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A screenshot of Airbnb rentals available in Dover this month.

Town to consider rental registry

DOVER- Dover will consider a registration requirement for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO, as part of a Bitown Economic Development subcommittee.
Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher told Dover Selectboard members Tuesday that the proposed registration wasn’t aimed...

Bone Builders stretches schedule

DOVER - Bone Builders exercise classes for seniors has expanded its schedule. Classes will now occur at Butterfield Commons on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 to 10 am and at Dover Town Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 am.
Bone Builders is an osteoporosis-prevention program...

Board likes park plan but feels town not ready to bear financial burden

DOVER- Selectboard members poured cold water on a proposal for an activity park presented by a group of Dover residents Tuesday evening.
Dover resident Trip Morse presented the plan, which he said grew from his initial search for a place for outdoor pickleball courts in Dover. ”And then...

The damaged Tannery Road bridge in West Dover. Mike Eldred

Board balks at bids, dispatching

DOVER- Selectboard members accepted one of two heating oil bids, discussed emergency services dispatching with Windham County Sheriff Mark Anderson, and heard updates from the highway department.
At the board’s first meeting in August, board members tabled consideration of a single bid...

Screening at library

DOVER - On Tuesday, September 6, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Peggy Sue Got Married,” starring Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage. Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 183 minutes. The film is rated PG-13. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call (802) 348-7488.

Outdoor dining is here to stay

DOVER - The pandemic changed the way business was conducted in a lot of settings. Plexiglass was added to counters, masks were required, curbside pickup became the norm.
As life slowly creeps back to normal, some of those new measures might fade away, but one seems here to stay: outdoor...

Photo by Victoria Capitani

Black bears enjoy a lazy summer afternoon

DOVER - A mama bear and her cubs entertain themselves among some apple trees in East Dover.

American Flatbread slated to open in fall in West Dover

DOVER - Come fall, there will be a new dining option in Dover. American Flatbread, which serves “all-natural pizza baked in a primitive wood-fired earthen oven,” is scheduled to open in October, in the space formerly occupied by Dover Forge and OMT.
But first, the clay of its hearth has...

Vicious dog owner given one week to decide action

DOVER- Selectboard members held an enforcement hearing on their order to euthanize a vicious dog, issued more than two years ago.
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani told Gemini’s owner, Diana Dee, who was unable to speak and was accompanied by her mother at Tuesday’s hearing, that she had...

Attendees at a previous meeting at Butterfield Commons.

Exercise to prevent osteoporosis

DOVER - Bone Builders is an exercise program designed to prevent and even reverse the negative effects of osteoporosis. The program is based on research conducted by Tufts University, which shows that strength training just twice a week dramatically reduces the risk of fractures due to the...