Mystery Shopping Scams

To learn more about their customers’ experiences, some retailers and restaurants might hire people to go into their businesses to try their products or services and report on their experiences. Getting paid to shop sounds like a dream job — especially if you’re looking for a side job or going to school full-time. Don’t let your dream job turn into a nightmare. Bank of New Hampshire recommends these tips to avoid falling victim to mystery shopper scams. [Read more]

38th Annual

Apple Harvest Day

Saturday, October 1

The day-long family festival, featuring over 300 vendors, great food, live entertainment, and more was first held in 1985 and now draws more than 60,000 people to downtown. And, the Apple Harvest Day 5K Road Race is still accepting registrations! Click here to register for the road race.

Dover Electric Vehicle Show

Saturday, October 1, 12 to 3pm

The City of Dover’s Energy Commission has partnered with the Chamber to bring the EV Show to Apple Harvest Day! A broad array of electrified vehicles, ranging from e-bikes to EV trucks, will be on sight for you to explore on St. Thomas Street. Want to bring your EV to the show? Click here.

Register now for Citizens Leadership Academy

Begins October 6

This six-session program sponsored by Eastern Bank spans four weeks and will increase citizens' knowledge of the Dover community and introduce them to opportunities to become more involved as active leaders in the community. Click here to learn more.

Native American Stories from the Northeast Woodlands

Wednesday, October 5 at 6:30pm

Virtual: Join a spell-binding and entertaining journey through a series of stories. Celebrate the rich and diverse cultural traditions of Native Americans with Anne Jennison’s storytelling performance, featuring stories from the Abenaki and about Northeast Woodlands Indigenous traditions. Click here to register.

Ken Medema concert at First Parish Church 

Sunday, October 2 at 6pm 

Ken Medema is a vocalist/pianist/composer. He’ll be putting on a free concert at First Parish Church Sunday where he will display his choral and instrumental music, and his masterful gift of improvisation. Click here to learn more or call 603-742-5664 with questions. 

Week 1 of Creature Double Feature! 

Oct. 2 though 8

The Strand continues with their second annual Halloween Movie Festival, spanning from Oct. 2 – 15. There will be 14 movies each week (two each day). You can buy a single movie for $6, buy a week’s worth of movies for $55, or you can buy all 28 movies for $90. Click here for tickets and more info. 

Mobile Shredding Event

Saturday, October 8, 9am to 12pm 

Bring your documents to St. John’s United Methodist Church (28 Cataract Ave) to be shredded! Volunteers will be available to unload materials from your vehicle. All of the shredded material is 100% recycled back into the stream of commerce. There is a suggested donation of $5 per bag and $10 per box. Click here to learn more. 

DMS Pumpkin Dash 5K

Sunday, October 23, 8:30am

The race begins at 8:30am and winds through an official USAT&F Certified Course. Part of the Dover Race Series. Registration is $20 for adults; $10 for ages 14 and under; and a special $5 registration fee is available for all Dover Middle School Students. The first 200 registered will receive a free shirt. Click here.

Register today for Excel Classes – All Levels

Begins October 4

Knowing Excel is a ‘must have’ skill for employers across all industries. Whether a beginner or advanced user, we have the Excel program for you. All classes are 100% Instructor-led Via Zoom and start October 4th. Register today! Click here.

Club Seacret Zoom Conversation

Thursday, October 13, 6 to 8pm

Club Seacret - The Good Life!

To introduce you to their luxury skincare or organic nutrition products, Club Seacret is including all-inclusive trips for 2 with special preview packages. Find out more with the Club Conversations ZOOM meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Click here to register.

Garrison Players presents 'On Golden Pond'

September 30 through October 9 – Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm

On Golden Pond tells the story of an aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, who spend each summer at their summer home on a Maine lake called Golden Pond. Click here.

Upcoming courses at Dover Adult Learning Center 

Dover Adult Learning Center (DALC) is offering ‘Crafting Short Story’, which meets on Monday evenings starting Oct. 3. Also on Oct. 3, you can attend the DALC Home Buyer’s Seminar. On Oct. 1, create beautiful handmade cards at Artstream in Rollinsford. Starting Oct. 4, ‘Caring for a Person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder’ is a practical course that will run on Tuesdays until Nov. 1. 

Registration now open for the Dover Turkey Trot

Race is Thursday, November 24 at 8:30am

This year marks the ninth anniversary of the Dover Turkey Trot 5K road race at Garrison Elementary School. The Turkey Trot has become a highly-anticipated Thanksgiving Day tradition. Click here.

Voices from the Cemetery

October 22-23, 10am - 4pm

Join in for a guided tour of Pine Hill Cemetery and meet some of the individuals who call it home, including: the first Dover woman to climb Mt. Washington, two of the first curators of the Woodman Museum, and more! Click here for tickets.

Listen to the latest episode of Full Value

Discover the unexpected event that launched Jeffrey Hatch, at age 42, into a lifestyle of marathoning and, ultimately qualified him at age 57 to run the upcoming London Marathon as an Age Group Champion. Learn what has driven him to run 21 marathons.  Click here.