🌱 Patch AM: How will Dover’s newly protected 1,100 acres change your favorite trails?

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!)

Weather forecast:

• 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.
   

📸 Around Dover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Wellesley Weston Lifetime Learning Fall Session Starts September 14! →
  zoom,
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• Plugged In Fall Session Now Enrolling - Classes Start September 14th →
  Plugged In Band Program, 40 Freeman Pl, Needham
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together [Day 1] →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  9:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
  Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 7
• Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
  St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Kiddos in the Kitchen →
  37 Powissett St, Dover
  11:00 am
Monday September 14
• Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
  St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• A Bite of Italy: Adult Cooking Class →
  37 Powissett St, Dover
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Date Night: Passport to Paris Adult Cooking Class →
  37 Pound St, Medfield
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Scrumptious Sourdough: Adult Cooking Class →
  37 Powissett St, Dover
  11:00 am
Monday September 21
• Allegra Commonwealth Singers →
  St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 3 Maple St, Framingham
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Complimentary Presentation - Five Things to Know About Medicare →
  Online Event
  12:30 pm

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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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