Rochester News

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.

4:39 a.m. - The rear window of an SUV blows out in mysterious circumstances near Exit 15 of the turnpike.

ROCHESTER The Rochester Night Out Planning Committee is seeking area organizations and businesses to participate in this year's Rochester Night Out event.

Police Chief David Dubois is a busy man. Besides heading up a police department with a $5.5 million budget in the fifth-largest community in the state, he is also a visible member of the community.

Planning Board member Gene McCarthy waived his probable cause hearing for a felony insurance fraud charge in District Court Thursday.