Rochester News

A recent study by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy shows that while the Granite State's crime rate is among the lowest in the country, the price to prevent and prosecute crimes is of "significant social and economic cost to its citizens." In addition the study found while the crime rates are low, what is also low is the solving and ... (more)

Members of the Lebanon Rescue Department, Lebanon Fire Department and Maine State Police responded to a report of a crash Friday evening.

The morning after School Board members voted to approve transforming Maple Street School into the state's first magnet school, the building was a zoo.

John Huff/Staff photographer Katherine Cauley of Rochester, who was previously featured on The Learning Channel's hit show Extreme Couponing last fall will appear on another TLC show about Black Friday shopping to air this Sunday.

EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Gonic Elementary School Principal Gwen Rhodes, second from left, accepts a New Hampshire state commendation for her effort rescuing a student after he fell into an icy river near the school recently.

Re "Online courses for teen drivers debated" : House Bill 1440 would allow teenagers to take a 30-hour, approved, high-quality, online driver ed course instead of going to a driving school for classroom instruction.

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.

The School Board approved a proposal to create the state's first magnet school in the Lilac City Thursday night, after hearing from the mayor and residents on both sides of the issue.

The plans to build more than 250 housing units off Old Dover Road are changing, and the Planning Board formed a subcommittee on Monday to review the proposed amendments to the plan.

This Valentine's Day, a group of local businesses is teaming up to give one deserving individual hundreds of dollars worth of gifts and services.

There are some small but noteworthy indicators that New Hampshire's, and more germanely, greater Rochester's economy is beginning to improve.

John Nolan/Times photo Republican Kevin Smith, who spoke to the Rochester 9-12 group last week, hopes to be elected as governor of New Hampshire in November.

Courtesy photo Bob McGuire, center, of Hyder Enterprises, accepts the Golden Hammer Award for downtown investment from 2011 Main Street Board President Michael Deegan, left, and 2012 Rochester Main Street Board President Heather Tacconi at the Rochester Main Street annual meeting last Wednesday at the Governor's Inn.

The following items, based on entries in the Rochester Police Log, were selected from 1,283 calls for service from Jan.

Malley Farm Boys Home Executive Director Mark Sipple received a citation from Gov.

A local woman is facing an aggravated DWI charge after police say she drove into the North Main Street Bridge late Tuesday evening.

An elementary school principal in New Hampshire has been honored for jumping into a frozen river to save a 10-year-old student who fell through the ice.

Carl Broggi Highway was closed for about 10 minutes Monday evening due to a car accident involving a delivery van and a Honda Civic, which wound up in a ditch.

A local man charged with burglary and receiving stolen property was arraigned Jan.

Police and family are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Dover woman last seen Monday afternoon in Lee.