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Proclamations and Awards

The Mayor and City Council will often present proclamations and awards at City Council meetings. Below are the most recent proclamations and awards.

  • Black History Month – Feb. 8, 2023
  • Dover Mill Girls Recognition Day – Dec. 14, 2022
  • National American Indian Heritage Month – Nov. 9, 2022
  • Children's Memory Garden – Oct. 15, 2022
  • Community Planning Month – Oct. 12, 2022
  • Indigenous Peoples Day – Oct. 5, 2022
  • National Hispanic Month – Sept. 28, 2022
  • National Recovery Month – Sept. 14, 2022
  • Constitution Week – Sept. 14, 2022
  • Dover Adult Learning Center – Sept. 14, 2022
  • Honoring the Memory of 9/11 – Sept. 7, 2022
  • Dover U11 All-Star Baseball – July 27, 2022
  • New Hampshire Special Olympics – July 13, 2022
  • Plastic Pollution Reduction Month – June 22, 2022
  • Juneteenth Day – June 8, 2022
  • Pride Month – May 25, 2022
  • Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month – May 11, 2022
  • National Doctors Day – March 30, 2022
  • Women's History Month – March 9, 2022
  • Carys Fennessy – March 9, 2022
  • Black History Month – Feb. 9, 2022
  • Dover Public Schools – Feb. 9, 2022
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