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No Rain On This Parade 502 viewsThe RCF was packed on Sunday with people out enjoying the fair food, parade, frog racing, and pie tossing at (willing) faces. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Public Purrs for Octopurr fest 502 views The 3rd annual Octopurr Fest fundraiser event for the Rochester cat shelter It’s All About the Animals was a success on Octopurr 15. The event featured auctions, a raffle, live entertainment, and of course, plenty of costumed guests. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Rochester Police Brotherhood502 viewsRochester Police Officer Crook and Officer Smith presented Plumb Library Director Gail Roberts with a Rochester Brotherhood donation to the Friends of the Plumb Library to help with funding of library programs such as story times and book discussion groups. Photo courtesy Plumb Library
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No Shave November502 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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Homecoming Queens 502 viewsColleen Oakes, originally from Marion, and Renee Buteyne, from Rochester, finished the trip of a lifetime on Monday, July 16, having ridden across the United States on their bicycles. Leaving Portland, Oregon on May 2, the two childhood friends arrived at Buteyne’s parents’ driveway about a month earlier than anticipated, greeted by family, friends, confetti, cookies, and of course, hugs. Photos by Jean Perry
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108th Annual Rochester Grange Fair 502 viewsThe 108th Annual Rochester Grange Fair was held on August 18 with a wide variety of produce, floral bouquets, baked goods, handicrafts, and works of art. The state first place winner for her diorama depicting a barn that contained fresh eggs and produce was Susan Guiducci of Dartmouth. There were a total of 35 entries vying for other blue ribbons in many other categories. Sue LaFluer, grange secretary and one of the fair organizers said that participants ranged in age from 6 years of age and beyond.
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Car Show Dreams501 views108 cars attended the “A Wish Come True” car show on October 11, 2009 at Rochester’s Plumb Corner. Each vehicle owner paid to attend the show, and the proceeds went to the organization, which works to grant wishes to children ages 3-18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. Photo by Pat Aleks
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Boat Race501 viewsThe 2010 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Races got off to a good start in warm, sunny weather. About 90 registrants rowed their boats from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, down the Mattapoisett River, and to the finish line at the Herring Weir on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. Photo by Anne O’Brien-Kakley.
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RMS Open House501 viewsRochester Memorial School opened the doors of the new $11 million addition to the general public for the first time on January 23, 2011. Teams of RMS students led public tours through the 31,000 square foot building, where kids’ activities and meet-and-greet opportunities with school officials were in full swing. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Rochester Halloween501 viewsDementor Teagan Shay scares up some fun at the October 29, 2011 Plumb Corner Halloween party.
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Movie Night501 viewsRochester Memorial School Speech/ Language instructor Darbi Lambert-Matos along with her walking partner Jennifer DaCosta hosted a 'Movie Night' fundraiser at RMS on Friday evening January 20, benefitting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Fund for the prevention and cure for breast cancer. The night's movie was the Disney feature ‘Snow Buddies’ with the event taking place in the school’s cafetorium. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Rochester Memorial Day Celebration501 viewsOn Sunday, Rochester held its Memorial Day parade, where members of the Rochester Memorial School Band teamed up with town officials and local ROTC students to honor the veterans, both past and present. Photos by Katy Fitzpatrick.
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