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What’s Causing Dover’s Parking Problems?
A busy downtown, overcrowded housing, and looming developments all contribute to challenges. Council may decide tonight. The parking-meter issue remains unsettled as Dover Town Council modifies a variety of challenges. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The description sounds almost quaint: “Tightly packed, pedestrian-scaled neighborhoods.” The phrase is from a planning report called the Municipal Self-Assessment (MSA), which the Town of Dover first filed in 2008 and updated in 2022. The M
Michael Daigle


Event Honors Dover First Responders
All ensouraged to join 29th annual 'Red, White & Blue Sunday' service on September 20. Faith Family Fellowship Baptist Church will celebrate the 29th annual "Red, White & Blue" special day of appreciation to honor the men and women who serve the Dover and surounding communities as Police, Fire, and EMS workers. It will be held on Sunday, September 20 at Faith Family Fellowship on 126 Mt. Pleasant Avenue in Dover. The events are as follows: 9 a.m. continental breakfast 10 a.m.
dovernow.com staff


Norwescap Seeks Ideas to Help Dover
North Jersey organization's next steps depend on resident feedback to create an action plan. Story and photos by Heath Rumble Jason Rowe and Fabi Soto addressed the people who came to The Amp Arts to explain how Norwescap can help Dover get assistance. Fabi Soto and Jason Rowe wanted to hear suggestions from Dover residents on how to revitalize Dover. The pair from Norwescap gained valuable insights from community members already connected to local helpers. Norwescap, short f
Heath Rumble


What’s Causing Dover’s Parking Problems?
A busy downtown, overcrowded housing, and looming developments all contribute to challenges. Council may decide tonight. The parking-meter issue remains unsettled as Dover Town Council modifies a variety of challenges. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The description sounds almost quaint: “Tightly packed, pedestrian-scaled neighborhoods.” The phrase is from a planning report called the Municipal Self-Assessment (MSA), which the Town of Dover first filed in 2008 and updated in 2022. The M
Michael Daigle


Dover Planners Face Tree Challenge
Proposed Ann Street development project calls for cutting down as many as 1,500 trees. The home at 180 Ann Street features a heavily wooded 11-acre parcel. (realtor.com) Dover and its Shade Tree Commission proudly embraces its status as a "Tree City, USA" town by the Arbor Day Foundation. Thursday Night, members of the Dover Planning Board heard a proposal from Marc Walker, Practicing Engineer from the Dykstra Walker Design Group on P26-02, a project that would turn the sing
David Chmiel


Parking, Development, Finances Dominate Dover Council Meeting
Four-hour meeting marked by heated comments from Mayor Dodd, residents about a variety of topics. Dover Town Council member Chris Almada listens to attorney John McDonough discuss redevelopment of the Harry Loory site. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The Dover Town Council meeting Tuesday evening featured the usual topics: residential and business-district parking, development, financial challenges, and development without adequate parking. The 51-page agenda should have tipped off atte
David Chmiel


Dover Shade Tree Commission Has Deep Roots
Group celebrates 52nd anniversary with first tree study, community engagement program. Hurd Park is a perfect place to find a leafy spot to enjoy nature. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The first year of Kim Phillips’ tenure as the chair of Dover’s Shade Tree Commission is shaping up to be full of firsts for the town. For the first time since it was founded in 1974, the commission has contracted experts to conduct a research study of the trees and vegetation living on town-owned propert
Mario Marroquin


A Bright Future For Historic Richards Building
If you’ve visited downtown Dover lately, you’ve seen the renovations taking place at 1 West Blackwell Street. Whether you remember it as J.J. Newberry’s or The Antique Center, the building officially known as the Richards Building, has evolved with Dover for 150 years. Now, under new ownership, it will foster artistic collaboration, culinary creations, innovative workspaces, educational excellence, and more.
dovernow.com staff


Do You Know George Richards?
Dover became its own town on April 1, 1869. George Richards led the movement to incorporation and was elected its first mayor. The wealthy industrialist and banker owned companies in iron production, railroads, mining, and lumber. Within a few years, he’d transform one of his stores into the three- story building that still bears his name.
dovernow.com staff


What’s Causing Dover’s Parking Problems?
A busy downtown, overcrowded housing, and looming developments all contribute to challenges. Council may decide tonight. The parking-meter issue remains unsettled as Dover Town Council modifies a variety of challenges. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) The description sounds almost quaint: “Tightly packed, pedestrian-scaled neighborhoods.” The phrase is from a planning report called the Municipal Self-Assessment (MSA), which the Town of Dover first filed in 2008 and updated in 2022. The M
Michael Daigle


Norwescap Seeks Ideas to Help Dover
North Jersey organization's next steps depend on resident feedback to create an action plan. Story and photos by Heath Rumble Jason Rowe and Fabi Soto addressed the people who came to The Amp Arts to explain how Norwescap can help Dover get assistance. Fabi Soto and Jason Rowe wanted to hear suggestions from Dover residents on how to revitalize Dover. The pair from Norwescap gained valuable insights from community members already connected to local helpers. Norwescap, short f
Heath Rumble


Dover Family Reunited After Detention
Margarita Cielo Balbuena released after two months in Elizabeth Detention Center. Margarita Cielo Balbuena (left) is reunited with her sons,Saul and Osmar Ruiz, and husband, Filemon Ruiz Cielo. After two months of incarceration in the Elizabeth Detention Center, Margarita Cielo Balbuena was back where she feels at home -- Tres Hermanos, the Rockaway Mexican restaurant she owns with her husband, Filemon Ruiz Cielo. The couple, detained in a harrowing traffic stop by ICE agents
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