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Dover, New Hampshire Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Dover! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want a loved one honored at Dover Veterans Park by Veterans Day?
- Dover crews helped save a dog in this two-alarm Rochester fire
Also on today's calendar: Antiques and Vintage Market and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Deadline to order bricks to be installed by Veterans Day is Aug. 21 (nh.gov) — Dover residents have until Wednesday, Aug. 21 to order engraved bricks for Dover Veterans Park in time for this year’s Veterans Day ceremony. Bricks honoring veterans cost $50 or $100, can be grouped by family, and may be ordered online or through the Recreation Department for installation now or by next Memorial Day. 
• Dog rescued from two-alarm house fire in Rochester (seacoastonline.com) — Dover firefighters were among several mutual aid crews who helped battle a two-alarm house fire on Chesley Hill Road in Rochester, where a family dog was rescued and given oxygen. The blaze left the home uninhabitable but caused no human injuries, and regional departments worked together while Rochester handled additional calls across the city.
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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
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Poetry Inspired by Art at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820
6:30 pm -
City of Angels
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main St Ogunquit, ME 03907 -
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 -
Multilingual Book Group - Book to Art w/ Dover Adult Learning
Dover Public Library Community Room , 73 Locust St., Dover, NH
10:30 am -
BUSINESS OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 2026: Thanks4Giving Charity →
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce LOCATION CHANGE: Otto Pizza 431 Central Ave Dover, NH 03820 Parking Details: Participants are welcome to park at 550 Central Avenue (free parking) and walk to Otto Pizza. There is also paid on street parking and paid parking at the Orchard St. parkin
4:30 pm -
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 -
How to Make Artist Trading Cards
Dover Public Library Meeting Room 4 (Garland Room) , 73 Locust St.
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Summer Art Program for Kids at Aplomb
Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Aplomb Gallery 262 Central Ave, Dover, NH
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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
Wednesday August 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Somersworth
- Mental health non-profit will use $3.6 million grant to address youth suicide in NH (nhpr.org)
Durham
- Lawsuit Challenges NH Student ID Voter Restriction (rocketnews.com)
- Waterbury, Connecticut Ranked Worst City For Drivers In The US (q961.com)
Rochester
- Rochester Colonial Moments: The Rochester Resolves of 1774 (rochesternh.gov)
- Dog rescued from two-alarm house fire in Rochester (fosters.com)
- Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Announces Restults of 2026 Annual Chamber Raffle Bash (rochesternh.gov)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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