04/06/07 - Few organizations offer the breadth and variety of programs available at the Dover Public Library.

04/06/07 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast is planning their largest annual fund-raiser, Bowl for Kids Sake, on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Bowl-o-Rama on Lafayette Road in Portsmouth.

04/06/07 - "Kids Can Grow," a summer gardening program offered by UNH Cooperation Extension 4-H Youth Development and the UNH Master Gardener program, for youth 8-14 years of age, is just about ready to begin.

04/06/07 - For the 10th season in a row, WTSN AM 1270 has signed an exclusive agreement with The New York Yankees to air the team's games to fans in the seacoast area of New Hampshire and Southern Maine.

04/06/07 - The HUB Family Resource Center and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital announce the final workshop for the "Family Journey" series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the hospital. The workshop is free of charge and is open to new parents, parents-to-be, caregivers, foster parents and grandparents.

04/06/07 - The Moses Paul Masonic Lodge #96 will be hosting the annual breakfast buffet fund-raiser Saturday, April 7, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. to benefit the DARE and Youth to Youth programs. The buffet will be held at the Moses Paul Masonic Lodge at 32 Pearl St. in Dover. The breakfast is buffet style to cut down on any waiting.

04/06/07 - To provide caregivers of persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with the information and support they need, The Homemakers Health Services will be offering an Alzheimer's Educational Training seminar on Saturday, April 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at its office located at 215 Rochester Hill Road, Rochester. The program is free and open to the public.

04/06/07 - Rehab 3 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester will be offering an Arthritis Self-Help Course beginning Thursday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This six-week course, taught by two physical therapists, is designed to provide information about living with arthritis and strategies to help manage the disease. Any person having one of the more than 100 types of arthritis, including fibromyalgia, may attend.

04/06/07 - Thanks to a lifetime of hard work, successful farming in the blueberry fields of New Jersey and sound financial investments, New Hampshire native Samuel Yarnold and his wife, Alice, bequeathed more than $800,000 in scholarship funds for New Hampshire residents.

04/06/07 - Two area locations will be hosting Red Cross blood drives next week. The time you take will help make sure there's enough blood on hospital shelves for everyone who needs it. The time you take to donate could help a premature baby, an accident victim, or a cancer patient on the road to recovery.

04/06/07 - Dover Honda, a division of Dover Auto World, has earned the Honda President's Award for outstanding performance in 2006. This prestigious award is presented only to the top 15 percent of Honda dealerships across the country that have achieved a rigorous set of objectives encompassing all areas of operations, customer service and satisfaction, facility operation, training and sales.

04/06/07 - Richard R. Houghton, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Federal Savings Bank, announces the appointment of Donald R. Hatt as the bank's new president and CEO.

04/06/07 - Deco Dogs Daycare and Grooming presents a "Day for and about Dogs," Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

04/06/07 - Members and guests of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce are invited to attend the April Business Networking Exchange on Thursday, April 12, at The Comfort Inn and Suites at Weeks Crossing from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

04/06/07 - The next Strafford County Retired Teachers' Association luncheon meeting will be held Thursday, April 12, at the Portsmouth Country Club. Registration is at 10 a.m., followed by a short business meeting.

04/06/07 - Dover artist Pam Cilley is showing her recent work at the Dover Public Library through May 1.

04/06/07 - This Dover U12 boys indoor soccer team recently won their division in the Seacoast United Indoor League, with a 3-2 victory in the championship game and an overall record of 6-1-1.

04/06/07 - 4-H Youth from the Seymour Osman Community Center in Dover recently completed an eight-week 4-H youth development program called "Mini-Society," where youth learned how to create, start and maintain their own business.

04/06/07 - The Dover Rotary announces their enhanced Scholarship Program will be awarding $12,000 to graduating high school seniors in 2007. Three scholarships will be awarded to students graduating from Dover High School, St. Thomas Aquinas High School or Portsmouth Christian Academy.

04/06/07 - The following school lunch menus are for April 9-13:

04/06/07 - Strafford Nutrition Meals on Wheels announces the menu for the week of April 9-13:

04/06/07 - The Dover Duplicate Bridge Club games are held Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the McConnell Center on Locust Street in Dover. The games are open to players of all ages and abilities, and are stratified.