Dover News

When Hachemi Aliouche wants to exercise, he uses the Planet Fitness in Portsmouth where he's been a member for several years.

What do a classic American movie, a catchy song from the 1980s and Firefighter Karl Cincotta have in common? Not much, usually.

Looking back at his campaign Tuesday night, Ward 6 City Councilor Rick Callaghan couldn't point to any one thing that may have lead to his defeat.

Police report making the following arrests Oct. 5-16. A 14-year-old girl from Dover was arrested Oct.

While conducting an investigation into a hit-and-run accident on Saturday evening, police discovered a local woman had left her one-year-old daughter alone inside an apartment for what they describe as an "unreasonable amount of time." Police allege that while the child was alone in the apartment, the baby's mother, Jamie M. Benedict, struck a ...

John Huff/Staff photographer Olivia Bolduc, right, helps her aunt, Gina Cruikshank, unload campaign signs after winning the Ward 6 seat on the Dover City Council.

The Dover High School Marching Band was one of three bands to win gold medals during Saturday's Maine Band Directors Association Finals at Marshwood High School.

President Obama's promise to raise taxes only on the wealthy was easy to make and easy to break.

The attorney representing one of the suspects in the alleged "inside job" robbery at Circle K in June claims his client had nothing to do with the robbery and that a man who stabbed him five times implicated him in a police interview.

There were five contested contests for ward election officials on Tuesday. The closest race was in Ward 4, where Ronald Bartlett defeated Delores Beers by one vote - 492-491. In Ward 2, Thom Hindle held onto his post, defeating Martin Jaffe, 379-98. In Ward 3, Jenifer Lin Peterson came away victorious over S. "Jean" Fenerty, 625-572. In the ...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 DOVER - Musician/composer Tim Janis will perform with with the Dover High School Chorus to benefit patients of the Seacoast Cancer Center.

City councilors will get right back to business following elections this week, beginning with a Special Meeting targeted toward settling two expired collective bargaining agreements.

Dover Share Fund is in need of financial contributions to help those in need. The Dover Share Fund is a local non-profit outreach program of Dover Cooperative Ministries) designed to assist the less fortunate residents of Dover with basic living needs.

All of this year's School Board candidates are expected to claim their spot during the Nov.

This year's at-large City Council race contains a wealth of experience with two incumbents, a former City Councilors and a city volunteer who is a regular at City Council meetings.

Two arts programs in Portsmouth and one in Dover have been awarded federal stimulus funds to preserve jobs.

This year's Ward 5 City Council race features two candidates who both possess a wealth of volunteer experience and who have both vowed to keep a close eye on the upcoming budget.

Tax bills will be slightly more than expected after the state Department of Revenue Administration set the rate at 2 cents more than originally predicted by the city.

The backyard of the Seymour Osman Community Center is overrun with spider webs to the point that the playground is no longer even visible.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Courtesy photo Police Chief David "Lou" Ferland presents Jon Aubin with his sergeant badge Tuesday night following a unanimous vote of the Police Commission.