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Plumb Corner Halloween384 viewsThe center of Rochester was all spooked out on Saturday, October 15, at the annual Halloween festival where kids donned costumes and enjoyed trips through the haunted house, as well as refreshments and a dance party. Photos by Colin Veitch
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No-Shave November384 viewsCosmetology students at Old Colony gave five Rochester Police officers a shave and a haircut on November 30, marking the end of No-Shave November. The officers raised over $1,500 letting their facial hair grow out, a no-no for the rest of the year for the officers. The funds will benefit Home Base, a charity that serves soldiers returning from combat with PTSD. Photos by Jean Perry
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Kindness Rocks384 viewsInspired by The Kindness Rocks Project, the Junior Friends of the Plumb Library have hidden brightly decorated stones along the paths at Church Wildlife Conservation Area in Rochester to serve as small messages of kindness to the passerby. Photos by Jean Perry
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Sowing a Seed of Peace 384 viewsThese tender young leaves belong to a ginkgo biloba sapling propagated from a 250-year-old tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast. The Town of Rochester held a ceremony by the recently planted baby tree at the Dexter Lane ball fields on August 6, the 72nd anniversary of the bombing, and also acknowledged the Town’s participation in Arbor Day. Photo by Jean Perry
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The Buzz Above Rochester 384 viewsRemote control airplane enthusiasts lined the shores of Mary’s Pond for the annual John Nicolaci Memorial Float Fly. Photos by Jonathan Comey
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No Shave November384 viewsTime was up for five Rochester police officers participating in the department’s 2nd annual No Shave November who said farewell to their beards and goatees as cosmetology students at Old Colony treated the officers to a shave on December 1. Photos by Jean Perry
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Robots384 viewsOld Colony student Bridgett Farias of Rochester demonstrates how a robot works during an introductory meeting sponsored by Plumb Library on May 17. Students in Grades 4 through 6 got to drive robots and learn more about the high school program. Photo by Marilou Newell
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2020 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race 384 viewsThe 2020 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race was business as usual, mostly, featuring 40 two-rower teams participating. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Grandparent's Day383 viewsIt was a perfect autumn day for the SouthCoast Senior Resource Alliance Grandparents’ Day at Hiller Farm in Rochester on September 19. Children and their grandparents had fun playing bean-bag toss, bocce, posing with the Three Stooges, and more. The face-painting and petting zoo areas were a complete hit! Most importantly, the free event provided information to seniors on health services available in the SouthCoast area. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley
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Innovator Award383 viewsCouncil on Aging Director Sharon Lally poses with representatives from the Lions Club, Friends of the Rochester Senior Center and Coastline. The group recently won the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and Senior Center Directors’ Innovator Award for its “Ye Olde Breakfast Shoppe” program. Photo by Laura Pedulli.
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Plumb Corner Halloween383 viewsHalloween came early to Plumb Corner in Rochester where kids were treated with a magician, hay rides, trick or treating, a costume contest and a donut eating contest! Photos by Kyle DeCicco-Carey
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St. Patty's Dinner383 viewsThe First Congregational Church’s held a St. Patricks Day Dinner in Rochester on Sunday. Photos by
Felix Perez
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