The Town Meeting Review Committee advanced governance reforms and approved prior meeting minutes unanimously. The Committee advanced equal time rules allowing eight-minute initial presentations plus rebuttals, directed staff to consult Town Counsel on social media policy for addressing
Dover Board of Health schedules public hearing on well and pool regulations. Chair Kay Petersen, Member John Quackenbush, and Member Stephen Kruskall unanimously voted to hold the hearing on October 6, with Health Director Jason Belmonte reporting that Town Counsel has reviewed the proposed
Dover Planning Board approves storage shed and Savage appointment. The Board unanimously approved a preliminary site plan for a 12-by-16-foot storage shed at 167 Pine Street for lawn and yard tool storage; applicant Scott Estabrooks did not attend, and Town Planner Melissa SantucciRozzi noted a
Dover Library Trustees advance plans for HVAC system replacement after summer failures. The Board of Library Trustees moved forward with HVAC replacement after the system experienced significant failures over the summer in the children's area and community room. The board approved shifting the
Warrant Committee adopts new FY2027 capital budget process with accelerated timeline. Chair Woodrow Weiss announced a revised schedule moving the guidance letter circulation to October 1, 2026, and outlined a new capital budget process based on Collins Center recommendations under which department
Dover voters head to the polls Tuesday, September 1, for the state primary election, with polling at the Dover Town House. The vote arrives as the town's Housing Task Force circulates a resident survey ahead of its Housing Development Study & Plan and the Tree Preservation Committee run…
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 …
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…
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 …
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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