New Durham News

John Nolan/Times photo Farmington resident Rodney Thompson, who also owns land in New Durham, was not happy with Cartographic Associates Inc.'s early claim that a marker and stone wall on Meaderboro Road, which have served to mark FARMINGTON - While neither town actually talked of raising a militia, there certainly was trouble brewing on the border ...

Following an extensive discussion and public hearing last week, planning board members voted to begin collecting impact fees on new homes and additions as a way to ease the tax burden of improvements to local schools.

A settlement was reached earlier this month in a two-year-old civil suit filed against the town by a former deputy police chief who claimed he lost his job with the town because he blew the whistle on the former police chief's misconduct.

Residents should see an increase in their tax bills since the rate is up 6 percent, mostly due to the costs for schools, which will continue to increase next year when a $1.5 million bond payment is due.

The New Durham Planning Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed Impact fee for new construction on Tuesday, Nov.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital added a paramedic intercept truck to its fleet to help streamline the response to emergencies throughout the area.

The recent setting of Alton, Barnstead, and New Durham's respective tax rates has brought a mixture of good and bad news to local property owners.

The New Durham Public Library announces its third annual Edible Book Fair to be held on Saturday, Nov.

The New Durham Food Pantry is in need of nonperishable items, toiletry items and gift cards for ongoing operations, as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday baskets.

Edward and Jacqueline Kohlhase of North Hampton recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland.

The proposed location and cost for a new police station came under fire by town residents, though most agreed the police department was in need of more space.

A local 16-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a van while riding a bike with another local teen on Bay Road Wednesday night.

A New Durham man saw an opportunity and is happy he took a risk, even in a tough economy.

When does giving not feel like giving? Joanne Young would argue its when you attend a fundraiser that allows you to sip champagne and munch on handmade treats from some of the Seacoast's top dessert-makers. Young was among some 70 individuals who gathered at the Portsmouth Women's City Club on Friday for a "Toast to Temptation" fundraiser whose ...

Steffanie E. Graff and Gregg J. Rapoza were joined in marriage Sept. 5, 2009, by the Rev.

Foggy fields on Ridge Road were the backdrop Saturday as Civil War reenactors held their seventh annual encampment at 16 Ridge Road.

Students at the New Durham School will host a spaghetti dinner Wednesday evening, Oct.

Traffic was snarled along Route 11 after a pickup rolled over during an accident near Spring Street Wednesday evening.

7:27 a.m. Responded to Weald Road for a complaint about a child being harassed at a bus stop.

A quick reaction by garden hose-wielding residents gave firefighters the edge they needed to keep a two-alarm fire from spreading through a home on Courtland Street Friday morning that housed three families.