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Dover residents raise warming center safety fears. City responds.
DOVER — The Veterans Hall building at 156 Back River Road will serve as a temporary emergency cold-weather warming center for unhoused people starting Nov. 15. Many neighboring residents are raising security and safety concerns. The temporary location is needed due to construction delays for the new Strafford County warming center being built on County Farm Road. The new center won't be ready for the start of the 2026-2027 season, which runs from mid-November to mid-April. The shelter opens on extremely cold nights or in severe winter storms, as directed by Dover, Rochester and Somersworth leaders. Dec. 15 is the new estimated open date for the new facility, according to city officials and Strafford County Commission Chairman George Maglaras. Until then, if needed, the Veterans Hall building will be used, Dover city officials announced last week. This is a change after city officials had initially announced the McConnell Center cafeteria would be used as the temporary site. Concerns raised by residents around the Veterans Hall include drug use and improper disposal of needles, according to those who reached out to Foster's Daily Democrat and posted in social media. Neighbors also claimed the building isn't adequate for the use and raised
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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion
Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...
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8 new townhomes near Dover middle and high schools approved
DOVER — Two townhouse-style buildings with four units each have been approved at 68 Durham Road (Route 108) near the city's middle and high schools. The property will feature a total of nine residential units, including an existing single-family home. Robert Paolini is principal of STF Development LLC, the project developer, according to state business records. 68 Durham Road (Route 108) near the city's middle and high schools." id="92643819007"> Seven of the units received approval through a transfer of a development rights (TDR), according to plans filed with the city. TDR is a tool developers can apply for in Dover to allow more housing density in exchange for paying a fee to the city Conservation Fund. The proposal received approval from the city's Planning Board Oct. 27 for a site plan, the TDR, a lot line adjustment and waivers relating to technical elements. Details of new homes coming to Durham Road The townhouses will be accessed by a driveway off adjacent Clancy Drive. One of the townhouses located closest to Durham Road will be a two-story structure with four units, while the second building will be a three-story structure with four units, each with a one-car garage. The plan calls
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Boston city official pleads guilty to pandemic loan fraud
A former Boston city official pleaded guilty to receiving a fraudulent government loan during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reuben Taylor, 40, the former director for the Boston Municipal Protective Services, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In 2008, Taylor began working for BMPS, an unarmed security...
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Quincy Dumps Flock Cameras for a One-Man Startup No One Can Find
Quincy is tearing out its 50 Flock Safety license plate cameras and replacing them with a new automated reader system built on Axis Communications hardware and software called OdinEye — a switch Mayor Thomas Koch announced without any public input or competitive bidding process. The move comes weeks after the city council voted overwhelmingly to cut ties with Flock following sustained pushback from residents over the cameras' privacy implications.