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Downtown Dover is Open!
Shop Local, keep downtown Dover vibrant and lively!
During Bridge Construction, parking is available behind Oriental Delight and 19 spaces in the Orchard Street Parking lot have been made available.
The Dover Parking Garage is always accessible and available. In addition, over 40 private parking spaces have been converted to public parking ONLY during construction.
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GBCC Adds New Programs
After listening to students and industry,
Great Bay Community College (GBCC) has added two new tracts to their business administration program to meet employer demand and student interest. Beginning this fall, the college will offer specialties in sports management and in insurance and risk management as part of their Associate of Science in Business Administration degree.
The sports management tract grew out of current and future student interest and GBCC's expanding athletics programs, which recently added baseball and softball. The risk management & insurance specialty grew out of the business sector's concern that there was going to be a shortage of individuals trained in this growing field in the coming years.
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Jewelry Creations Welcomes New Owners
Linda and Joe Hagan, who opened Jewelry Creations in 1981 and have owned the business ever since, recently sold it to another local family, Kelly and Doug Glennon.
The Hagans' professional relationship with the Glennons far precedes the business changeover. Doug helped the Hagans build a website and Facebook page for Jewelry Creations years ago, and Kelly Glennon worked on a testimonial ad for the business a decade ago. The Glennons hope to continue in the Hagans' footsteps to become mainstays of the Dover downtown and the community as a whole.
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Friends of Bedrock Gardens Welcome Forti
John Forti is well known in the Seacoast for his innovative work at Strawbery Banke and Slow Foods. He has again made his mark in his most recent job as Director of Horticulture and Education at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and now, he is the executive director of the Friends of Bedrock Gardens.
John will help guide through the big push to have the Friends of Bedrock Gardens assume ownership and complete operation of Bedrock Gardens as a public oasis, for all to enjoy.
For more information, visit
www.bedrockgardens.org.
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31st Annual Cochecho Arts Festival Kicks Off July 7th
The Cochecho Arts Festival Committee is hard at work planning for a 31st year of bringing the arts to Dover.
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Senator Shaheen Visits Popzup
A local business kicked off Small Business Week by welcoming U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, for a tour of its facility in the mill building at 1 Washington Street.
Popzup founders and owners Marty and Julie Lapham created a new way to microwave popcorn that they say is much healthier and better tasting than most microwave options.
Shaheen also applauded the Laphams for working with Community Partners to employ adults with disabilities.
For the full article,
click here.
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Marchewka Appointed to National Realtor Committee
Bob Marchewka, Principal Broker of
One Commercial Real Estate, has been appointed to a national committee for realtors: the National Association of Realtors State and Local Issues Mobilization Committee. He will serve as an active member of the board through 2017 and 2018.
The Issues Mobilization Committee meets monthly to discuss and approve grant requests from state and local realtor boards across the country. These boards mobilize for or against various legislative proposals, or attempt to effect change in their communities through the political process.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH Announce Award Recipients
Joanna Kelley, of Portsmouth, is a former Little Sister who was matched with Jade, her Little Sister, in 2015. Geoffrey Eichhorn, of Manchester, has been matched in the site-based mentoring program at CCA Global Partners with his Little Brother, Michael, since 2015. Kelley and Eichhorn will be recognized at BBBSNH's annual Big Bash on September 23 in Portsmouth.
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Goodwin Community Health Announces Merger
Goodwin Community Health of Somersworth and Families First Health & Support Center of Portsmouth announced their intent to merge. The boards of directors of both organizations have unanimously agreed to become one organization by the end of 2017.
The strategic merger will create a single, regional organization that improves patient care and health outcomes through clinical integration, increases access to care and services, and positions the new organization to meet the demands of a rapidly changing health care system. It also brings operational efficiencies, economies of scale, and advantages in recruiting and retaining clinical staff.
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