Dover has declared a Level 2 Significant Drought, restricting nonessential outdoor watering to hand-held hoses or cans between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. The Board of Selectmen has also been working with Aquarion Water Company on fixes for discolored water and PFAS contamination affecting Aquari…
Dover Planning Board unanimously approves subdivision and site plan applications. The Board endorsed two Approval Not Required plans for property owners Benjamin and Kelly Taylor at 55 Willow Street and Hale Reservation, Inc. at 0 Powissett Street, and approved a Preliminary Site Plan Review for a
Board of Appeals advances special permit hearing on 45 Pine Street garage addition. Chair George Chimento conducted a public hearing on the application by Dori and Todd Barclay to add a second story to a non-conforming garage built in 1910, clarifying that any approval would exclude accessory
Warrant Committee approves $3M surplus and acquisition of ClearGov budget software. Finance Director Chris Costello presented FY2026 end-of-year budget transfer requests addressing departmental shortfalls in legal services, IT infrastructure, community center operations, snow and ice removal, and
Board of Fire Engineers approves new permit fee rates at July 6 meeting. Chair Kate Cannie and Member Paul Copponi attended; Clerk James P. Dawley was absent. Chief Gerry Smith reported 26 fire responses and 40 ambulance responses for June, with the department receiving three grants totaling
Dover officials are weighing new options to fix water quality problems, including PFAS, for Aquarion Water Company customers. The Board of Selectmen recently met with Aquarion in a Public Information Session to address discolored water and contamination concerns, though no fix timeline …
Dover enters the July 4 holiday weekend under a Level 2 Significant Drought, with outdoor watering limited to hand-held hoses before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. The town has also activated the Caryl Community Center as a cooling center through Sunday, July 5, as high temperatures persist. Th…
The Dover Sustainability Committee unanimously appointed Janet Harke Bowser as Vice Chair and launched formal review of MVP 2.0 and Climate Action Plan grant proposals at its June 30 meeting. Chair Anna Nagy will collate scores from a working group composed of Bowser, Jeanne Lukenda, and Cam Hudson
Dover Selectmen approve budgeting software and green-light town meeting study. The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to purchase ClearGov, a municipal budgeting platform integrating with the town's existing ledger system and enabling multi-year forecasting, with a successfully negotiated annual
Dover activates cooling centers and enforces drought watering rules as a heat wave bears down on the holiday weekend. With a Level 2 Significant Drought declaration already in effect, the town is opening both the Dover Town House and the Caryl Community Center as cooling centers on July…
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