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Tuesday, September 28, 2021Wentworth-Douglass donates $125,000 in community involvement grants
Two organizations that help our community members find housing and get them on the road to recovery will now be able to make an even bigger impact thanks to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The hospital has contributed $75,000 to Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC) and $50,000 to SOS Recovery Organization in community involvement grants. The grants will allow CAPSC and SOS Recovery Organization continue to do what they do best: better our community through their
Monday, September 27, 2021DALC welcomes new board member Kimberly McLaughlin
McLaughlin is a Supervisor at Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Professional Association in Dover. Her financial background includes health care and education. She worked at Plymouth State University, in budgeting and accounting services. McLaughlin’s terms run through 2024. She joins President Shawn M. Mahoney, assistant store manager, TD Bank, Rochester; Vice President Jenna M. Anand, enrollment and academic support counselor, Great Bay Community College; Treasurer Laura Baxter, loan administrator, Kennebunk
Wednesday, September 22, 2021Plant material needed to rejuvenate garden beds at The Joe Parks Riverwalk Public Gardens
We are undertaking the rejuvenation of some of the garden beds at the Joe Parks Garden and looking for some specific plants. If you have any of these and are willing to dig them up and donate, they could be used down at the Riverwalk. Email Fischerelizabeth17@gmail.com or call 603-817-1843.These will be installed in blank spots as well as a major overhaul of bed 10 in the garden by students from Dover High School Horticulture class under the guidance of a couple of your fellow master gardeners.If you see
Wednesday, September 22, 2021Dover400 releases third ornament in series
DOVER – Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, has unveiled its third design of a five-piece collector’s set of ornaments in celebration of Dover’s 400th birthday. Produced by Hampshire Pewter, this souvenir features Dover’s Central Fire Station, built in 1899. Located at 9-11 Broadway Avenue, the Central Station has served as Fire and Rescue headquarters for more than 100 years. This station houses a Frontline Engine, a reserve Engine and reserve Ambulance. The station
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Hospital awarded prestigious nursing recognition for second time
For the second consecutive time, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has achieved Magnet-accreditation from The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program®. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is one of only three health care facilities in the state to earn the distinction and among less than 9 percent of hospitals nationwide and 6.2 percent to receive the designation two or more consecutive times. The Commission on Magnet Recognition voted unanimously to approve the designation this week. Magnet
Tuesday, September 21, 2021Sydney Carlisle joins the Leone, McDonnell & Roberts team
The Certified Public Accounting firm of Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, PA is pleased to welcome Staff Accountant, Sydney Carlisle, to the firm. Sydney started with the firm in January 2021 as an intern during the busy tax season. She joined the firm full-time after graduating magna cum laude with honors from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in Business Administration with options in Accounting and Entrepreneurship. During her sophomore year at UNH, she participated in the IRS's Volunteer Income
Monday, September 20, 2021Dover Arts Commission soliciting artists and businesses for Dover Art Beat exhibits
DOVER, N.H. – The Dover Arts Commission, with the help of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and Dover Main Street, is soliciting artists and businesses to showcase artwork throughout Dover through the Arts Commission's Art Beat program. The Arts Commission seeks to encourage local businesses to display local art and provide artists alternate display venues other than traditional art galleries or themed gallery shows. The Art Beat program also provides the public more opportunities to view artwork
Friday, September 17, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Hospital’s Seacoast Cancer 5K Goes Virtual
The Seacoast Cancer 5K, one of the largest road races in the region, is now exclusively virtual for the second consecutive year due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, and the Hospital’s commitment to the health and safety of its community. The event, hosted by the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation, typically welcomes nearly 3,000 runners and walkers in support of the lifesaving care that takes place at the Seacoast Cancer Center. The 5K fundraising event is a celebration of life for those impacted by cancer,
Wednesday, September 15, 2021Woodman Museum Fall Speaker Series starts October 6
Members: Free admission General Admission: $10.00 (or buy all 5 lectures for $25.00 a savings of $25.00). For tickets call 603-742-1038 or purchase at the event. Masks not required for Vaccinated individuals. For More information contact: David Tompkins 603-742-7680 or director@woodmanmuseum.org. The 2020 Woodman Museum 2021Fall Speaker series kicks off Wednesday October 6, 2021, featuring 5 amazing speakers, each Wednesday evening at 7PM through November 3, 2021, at the Woodman Museum 182
Tuesday, September 14, 2021Dover400 to host free Family Fun Day
DOVER, N.H.—Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, recently announced it will host a family fun day on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Tendercrop Farm at the Red Barn on Dover Point Road in Dover, New Hampshire. The free event will run outdoors from 11:00am to 4:00pm and will include a pumpkin carving contest, corn hole competition, corn mazes, food trucks, beer and wine garden, and games. “We are so excited to host our first in-person public event,” said Dover400
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Thursday, September 09, 2021Nancy Cook to receive ARCH Heritage Award
Berwick resident and long-time Rollinsford teacher Nancy Cook has been chosen by the Association of Rollinsford Culture and History (ARCH) as the recipient of the 2021 ARCH Heritage Award, presented annually to a person who has made significant contributions to the preservation of the history, heritage and culture of Rollinsford and the lower Salmon Falls region. A respected authority on textiles and fiber arts, especially weaving, Mrs. Cook has been a frequent volunteer at events at Rollinsford’s
Tuesday, September 07, 2021Dover400 announces new donors
400 For 400 Campaign Getting Closer to Goal DOVER — Dover400 is pleased to announce new donors for its 400 for 400 fundraising campaign, an effort to collect $400 from 400 donors to support activities to celebrate Dover’s 400th birthday in 2023. In 2019, Dover City Councilor Dennis Ciotti kicked off the campaign as the first to donate $400. He issued a challenge to his neighbors and fellow community members to do the same. To date, Dover400 has collected 67 donations of $400. Current donors include: Dennis
Thursday, September 02, 2021Cornerstone VNA celebrates building expansion, special donors and friends
Rochester, NH – Cornerstone VNA, your local nonprofit visiting nurse association, held a special event on August 26th to celebrate the completion of their exciting building expansion and renovation. Cornerstone VNA proudly partnered with SMP Architecture of Concord, Groen Construction of Rochester, and First Seacoast Bank on this significant project, which began last October. The August celebration also included a special presentation to recognize their generous capital campaign donors and to honor their
Wednesday, September 01, 2021Sign-up for a card at Dover Public Library this September!
September is Library Card Sign-up Month and Dover Public Library wants to see a card in your hands! We also want our name on a trophy, but more on that later. If you live, work or go to school in Dover then you can get a library card for FREE. Just bring in a photo ID and proof of Dover residency, employment or school enrollment and a librarian can set you up with a card that same day. You can also sign up for a library card online by visiting tinyurl.com/DoverPLCard. If you do not live, work or go to
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Monday, August 30, 2021Rebecca Houlihan NP-C joins Seacoast Dermatology
Rebecca Houlihan NP-C joins Seacoast Dermatology’s growing list of experienced local providers and is currently accepting new patients. Working closely with Seacoast Dermatology doctors, Rebecca diagnoses and prescribes effective treatments for a multitude of skin issues experienced by men, women and children. Her special focus is skin cancer detection and women’s skin health issues including adult acne, GYN dermatology, hair loss and nutrition. She’s also an advanced nurse injector of cosmetic
Wednesday, July 14, 2021Dover400 announces 1623 Society
Dover400, a committee of residents organizing Dover’s 400th Anniversary, recently announced the formation of the 1623 Society, a special opportunity to recognize direct ties to Dover with a donation of $1,623. All proceeds will be used to cover costs associated with events planned for Dover’s 400th birthday in 2023. The group formed on the suggestion of Steve Roberts, who is also the Society's first donor. Steve Roberts is a direct descendant of Thomas Roberts (b.c. 1600, d. 1673), one of the original
Tuesday, July 13, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Charity Classic raises $256,000 to support Wentworth-Douglass Women & Children's Center
On Tuesday, June 22, golfers took to the green at Cochecho Country Club in Dover for the 27th Annual Wentworth-Douglass Charity Classic presented by UnitedHealthcare. The event raises funds for programs and equipment at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Women and Children’s Center. This was the largest tournament in the event’s history. The tournament sold out only six weeks after registration opened in March, prompting organizers to offer a double shot gun start for the first time with morning and afternoon
Thursday, July 01, 2021Wentworth-Douglass Awarded National Radiology Accreditation
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). A radiation oncologist uses radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain. The ACR seal of accreditation, which comes from the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, represents the highest level of quality and patient safety in the healthcare industry. There are only 700
Monday, June 28, 2021First Seacoast Bank sponsors Apple Harvest Day as it returns to downtown
DOVER – The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Apple Harvest Day will return to downtown Dover this fall. After being held in an online format last year due to the pandemic, the 37th Annual Apple Harvest Day will be in person on Saturday, October 2. First Seacoast Bank has renewed its support of the Seacoast’s premier festival and will once again serve as the Apple Harvest Day underwriting sponsor. “First Seacoast Bank has been headquartered in Dover for over 130 years and we
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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
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
