturday, March 12 in a Regional Destination Imagination (DI) competition. More than 90 students made up 18 teams, and they all took to the stage in Wayland to showcase their hard work and ingenuity. At the competition in Wayland, Dover-Sherborn had an impressive showing,...Bestselling Author Returns to Dover-Sherborn
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Tuesday, March 1, students in grades 9-11 at Dover-Sherborn High listened intently as Dover-Sherborn graduate Jessica Lahey spoke about her bestselling book “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed” and explained the importance of having parents back off...Dover Freshman Reaches the Summit
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff While most students at Dover-Sherborn High spent February vacation either going away to someplace nice and sunny or simply hanging out at home, freshman Will Sampson was busy braving the elements in sub-zero temperatures up in Maine at Baxter State Park as he hiked the state’s highest mountain, Mt....Travis Roy to Speak at Dover school
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff It has been 20 years since Travis Roy excitedly jumped onto the ice for his first shift as a freshman for the Boston University hockey team. Many remember hearing about how, just 11 seconds into his collegiate career, Roy slid head first into the boards, cracking two vertebra and leaving...Dover-Sherborn Students Chosen for Districts
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On Saturday, January 30, an unprecedented 24 students from Dover-Sherborn auditioned for the MMEA Eastern Jr. District Festival, and 10 students were selected for the festival. The following students were chosen for the festival: Anna Davis (grade 7), second Alto in the Treble Chorus; Taylor Melenovsky (grade 7), Alto in the Mixed Chorus;...MetroWest Fire Explorers Serving Seniors in Sherborn
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On a cold winter day, eight MetroWest Fire Explorers and four adult advisors fed more than 50 Sherborn seniors. For the past two years, this group of young men and women have given up one day of their winter break to cook, serve and clean up at the Sherborn Council on Aging’s...Dover Democrats to Hold Caucus
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Democrats in Dover will hold a caucus on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Dover Town Library, lower level Community Room, 56 Dedham Street, Dover. Attendees are advised to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the caucus. Democrats will elect three delegates and three alternates at the caucus to...Sherborn Students Play New Ukuleles at Pine Hill
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff The Pine Hill School was recently awarded a grant from the Sherborn Arts Council to purchase five additional ukuleles for the fourth grade music program. “I was thrilled to hear we had received the grant, and very thankful, but not at all surprised at the generosity of the Sherborn Arts...Sherborn Town Caucus to be Held March 3
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The Sherborn Citizens’ Caucus Committee has called this year’s Caucus to meet on Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. in the Sherborn Community Center located at 2 Sanger Street. The Citizens’ Caucus is an annual nonpartisan event that provides a forum to encourage candidates to run for town office and give them an opportunity...Dover Special Town Meeting Postponed
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On Monday, February 8, James Repetti, Moderator for the Town of Dover, determined that Town Meeting voters might be unable to attend the Special Town Meeting that was supposed to take place that night due to the snowstorm. After consulting with the Fire and Police Chiefs and Board of Selectmen for the Town of...Dover-Sherborn Sees Growth in Destination Imagination
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This past week nine of Dover-Sherborn’s 18 Destination Imagination (DSDI) teams competed in “Instant Challenge Nights” against teams from around the MetroWest area. The team worked together to take 10 pieces of paper, two pipe cleaners and five popsicle sticks to see how high they could build a tower on one of their teammate’s...Dover-Sherborn Chocolate Café Celebrates Music
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff On Sunday, January 31, students, teachers, parents and community members came together to celebrate music and raise money for the Dover-Sherborn music program at the annual Chocolate Café. “The Chocolate Café is a fun event dripping with chocolate and all sorts of musical talent from the D-S community,” said music...Dover Cub Scouts Enjoy Pinewood Derby
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With speeds topping 192 mph, 41 Cub Scouts and Webelos of Dover Pack 52 enjoyed another successful Pinewood Derby on Saturday January 30. Each scout built his own custom 5 ounce wooden racer, personalizing them with options ranging from paint colors to Star Wars characters to Lego bricks. Scouts with the fastest racers in...Sherborn Dogs Must be Licensed by Feb. 18
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Sherborn Town Clerk Carole B. Marple mailed the 2016 dog licensing forms to all Sherborn dog owners in December. According to law, all dogs three months and older must be licensed and tagged (even if they are too young to have rabies shots). All dog licenses conform to the calendar year, thus 2015 licenses...Fourth Graders Bring Greek Gods to Life in Dover
