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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair541 viewsThe 2015 Rochester Country Fair was the place to go last week for family fun and good old-fashioned country entertainment. Photo by Colin Veitch
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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair541 viewsThe 2015 Rochester Country Fair was the place to go last week for family fun and good old-fashioned country entertainment. Photo by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Tree Lighting541 viewsMonday, December 5, was the night of the annual Rochester Tree Lighting. Folks enjoyed festive music by the RMS chorus and band, and witnessed the grand entrance of Santa Claus aboard Rochester’s big yellow fire ladder truck with lights blazing and sirens sounding. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race541 viewsIt rained, again, for the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on Monday, May 29, but that never stops the participants from paddling the 14 miles of the Mattapoisett River that winds from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir in Snipatuit Pond in Rochester all the way to the Herring Weir in Mattapoisett off River Road and Route 6. This was the 83rd year of the Tri-Town tradition. Photos by Jean Perry
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Oh, Christmas tree 541 viewsHo! Ho! Ho! It’s the holiday season in Rochester now that the tree is lit followed by the arrival of jolly old Saint Nick via fire engine on December 4 to usher in the holiday season. The Rochester Memorial School band and chorus treated revelers to a festive performance, while Christmas poster winner Tessa Winslow had the honor of flipping the switch to light the holiday tree. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair541 viewsFair goers crowded the Rochester Fairgrounds this past weekend to take in the sights and sounds of the Rochester Country Fair. Whether it was the antique tractor pull, the pie eating contest, the dairy goat show, or the fiddle contest, there was something for everyone. Photos by Sarah Storer
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Sons of The American Revolution541 viewsUnder a glorious blue and white sky, people came together at Rochester’s Center Ceremony on October 26 to memorialize a revolutionary patriot, Thomas Bassett. The ceremony was led by the Cape and Islands Chapter of the Sons of The American Revolution. Connie Eshbach, Chairman of the Rochester Historical Commission, was the keynote speaker and spoke of Bassett’s service during the war. “Thomas Bassett served as a private under Captain Stephen Wing on Dorchester Heights in March 1776. He also served as a seam
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Plumb Corner Halloween540 viewsRain didn't stop a few brave trick or treaters from coming to the October 24 Plumb Corner Halloween celebration. Businesses at Plumb Corner provided candy and shelter from the rain. A tent in the Plumb Corner field held a ghoulishly good time, with a devilish D.J. and Halloween-themed music. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley.
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Space Camp!540 viewsRochester sixth grader Joshua Winsper got the chance of a lifetime when he attended the first Space Camp for Little People in November of 2008. His experience on the show was featured in an episode of TLCs Little People, Big World on June 7, 2010. Photo courtesy of Karen Winsper.
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River Race540 viewsSixty-five teams raced from Grandma Hartley's Reservoir on Snipatuit Road in Rochester to the Herring Weir on River Road at Route 6 in Mattapoisett this Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. Sean Shaw and CJ Hedges won the open division in 1:47:39. Photo by Felix Perez.
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The Taming of the Shrew540 viewsThirty-six fifth- and sixth-grade students from Rochester Memorial School’s Drama Club, along with the help of six ORR Junior High students, performed Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” on Friday, May 3. The production was directed by Dannie Kleiman and featured costumes by Kate Tarleton. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Country Fair Hoedown Dance Party540 views The Relics brought their boot-scootin’ tunes to the Ponderosa on Saturday night, as the Rochester Country Fair hosted a Hoedown Dance Party fundraiser. Photos by Felix Perez.
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