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Thursday, June 10, 2021Summer Reading 2021 at the Dover Public Library
Summer reading is back in full swing for 2021! Our theme this year is “Tails and Tales” and the library will have programs, both in-person and virtual, for patrons of all ages. Register for the program beginning on Monday, June 28 at 11:00 am. Keep track of your reading for a chance to win prizes. In honor of the animal theme, the library will sponsor a Community Read of the beloved children’s classic Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. Many downtown locations – Metrospa, Adelle’s Coffeehouse, Chapel & Main,
Wednesday, June 09, 2021Spend your summer with NBT's Summer Intensive classes
Northeastern Ballet Theatre(NBT), New Hampshire’s premier ballet company and training school, invites you to spend your summer with their professional Summer Intensive. Flexible and affordable, NBT’s Summer Intensive offers full days and half days for intermediate and advanced ballet dancers in their Dover studio, located in the McConnell Center and half days for intermediate students in their Wolfeboro studio. NBT’s summer schedule runs from July 5 – August 23 and registration is open now to students
Wednesday, June 09, 2021Dover Public Library to host Teen Writing Workshops
The Dover Public Library is inviting our local teen writers to hone their skills and have fun with five Teen Writing Workshops! Starting June 17th, each weekly workshop will explore a different element of great writing, including how to thread a plot, create conflict, make unique characters and worlds, and more. Through storytelling games, writing prompts, and collabs between writers, this is the perfect opportunity for young creatives to get their imaginations racing! The Teen Writing Workshops will
Wednesday, June 09, 2021Stonewall Kitchen supports SEED
DOVER—Seacoast Endowment for Education in Dover (“SEED”), a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting academic excellence in Dover schools, just received a $1,000 donation from Maine specialty food producer and retailer, Stonewall Kitchen. The donation will be used to help underwrite SEED’s 2021 spring grant period. SEED encourages Dover district teachers to apply for SEED funding twice a year via an online grant application. Criteria consideration begins with the number of students served, support of
Wednesday, June 09, 2021Northeast Credit Union awards $40,000 in scholarships to local students
Twenty-four hardworking and kind student-members have officially been selected as recipients of Northeast Credit Union’s 2021 Scholarship Awards. Within the scholarship program, $40,000 was awarded to student-members in New Hampshire and Maine who displayed exceptional leadership, compassion, and commitment to academics as well as their communities. “Our student-members, both graduating high school this year or taking initiative to further their education later in life, have overcome great obstacles
Tuesday, June 08, 2021Garrison Players presents Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Carol McDonald and featuring a cast of 14 talented actors, the play incorporates a clever combination of the farcical and the macabre. Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and visits his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene—his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt, and his great-grandfather used to scalp Indians for
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Monday, June 07, 2021Colonial Military Encampments at the Wentworth House
The summer season at Rollinsford’s historic Colonel Paul Wentworth House will start off with a bang on June 12 and 13 with back to back living history events featuring colonial-era musket and artillery firings. Two Revolutionary War units, the 1st and 2nd New Hampshire Regiments, will be encamped at the Wentworth House on Saturday, June 12, and will demonstrate camp life, equipment, and artillery and musket drills. Cannon firings will take place at 11 am, 1 pm, and 2 pm. On Sunday, June 13, the 1st and
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Friday, June 04, 2021Northeast Delta Dental Foundation awards $21,000 grant to Wentworth-Douglass Foundation
The Wentworth-Douglass Foundation has been awarded a $21,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to support the Wentworth-Douglass Community Dental Center. The Community Dental Center provides general dental care to vulnerable adults and children in the greater Dover area (including the New Hampshire Seacoast area and Southern Maine) whose families’ incomes are at or below 300% of the federal poverty level. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is dedicated to providing this community benefit and relies
Thursday, June 03, 2021SEED announces 2021 grant winners
$16,000+ Donated to Dover Public Schools DOVER, NH –Seacoast Educational Endowment for Dover (“SEED”), a nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting academic excellence in Dover, New Hampshire public schools, recently awarded just more than $16,000 for tools and curriculum for Dover public schools not otherwise available through traditional school budgets. At Dover High School, Amy Poirier was granted $6,098 to purchase biotech tools for her “Bringing Biotechnology Tools to ALL Biology
Thursday, June 03, 2021Dover400 appoints new Director
DOVER — Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, recently announced it has elected Kerry Berry to its board of directors bringing the committee head count to sixteen citizens. Berry is no stranger to volunteering, she also serves as President of the Dover High School Music Club Boosters Board of Directors and President of Project MusicWorks Board of Directors, a community outreach organization. Concurrently, Berry is working as an Operations Officer for the U.S Department of
Thursday, June 03, 2021Governor Sununu to speak at annual Tri-Chamber State of the State Forum
New Hampshire Governor Christopher T. Sununu will be the featured speaker at the Annual Tri-Chamber State of the State Forum scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, at 9:30 a.m. The virtual event is sponsored by Eversource and hosted by the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, the Falls Chamber of Commerce, and the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $5 per person. Registration is available online at http://www.rochesternh.org/state Governor Sununu will review
Friday, May 28, 2021Northeast Credit Union Welcomes Greta Burgess as Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Branch Manager
Portsmouth NH – Northeast Credit Union is pleased to announce Greta Burgess as the new Branch Manager of their Portsmouth Naval Shipyard location. Burgess will be responsible for hiring and training staff, overseeing daily branch operations, and ensuring an excellent experience for all members and visitors who enter her branch. “We are thrilled to welcome Greta to Northeast Credit Union and believe her energy and desire to help the members will be a wonderful addition to our Shipyard location” states
Thursday, May 27, 2021CMNH opens new Outdoor Play Patio
In the works since 2018, the new Play Patio is the Museum’s largest expansion since opening in Dover in 2008! The new outdoor play space features:Two sensory tables - Filled with changing materials, but currently has kinetic sand and tools for molding and creating designs in one, and water beads and hidden sea creatures in the other.A water circuit wall - Use a hand pump to push water through sluices to create waterfalls, and fill cups to create a cascading circuit.Oversized paint wall - Paint with
Monday, May 24, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Names Jeff Hughes President & CEO
DOVER, N.H. – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is pleased to announce Jeffrey Hughes, MPH, FACHE, has been named permanent President and CEO of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. He becomes just the 11th permanent lead administrator in the organization’s 115-year history. Hughes had served in the interim role since October 2020 and succeeds Gregory Walker, who served as President and CEO for 23 years. Hughes has been with the organization since 2012. “Since the announcement of Greg Walker’s retirement last June,
Tuesday, May 18, 2021Dover 400 continues Historical Lecture Series
June 8, 2021: “Dover’s Railroads” DOVER, N.H.—May 18, 2021—Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, continues its virtual lecture series on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 7:00PM with an online presentation about the history of railroads in Dover. This educational and entertaining webinar will include a general analysis of the railroad's history in the Dover area, including a look at the lines and facilities which helped accelerate Dover's importance as a manufacturing
Tuesday, May 18, 2021Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Launches Two Virtual Health Plans In New Hampshire
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care today announced the launch of two virtual health plans, SimplyVirtualSM and Virtual ChoiceSM, in New Hampshire. These innovative models for health care give members access to virtual visits with primary care providers (PCPs) and care team support through its existing partner, Doctor On Demand. Both SimplyVirtualSM and Virtual ChoiceSM will be available to large employers (51+ subscribers), starting in September. SimplyVirtualSM and Virtual ChoiceSM are the first virtual primary
Monday, May 17, 2021Northeast Ballet Theatre receives grant from The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation
Northeastern Ballet Theatre (NBT), New Hampshire’s premier ballet company and training school, is the proud recipient of a generous grant from the Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation. The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation is dedicated to improving communities through the support of arts, education, health, and human services organizations. The grant will be used to enhance the already magical NBT production of The Nutcracker,performed in the Lakes Region and Seacoast areas of New Hampshire each December.
Monday, May 17, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Awarded Patient Experience Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital remains among the nation’s top hospitals for patient experience. The hospital announced today that it has achieved the Healthgrades 2021 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the eighth consecutive year. The distinction places Wentworth-Douglass among the top 5-percent of hospitals nationwide, according to Healthgrades, a healthcare data company. “To receive this award once is an incredible organizational achievement, but to be the only hospital in New Hampshire honored for
Friday, May 14, 2021Caitlyn Turgeon Awarded Agent of the Quarter from Hanover Insurance
The Hanover Insurance Group is thrilled to announce Caitlyn Turgeon, Director of Business Development, of HBL Insurance in Dover, NH, has been selected as their first quarter Agent of the Quarter recipient for 2021! Jason Becht, Territory Sales Manager for The Hanover Insurance Group, stated “Caitlyn is such a team player and integral part of HBL and their relationship with The Hanover Insurance Group. We are elated to present her with this well-deserved award.” To receive the honor, an insurance agent
Thursday, May 13, 2021St Thomas' Episcopal Church is reopening for in-person services!
St Thomas’ Episcopal Church will reopen for in-person worship beginning on Sunday, May 23rd at 10:00 am. Come celebrate Pentecost with us! Services will be led by Rev. Sue Poulin with music by Kathy Fink. Reservations are required and all attendees will wear masks both inside and outside of the building. Family groups will be spaced apart using social distancing guidelines. To make a reservation, contact the Parish Office at 603-742-3155 or email stthomas@stdover.org. The deadline to make a reservation for
Thursday, May 13, 2021Woodman Museum holds Annual Memorial Day Remembrance at Pine Hill Cemetery
DOVER, NH – The Woodman Museum will be honoring Dover’s military fallen at the local Pine Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day May 30, 2021. The event, which begins at 11AM at Pine Hill Cemetery’s GAR monument, will begin with a ceremony to honor Dover’s fallen soldiers. It will include brief remarks, a wreath laying, a ‘taps’ performance by the NH National Guard, and a Civil War cannon salute. Following the ceremony, an information packet will be distributed detailing six of the many of Dover’s Civil War
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Thursday, May 13, 2021Newsweek Names Wentworth-Douglass Among Best Hospitals in U.S.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been named among the best hospitals in the United States, according to Newsweek’s 2021 “World’s Best Hospitals” rankings. Wentworth-Douglass was ranked 217th among the 334 American hospitals on the publication’s US-based list. There are over 6,000 hospitals in the United States, according to the American Hospital Association. Wentworth-Douglass was the only hospital on the Seacoast to make the list. “We’re incredibly appreciative of this recognition from Newsweek – one of
Monday, March 22, 2021Register for the 16th Annual Seacoast Half Marathon to benefit Cornerstone VNA
Mark your calendars! The 16th Annual Seacoast Half Marathon, one of coastal New Hampshire’s longest-running half marathons, has been set for Sunday, October 31st in Portsmouth, NH. This year, the Seacoast Half Marathon is offering a hybrid model, giving runners the opportunity to participate either in-person or virtually. Virtual participants can select from three distance options, which can be completed on the route of their choice between October 23rd and October 31st. Each year, 100% of the net
