Notice: Water Main Flushing by the Colonial Water Company starting Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Please be aware that Colonial Water Co. will be conducting water main flushing from 10 pm Wednesday, April 14th through 6 am Thursday, April 15th. CWC recommends that anyone experiencing discolored water run their cold water tap until the water clears up.

Selectmen vote to call a Special Town Meeting on June 12, 2021

During their March 25th, 2021 meeting, the Dover Board of Selectmen voted to call a Special Town Meeting for Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10 am on the Nora Searle Field at the Dover-Sherborn Regional School for the purpose of voting on a new or renovated Co...

2021 Annual Town Meeting Update: Selectmen to vote to reduce quorum

Board of Selectmen intend to vote to reduce the quorum of the Annual Town Meeting, pursuant to Chapter 92, Section 7 of the Session Laws of 2020, at their meeting on April 1st. Check out the Town Meeting page here for all Town meetings news and informatio...

Dover's Planning Department Shares FEMA Flood Insurance Information

The Planning Department recently shared a time-sensitive memo with the Board of Selectmen about FEMA Flood Insurance.

The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, authorizes FEMA to update Flood Insurance Risk Maps (FIRM).

FEMA must provide communi...

April Spring Clean-Up

April is Spring Clean-up Month and after a year of COVID and a long winter it is time to get outside and provide your tender loving care to our streets and parks. Our goal is to secure volunteers to pick-up 100% of our streets, parks and recreational area...

Dover Recycling Announces New Furniture Donation Trailer at the Transfer Station

The Dover Recycling Committee in partnership with New Life Furniture Bank of Walpole, a non-profit organization, will be on-site the 2nd and 4th Saturday of April and May to accept furniture and household goods for families transitioning out of homelessne...

Community Center Catch Up - Next meeting on Tuesday, April 20th at 6pm

If you have missed any of the Community Center Building Committee meetings and want to bring yourself up to date on the designs there is another chance on Tuesday, April 20 at 6pm on Zoom (link below)

Members of the Building Committee will take you through...

04.12.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 04.12.2021 

COVID-19 VACCINES

• All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19
• They are also effective at preventing infection from the new variants that a...

04.09.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 04.09.2021 

CASES IN DOVERThe Department of Public Health reported another 7 cases in Dover over the week that ended on 4/6/2021.  

CASES IN THE DOVER-SHERBORN SCHOOLSThere was one case in the Middle School during the wee...

04.03.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 04.03.2021 

• The Massachusetts case rate is rising again, and we may be heading for a third surge.  
• Even vaccinated people may be capable of spreading infection. 
• Please do what you can to prevent spread
  • Mask up an...

03.26.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 03.26.2021 

CASES IN DOVER7 new cases were reported by the Department of Public Health over the week that ended 3/23/2021.

CASES IN THE DOVER-SHERBORN SCHOOLSThere were 4 cases at Chickering and 1 case at the High School (faculty,...

03.20.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 03.20.2021 

Dover is not in a COVID bubble.  Please help us keep our community safe.

• The Department of Public Health reported 10 additional cases of COVID-19 in Dover during the week that ended on March 16.  &...

03.12.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 03.12.2021 

CASES IN DOVERThe Department of Public Health reported two new COVID-19 cases in Dover in the week that ended on 3/9/2021.  There were six cases during the prior week.  

The Dover-Sherborn Schools rep...

03.05.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 03.05.2021 

CASES IN DOVERThe Department of Public Health reported six cases of COVID-19 among Dover residents for the week that ended on March 2. There were eight cases in the preceding week. In addition, the test positivity rat...

Community Center Building Committee

The Community Center Building Committee stays hard at work on this project right in the heart of Dover. Learn more about this multi-phased...

Dover Town Meeting

The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Nora Searles Field at the Dover Sherborn Regional School 

Read on...

Dover Town Projects

Hard work and collaboration go on across Town departments to move projects ahead and continue to meet the goals of our community. Take a moment to learn more about the efforts of Town staff, committee members and all of the dedicated work put in by Town s...

NEW Summer Volunteer Program Announced!

Our NEW Leadership Training Program will offer Dover resident high school students, ages 14+, an opportunity to learn about the day-to-day operations of a day camp: tips for working with children, ideas to help in leading activities with their peers, what ...

Spring & Summer Program Registration

Registration for #spring AND #summer programs @doverrecma will open ONLINE, BEGINNING AT 10:00AM ON TUESDAY MARCH 2nd 2021 on https://doverrec.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs•••#doverrec...

Spring & Summer 2021 Program Brochure

Welcome to the Dover Parks & Recreation Department!

Whether you're a resident or visitor, we're glad you're here! 

We hope you find our updated website helpful with user-friendly features, compatibility and accessibility updates, interactive notification options and calen...

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Dover Recycling Announces New Furniture Donation Trailer at the Transfer Station

On Saturday April 10th, the Transfer Station brings a new recycling opportunity to Dover.

The Dover Recycling Committee in partnership with New Life Furniture Bank of Walpole, a non-profit organization, will be on-site the 2nd and 4th Saturday of April and May to accept furniture and household goods for families transitioning out of homelessne...