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Dover Select Board Hears Case for MWRA Water Connection to Solve Quality Problems

DOVER — June 9, 2026 — Dover Select Board takes up Aquarion's MWRA interconnection proposal amid PFAS concerns across all town wellfields. Aquarion Water Company and engineering consultant CDM Smith presented a recommendation to connect Dover's public water system to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority via the Dedham-

Dover Select Board Unanimously Approves Conservation Restrictions on 1,100 Acres of Hale Land

DOVER — June 8, 2026 — Dover Select Board votes 3-0 to permanently protect 1,100 acres of Hale Education land through two conservation restrictions. The board approved Conservation Restriction No. 17494 and No. 17495 at its June 8 meeting, covering a 137-acre parcel adjacent to Powisset Farm and a

Dover Tree Committee Holds First Public Forum on New Tree Preservation Bylaw

DOVER — June 8, 2026 — Dover's Tree Preservation Committee opens public engagement on a new standalone tree bylaw. Chairperson Valerie Lynn and town planner Melissa Sanchusi-Razi co-lead the project with consultants from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, who presented best-practices research Monday from communities including Concord,

Dover Board of Health Refers Revised Well Rules to Town Counsel for Review

DOVER — June 8, 2026 — Dover Board of Health advances well regulation overhaul with 40B development looming. The three-member board voted 3-0 at its June 8 Zoom meeting to refer revised well regulations to Town Counsel, with Chair Kay Peterson and Member Steven Kresko both citing a pending 40B

Dover Warrant Committee Approves $62,500 Conservation Transfer, Names Returning Member

DOVER — June 4, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee unanimously approved a $62,500 reserve fund transfer for the Conservation Commission and appointed a returning member after a town meeting in which voters rejected two capital projects and a Planning Board bylaw change. The six-member Warrant Committee voted 6-

Dover Finance Committee Approves $62,500 Conservation Commission Transfer, Adds Member

DOVER — June 3, 2026 — Dover's Finance Committee unanimously approved a $62,500 reserve fund transfer to the Conservation Commission and seated a returning member at its June 3 remote meeting. The transfer covers a recurring shortfall in the commission's agent services budget, a gap the committee

Dover Planning Board Re-elects Lisbon Chair, Eyes Special Town Meeting for Zoning

DOVER — June 2, 2026 — Dover Planning Board reorganizes and launches postmortem after zoning articles fail at annual town meeting. The board unanimously re-elected Carol Lisbon as chair and Valerie Lynn as vice chair at its June 2 meeting, and appointed Katie Williams as liaison to the Open Space Committee.

Dover Planning Board Reorganizes, Approves Claybrook Road Pool Project for FY27

DOVER — June 1, 2026 — Dover Planning Board reorganizes for FY27 and approves Claybrook Road pool amid Town Meeting postmortem. The board unanimously re-elected Carol Lisbon as Chair and elevated Val Lin to Vice Chair at its June 1 remote meeting, each by a 4-0 roll call vote, while

Dover Select Board Unanimously Renews Town Administrator's Three-Year Contract

DOVER — May 29, 2026 — Dover Select Board reorganizes and locks in Town Administrator Michael Blanchard through June 2029. Meeting with only two of three members present — Cameron Hudson was on vacation — the board voted 2-0 Thursday to approve a new three-year contract for Blanchard, effective July 1, 2026,

Dover Conservation Commission Renews Agent Contract, Advances Wetlands Cases

DOVER — May 29, 2026 — Dover Conservation Commission unanimously renews consulting agent contract at $120,000 for fiscal year 2027. The four-member board, chaired by John Sullivan, voted 4-0 to approve the contract amendment with consulting conservation agent Janet Harkey-Brauer, nearly doubling the $65,000 figure set in

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