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Dover Download

City of Dover NH

Dover Download is a weekly look at what"s happening in the City of Dover, New Hampshire, hosted by Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker. Tune in for a closer look at the city"s programs, services, public bodies and projects, as well as a look back each week at Dover"s history.

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00:26:28

Energy Audits and November Meeting Updates

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2025/12/02

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker hosts conversations about energy efficiency projects and provides monthly updates on board and commission activities. Parker speaks with the City's Resilience Coordinator, Lexi Merchant, and Facilities Project Manager, Eric Sanderson, about the city's partnership with Energy Efficient Investments to conduct energy audits of municipal buildings and implement energy savings performance contracts. The team

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00:23:23

Lighting Up Dover: Holiday Festivities and Community...

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2025/11/25

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Christine Sieks and Doug Glennon about holiday festivities and downtown Dover activities. Glennon discusses Communitively's initiatives, including First Friday Shop Local events, the Holiday Stroll featuring hot cocoa and s'mores stations in Waldron Court, Plaid Friday promotions encouraging shopping at local businesses rather than big box retailers, and the Autumn Art Amble, organized by Susan

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00:17:54

Nebi Park Takes Shape: A Waterfront Transformation...

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2025/11/18

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Jamie Stevens, project manager for Dover's waterfront development, about the significant progress made on the project over recent months. Stevens describes the substantial visual improvements to Nebi Park, including green grass, tree and shrub plantings, sidewalk installations, lighting systems, and the erection of the pavilion building's timber frame structure, which should be weather-tight

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00:26:12

"Our Father Who Art in an Iron Lung": Doug Dodd's...

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2025/11/11

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Doug Dodd, a longtime builder and developer who has written a memoir about growing up with a father who contracted polio. Dodd's father developed bulbar poliomyelitis during the 1955 polio epidemic in eastern Massachusetts and spent nearly a year at Massachusetts General Hospital before returning home, where he lived in an iron lung for roughly 20 years. Despite his paralysis, Dodd's father

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00:31:50

Never Forget: Planning Dover's Sept. 11 Memorial

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2025/11/04

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Police Chief David Terlemezian and Fire Chief Perry Plummer about plans for a Sept. 11 memorial, and with Brian Early of Media Services and City Planner Erin Bassegio about October Planning Board and City Council activities.Terlemezian and Plummer discuss the community initiative to create a permanent memorial for the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The chiefs explain how the Dover Police Charities

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00:11:54

Your Vote, Your Voice: Dover's 2025 Municipal...

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2025/10/28

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with City Clerk/Tax Collector Jerrica Vansylyvong-Bizier about Dover's upcoming municipal election on Nov. 4, 2025. Voters will elect a new mayor, six city councilors (one per ward), two at-large councilors, six school board members, and various election officials. While the school board races are uncontested, several city council races are contested.Vansylyvong-Bizier explains that existing registered voters

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00:18:26

Planning Dover's Progress: The CIP Process Explained

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2025/10/21

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Planning Director Donna Benton about Dover's Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Benton explains that the CIP is a long-range planning document for purchasing or constructing capital assets. The process begins in early summer when departments submit project requests, which are then reviewed by a committee including the finance director, planning director, and city manager.The CIP encompasses diverse

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00:25:06

Patience and Perseverance: How Dover Finally...

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2025/10/14

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, the fourth episode in a series on the history of the Cochecho River, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with George Maglaras and Dana Lynch about the decades-long journey to redevelop Dover's waterfront. The conversation traces the project's origins back to the early 1990s when Maglaras, then mayor, formed the city's first waterfront task force. Lynch, a civil engineer who chaired the task force, discusses how the initial vision

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00:28:41

Leading with Experience: Dover's New Police Chief...

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2025/10/07

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with David Terlemezian, Dover's newly appointed Chief of Police. Terlemezian, who has served the Dover Police Department for nearly 30 years, discusses his journey from patrol officer to chief, sharing how his career path evolved after starting as an economics major at UNH and discovering his passion for law enforcement through an internship with the New Hampshire State Police.Chief Terlemezian addresses

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00:32:31

Apple Harvest Day 2025: Dover's Biggest Festival Returns

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2025/09/30

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce President Margaret Joyce and Event Coordinator Jed Allen about the upcoming Apple Harvest Day festival, followed by a monthly recap of city government activities with Media Services' Brian Early and Planning Department's Erin Bassegio.Joyce and Allen detail preparations for Dover's 41st annual Apple Harvest Day on Oct. 4, which expects 50,000-60,000 attendees

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00:27:03

Serving Dover: A Farewell to Police Chief Bill Breault

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2025/09/23

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with retiring Chief of Police William Breault, who is concluding nearly 27 years with the Dover Police Department. Breault reflects on his law enforcement journey, which began in Massachusetts before he moved to New Hampshire in 1998 after responding to a regional hiring advertisement. He discusses his career progression from patrol officer through various roles including detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and

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00:27:46

Enterprise Park and Beyond: The Work of the Dover...

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2025/09/16

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Tim Dargan and Scott Johnson, former chair and vice chair of the Dover Business Industrial Development Authority. Dargan served on the board for nearly 30 years (1997-2024) as a commercial banker, while Johnson joined around 2010 as an entrepreneur who had previously been helped by the authority when relocating his business to Dover in 2005. Both discuss their roles in advancing Dover's economic

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00:23:51

Reimagining the Waterfront: The Birth of a...

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2025/09/09

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with George Maglaras in the third installment of their series on the history of the Cochecho River. This episode focuses on the beginnings of waterfront redevelopment in Dover during the 1980s.Maglaras discusses how the mills were struggling by the 1980s, with many upper floors abandoned, and how the city had repeatedly owned and sold various mill properties through bankruptcy cycles. As a planning board

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00:27:52

Back to School: New Cell Phone Rules and Dover's...

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2025/09/02

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Dover School District Superintendent Dr. Christine Boston about the 2025-26 school year, then reviews recent city government activities with Erin Bassegio from the Planning Department and Brian Early from Media Services.Parker and Boston discuss the major changes facing students and families, particularly the new state-mandated cell phone ban that prohibits devices from "bell to bell." Boston,

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00:34:54

Small Steps, Big Changes: The Strong Towns Approach...

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2025/08/26

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Aaron Williams about the Strong Towns movement and its local group in Dover. Williams explains that Strong Towns was founded by civil engineer Chuck Marohn, who identified that North American communities were building more infrastructure than their tax base could sustainably maintain. The movement focuses on practical, data-driven solutions to urban challenges like street safety and housing crises.A key

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00:23:51

From Brick Yards to Schooners: George Maglaras on...

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2025/08/19

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with George Maglaras for the second installment of their series about the Cochecho River and Dover's waterfront history. Building on their previous discussion about river pollution and cleanup efforts, Maglaras shares his extensive knowledge of the diverse industries that once thrived along the river from the late 1600s through the early 1900s.Maglaras details how the landing area served as Dover's

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00:19:22

The Rise and Fall of Dover's Ash Trees

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2025/08/12

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Makayla Edgecomb, Assistant City Planner for the City of Dover, and Lindsay Watkins, Strafford County Forester with the University of New Hampshire's Cooperative Extension, about the critical issue facing Dover's downtown ash trees.The conversation centers on the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle from Asia that has devastated ash tree populations across the Midwest since the early 2000s and has now

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00:24:47

Dover's New Housing Planner, Committee Report, Tackle...

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2025/08/05

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Abby Galloway-Burke, Dover's new housing planner, about the recently released Ad-Hoc Committee to Address Community Housing Needs report and her personal experience purchasing a home in the city.Galloway-Burke discusses her background working on housing programs at Community Action Partnership of Strafford County and Granite United Way before joining Dover's team. She shares her firsthand

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00:23:52

Dover Rotary's Century of Service and July City Updates

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2025/07/29

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with newly appointed Dover Rotary Club President Cathy Beaudoin about the organization's century-long commitment to community service. Beaudoin discusses how the club, now in its 101st year, raises approximately $100,000 annually through weekly bingo operations to support local charities and community projects. She highlights the club's diverse initiatives, including providing milk and egg coupons for

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00:27:40

From Sewer to Scenic: The Cochecho River's Remarkable...

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2025/07/22

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with former Mayor George Maglaras, owner of George's Marina, about the dramatic transformation of the Cochecho River from one of the most polluted waterways in America to the recreational resource Dover residents enjoy today.Maglaras shares the history of river pollution that began after Dover's Black Day flood in 1896 and intensified through the mid-20th century. Before the Clean Water Act of 1972,

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