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City of Rochester Phone Lines Temporarily Unavailable on 8/12 for Maintenance

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from approximately 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., the City of Rochester will conduct a planned phone system outage to perform essential maintenance and critical updates. During this time, all main phone lines will be unavailable. The Police Dispatch Center is...

REMINDER: City of Rochester to Repair Multiple Bridges, Detours and Temporary Closures Explained

The City of Rochester will be repairing several bridges this year, starting with the Bridge Street Bridge over the Cocheco River. Work on this bridge requires a full closure of the to traffic, with an anticipated reopening in October. During the closure: Thru traffic will...

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City of Rochester to offer Civics 101, a free community-based learning opportunity

City Manager Blaine Cox is pleased to announce a new program called Civics 101,...

Planning Director provides report to City Council regarding downtown parking

At the October 18th City Council meeting, Shanna B. Saunders, Planning and Development Director...

Mayor raises awareness for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lead-based paint and lead-contaminated dust...

Community Development Committee accepting applications for CDBG program

The Community Development Committee has opened applications for the 2024 Fiscal Year general city...

Notice of Public Hearing: Expansion of the Downtown Commercial Zone

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

City Council adopts Water and Sewer System Development fees for all new construction

On September 6th, the Rochester City Council adopted two new ordinances referred to as...

VIDEO: Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce presents State of The City

On Tuesday, September 27th, the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce presented State of the...

Public Works begins search for 2022 Downtown Christmas Tree

The Department of Public Works is initiating its search for a Christmas Tree for...

Mayor to co-host ‘City Chat’, a community engagement hour

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

Mayor raises awareness for childhood cancer, delivers proclamation at City Council

During the City Council meeting on September 20th, Mayor Paul Callaghan read a proclamation...

Notice of Public Hearing: Rescinding Economic Development Special Reserve Fund

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

City completes transition to .GOV, encourages users to update contacts

The City of Rochester has completed its transition from .NET to .GOV. The transition...

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City of Rochester Phone Lines Temporarily Unavailable on 8/12 for Maintenance

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from approximately 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., the City...

Knights of Columbus to Host “Race to Serve” Charity Run and Family Day on 9/1

The Knights of Columbus, Father McDonald Assembly, is excited to announce the upcoming Race...

Watch: Codes & Ordinances Committee – 8/07/26

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REMINDER: City of Rochester to Repair Multiple Bridges, Detours and Temporary Closures Explained

The City of Rochester will be repairing several bridges this year, starting with the...