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Notice of Public Hearing: Naming the New Park and Playground at the Former Nancy Loud School

Notice is hereby given that the Rochester City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH, relative to the following matter: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE...

Rochester Board of Ethics Recommends Censure for School Board Member Sandra Keans

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, the City of Rochester Board of Ethics continued a public hearing regarding an ethics investigation into School Board Member Sandra Keans. Established by Ordinance § 7-81, the Board of Ethics is composed of members appointed by the chairpersons of the...

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Public Works: Administrative operations have relocated to new facility

Lisa Clark, Admin & Utility Billing Supervisor for the Department of Public Works, is...

How to watch the 2022 Inaugural Ceremony for the City of Rochester

The public is invited to watch the 2022 Inaugural Ceremony, for the City of...

Public Works: Do NOT flush wipes!

The Public Works Department for the City of Rochester would like to remind residents...

City Staff collects clothing donations for public school students in need

For the month of December, the City of Rochester’s Human Resources Department held a...

Rochester City Council honors Mayor Lauterborn, outgoing members

Before adjourning the December 7th City Council meeting, Mayor Elaine Lauterborn recognized several outgoing...

Department of Revenue Administration finalizes this year’s tax rate

Rochester City Manager Blaine Cox is reporting that the tax rate for property taxes,...

DPW to deploy specialized surveying equipment to analyze road conditions

In order to develop long-term maintenance plans and budgets, the City of Rochester has...

Rochester Rewind: Public Meeting Highlights from November 2021

(Clicking on the meeting titles below will take you to the archived video.) Planning Board...

City Council approves tax relief for 45-55 North Main Street development

At the November 16th City Council meeting, Mayor Lauterborn introduced a resolution to grant...

Renumbering of Tebbetts Road discussed at 11/16 Council Meeting

During the November 16th City Council meeting, Director of Planning and Development, Shanna B....

WATCH: City Council – 11/16/21

VIDEO: City Council - 11/16/21. Agenda items included Public Hearing on three items, re....

City Council approves second flashing beacon for busy downtown crosswalk

At the November 3rd City Council meeting, Deputy Mayor David Walker moved to approve...

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On July 31, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed into law Senate Bill 245. This bipartisan...

Watch: School Board – 8/14/25

Click here to watch Public Meetings are broadcast live on Comcast Channel 22 and Breezeline...