An interfaith group of 11 adults and four young adults sponsored by St. Dunstan’s Church in Dover spent the last week of June in helping to rebuild houses in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans.

The Friends of Farm Pond held their annual “Penny-a-Rock Day” at Farm Pond. A sign of the times, participants were paid by the pound and not per rock as in previous years.

Dover was home to the 2008 New England Checkers Championship last Saturday with more than a dozen people competing.

For most of Sunday, the history of motoring gathered on the grounds of the Mass. Horticultural Society at Elm Bank.

With summer quickly approaching, Sherborn resident Mary Pat Dauria has given area frozen dessert fans something new to look forward to.

Powisset Farm kicked off the summer of 2008 on Sunday, June 8, by opening to the public for the first time, allowing visitors to explore all of its brand new offerings, from newly established walking trails to its perennial flower garden.

Steve Falk is a long time Sherborn resident who puts his time and energy into creating and maintaining many different computer programs and databases for the Sherborn Community Center.

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1, Sherborn, invites friends and neighbors from Sherborn and Dover to attend an Eagle Court of Honor for Gregory MacDonough, Joseph Seering and Mark Russell Sperling.

The traditional Memorial Day parade in Dover ended with a different twist this year. Before disbanding, participants paused in front of the American Legion Hall for a building rededication ceremony. It has existed in the town for 50 years.

Madeline Barnes, 10, will be exhibiting her winning piece of work, and teaching other children how to create their own, at this Sunday’s Spring Garden Party at the Caryl House.

An Open Studio and Art Sale featured several local artists, whose work is also on view and for sale at Five Crows in Natick.

The curtain rose last weekend on yet another successful show of the Dover Foundation, marking its 60th anniversary production. Newcomers and veteran actors joined forces on stage to put on the classic American musical “Carousel” by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Dover-Sherborn High School seniors gathered for a traditional pre-prom reception at the Dover Church

Susan Fredell, senior high youth director at Pilgrim Church, had planned on retiring this year in order to spend more time with her young, growing family.

Where did you and your family head off to for Spring Break this past week?

West End Park, at the corner of Wight and Glen streets in Dover, is blooming again for the first time in years — and its spring glories have not gone unnoticed.

This year, the sale has expanded its selection to include several varieties of bulbs.

The quaint Children’s Room at the Dover Public Library is quietly entering a new age…the gaming age.

During the first week of May, the Dover Foundation will be taking audiences back in time to a quaint New England fishing village in this year’s production of “Carousel.”

A Sherborn tradition is in jeopardy. For more than 20 years, the Friends of Farm Pond have been sponsoring the annual Farm Pond Sand Sculpture Contest along with Penny-a-Rock Day, the Admiral Funbelow Perimeter Swim and a host of other family fun events. But each year, it gets harder and harder to keep the events afloat due to dwindling participation on the volunteer committee.