Rochester

Web site: http://www.rochesternh.net

Population: 26,630 (1990); 28,461 (2000); 30,117 (2006)

Overview
This town was one of four granted by Samuel Shute during his brief term as Governor of Massachusetts, which at the time included the New Hampshire province. The 1722 grant included what is now Farmington and Milton, and was named for a close friend of Governor Shute, Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, who was a brother-in-law to King James II. The first settlers arrived in 1728, but due to trouble with Indians, the settlement didn't experience any growth until about 1760. Rochester was incorporated as a city in 1891. It includes the village of Gonic, named for the Indian Squamanagona, meaning day and water.

Geography
Region: Lakes Region
County: Strafford
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 40 miles
o Boston, MA: 70 miles
o New York, NY: 285 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 272 miles

Town Hall
City Clerk
City Hall
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
Telephone: 603-332-2130
FAX: 603-335-7565

Tax Collector
Revenue Building
19 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
Telephone: 603-332-1136
FAX: 603-335-7580

Municipal Information
Government: Coucil/Manager
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Frisbie Memorial in Rochester

Election Districts
State House District:
Ward 1 - District 67
Ward 2 - District 67
Ward 3 - District 67
Ward 4 - District 67
Ward 5 - District 67
State Senate District: 6
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Rochester School Department
http://www.rochesterschools.com/

Spaulding HIgh School
130 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
603.332.0757
fax 603.330.0251
http://www.rochesterschools.com/SHS/index.html

Rochester Middle School
47 Brock St
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-4090
http://www.rochesterschools.com/rms/index.html

Chamberlain Street School
65 Chamberlain Street
Rochester, NH 03867-3307
Phone: 603-332-5258
Fax: 603-335-3098
http://www.rochesterschools.com/Chamberlain/index.html

East Rochester School
773 Portland St
Rochester, NH 03868
(603) 332-2146
http://rochesterschools.com/ers/index.html

East Rochester Annex
5 Cocheco Ave
Rochester, NH 03868
(603) 332-6486
http://www.rochesterschools.com/ERochesterAnx/annexindex.html

Gonic School
10 Railroad Ave
Rochester, NH 03839
(603) 332-6487
http://www.rochesterschools.com/Gonic/index.html

Maple Street School
27 Maple St
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-6481
http://www.rochesterschools.com/Maple/default.htm

McClelland Elementary School
59 Brock Street
Rochester, NH 03867
603-332-2180
http://www.rochesterschools.com/McClelland/index.html

School Street School
13 School St
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-6483
http://www.rochesterschools.com/SSS/index.html

William Allen School
23 Granite St
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-2280
http://www.rochesterschools.com/Allen/index.html

Services
Rochester Fire Department
37 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
Telephone: 603-335-7545
FAX: 603-332-9711
http://www.rochfd.org/

Rochester Police Department
23 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867
Telephone: 603-330-7127
FAX: 603-330-7159
http://www.rochesterpd.org/

Rochester Public Library
65 S Main St
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-1428
http://www.rpl.lib.nh.us/

Frisbie Memorial Hospital
11 Whitehall Rd
Rochester, NH 03867
(603) 332-5211‎
frisbiehospital.com

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: Northern Utilities
Water Supplier: Rochester Water Department
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes