Furniture Donations at the Dover Transfer Station on September 18th.

New Life Furniture Bank of Walpole, a non-profit organization, will be on-site at the Dover Transfer Station on Saturday, September 18th to accept furniture and household goods for families transitioning out of homelessness. Please check their&am...

Dover COVID-19 Update: Board of Health Order Re. Masks

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and out of an abundance of caution, the Board of Health has issued an order requiring face masks in all municipal and other buildings open to the public in the Town of Dover, effective Monday, September 13, 2021. The ...

Colonial Water asks residents to refrain from non-essential water use until 9/14/21

9/8/21 UPDATE:  Colonial Water Company is moving forward with redevelopment of their largest producing well at the Francis Street location, in an effort to address the discoloration issues. While the well is offline they are asking for the cooper...

Residents affected by discolored water to receive weekly reimbursements by CWC

8/24/21 UPDATE:  Dover residents affected by the discolored water will be able to receive a reimbursement for water purchases made after June 19th, 2021. The reimbursement is not to exceed $20 of any water purchases per week effective as of June ...

09.17.2021 Dover COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 UPDATE : 09.17.2021 

CASES IN DOVERThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported on September 16 that it did not add any new cases to the total tally for Dover during the week that ended on September 11.  Overall case ra...

Dover Water Resource Information

Hard work and collaboration go on across Town departments to move projects ahead and continue to meet the goals of our community. Take a moment to learn more about the efforts of Town staff, committee members and all of the dedicated work put in by Town s...

Dover Town Projects

Hard work and collaboration go on across Town departments to move projects ahead and continue to meet the goals of our community. Take a moment to learn more about the efforts of Town staff, committee members and all of the dedicated work put in by Town s...

Community Center Building Committee

The Community Center Building Committee stays hard at work on this project right in the heart of Dover. Learn more about this multi-phased...

Dover Traveling Public Art - Call for Entries

2021 Call for Entries

Your mission: Create a placemaking 3D artwork that inspires and unifies our community as it travels from one Parks & Recreation maintained space to another.

• Please submit one work per individual or group. Groups of 2-5 collaboratin...

Pumpkin Decorating

Dover resident families are invited to join us for the 2nd annual afternoon of costumes, music and pumpkin decorating at the Caryl Community Center! 

DJ Jimmy's Halloween-themed playlist will fill the air as children each decorate their own pumpki...

Register for Fall activites!

Registration for FALL 2021 at #DoverRec will open to all, beginning WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11th @ 10:00AM!

Registration will open to all, online beginning 8/11, and will continue until each program's registration deadline OR upon a program reaching its maximum ...

Welcome to the Dover Parks & Recreation Department!

Whether you're a resident or visitor, we're glad you're here! 

We hope you find our updated website helpful with user-friendly features, compatibility and accessibility updates, interactive notification options and calen...

9/16/2021 Field Status Update

All athletic fields at Chickering Playfields AND Caryl Park & Playfields are OPEN.

For any questions regarding specific practices or games, you will need to contact your coach or league officials.

NOTE: THIS DECISION WILL STAND UNTIL FURTHER NO...

Sign-up now for fall 2021 field status updates!

#DoverRec oversees and handles all maintenance, care and closures of the public playing fields at Chickering Playfields and Caryl Park and Playfields throughout each year.

The department always does all that we can to keep all playing fields open ...

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