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…
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…
Dover has released its full early voting schedule, with ballots to be cast in the Town House's Great Hall. The Town Clerk's office posted the details in a News Flash this week, giving residents their first look at early voting logistics ahead of the fall election. Separately, the Zoning…
Dover's Department of Public Works is spotlighting a slate of paving projects now underway around town, the lone concrete update out of Town Hall today. Officials pointed residents to a dedicated town web page for routes and timing on the roadwork but did not specify which streets are a…
Dover's Housing Task Force opened an anonymous resident survey this week to help shape the town's Housing Development Study and Plan. The Tree Preservation Committee launched a companion survey, open through September 11, 2026, to gather resident priorities on future tree protection rul…
Dover's Conservation Commission added a new date to the late-summer town calendar, scheduling a meeting for Wednesday, Aug. 26. The addition comes as the town's ongoing initiatives, including its drought restrictions and housing survey, continue without new developments reported in the …
Dover has declared a Level 2 Significant Drought, restricting nonessential outdoor watering to hand-held hoses or watering cans only, mornings and evenings. The town said the limits apply only after 5 p.m. and before 9 a.m., part of an effort to conserve water amid dry conditions. Separ…
Dover's Town Hall published the August edition of its OUR TOWN newsletter this week, highlighting department and committee updates for the month. Town officials outlined ongoing initiatives across boards and departments in the newsletter, now posted on the town's website. Elsewhere, Dov…
Dover Parks and Recreation opened fall registration for youth programs, workshops and special events on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The online sign-up covers the department's full slate of fall offerings, while the Department of Public Works confirmed its paving projects around town remain ongo…
Dover's Housing Task Force opened an anonymous survey this week to gather resident input for its Housing Development Study and Plan. The Tree Preservation Committee launched a companion survey seeking priorities for the town's tree canopy, open through September 11, 2026. Elsewhere, Dov…