Dave Watkins

Stormwater from Tuesday's downpours pushed Massachusetts beach closures to 28, with local waterways potentially affected as Dover heads into peak summer. The Warrant Committee and Conservation Commission are both scheduled to meet Wednesday, June 24, at Dover Town House. Per Dover Patch…

Dover entered June 18 under two active public-health advisories with no new town hall action to report. A Level 2 Significant Drought declaration keeps nonessential outdoor watering banned except by hand-held hose or watering can, and only between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m.; Aquarion Water Compa…

Dover's water supply is under scrutiny from two directions at once, with a Level 2 Significant Drought limiting outdoor watering to hand-held hoses in the hours after 5 p.m. and before 9 a.m., while Aquarion Water Company and the Board of Selectmen continue working through options for a…

Dover-Sherborn's tennis team fell just short of a state championship as a decisive singles match decided the title. Back in town, the Level 2 Significant Drought declaration limits nonessential outdoor watering to hand-held hoses or watering cans, only before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m., and…

Dover's fire department is $40,000 richer thanks to the inaugural gift from the Katelyn Tosi Foundation. The donation, highlighted in the town's News Flash and the subject of Dover Patch's headline "🌱 Patch AM: How a $40,000 gift will boost Dover's fire and EMS services," marks the Foun…