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- Oldest Family Farm For Sale in New Hampshire
It's being called an end of an era. The oldest family run farm in the country is now up for sald in Dover, New Hampshire.
- Movies return to Lilac Mall
The silver screen will shine again at the Lilac Mall starting this evening. Joe Bowen, one of the co-owners of TBA Theaters, the company that now owns the cinemas inside the mall on Milton Road, said they are excited about the opening.
- Gubernatorial candidate Stephen says he can control spending, lead
Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories on Foster's Daily Democrat's editorial board meetings with candidates in advance of primary elections.
- State environmental official: Permit for Dover sewer line not needed
A wetlands permit for the installation of a sewer pipe near Willand Pond may not exist because it was never needed, according to a state Department of Environmental Services official.
- Cassavettes to rock Dover arts festival tonight
The Cassavettes are expected to rock the stage tonight in their first appearance at the Cochecho Arts Festival.
- Dover adult ed celebrates fundraising campaign
Deanna Strand admits she was just the relief pitcher for the Come Help Us Grow campaign.
- Religion Notes
Friday, July 30, 2010 Send religion news to communityweekly @ fosters.com. Following is a listing of upcoming events.
- Opera House, on firmer footing, has very full season planned
The last full-time manager of the Rochester Opera House, Tommy Hensel, with a cheery exit interview, resigned his position in December 2007 to take up another job in the Chicago area.
- Dover man dead after crashing into Somersworth American Legion building
A 55-year-old Dover man died and his 4-year-old granddaughter was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after his vehicle crashed into the American Legion building at the corner of Constitutional Way and Washington Street.
- Dover's Washington Street bridge to be dedicated to Tommy and Mary Makem
A city bridge will be dedicated to a pair of prominent community members following a public outpouring of support Wednesday night.
- Seacoast team walks to fund cancer research
Facing a diagnosis of cancer is a Herculean challenge. Trying to make a difference in the lives of those with cancer is also a big challenge.
- Project54: UNH hosts demonstration of latest police technology
Some of the newest technologies in policing were on display Wednesday afternoon during a Project54 demonstration at the University of New Hampshire.
- Dover council outlines goals for city manager
City Councilors laid out more than a dozen goals for City Manager Mike Joyal Wednesday, which will be used to complete his evaluation next year.
- Second arrest made in Dover armed robbery: Case may come under federal review
A second man has been charged in connection with the armed robbery of two acquaintances on Tuesday morning.
- Suspect sought in Dover OxyContin theft
The Garrison City became the latest community to be victimized by an OxyContin-motivated robbery Wednesday morning when a middle-aged man robbed the Care Pharmacy at 118 Central Avenue.
- N.H. gubernatorial hopeful Kimball says that he knows what's good for small business
Thursday, July 29, 2010 DOVER - Gubernatorial hopeful and Republican Jack Kimball doesn't consider himself a politician; rather a "private sector guy who believes the private sector can do better than the government." During a meeting with the Foster's Daily Democrat Editorial Board Tuesday, Kimball said he never thought he'd be involved in ...
- Dover man allegedly drunk when he fled from sobriety checkpoint
A Dover man was intoxicated with open bottles of beer and liquor in his pickup truck when he sped from a sobriety checkpoint, almost hit two officers and led patrolmen on a chase, police allege.
- Wanted man found sleeping in portable toilet, say police
A man found sleeping in a portable toilet Monday night was arrested for trespassing and found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant, say police.
- Bite Size News, July 28: Kennedy Institute Edition
Image by brooksbos from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Plans for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate were released today.
City DescriptionDover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 26,884 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Strafford County, and home to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the Woodman Institute Museum, and the Children's Museum of New Hampshire.
According to historian Jeremy Belknap, the area was called Wecohamet by native Abenaki Indians. The first known European to explore the region was Martin Pring from Bristol, England, in 1603. Settled in 1623 as Hilton's Point by brothers William and Edward Hilton, London fishmongers, Dover is the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire, and the seventh oldest in the United States. It is one of the colony's four original townships, and once included Durham, Madbury, Newington and Lee. It also included Somersworth and Rollinsford, together which Indians called Newichawannock after the Newichawannock River, now known as the Salmon Falls River. The Hiltons' name survives today at Hilton Park on Dover Point, located where they landed near the confluence of the Cochecho and Bellamy rivers with the Piscataqua. They had been sent from London by The Company of Laconia, which intended to establish a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Strafford County
- New Hampshire
- United States of America
- Seacoast Region
City Contains:- St. Thomas Episcopal Church
- First Parish Church
- William Hale House
- Woodman Institute
- Sawyer Building
- Strafford County Farm
- First Parish Church Site-Dover Point
- Sawyer Woolen Mills
- Religious Society of Friends Meetinghouse
- First Parish Church Site-Dover Point
- First Parish Church
- Woodman Institute Museum
Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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