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Dover mulls possible creation of Department of Public Works Wicked Local DOVER – In the near future, the town’s Superintendent of Streets may be called the Director of Public Works. The name swap is part of a plan being considered by the town that would consolidate the Highway Department, along with elements of Parks and Recreation and Cemetery, into one public works department. In a meeting with consultants Community Paradigm on April 1, principal Bernard Lynch said the recommendations cam...

Dover plans Town Meeting for May 1 -- outdoors             Residents will convene on May 1 at 10 a.m. at Nora Searle Field.             Town Administrator Chris Dwelley had recommended an outdoor venue to Town Meeting given the still-tenuous situation around the coronavirus pandemic.             “The COVID situation is still fluid,” said Selectwoman Robyn Hunter during the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Feb. 25. She asked whether a reduced quorum will be ...