Rochester News

Children ages 3-5 and Grades K-6 are urged to join an an Alaskan adventure July 13-17 from 9 am to noon for an Alaskan Adventure at the Community Baptist Church vacation Bible time program, 136 Eastern Ave., Rochester.

A monthlong investigation into alleged crack dealers on Pine Street resulted in two arrests Tuesday night, including one man who authorities say hid a quantity of the drug in his underpants.

A two-alarm fire quickly gutted the inside of a one-story home at 18 Orange St. on Monday afternoon, displacing a family of four.

Chris and Rick Devoe, the proud parents of Matthew Devoe, are announcing his graduation from Plymouth State University.

Photo Courtesy of Castleberry Fairs Jim Henri Stone Carver from Rochester NH will demonstrate his craft at the Gunstock Arts & Craft Festival July 4 & 5, 2009.

Organizers for the Night Before the 4th festivities hope the rain holds off to allow the community to come together, celebrate and see some fireworks later tonight .

Friday, July 3, 2009 @Brief head:Rochester ROCHESTER - The following items, based on entries in the Rochester Police Log, were selected from 963 calls for service from June 15 to 20: Monday, June 15 1:34 a.m. - Police, drawn to a yelling match on Brock Street, charge Don Elliott, 36, a transient, with criminal trespass.

A local man was indicted this month on charges he fled the scene of an accident in April and then drove his car at police when they tried to stop him.

Police closed off a portion of Ten Rod Road for several hours Monday afternoon after a truck clipped a utility pole and brought wires down.

More than 100 workers fled the General Linen Service plant on Centre Road Tuesday morning after a small fire erupted near an industrial dryer.

A New Hampshire couple may take the former owners of their home to court after they discovered mold, water leaks and a faulty foundation.

A former Rochester, N.H., woman has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy last year.

Saturday, June 27, 2009 ROCHESTER - The arch marks the spot at Factory Court, the new outdoor gathering place that creators say is a step in the right direction toward changing the image of the downtown.

A gas leak on Charles Street Thursday afternoon prompted the evacuation of a portion of Charles and Academy streets.

With the finishing touches now being made to the officially christened Duval Park, flanking the Cocheco River near the junction of Chestnut and River streets, the thoughts of the Riverwalk Committee are turning to landscaping.

A 26-year-old local man was arrested Wednesday night after he climbed onto the roof of his house with a knife and handgun, engaging officers in a nearly three-hour standoff, police say.

The Bud Carlson Academy graduated 61 students this month from its first graduating class.

Former state senator Bill Denley pled guilty in Southern Carroll County District Court on June 22 to the driving while intoxicated charge that led to his resignation last February, negotiating for three days of house arrest in lieu of jail time due to his deteriorating health.

Drug charges were dropped against a man when no one from New Hampshire's Drug Task Force showed up at his hearing to testify.

Budget cuts will translate into service cuts. It is not simply an arithmetical or fiscal reality, it is a social one.