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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.
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
The City of Dover, NHboasts superior municipal services, an exceptional school system, outstanding parks and recreation services, and numerous cultural destinations and events.
The City of Dover, NHis the fastest-growing city in New Hampshire.

Source: U.S. Census
The City of Dover, NHis home to a vibrant and thriving business community.

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City of Dover to hold 40th annual Christmas tree lighting Dec. 5

posted on 12/3/2025
Dover Recreation will present the City of Dover’s 40th annual Christmas tree lighting on Friday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. at Henry Law Park, continuing one of Dover’s longest-running holiday traditions.
This year’s program will begin with remarks from Recreation Director Kevin Hebert, followed by a welcome from Mayor Bob Carrier. The Dover Middle School Chorus will lead attendees in seasonal songs before former Mayor Andy Galt switches on the tree’s lights. Local vocalist Nancy Gurick will also lead the crowd in song, and the program will conclude with closing remarks from Hebert.
The city’s holiday tree, donated by Carol and Alan Brown of Rochester, was installed at Henry Law Park on Nov. 26 with assistance from crews with Dover Community Services and SavATree.
This year’s lighting also features the added support of Light Up Dover, a community effort led by the Dover City Lights Committee in partnership with the nonprofit Communitively. The group helped secure the holiday tree, raised funds for new lights and ornaments, and coordinated volunteers for decorating....more
City of Dover advises CodeRED users of service interruption

posted on: 12/2/2025
The City of Dover is advising residents that CodeRED, the third-party vendor that provides the city’s telephone and text alerting service, has been affected by a nationwide cybersecurity incident involving the vendor’s systems. The issue is entirely within CodeRED’s system; no City of Dover systems, networks or data have been affected.
According to information provided by CodeRED’s parent company, the attack resulted in unauthorized access to the vendor’s legacy alerting platform and the removal of some user account data. Because access to CodeRED’s managed accounts is not currently available, residents cannot log in to view or update their CodeRED account information.
Although CodeRED accounts cannot be accessed during the outage, the vendor recommends that anyone who used a password for CodeRED that is also used for any other online account should change the password on those other accounts as a precaution....more

City Council and School Board, 12/3/2025

The joint workshop session of the Dover City Council and School Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. The topic of the workshop was the proposed FY2027 budget and tax cap calculation.

posted on: 12/4/2025

City Council workshop, 12/3/2025

The workshop session of the Dover City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. The topic of the workshop was the proposed FY2027-32 Capital Improvements Program.

posted on: 12/4/2025

School Board workshop, 12/1/2025

The budget workshop session of the Dover School Board on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.

posted on: 12/2/2025

Dover Holiday Parade, 11/30/2025

The annual Holiday Parade, held on Sunday, Nov. 30. This year's parade was organized by Cochecho Friends.

posted on: 12/1/2025

'Watch What You Heat': Reduce Home Cooking Fire Risks

With Thanksgiving and the holiday season upon us, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office, Dover Fire and Rescue, and the Red Cross Northern New England Region urge all Granite State families to practice fire safety while cooking in the kitchen. This week, leaders from the organizations spoke to the news media about tips to keep families and homes fire-free this holiday season.

posted on: 11/26/2025

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