Dover

Mike Purcell was all smilies during a winter mountain bike ride. Dover is looking at ways to increase trail access in the town to meet a growing demand. File photo

Trails report draws a crowd

DOVER - Representatives from Weston & Sampson and Morton Trails held a public meeting Tuesday to present an update about an ongoing trails and recreation study and master plan they have been engaged to create for the town. Overall themes were that the town should diversify the ages and skill...

Population declines but jobs stable

DOVER - At the Dover Selectboard’s meeting on Tuesday, Laura Sibilia, director of regional economic development strategies and programs for Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, presented a regional and local economic data summary to the Dover Selectboard.
“We go out and do meetings...

Study shows gaps between local wages, affordable housing

WILMINGTON - The selectboards from Dover and Wilmington held a joint meeting Monday to hear about findings from a housing analysis and master plan prepared by Camoin Associates 310. The analysis showed a disconnect between wages and housing costs in the valley. One would-be developer of...

Board approves employee health insurance plan, costs to rise by 13%

DOVER - Following discussion with town employees at its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard approved maintaining the status quo for health coverage for town employees despite a 13% rate increase.
The town funds Blue Cross Blue Shield silver plans for employees. In light of announced...

More information sought on bidders

DOVER - The board told town assessor Linda Sherman and assessor consultant Jeremiah Sund on Tuesday, November 5, that it would like to see more information about bidders for an upcoming commercial reappraisal, and would like to conduct interviews with candidates. Sherman and Sund said they had...

Board, committee agree on land name

DOVER - At the selectboard’s meeting Tuesday, November 5, economic development director Steve Neratko said the trails committee had come to unanimous consensus that the town’s newly-purchased 48-acre trail and recreation property be named “Horace Hill.” After a short discussion that had some...

Dover students rehearse on Wednesday.

Theater residency at school borrows elements from across popular culture

DOVER - Late Wednesday morning, the fifth-graders at The Dover School were amid rehearsing a party scene. Music pumped through the air and the students got into the motions of a party — dancing, jumping in the air, socializing.
The party scene is part of a theater production the entire...

Rep urges joint internet district

Fears raised over FCC change that may end rural telephone service DOVER - On Tuesday, Rep. Laura Sibilia urged the selectboard to consider talking to other towns about the possibility of forming a communications union district, or CUD, to bring high-speed internet access to the...

Concert series gets funding bump

DOVER - On the eve of Dover’s first concert in its winter concert series, economic development director Steve Neratko told the selectboard that he had underestimated the cost of the series and would need nearly $10,000 in additional economic development funds for it. The board approved the...

Animal academy celebrates grand opening

DOVER - After years of traveling the country using animals to teach lessons about leadership, social entrepreneurship, and stewardship, C S Wurzberger has created a home base for her educational program, Awesome Animal Academy. The center, which is located in the old Central Appliance building in...