Community Corner
🌱 When Route 16 south lane closures will hit Dover drivers this fall
Coming up on the Dover Patch calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market
Good day Dover! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- When Route 16 south lane closures will hit Dover drivers this fall
- No injuries after car crashes into Central Ave bank vestibule
- How Dover's COVID test Medicaid costs surged and where they're concentrated
Also on today's calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market and 6 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Erin H.!
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Periods of sun with a shower, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Gen. Sullivan Bridge demolition to affect Rt. 16 south traffic soon (seacoastonline.com) — Drivers in Dover should prepare for daily southbound Route 16 lane closures starting in September as demolition of the defunct General Sullivan Bridge intensifies near the Little Bay bridges. Work on the aging span, which once carried traffic and later pedestrians between Dover and Newington, will continue into early 2027, with key steel removal and navigational channel closures coordinated with federal and state agencies. 
2. Vehicle crashes into bank in Dover on Central Ave. (seacoastonline.com) — An 83-year-old driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed into the glass vestibule of the M&T Bank at 537 Central Ave in Dover on Wednesday morning. Police and Fire & Rescue say no one was injured, damage to the bank was limited and not structural, and the visitor from out of state was taken to her family's home in Dover.
3. Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel Medicaid claims total $8,029 in Dover in 2024 (straffordnews.com) — Medicaid providers in Dover billed $8,029 for Coronavirus Diagnostic Panel services in 2024, a 14.5% jump from 2023 and all from ZIP code 03820. The article explains how this category ranks among Dover's Medicaid spending, compares growth to statewide trends, and notes looming federal Medicaid funding cuts that could shift more costs to New Hampshire and local communities.
4. William Garvin (vcnewsreview.com) — Dover is noted as the birthplace of William N. Garvin, a 90-year-old Army veteran and longtime chemist who recently passed away in Wisconsin. His obituary highlights his deep family connections, decades-long career, love of trains, and the many children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who survive him, along with his brother in Massachusetts.
📸 Around Dover
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dover
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- Fitness with Phipps Walk and Talk Walking Club
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Meet at the 550 Central Ave Dover, NH 03820
5:30 pm - Reading Rainbow - Queer Book Club - Self-Made Boys
Dover Public Library Meeting Room 4 (Garland Room) , 73 Locust St.
6:30 pm - Dover Community Band Concert #4
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Pavilion in Henry Law Park Dover NH
7:30 pm - City of Angels
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main St Ogunquit, ME 03907 - Summer Art Program for Kids at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Gallery 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH
9:00 am - Tie Dyes and Spin Art Summer Camp
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Projects, Dover, NH
9:00 am - VIRTUAL Presidential Series: Martin Van Buren
Dover Public Library Virtual , 73 Locust St., Dover, NH, 03820
10:30 am - Summer at Sheafe; NHAA Exhibition
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 60 Marcy St., Portsmouth, NH 03801
12:00 pm - Antiques and Vintage Market →
Dover Elks Lodge 184, 282 Durham Rd, Dover
9:00 am
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Saturday August 22
🗓 Events Nearby
- Summer Art Program for Kids at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Gallery 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH
9:00 am - Tie Dyes and Spin Art Summer Camp
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Projects, Dover, NH
9:00 am - Multilingual Book Group - Book to Art w/ Dover Adult Learning
Dover Public Library Community Room , 73 Locust St., Dover, NH
10:30 am - Fitness with Phipps Walk and Talk Walking Club
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Meet at the 550 Central Ave Dover, NH 03820
5:30 pm
Thursday August 13
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- The Art Center — (603) 978-6702
- Dream Come True Travel — (617) 497-8132
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If you had to recommended one comedy series and one drama series to binge, what would say?
My recommendations are, Comedy: 'Vice Principals' on HBO Max, I've rewatched it more than I want to admit; Drama: 'Harlots' on Hulu, I was hesitant,… (Nextdoor NH Dover) - TODAY'S SPECIAL!
Our Alpha Haul truck is in the area today picking up unwanted junk at special promotional prices. Need it gone? Message us today and we'll pick it… (Nextdoor NH Dover)
- Atria Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Dover. Apply here.
- Revo Casino & Social House posted a job opening for Payroll Assistant in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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