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New Sushi Restaurant Opens First Massachusetts Location Near Dover

A new sushi restaurant opened its first Massachusetts location in the Dover-Sherborn area this week, per Dover-Sherborn Patch. The eatery marked its debut with free matcha and caviar samples, giveaways and a 20 percent discount on app orders, the outlet reported. Separately, Patch AM's …

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Dover Explores Football Co-Op With Neighboring Program

Dover-Sherborn Patch reported this week that Dover may explore a football cooperative with a neighboring town. The idea surfaced after a Weston coach raised the possibility in an earlier Patch item. Separately, a jury began deliberating Friday, Aug. 28, on the fate of Duxbury mother Lin…

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Dover Declares Level 2 Drought, Limits Outdoor Watering

Dover declares a Level 2 Significant Drought, limiting nonessential outdoor watering to hand-held hoses or watering cans between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. The order, posted by the Town of Dover, arrived alongside notice of an open seat on the Planning Board and other volunteer vacancies across …

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Dover Releases Early Voting Schedule for Fall Election

Dover released its early voting schedule this week, with voting set for the Great Hall of the Dover Town House. The announcement from the town's News Flash page gives residents their first concrete details on when and where to cast ballots ahead of the fall election. Separately, "Suprem…

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Dover DPW Advances Paving Projects Across Town

Dover's DPW pushes forward with town paving projects while officials keep gathering resident input on housing and tree preservation. The Housing Task Force continues its anonymous survey for the Housing Development Study & Plan, and the Tree Preservation Committee's priorities survey st…

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Minogue, Shortsleeve Set Up GOP Primary Fight For Governor

Republicans Mike Minogue and Brian Shortsleeve are competing in a primary to challenge Gov. Maura Healey, Patch reports. The Dover-Sherborn Patch flagged the matchup in a report headlined "Minogue Faces Off Against Shortsleeve In MA Gubernotorial Primary," a race that lands on the same …

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Dover Tree Preservation Committee Launches Resident Survey

Dover's Tree Preservation Committee launched a resident survey to help shape long-term tree preservation priorities across town, open through Sept. 11. The Housing Task Force is running a parallel anonymous survey to inform its Housing Development Study & Plan as it maps out the town's …

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Patch Flags Rising West Nile Virus Risk In Dover

Patch's Dover AM roundup flagged rising West Nile virus risk in town as mosquito season continues into late August. The advisory came via Dover-Sherborn Patch's "What Dover residents should do now about rising West Nile virus risk," which pointed residents toward precautions as activity…

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Dover Declares Level 2 Drought, Limits Outdoor Watering

Dover has declared a Level 2 Significant Drought, cutting outdoor watering to hand-held hoses after 5 p.m., town officials said Friday. Nonessential outdoor water use is now limited to before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m., using only hand-held hoses or watering cans. The Board of Selectmen al…

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Property Tax Bills Rise In 109 Massachusetts Communities For 2026

Massachusetts residential tax rates climbed in 109 communities for fiscal year 2026, a new Patch analysis found. Closer to home, Dover's Land Management Working Group meets Friday, Aug. 21, followed by the Warrant Committee Working Group on Monday, Aug. 24, keeping the town's late-summe…

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