Strafford County News

The Homemakers Health Services is pleased to announce the addition of two visiting nurses to its Clinical Services Division: Norma Juneau, RN and Barbara Laganiere, RN, both of Rochester.

Brian Karl, the man charged in connection with a six-hour armed standoff earlier this month, waived his probable cause hearing at Dover District Court Wednesday morning.

State agencies and advocacy groups hope new initiatives will help address the state's homeless teen population and raise awareness that it does exist in New Hampshire.

John Huff/Staff photographer Jillian Hall, 4-H Youth Development Coordinator, takes a small group for a Discover Spring with 4-H! hike on the County Farm Nature Trail in Dover Saturday afternoon.

The U.S. Marshals are asking for the public's help in locating a convicted armed robber who has violated his parole.

The Strafford County House of Corrections administrator said it would be a violation of federal law to publicly announce what type of mental health treatment Brian Karl is receiving.

An East Rochester man who allegedly robbed Market Basket in Epping on Feb. 9 was recently indicted on charges relating to reckless driving after the robbery, amid icy road conditions.

Rochester's Salvation Army will be trying to continue all of its charitable work this year after revenues raised during their Christmas Kettle Campaign fell short of expectations.

The two suspects accused of robbing a woman in February by threatening her with a handgun and stealing her purse on Davey Anne Locke Lane were indicted last month on multiple robbery charges.Sandra Jean Fallon, 25, of 11 Olde Farm Lane, Apt.

John Allen Wright was sentenced to 50 years in prison by the Judge John Lewis on Monday in the Strafford County Superior Court.

While low water levels may seem alarming driving past local rivers and now-visible stream beds for some, experts say the extremely dry weather in the area is not yet cause for concern from an agricultural or forest health perspective.

The Gundalow Company of Portsmouth was recognized for re-creating the Piscataqua, a flat-bottomed boat used to transport goods along the Piscataqua River.

Brian Karl, who was charged in connection with a six-hour armed standoff last week, has been released on bail from the Strafford County House of Corrections.

A man charged with killing a University of New Hampshire student in October initially told investigators that someone else strangled her and then said he accidentally killed her during a consensual sex act, according to documents unsealed Monday.

For teens looking to get a summer job this year, food service and entertainment businesses offer a good chance of getting hired.With the New Hampshire population getting older, and fewer younger people in the state than five or seven years ago, there is also less competition for jobs among workers under the age of 18, said Annette Nielsen, ... (more)

New Hampshire Employment Security released its unemployment rates for counties, cities and towns at the end of last week, and while the picture is generally one of slow improvement since the start of the year, the unadjusted rates are still running higher than a year ago.

City Manager Michael Joyal is seeking advice from the City Council at an upcoming meeting on what to do with the 17-year-old pedestrian covered bridge.

The man charged in connection with a six-hour armed standoff Wednesday night - a long-term substitute teacher at Dover High School - is currently incarcerated on $50,000 cash bail.

New Hampshire Employment Security released its unemployment rates for counties, cities and towns at the end of last week, and while the picture is generally one of slow improvement since the start of the year, the unadjusted rates are still running higher than a year ago.

A packed courtroom full of local residents who had invested with Nickolas Skaltsis quietly listened as Judge Brian Tucker ordered to significantly reduce Skaltsis' bail on Thursday.