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Making the Community.
January 1, 2018
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.”
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Downtown businesses open their doors for Hometown Holiday Party
December 11, 2017
DOVER — Residents created a community holiday tradition by celebrating their hometown/downtown shopping area. Headed by the Dover Main Street Organization, the Garrison City held a Hometown Holiday Party.
More than 20 shops, restaurants, jewelry emporiums, clothing stores and others opened their doors. The sidewalks were filled with shoppers in many cases walking almost shoulder to shoulder from the lower to upper square and back.
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2017 Dover GiveBack - Sidewalk Buttlers
December 8, 2017
Dover Installs “Sidewalk Buttlers” To Tackle Cigarette Butt Litter
The cleanliness of Dover’s downtown streets should improve just in time for the holiday shopping season, as a partnership between the City and Dover Main Street has resulted in the installation of 50 “Sidewalk Buttlers”—pole-mounted metal receptacles for cigarette butts. The units were installed along the downtown’s busiest side... Read more here.
Hometown Holiday Party this Saturday!
December 7, 2017
DOVER — The second annually Hometown Holiday Party in downtown Dover is this Saturday.
There are numerous events and merriment planned during the party which runs from 2 to 7 p.m.
This includes a scavenger hunt, where one person will win $100 worth of Dover dollars. Dover dollars are redeemable at participating downtown businesses.
In the Press
Seacoast businesses seeking shoppers for Small Business Saturday
November 23, 2018
Dover Dines gives customers a world of choices
July 13, 2018
Dover’s Run Before You Crawl 5K and Pub Crawl a hit
March 10, 2018
Dover’s Art Walk celebrates 1 year anniversary
March 1, 2018
Art Walk offers Valentine’s Day theme
January 29, 2018
Downtown hosts inaugural Dover Art Walk
March 3, 2017
Dover Main Street gets check from Kennebunk Savings
July 18, 2016
Dover Dines kicks off Friday
June 14, 2016
Hundreds join in annual Dover’s cleanup day
June 7, 2016
Great race, even for this out-of-shape guy
March 14, 2016
Running on empty, saving livres turnois
March 11, 2016
Community Action Partnership thanks Dover for donations
January 27, 2016
Just imagine what city could do with $500,000
January 19, 2016
Dover Main Street elves collect food
December 20, 2015
