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🌱 How Dover’s St. Thomas teams are gearing up for tougher competition
Coming up on the Dover Patch calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market

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. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Dover's St. Thomas teams are gearing up for tougher competition
Also on today's calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 63.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• What we learned on Day 1 of fall sports practices in the Seacoast (seacoastonline.com) — Fall high school sports are officially underway across the Seacoast, including in Dover, where St. Thomas Aquinas girls soccer is stepping up from Division III to Division II with a deep, energetic roster. Coaches and players from Dover's Saints and neighboring schools describe strong turnouts, senior leadership, and big ambitions as they launch preseason practices for soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and football.
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📸 Around Dover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover
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★ Featured events ★
- Antiques and Vintage Market →
Dover Elks Lodge 184, 282 Durham Rd, Dover
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- City of Angels
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main St Ogunquit, ME 03907 - Safe Harbor Swim School is opening at the Best Western in Portsmouth →
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 580 US Highway 1 Bypass Interstate Traffic Circle Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Advanced 3D Print It Discovery Camp →
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce The Children's Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
8:30 am - Summer Art Program for Kids at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Gallery 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH
9:00 am - Caregiver Cafe
Dover Public Library Meeting Room 4 (Garland Room) , 73 Locust St.
10:30 am - All Abilities Club - Legos
Dover Public Library Community Room , 73 Locust St., Dover, NH
11:00 am - Dover Farmers' Market
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce TEMPORARY NEW LOCATION - Lower Henry Law Park, Payne St
3:30 pm - Poetry Inspired by Art at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- LEVERAGING THE CHAMBER: End of Year Push
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 550 Central Ave Dover
8:30 am - Summer Art Program for Kids at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Gallery 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH
9:00 am - Adult Knitting Group
Dover Public Library Meeting Room 4 (Garland Room) , 73 Locust St.
9:30 am - The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main St Ogunquit, ME 03907
10:00 am
Tuesday August 18
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning!
I wanted to reintroduce myself and share my zero-waste, herbal wellness care company, Sassy Skin & Soul Care. I am an Herbal Alchemist and work with… (Nextdoor NH Dover)
- Public Storage, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Dover. Apply here.
- Tasty Restaurant Group - Tasty Hut, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somersworth
- Dog rescued from two-alarm house fire in Rochester (seacoastonline.com)
Rochester
- Rochester Colonial Moments: The Rochester Resolves of 1774 (rochesternh.gov)
- Ransomware Pressure Mounts as GlobalSecretGroup and Aurora Target Two Major US Manufacturers + Video (undercodenews.com)
Portsmouth
- Portsmouth celebrates $15M sound walls on I-95. Some say effect is limited (granitepostnews.com)
- Exclusive: Developer plans 40 townhomes next to Rye's Airfield Place (seacoastonline.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: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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