COA makes fantastic pho
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover and Westwood Council’s on Aging (COA) joined together once again at Powisset Farm to join Chef Thi in learning how to make warm, flavorful, satisfying pho. This Vietnamese culinary favorite is typically made with broth, noodles, herbs and a...
Queen Elizabeth II visits the DTL
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In collaboration with the Dover Council on Aging (COA), and sponsored by the Friends of the Dover COA, the Dover Town Library (DTL) welcomed Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, June 4th. She was portrayed by Sheryl Faye, from Sheryl Faye Presents:...
Seniors learn about ancient ships
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In collaboration with the Dover Historical Society and the Dover Council on Aging (COA), the Dover Town Library (DTL) hosted underwater archaeologist Helena (Laina) Wylde Swiny to discuss Ancient Ships, Shipping and Nautical Archaeology. Attendees gathered together in the Community Room,...
Seniors meet with the Town Administrator
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover Town Library (DTL) welcomed Town Administrator Michael Blanchard to discuss and review articles on the town warrant for the May Town Meeting and hear updates on Town projects. This event was in co-collaboration with the Dover Council on Aging...
COA learns about Thanksgiving traditions
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Dover Town Library (DTL) hosted Historian Anthony Sammarco to talk about Thanksgiving traditions throughout the earliest years in Boston on Monday, November 20. This event was sponsored by the Dover Council on Aging (COA) and...
Cooking up fun at Powisset Farm
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Dover and Westwood Councils on Aging (COAs) joined forces on Thursday, October 5th, at Powisset Farm to partake in an absolutely delicious cooking class. The theme of this class was all things squash, which was perfectly timed for the upcoming...
Seniors learn about American Artists
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sponsored by Dover’s Council on Aging (COA), the Dover Town Library (DTL) welcomed Deborah H. Stein, PhD, to discuss American Artists and the Landscape. This two part program started at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Europe and will eventually...
COA experiments with Vietnamese dishes
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
Dover and Westwood seniors ventured out to Powisset Farm, on the first warm day of spring, to give their hand at making Vietnamese dishes. COA regulars eagerly anticipate these monthly cooking classes to enhance their culinary prowess.
Powisset’s Chef Thi was excited...
Seniors merry at Legion luncheon
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Town was enveloped in a sea of red and green as seniors lined up in holiday sweaters and seasonal attire for lunch at the Dover Legion on Tuesday, December 13.
The venue was decorated with a lit Christmas tree and a crackling...
Seniors graze at Powisset Farm class
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
As part of a program jointly arranged by the towns' respective councils on aging, Westwood and Dover seniors recently ventured to Powisset Farm for a class on holiday entertaining with mezze boards. Inspired by recent popularity of charcuterie boards, Mediterranean mezze boards feature fresh veggies,...
Seniors hit trail for seasonal stroll
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Bundled up with coats and hats, Sherborn seniors were ready to attend their weekly walk of the Holliston Rail Trail, hosted by the Council on Aging.
In the spirit of the season, however, seniors donned ugly holiday sweaters for the walk, a...
Students, seniors meet for Tech Day
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By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
Every year, it seems, there’s a new device, component, or system added to our already-challenging everyday technological landscape. For kids who have grown up with monthly iPhone updates, these changes are just routine. But using these devices can be difficult for those who were introduced to them later...
Professor Chaplin discusses Second Amendment
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By Robby McKittrick
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging host different classes as part of their Lifetime Learning program. The latest fall session is a four-part series on the Second Amendment, taught by former Wellesley College philosophy professor Maud Chaplin.
On Thursday, October 4, a group of 10 members of the...
Dover COA Friends hosting Harvest Brunch
Lifetime Learning offering landscaping class
Seniors show off bocce skills
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Elite hand eye coordination.
A fierce, competitive nature.
Grace under pressure.
These are just three of the important qualities possessed by the group of ladies that meets for its Friday morning game of bocce at the Center at Medfield from April to October.
Most of those playing the game are...
Powisset cooks whip up dessert
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By Daniel Curtin
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Sweet aromas filled the air, and the repetitive thud of knives hitting cutting boards banged over the quiet hum of strawberry and rhubarb slices sizzling in a pan. This was the scene in the kitchen of Powisset Farm as members of the community came to chop, stir and taste...
COA hosts Valentine’s luncheon
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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Love was in the air last week at the Caryl Community Center, where the Dover Council on Aging (COA) was hosting its annual Valentine’s Day party on February 13.
Four long tables dressed in purple tablecloths and set with red plates and heart-printed napkins sat the dozens of seniors who...
Lifetime Learning presenting poetry class
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With spring approaching, it is now time to begin thinking of Dover’s ever-popular Lifetime Learning classes. The Friends of the Dover Council on Aging, with the support of the Dover Council on Aging, are sponsoring a Lifetime Learning class: Modern Poetry for Everyone. Participants will read and discuss selected poems, both closed forms...
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