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Disney: The Movies, The Music.202 viewsThe fourth-grade students at Rochester Memorial School brought the magic of Disney to the stage on Wednesday, January 24 for the school’s presentation of “Disney: The Movies, The Music.” Photos by Colin Veitch
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Take Your Child to the Library Day202 viewsThe Plumb Library in Rochester participated in the national “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Saturday, February 6. Encore Entertainment, Mr. Vinnie from The Toe Jam Puppet Band, and “Professor Trelawney” greeted kids and their families during the event that Children’s Librarian Lisa Fuller said was all about raising “library awareness.” Photos by Colin Veitch
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Stone Walls of New England202 viewsDr. Robert Thorson spoke to a full house at the Marion Natural History Museum Friday night. Dr. Thorson spoke about the practical, as well as emotional, reasons why New Englanders love their stone walls. Just looking at a stone wall in its natural landscape can provide an insight into the history of Earth's formation. Stone walls are aesthetically beautiful, give us hints about our past, and provide important habitat functions for both plants and animals.
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Arbor Day202 viewsOutgoing Rochester Town Administrator Michael McCue led a small Arbor Day gathering on Friday, April 29, outside the Rochester Police Station where the Highway Department has planted ten Leyland cypress trees to screen the gas tank located at the site. Rep. William Straus and Maria Connor, representing Senator Michael Rodrigues, attended the event. This is the Town of Rochester’s first year with Tree City USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tour de Crème202 viewsThe Mattapoisett Land Trust in tandem with the Mattapoisett Bike Path Committee held its first Tour de Crème on Sunday, May 22. The fundraiser brought groups on three different courses – 13-, 25-, and 48-miles long – winding their way through area towns and making stops at various local ice cream parlors. Although rain was in the forecast all week, the over 150 participants lucked out with only partly cloudy skies. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Memorial Day202 viewsRochester fared far better with its Memorial Day celebration than Marion and Mattapoisett did with theirs on rainy Monday. Sunday, May 29, was a picture perfect day for a parade. At the Town Hall, the names of the fallen soldiers were read aloud and the Rochester Memorial School Band played patriotic songs before heading out for the parade. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Memorial Day202 viewsRochester fared far better with its Memorial Day celebration than Marion and Mattapoisett did with theirs on rainy Monday. Sunday, May 29, was a picture perfect day for a parade. At the Town Hall, the names of the fallen soldiers were read aloud and the Rochester Memorial School Band played patriotic songs before heading out for the parade. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Band Blast202 viewsThe masses swarmed to the front lawn of Sippican School to attend the 15th Annual Band Blast fundraiser for the schools music programs. Dollars raised pay for Music Festival fees and transportation, equipment purchase, repair and replacement, reed purchase and scholarship funds. The band members are the hosts, and our generous band families make it a success. Photos by Collin Vietch
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Seining the Shore202 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition hosted a “Seining the Shore” activity with a couple dozen kids at Silvershell beach on Friday, July 22. The kids practiced tossing the seine net to capture small sea creatures and explore what was caught. Photos by Jean Perry
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Unity Service202 viewsLocal police, clergy, and members of the Tri-Town community gathered on Saturday, July 23, at ORR Junior High School to come together in peace and unity during an ecumenical service to honor those in uniform, those officers who have recently been assassinated in Dallas and Baton Rouge, and to pray for an end to racism and for the protection of police officers. Photos by Jean Perry
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Grange Fair,202 viewsThe Grange Fair, although seeing smaller numbers of crows each year, continued the agricultural tradition of Rochester on Saturday, August 20. Photos by Andrea Ray
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Rochester Country Fair202 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair rolled into town on Thursday, August 18, filled the air with the sweet smells of Italian sausage and fried fair food, mixed with the smoke of diesel engines, and created that magical scent we all relish until the fair wrapped up on Sunday, August 21. Tractor pulls, animal shows, kids’ games, music, and wrestling (including the match between The Aardvark and Buck Chuck) delighted us while it lasted in the bucolic setting of Rochester, Massachusetts. Photos by Felix Perez and Jean P
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