Newfields News

"Sweeney Todd" cast member Molly Bicks, 15, isn't shocked about the ingredients in Mrs.

Patti Webb remembers the moment clearly - her dad was sitting in a chair watching the football game and she expressed concern about his ailments.

The Town Council reported on June 17, that the efforts to develop the Black Bear TIF property are still ongoing.

Regina Harris Davidson Davis, the beloved wife of Byron C. Davis Jr., died Saturday, June 20, 2009, at home surrounded by her family.

The cause of a two-alarm fire that completely destroyed a local business late Thursday night remains under investigation.

A fast-moving fire that destroyed an office building located adjacent to a 223 Portsmouth Ave.

Police from Newfields, Stratham and Exeter responded on Saturday, June 13, to a domestic assault call prepared for the worst.

Police units from multiple towns went to 11 Frying Pan Lane Saturday evening, blocking off access from Portsmouth Avenue, and one man appeared to have been taken into custody.

After an extensive search lasting many months, the congregation of Trinity United Church finally has a new pastor.

A charge against a teenager accused of being drunk when he drove into a snowbank while police were watching was dismissed Tuesday.

A three-alarm fire caused extensive damage to a historic home Tuesday morning. Joe Schanda was not at home when the fire erupted at his 62 Grant Road home, which was built in the late 1700s.

Moments after the Thomas Laighton ferry docked at Star Island yesterday, several passengers disembarked and headed straight for the wooden rocking chairs overlooking Gosport Harbor.

Saturday, May 2 * Civil stand-by on Piscassic Road. * Report of shots fired on Pleasant Street.

Police and emergency officials responded to a local residence Thursday evening after a man accidentally shot himself while cleaning a gun.

A new animal rescue organization is putting cats first - literally. The group, called Cats 1st, was founded just over a year ago and is state-licensed to deal with stray, feral or abandoned cats.

George and Althea Coussoule of Newfields are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Coussoule, to Ryan Nemi, son of Richard and Noreen Nemi of Jay, Maine.

Parade disbands at the cemetery. For more information call the Exeter Veteran's Council at 430-2593. Newfields  The Newfields Fire and Rescue Squad will be hosting its first annual "Hose-A-Palooza" celebration on Saturday, May 23 immediately following the Memorial Day Parade.

Bring a dish to share and visit with our guests from Zimbabwe. The church will have another potluck supper at 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, hosted with the Congregational Church in Exeter, UCC, and including several more members of the travel delegation.

Antique Appraisal Day to benefit the Wentworth-Gardner and the Tobias Lear Houses will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 at 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth.

* Noise complaint on Swamscott Street. April 3 * Arrested Jason Adams of Newmarket for Driving While Intoxicated.