Rochester News

Bookworms, gristmillers and a giant ukulele-playing spider are among those set to emerge in The Mythology of Rochester Creatures are crashing into walls, poking through rooftops, and wriggling out of the library lawn as Art Esprit opens its fantastical public art exhibit.

Around 3:18 a.m., Dennis Cassagrande, 22, of Rochester, N.H., was struck and killed while walking on Nonantum Road in Newton.

Police say a Rochester, N.H., man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Newton, Mass.

EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Purnell "Fred" Ross, recipient of the NAACP 2012 Freedom Fighter Award, speaks about the future of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Seacoast Chapter in Dover Tuesday.

Kneeling in a grove of trees a half-mile from the nearest road, Bob Baker was replacing a faded American flag with a new one.

The 223rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire took place at the Manchester Masonic Temple on Saturday, May 19 at 9:30 am.

Rochester police were flagged down by two girls on Columbus Avenue in the area of Kentucky Fried Chicken at 4:45 p.m Friday to report that had been hit by vehicle.

Rochester Main Street and the City of Rochester were recipients of a 2012 NH Preservation Alliance Achievement Award at a ceremony held on May 8 at the Concord City Auditorium.

A man who had been indicted on four felony drug charges in December was sentenced to up to five years in state prison Friday morning.

Courtesy photo From left, back row are: John Cox, Organist; Scott Welch, Inner Guard; Tom Ducharme, PER, Trustee; Clayton Harrington, Trustee; Robert Steele, PER, Trustee; Norman Gervais, PER, Secretary; Leo McCluskey, PER, PDD, Chaplain; Jeanne Bernard, PER, Tiler; and Gerard Gravel, PER, PDD, PSP, PGLC, Treasurer; from left front row are: Levi ... (more)

Through his past four decades with Barrington EMS, the only pay Joel Sherburne has received is knowing he has helped save residents' lives, and trained others to be lifesavers as well.

In the weeks before summer, most 20-year-old women are contemplating if and when to go to the beach.

3:02 p.m. - Kylie Dugan, 23, of Dover, N.H., was arrested on Route 16 in Rochester and charged with a Subsequent Offense of Operating after Suspension.

Some local organizations need help year round, not only at the holidays. As a result, and given the continued difficulties of the economy, Foster's will continue the Donations List all year.

Urban Tree Service/A Tree Health Company Inc., based in Rochester, held an Open House on May 10 to showcase their newly rebuilt facility.

Police on Thursday arrested a man the believe sold more than $1,500 worth of stolen jewelry to a local pawnshop.

The man who was allegedly involved in at least two burglaries in the city in March was recently indicted on two burglary charges.

A Barrington man recently arraigned on burglary charges in Dover now faces an additional six charges for burglaries he allegedly committed at homes in the Lilac City.

Rochester Main Street volunteers will be celebrating the completion of the Central Square project with festivities including entertainment, refreshments, special presentations and remarks by Mayor TJ Jean at a gala celebration on Tuesday, May 29 from 5-7pm at Central Square in the heart of downtown Rochester.

Next Friday evening the Homeless Center for Strafford County will host its second annual Spring Fling Silent Auction at Rolland Estates in Rochester, next to the Governor's Inn, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on June 1. "Last year's event was a rousing success", states Diana Marzinzik, board member and event chairperson, "people enjoyed gourmet food, ... (more)