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Purr-Fect!643 viewsEighty fourth grade students at Rochester's Memorial School staged two rousing performances of the Disney classic 'The Aristocats' on Thursday, January 29 at the school. (Photo by Sarah K. Taylor).
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Country Dance643 viewsRochester residents kicked up their heels to the sounds of The Relics on Saturday evening March 7 at the Redman Hall in Wareham as they partied Mardi Gras style at the Rochester Country Fair’s Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser. Mardi Gras will be the theme for this year's Fair that will take place in Rochester in mid August.
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Rowing on the River642 viewsAlex Buckley and Matt Buckley, both of Mattapoisett, took first place in the Parent-Child Division in the 2008 running of the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race held on Monday, May 26, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Rochester 5K641 viewsJared Dourdeville of Marion approaches the finish line in the 2008 Rochester Road Race 5K held on Saturday, August 16. Dourdeville finished fourth overall in 17:48. (Photo by Olivia Mello).
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Rochester 5K Winner640 viewsJulien Di Maria proudly accepts the first place trophy in the 2008 Rochester Road Race 5K held on Saturday, August 16. Di Maria finished the 3.1-mile trek in 16:41. (Photo by Olivia Mello).
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Wood, If I Could640 viewsThe ever-popular Woodsman Show remains a highlight of Rochester’s annual Country Fair and was held on Friday evening, August 22. Here a contestant displays his skills at the difficult and sometimes dangerous axe-throwing competition. Other events included log rolling, bow sawing, disc stacking, spring board chop, two-person cross cut, chainsaw cutting, and downward chop. Some of the woodmen came from as far away as Vermont to compete in this year’s program. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers640 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Dispatchers Honored637 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge presents Dispatcher Tracie Lord with the “Outstanding Call of the Year” Award during the Third Annual Dispatcher Appreciation Night held at the Rochester Police Station on Monday, April 14 while Police Chief Paul Magee and other town officials look on. Ms. Lord was honored for her superior work in fielding hundreds of calls during a major fire at the SEMASS facility in March of 2007. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Play Ball!637 viewsThe Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) League held their Opening Day ceremony in the town center on Saturday, April 19 with a parade to the Dexter Lane ballfield. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Play Ball!636 viewsThe Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) League held their Opening Day ceremony in the town center on Saturday, April 19 with a parade to the Dexter Lane ballfield. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Horse Power635 viewsA benefit for the non-profit South Shore Horsemen’s Council was held on Saturday, July 7 at Rochester’s Sterling Pointe Farm. Visitors were greeted by volunteers who offered everything from pony rides and face painting for children to extended tours of the expansive grounds, arena and barn. Those interested in making a donation of time or money to the South Shore Horsemen’s Council are encouraged to contact them through their website at www.sshconline.com.
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Rochester Resonators635 viewsThe student body of Rochester Memorial School received a gift from the school’s Parents-Teachers Organization (PTO) to mark the beginning of the school year on Friday, September 7 in the form of a concert by local favorites The Resonators. The band played two shows of what they bill as a “Slice of Americana” in the school’s cafeteria to accommodate the entire school population. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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