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🌱 Patch AM: How will Dover’s newly protected 1,100 acres change your favorite trails?
Coming up on the Dover Patch calendar: Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14!

What's up Dover! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Dover's newly protected 1,100 acres change your favorite trails?
Also on today's calendar: Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A shower or two; not as warm, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 72, low: 51.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How 1,109 acres of key land in Dover and Westwood became protected (wickedlocal.com) — More than 1,100 acres of Hale Education land in Dover and Westwood are now permanently protected through new conservation restrictions, including 136 acres next to Powisset Farm in Dover. Residents can continue enjoying hiking, biking, swimming, and wildlife viewing while knowing these forests and habitats are safeguarded long term as part of a broader statewide conservation push.
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📸 Around Dover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover
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★ Featured events ★
- Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! →
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9:00 am - Plugged In Fall Session Now Enrolling - Classes Start September 14th →
Plugged In Band Program, 40 Freeman Pl, Needham
9:00 am - New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together [Day 1] →
Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
9:00 am - Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
Monday September 14
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
7:00 pm - Kiddos in the Kitchen →
37 Powissett St, Dover
11:00 am - Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
7:00 pm - A Bite of Italy: Adult Cooking Class →
37 Powissett St, Dover
6:00 pm - Date Night: Passport to Paris Adult Cooking Class →
37 Pound St, Medfield
6:00 pm - Scrumptious Sourdough: Adult Cooking Class →
37 Powissett St, Dover
11:00 am - Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
7:00 pm - Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
Online Event
12:30 pm
Monday September 7
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Monday September 21
Wednesday September 23
📣 Dover Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 26 Rocky Brook Rd: A Great Dover Home With Even Greater Potential —Evan Walsh Read on Patch
- SupplyOne, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Westwood, MA in Westwood. Apply here.
- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. posted a job opening for Automotive Service Advisor - Ira Mazda in Westwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover here.
🗞 Nearby News
Needham
- Needham Observer, September 3, 2026 (needhamobserver.com)
- Needham educators ready to roll with new school year (needhamobserver.com)
- Linden Terrace Redevelopment Secures $41 Million in Grant Funding (needhamlocal.org)
Westwood
- What Are the Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston? (wror.com)
Ok Dover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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