By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Returning for the 25th Anniversary, the Friends of Farm Pond hosted their perimeter swim on Saturday, September 7th. Despite the faint chill in the air, the weather could not have been more perfect for this non-competitive 1.6 mile swim.
Mushroom madness at the DTL
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Town Library (DTL) hosted a Mushroom Madness Craft Extravaganza. Leading this event was Mandy Roberge from Wicked Good Henna.
Tweens and teens gathered together in the Community Room of the DTL ready to partake in multiple...
Exploring paranormal hotspots at the DTL
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
New England is a massive hotspot for paranormal and cryptozoology which is why the Dover Town Library (DTL) invited Ronny Le Blanc to speak on these phenomena. This talk covered the first-hand experiences of many locals and where some of these...
Kids create fruit tarts at Sherborn Library
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Tweens and teens were in for a delicious treat as the Sherborn Library hosted the Food Explorers. Leading the class was Katie Shepherd, owner and founder of Food Explorers.
Shepherd, a registered dietitian and graduate of UConn’s Coordinated...
DIY fun at the Sherborn Library
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It was all about waves, sound, and light when the Children’s Museum Easton made a special visit to the Sherborn Library. Attendees gathered in the community room to explore vibrations, absorption, and variables through various science experiments.
The...
Foam filled afternoon at the DTL
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Town Library (DTL) welcomed the New England Foam Factory (NEFF). Little ones and their guardians gathered on the lawn right outside of the DTL to partake in this foam-tastic party.
Sporting their bathing suits and play...
Aussie adventures at the Sherborn Library
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Little ones and their guardians took a trip to the land down under at the Sherborn Library. Here, they welcomed Rob Thomas of Didgeridoo Down Under to perform a high-energy, Australian themed show.
This event, which was sponsored...
First Annual Sunflower Spectacular
by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The first annual Sunflower Spectacular, the “newest and closest sunflower field to Boston” is being held at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Garden at Elm Bank from the present until approximately September 25 or the end of September, depending on the duration...
DTL hosts romance novelists
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library, the Dover Town Library (DTL), shared an online event including Romance authors Christina Dodd in conversation with Susan Elizabeth Phillips. For this event, these authors discussed Dodd’s latest released book, “A Daughter...
Local libraries participate in Minuteman Library Crawl
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Minuteman Library crawl is a yearly treasure hunt in the Minuteman system. Libraries sign up to have patrons come through their libraries and find hidden features within and offer small prizes to those traveling through the system.
“Who’s Dying to be a Millionaire” comes to SCC
The Dover-Sherborn Summer Drama program, in its 17th year, will present the hilarious, family-friendly interactive dinner theater show, “Who’s Dying to be a Millionaire” from August 13st - 24th at 6:30 pm at the Sherborn Community Center (SCC). Student actors from grade 6-12 will serve up this engaging whodunit along with a three course...
Inside Jobb’s “A Gentleman and a Thief”
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library, the Dover Town Library (DTL) shared an online event featuring True Crime Writer Dean Jobb in conversation with Joe Pompeo. Jobb discussed his most recently released book “A Gentleman and a Thief: The...
Shark showcase at the Sherborn Library
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It was all things sharks and animals at the Sherborn Library this past Tuesday, July 30th as they welcomed professional photographer and videographer Bob Michelson. This event, titled “Sharks to Parks,” included a photography-based presentation of the animals, both on land...
Eddy’s Shoe rocks Dover town green
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Flanked by tie-dye banners hanging from their speakers, Eddy’s Shoe rocked the Dover town green on Tuesday evening, July 23. Playing blues, R&B, classic rock, and jamming in the style of the Grateful Dead, the band played solid originals and covers...
Summer cornhole celebration at the COA
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Summer is here, and the Sherborn Council on Aging (COA) is celebrating with cornhole. The classic bean bag toss game is a summer staple and adds friendly competition to gatherings. This bracket of cornhole was the perfect summer fun for the...
Farm Pond hosts annual Sand Sculpture contest
by Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The weather couldn’t have been more spectacular for the 40th annual Sand Sculpture contest that took place at Farm Pond in Sherborn and was hosted by the Friends of Farm Pond (FOFP).
This year, eighteen entrants of a...
Getting creative at the DTL
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
This past Thursday, July 18th the Dover Town Library (DTL) hosted an artistic “Poms in Space” event titled “Getting Creative with Jill!”. This was the first in a new series of programs that will meet on the third Thursday of each...
A swingin’ time in Dover
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The young and talented 18-piece BeanTown Swing Orchestra jitterbugged into town with a lively swing concert on the Dover Town Common on Tuesday night, July 9. The band was the opening act of Dover’s Summer Concert Series, which was organized jointly...
Experimenting with seed bombs at DTL
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
It was all things seeds at the Dover Town Library (DTL) as they hosted a “Wildflower Seed Bombs” workshop. This event, which was for children ages five and up, taught little ones how to make seed “bombs” using wildflower seeds, soil...
Crazy for caterpillars at DTL
by Elizabeth Connolly
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Dover Town Library (DTL) was recently crawling with both visitors and caterpillars on a hot Monday afternoon in July. The Caterpillar Lab, who, according to their website, “is a New England based, nonprofit organization that is passionate about showcasing the amazing...
