The loss of 2026-27 state funding forces Superintendent Luis Jaime, the school board, and taxpayers into difficult decisions. The school budget issues will still force some of Dover's youngest students to be bused to out-of-town schools. (Photo/DOVERNOW.com) Dover Schools Superintendent Luis Jaime said the nearly $2 million cut in state aid to the district’s budget for the 2026-27 school year left him in shock. “I was expecting a reduction. I was not expecting a $2 million re

Chaotic, contentious public hearing leads to discussion on ‘stacking’ and another meeting. Anxious Dover residents crowded into a room at the Dover Free Library to seek answers about a parking permit program that was supposed to start on January 1. (DOVERNOW Photo/Karen Fucito) By David Chmiel/Photos by Karen Fucito “It’s not a simple solution.” Dover Mayor James P. Dodd delivered the most concise statement during a chaotic and contentious meeting scheduled to review the new

Left to Right: Debora Acevedo, Sandra Downs, Dr. Krista Downs, Scott Miller, Luis A. Jaime, Sue Shauer, Alex Toth, TC McCourt, Atilla Sabahoglu celebrate the ground-breaking. (Photo Courtesy Dover School District) Superintendent Luis A. Jaime presides over the groundbreaking ceremony for the new sixth-grade annex construction. Dover Public Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, December 8, to celebrate the start of construction on its new sixth-grade annex, officia