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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board interviews candidates for vacant member seat

Planning Board interviewed three candidates for a vacant member seat at its Sept. 28 meeting. Candidates Michael Savage, David Billings, and Carolyn Ringel discussed planning priorities including housing diversity, infrastructure capacity, and zoning.

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Early voting schedule posted for October

Dover releases October early voting schedule for in-person balloting at the Town House. Also in today's brief (9 items): Dover posts October early voting schedule; The story behind the 1977 Dover Demon sightings; Historical Commission meets Wednesday afternoon; Town Meeting Review Commi…

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Sports

Dover sports roundup, Sept. 21 to Sept. 27

Dover Parks and Recreation has opened online registration for its fall adult programs, workshops and special events, the department said on its website this week, a new offering beyond the previously announced youth programs. The Dover Community Center at 4 Springdale Avenue continues t…

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Historical Commission convenes Wednesday evening

Dover's Historical Commission meets Wednesday evening as the town's fall committee calendar keeps filling. Also in today's brief (3 items): Planning Board meets Monday night; Historical Commission meets Wednesday evening; Rock Voices choir featured on Dover calendar.

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Drought declared, outdoor water use curbed

Dover declares Level 1 mild drought, limits nonessential outdoor water use to once a week. From our own coverage: Dover health board sets Oct. 6 well, pool hearing. Also in today's brief (8 items): Dover declares Level 1 mild drought; Multi-purpose fields closed at two Dover playfields;…

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Health board flags rat poison risk to wildlife

Board of Health hears wildlife toll of rat poison, sets Oct. 6 hearing on well and pool rules. From our own coverage: Board of Health sets Oct. 6 hearing on well, pool rules. Also in today's brief (8 items): Fall youth program registration now open; Fall adult program registration now o…

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Planning Board convenes Monday night

Dover's Planning Board meets Monday as the town's fall calendar fills with budget and water quality sessions. Also in today's brief (6 items): Cemetery Commission meets Wednesday afternoon; Free Medicare info session offered Wednesday; Warrant Committee reconvenes Wednesday night; Conse…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026

One Dover-resident obituary was published this week: Meehan, Arthur H. Jr., a longtime Dover resident identified in his obituary as a former bank chairman, college trustee and Navy veteran, who died September 16, 2026. His notice was posted by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home of Ne…

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Warrant Committee convenes Wednesday ahead of Town Meeting season

Dover's Warrant Committee meets Wednesday night ahead of fall Town Meeting deliberations. Also in today's brief (8 items): Personnel Board meets Monday afternoon; School Committee meets Tuesday evening; Cemetery Commission meets Wednesday afternoon; Warrant Committee meets Wednesday night.

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Dover Declares Level 1 Mild Drought, Limits Outdoor Watering

Dover has declared a Level 1 Mild Drought, limiting nonessential outdoor watering to once a week between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. The order arrives as the town's Housing Task Force circulates an anonymous survey ahead of its Housing Development Study and Plan and the Tree Preservation Committe…

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