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Some residents said accepting Dominos would have been catering to the highest bidder instead of what the community wants to see downtown.

Bad Lab, the well-known Hilltop brewer, opened in 2016, and the restaurant side of business opened in 2017 often hosting charitable events.

SOMERSWORTH – In a city of 10 square miles and just under 12,000 residents, downtown Somersworth business owners have formed a group to rebrand it as a place worth seeing and experiencing. This effort has been several years in the works, initially sparked by a downtown business roundtable group started by Somersworths Economic Development Manager Robin Comstock, when she first joined the city staff in 2017. Over time, this roundtable turned into a small group of business owners dedicated ...

DURHAM – Air Force veteran Chris Guerrettes aspiration to own a candy shop started while he stationed in Afghanistan in 2008, long before it came to fruition on the Seacoast. As soon as he heard the phrase "lickees and chewies," an Air Force term for snacks, he knew that would be the name of his future candy store business. Guerrette finally got the opportunity in December 2014, when he purchased The Candy Bar & Creamery in Durham. As a new and inexperienced business owner, he sought...

SOMERSWORTH — Despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city granted more building permits in 2020 than any previous year in its history, according to city staff. After years of watching people and developers get priced out of cities like Portsmouth and Dover, but at the same time seeing those folks go around Somersworth to Rochester and elsewhere, city employees and officials see this as a sign that growth and change are taking root in the Hilltop City. And quickly. “We�...