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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Dover, Massachusetts · Change town
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Announcements from town hall, rewritten from the original release.

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Dover opens fall adult program registration

Dover Parks and Recreation announced registration is open online for fall adult programs, workshops and special events, with winter adult registration opening online Nov. 4 at noon.

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Dover Rail Trail gets $260,000 state grant

Dover announced Oct. 28 that it received a $260,000 MassTrails grant to complete the final design of the Dover Rail Trail, a planned 3.5-mile path from the Medfield to Needham town lines, with design work expected to finish by summer 2027.

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Dover DPW Director Kevin McCabe wins national young leader award

The Town of Dover announced that DPW Director Kevin McCabe received the American Public Works Association's 2026 Pakpour Consulting Group Young Leader of the Year Award, presented at a conference in Houston in late August.

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Dover DPW wins $150,000 grant for culvert work

The Town of Dover says its Department of Public Works received a $150,000 state grant to study and design the replacement of three culverts on Trout Brook, at Springdale Avenue, Haven Street and Claybrook Road.

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Government

Dover sets Oct. 29 tax classification hearing

The Dover Board of Selectmen will hold a remote FY27 Tax Classification Hearing on Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. to set how the tax levy is divided among property classes and whether to grant a residential or small commercial exemption.

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Dover Housing Task Force holds third public forum Oct. 26

Dover's Housing Task Force will hold its third and final public forum on the town's housing development study Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom, covering results from a recent housing survey.

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Dover fields open with caution amid wet conditions

Dover Parks and Recreation says all multi-purpose fields and baseball diamonds at Chickering Playfields and Caryl Park and Playfields are open with caution, and coaches must cancel play if fields become too wet.

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