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Dover Select Board Approves $40,000 MAPC Contract for Tree Preservation Bylaw

DOVER — February 19, 2026 — Dover Select Board unanimously approves $40,000 MAPC contract to draft a tree preservation bylaw. The contract combines a $12,000 state grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs with $28,000 from the Planning Board's professional services budget and was

Dover Conservation Commission Clears Three Permits, Continues Water Main Hearing

DOVER — February 11, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission approved permits for three properties and continued a complex drinking water main application at its February 11 virtual meeting. The board voted unanimously to grant a three-year order-of-conditions extension to Kristen and Brian Scallabrini at 6 Sterling Drive, delayed by

Dover Planning Board Endorses Denim Street Subdivision, Approves New Deli Signs

DOVER — February 9, 2026 — Dover Planning Board unanimously approves Denim Street subdivision and new deli signs at February 9 meeting. The board, presided over by Vice Chair Jody Shu in Chair Carol Williams's absence, endorsed an approval not required plan for 129 Denim Street filed by Amelia Farm

Dover Finance Committee Reviews Five Department Budgets in Three-Hour Session

DOVER — February 9, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee reviewed fiscal year 2027 budget proposals from five departments at its February 9 meeting, approving only the prior session's minutes in a 7-0 vote. Fire Chief requested an EMT on-call rate increase from $15 to $20 per

Dover Select Board accepts $100,000 climate grant, debates intersection signal overhaul

DOVER — February 5, 2026 — Dover Select Board unanimously accepts $100,000 state climate grant and hears $1 million intersection redesign pitch. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to accept a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program 2.0 grant, with Sustainability Committee Chair Anna Nagi telling the board the funds will produce

Dover Finance Committee Flags School Enrollment Drops, Budget Gaps Ahead of Key Meetings

DOVER — February 4, 2026 — Dover Finance Committee warns of contentious regional school budget meeting ahead of town warrant work. Meeting by Zoom on February 4, the committee previewed a joint session set for February 11 at the Dover-Sherborn Middle School library, where the Sherborn Advisory Committee is expected to

Dover Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Budget Presentation for Warrant Hearing

DOVER — February 2, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously approves budget presentation for February 9 Warrant Committee hearing. The commission voted 4-0 Monday to submit a revised PowerPoint to the Warrant Committee, with minor wording changes permitted before the February 9 hearing. The roughly $120,000 fiscal year 2027 operating

Dover Board of Health Drops Unanimity Rule for Associate Member Post

DOVER — February 2, 2026 — Dover Board of Health advances associate-member bylaw to Town Meeting with a 2-1 vote. Chair K. Peterson and member John Quackenbush overruled member Stephen Krosco to strip a unanimity requirement from a draft warrant article that would allow the board to appoint and elevate

Dover Finance Committee Confronts $3.5 Million Budget Gap Ahead of Department Reviews

DOVER — January 28, 2026 — Dover Finance Committee wrestles with a $3.5 million structural budget gap and up to $5.5 million in capital requests. Meeting remotely on January 28, the committee reviewed a preliminary budget built on level-service departmental submissions, with Chair Woodbury Bates and town financial staff

Dover Finance Committee Confronts $3.5 Million Gap in Preliminary FY2027 Budget

DOVER — January 22, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee opened its FY2027 budget season facing a projected $3.5 million shortfall against $5.9 million in capital requests. Finance Director Michael presented a preliminary budget Thursday that holds revenues to a 2.5 percent Proposition 2 1/2 increase and

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