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The City of Dover, NH is a great place to live, work, and play. Dover is conveniently located in the seacoast area of New Hampshire. Settled in 1623, Dover is the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire and the 7th oldest in the United States.
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The City of Dover, NHis ranked one of the top 100 communities in the United States and one of the nation's top communities for young people.
Source: CNN/Money and America's Promise Alliance
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The City of Dover, NHboasts superior municipal services, an exceptional school system, outstanding parks and recreation services, and numerous cultural destinations and events.
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The City of Dover, NHis the fastest-growing city in New Hampshire.
Source: U.S. Census
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The City of Dover, NHis home to a vibrant and thriving business community.
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Dover School District releases how-to video on signing up for free and reduced price mealsLunch
posted on 8/27/2025
The Dover School District released a video explaining how families can apply for free or reduced cost meals at Dover public schools. The video also explains the financial importance of applying for these benefits for the Dover School District. Watch the video at https://vimeo.com/1103587715.All students who qualify for reduced-price meals are entitled to a free breakfast each morning. Completing an application takes less than 10 minutes and application information remains private and confidential. Applications are accepted at any time during the school year. You will be notified by mail of your child's status. Until you receive the notification, you must provide your child with a lunch or lunch money.
If your child was eligible for free or reduced meals at the end of the previous school year, their eligibility will carry over for 30 operating days into the new school year. If you do not re-apply, your child will revert to full pay status, and you will be responsible for all charges incurred on their account until an application is submitted and approved.
Only complete one application per family....more
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Budget amendment, CIP changes on City Council's Aug. 27 agenda
posted on 8/25/2025
The City Council is expected to vote on four on budget-related resolutions at its Wednesday, Aug. 27 meeting. The City Council held public hearings on these pending resolutions at its Aug. 12 meeting.
Two of the resolutions relate to the Dover High School Athletic Complex project.
One resolution rescinds debt authorization of $2.5 million approved by the City Council on Dec. 13, 2023, as part of the FY25-30 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for the project. The City Council authorized the total amount of city funds to be spent for the project, $18,037,000, at its June 25, 2025, meeting.
Another resolution transfers $1,740,571 from the School Department’s FY26 debt service line item to its School Facilities Capital Reserve fund. As part of the high school athletic complex authorization, the City Council appropriated the amount for the School Department’s debt service for the project in FY26. However, since the next opportunity for the city to issue debt for the project is in January 2026, the resulting first-year debt service will be in FY27....more
The regular meeting of the Dover Planning Board on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
posted on: 8/27/2025
