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Dover Conservation Commission Renews Agent Contract, Advances Wetlands Cases

DOVER — May 29, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously renews consulting agent contract at $120,000 for fiscal year 2027. The four-member board, chaired by John Sullivan, voted 4-0 to approve the contract amendment with consulting conservation agent Janet Harkey-Brauer, nearly doubling the $65,000 figure set in

Dover Select Board Reorganizes, Renews Town Administrator to Three-Year Contract

Dover Select Board reorganizes and renews Town Administrator Michael Blanchard to a three-year contract through June 2029.

Dover Conservation Commission Continues Wetland Compliance Hearing, Recommends New Commissioner

Dover Conservation Commission continues a contested wetland hearing and recommends a new commissioner.

Dover Planning Board Re-endorses Dedham Street Plan, Plots Housing Outreach Push

DOVER — May 19, 2026 — Dover Planning Board re-endorses 129 Dedham Street plan after Land Court cleanup, eyes housing session. The board voted unanimously to re-endorse the approval-not-required plan for 129 Dedham Street after the Land Court requested minor textual notations — adding the words "ditch,"

Dover Planning Board Re-Endorses Amelia Farm Lot Split in Unanimous Vote

Dover Planning Board unanimously re-endorses a two-lot subdivision plan and bids farewell to Vice Chair Jody Shue after a decade of service.

Dover Conservation Commission Unanimously Backs Hale Reservation's Permanent 1,109-Acre Conservation Restrictions

DOVER — May 14, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously backed permanent conservation restrictions on 1,109 acres of Hale Reservation land at its May 14 meeting. The commission voted 5-0 on each of two separate restrictions — CR 17494 Westwood-Dover covering roughly 972.5 acres and CR 17493-Dover covering

Dover Conservation Commission Approves 14-Unit Mixed-Use Development at 1325 Main Street

Dover Conservation Commission approves 14-unit mixed-use development, punts industrial warehouse case over DEP stormwater dispute.

Dover Board Delays Wolf Hill Intersection Vote, Pursues MassDOT Waiver

DOVER — May 13, 2026 — Dover Select Board holds off on endorsing a $1.1 million Wolf Hill intersection overhaul, seeking a MassDOT site visit first. The board — Chair Robin Hunter, Dave Haviland, and Cam Hudson — stopped short of formally endorsing the Center Street, Springdale Avenue, and Walpole Street signal upgrade,

Dover Select Board Defers Intersection Vote, Seeks MassDOT Waiver on Walpole Street Design

Dover Select Board defers vote on $1.1 million intersection overhaul, declares Level 1 drought, and names town a Purple Heart community.

Dover Board of Health suspends Dover Market tobacco license after compliance check

Dover Board of Health suspends Dover Market's tobacco sales license for one day and issues a formal warning to Dover Mobil following the town's first self-conducted compliance check.

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