Local voting civil amidst heated election
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...
Westwood Cross-country wins TVL Championship
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Westwood, Dover-Sherborn, and Medfield High boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Tri-Valley League’s Championship Meet (5K) at Hospital Hill on Wednesday afternoon in Medfield.
Led by second-placed Ashley Walker (19:33.47), third-placed Sarah Conant (19:35.23), and sixth-placed Emma Harte (20:15.94), Westwood took home first place...
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...
Football drops playoff match
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn High football team suffered a tough 34-0 defeat at the hands of third-seeded Archbishop Williams (5-2) in the first round of the Division 3A South Sectional Playoffs.
A stout first-quarter defensive effort by the Raiders (3-5, 1-4) proved not to be enough as the Bishops scored...
Cross Country downs rival DS
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Medfield and Dover-Sherborn High cross country teams met at William E. McCarthy Memorial Fields at the bottom of Hospital Hill in Medfield on Thursday for their Tri-Valley League match.
The Warriors (4-2) and Raiders (3-3) renewed their storied athletic rivalry against one another with a fun and...
Boys soccer goes 2-1 on week
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
While the unbeaten streak may have come to an end with a heart breaking 1-0 loss to Westwood on Tuesday, it was still a successful week for the Dover-Sherborn varsity boys soccer team with wins coming over Holliston and Hopkinton.
The Raiders (7-1-2) began the week with a 1-0...
Phyllis Braun an inspiration beyond her farming legend
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By Katrina Margolis
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Phyllis Braun radiates an energy which rivals that of community members 20 years her junior. With an infectious laugh, an excellent sense of humor, and a palpable passion for the work she has accomplished, it’s no wonder Braun became so prominent as to attract attention from the White House....
Boys soccer notches two big victories
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The Dover-Sherborn boys varsity soccer team had themselves quite the week by extending their unbeaten 2016 campaign with a pair of victories over TVL foes Ashland (9/28) and Medway (9/26).
While the Raiders (5-0-2) were able to come out on top of both of their games, that does...
Fun Run to benefit Cancer Institute
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The third annual Nora Searle Memorial Fun Run, to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will be held on Sunday, October 2, rain or shine. With an 8:00 a.m. start at the Pine Hill Elementary School in Sherborn, MA, the Fun Run will finish at the Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools athletic fields, in Dover, MA. The 4.02-mile...
Girls soccer, Wainwright, earn milestone win
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
After beginning the year with a tough 3-2 loss to TVL rival Westwood in the season-opener, the Dover-Sherborn varsity girls soccer team has bounced back with a pair of wins to improve their record to 2-3-1 a third of the way through the 2016 season.
The Raiders have...
Needham Bank provides METCO funding
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Needham Bank today announced that it will provide a total of $25,000 in funding, spread among five school districts serving six local communities, to enable them to continue full METCO participation during the 2016-2017 school year.
METCO, which has been in existence since 1966, is the country’s oldest continuously operating voluntary desegregation program. It...
Warriors/Raiders boys fight to 2-2 draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
The DS and Medfield varsity boy’s soccer teams met for the first of two meetings this season on Thursday afternoon on the new turf at MHS in a battle between two arch rivals. Despite a late offensive surge by both teams, the game ended in a 2-2 draw;...
Sawin Museum is Dover’s jewel
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
Over a century ago, a Dover farmer and his wife generously set aside money for the construction of a new structure in the center of town. The structure, the Sawin Memorial Museum, was designed to house the Dover Historical and Natural History Society. It still stands today, and over...
DS boys shock Lancers at home
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The Dover Sherborn boys' varsity soccer team defeated Norton last Tuesday night, snapping the Division 3 South champions' 26-game winning streak since 2014. In a game that was played masterfully by the DS boys on their own turf field, senior Zach Abrams scored early in the game on an assist from captain Eli...
Safety takes front seat at Dover Days
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By Stephen Press
Hometown Weekly Staff
As the festivities of Dover Days lent a carefree air to the center of town, State Police Trooper Matthew Guarino diligently worked on a computer. One by one, families with young children approached to have photographs snapped, fingerprints scanned, and vital information taken. Trooper Guarino was on hand as...
Girls soccer fights to 1-1 draw
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By Michael Flanagan
Hometown Weekly Sports Editor
Following a preseason trip to the Granite State that concluded with a hike up Mount Monadnock, the DS girls soccer team returned home last week for the start of school and the kickoff their 2016 season.
On Friday night, the Raiders took on Hopkinton and gave the Hillers...
Those were the Dover Days
