Somersworth News

City police officers assisted with an investigation which led to the arrest of a man on charges alleging prostitution and rape of a minor.

A Somersworth man is being held on sexual assault and prostitution charges that he arranged for a minor to have sexual contact with another person.

Brian Tapscott will continue his tenure as the longest-serving member of the City Council after he won back the seat he lost on Election Day during a recount Thursday.

Police arrested a man yesterday on charges of prostitution and sexual assault, which involve a minor.

City officials have determined an interest-free bond for a new elementary school wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

The following is the arrest log from Oct. 26: Oct. 26 - Tommy Andrew Mourgenos, 18, of High Street in Somersworth, was charged with possession of a controlled/narcotic drug.

Police are looking for the driver of a pickup that hit and seriously injured a 26-year-old local man on West High Street not long after midnight Sunday.

A Somersworth man allegedly showed up to his scheduled drug test on Thursday with a significant amount of drugs in his vehicle, authorities say.

The city's new school will be named Idlehurst Elementary School, after a summer cottage settlement that was established in the late 1800s.

For four childhood friends from Massachusetts, the trip to Somersworth to attend the First Parish Church's annual Holly Daze Fair is as much of a holiday tradition as Christmas carols and turkey dinners.

Management at the Somersworth Postal Service branch regularly altered employees' time sheets, resulting in them losing wages, according to one employee who came forward after a federal investigation exposed similar alleged fraud across the state.

An electrical fire damaged about $20,000 worth of equipment inside a storage room at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Route 108 Monday night.

He was a "good-hearted son of a gun" who worked for the city for more than 30 years and volunteered for everything from putting up Christmas trees to organizing downtown festivals.

A late-night blaze ripped through half of a multi-unit residence Sunday night, rendering two apartments uninhabitable.

A male motorcyclist died after crashing on Rocky Hill Road Sunday night. Police could not immediately release the man's name, citing the need to notify next of kin, but said the motorcyclist likely was in his 50s.

Saturday, November 7, 2009 EJ Hersom/Staff photographer A record number of New Hampshire residents are looking for work on computers like the ones shown here at the Somersworth unemployment office Friday.

Rochester ROCHESTER -- Each year in November, Scouts from around the state of New Hampshire participate in Scouting for Food.

14 from 10 am until 4 pm. The Whistle Stop Tour is a progressive open house and raffle contest sponsored by 9 Somersworth businesses.

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is discussing the extension of unemployment benefits to jobless workers in Somersworth.

Somersworth Firefighters begin collecting donations for their annual toy drive to benefit community members in need this holiday season.