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Dover Fire Department Receives $40,000 Katelyn Tosi Foundation Gift

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…

Dover Select Board Weighs MWRA Water Connection as Answer to Quality Woes

DOVER — June 10, 2026 — Dover Select Board grills Aquarian Water over MWRA interconnection plan estimated to save $8 million over 20 years. Aquarian Vice President John Walsh and engineers from CDM Smith presented a recommendation to connect Dover's water system to the MWRA through the Dedham Westwood Water

Dover hosts public forum on proposed tree preservation bylaw, polling shows broad support

DOVER — June 10, 2026 — Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opened public input on a potential new tree preservation bylaw, with 60 percent of live-poll respondents strongly in support. Committee Chair Valerie Lynn and Town Planner Melissa Santucci-Razi co-led the June 10 webinar alongside MAPC consultants Diana

Dover Select Board Hears Case for MWRA Water Connection to Solve Quality Problems

Dover Select Board takes up Aquarion's MWRA interconnection proposal amid PFAS concerns across all town wellfields.

Dover Board of Health Refers Revised Well Rules to Town Counsel for Review

Dover Board of Health advances well regulation overhaul with 40B development looming.

Dover Select Board Unanimously Approves Conservation Restrictions on 1,100 Acres of Hale Land

Dover Select Board votes 3-0 to permanently protect 1,100 acres of Hale Education land through two conservation restrictions.

Dover Tree Committee Holds First Public Forum on New Tree Preservation Bylaw

Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opens public engagement on a new standalone tree bylaw.

This Week in Dover: Jun 1 - Jun 7

2 stories from Dover News this week.

Dover Finance Committee Approves $62,500 Conservation Commission Transfer, Adds Member

Dover's Finance Committee unanimously approved a $62,500 reserve fund transfer to the Conservation Commission and seated a returning member at its June 3 remote meeting.

Dover Planning Board Re-elects Lisbon Chair, Eyes Special Town Meeting for Zoning

DOVER — June 2, 2026 — Dover Planning Board reorganizes and launches postmortem after zoning articles fail at annual town meeting. The board unanimously re-elected Carol Lisbon as chair and Valerie Lynn as vice chair at its June 2 meeting, and appointed Katie Williams as liaison to the Open Space Committee.

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