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Department of Business and Economic Affairs recognizes City of Rochester as a Housing Champion

On December 19, the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA) recognized the City of Rochester with a 'Housing Champion' designation, highlighting the City’s efforts to advance regional housing solutions that align with state-wide goals. The BEA is the premier resource for businesses...

City of Rochester Announces Dramatic Tax Rate Reduction Following $2.3 Billion Valuation Increase

City Manager Katie Ambrose reports that the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) has finalized Rochester's 2024 tax rate. The 2024 municipal property tax rate has been set at $14.85 per thousand dollars of property value, marking a significant reduction of $10.89 from the prior year’s...

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Notice of Public Hearing: City Hall and Opera House Life Safety Building Upgrades

Resolution Authorizing Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $450,000.00 for City Hall and Opera...

Mayor Callaghan announces plans to celebrate Rochester’s 300th Anniversary in 2028

During the City Council meeting on the March 8th, Mayor Paul Callaghan announced plans...

Notice of Public Hearing: FY24 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING...

Mayor Callaghan to host City Chat on March 3

City Chat is a 1hr informal meeting held every first Friday at 10:00am in...

Participation needed for the Community Development Survey

The City of Rochester’s Community Development Division has released its 2022-2023 Community Development survey...

City Offices CLOSED in observance of Presidents Day on 2/20

City offices (including the Public Library, Recreation Department, Tax Collector, and Auto Registration) will...

Input needed for Natural Resources, Cultural & Historic Resources Chapter of Master Plan

The City of Rochester is updating the Natural Resources Chapter and Cultural & Historic...

Public Works: Water main maintenance scheduled for 2/8, expect minor service disruptions

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,...

Municipal Alliance for Adaptive Management, partners commencing $1MM restoration project in Great Bay

The Municipal Alliance for Adaptive Management (MAAM) and its project partners are commencing a...

City considers rezoning old DPW facility, public hearing scheduled

Rochester City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 17th regarding the...

City Offices CLOSED in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on 1/16

City offices (including the Public Library, Recreation Department, Tax Collector, and Auto Registration) will...

Public Works installs state-of-the-art traffic management system at busy intersection

As part of an ongoing initiative to improve traffic management, the Department of Public...

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Department of Business and Economic Affairs recognizes City of Rochester as a Housing Champion

On December 19, the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA) recognized...

Rochester Rotary Club to present Dueling Pianos show at Rochester Elks on 3/1

The Rochester Rotary Club is pleased to announce a night of unforgettable entertainment with...

Get Notified: Receive Willand Warming Center Activations via Text

If you want to receive texts when the Willand Warming Center of Strafford County...

LISTEN: From Frontier to Township — A Conversation with Rochester Historian Patrick O. Connelly

In this episode, Matt sits down with author, researcher, and Rochester historian Patrick O....