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Rochester Country Fair472 viewsRochester�s Country Fair was a great success despite the cancellation of the Town Ball Game, Woodsman Show, the Block dance and the Bonfire due to EEE. The weather was perfect on Saturday as children raced frogs, climbed walls, bounced in castles and much more. Although the weather was less than perfect on Sunday, residents lined the streets with lawn chairs and umbrellas to watch as the Hillbilly themed parade passed. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Grandparents� Day472 viewsThe South Coast Senior Resource Alliance (SRA) sponsored a Grandparents� Day in Rochester on September 12, 2010. The day celebrated the bond between grandparent and grandchild with pony rides, face-painting and lots of games. SRA volunteers also provided valuable health and wellness information to the seniors who attended. Photos by Felix Perez.
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Symphony Tales472 viewsThe New Bedford Symphony Orchestra held a “Symphony Tales” program at the Plumb Library on Saturday,February 4. The children attending were introduced to the cello and a cellist played background music during a reading of “Scritch Scratch: A Perfect Match” by local author Kim Marcus. Photo by Felix Perez
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Talk Like A Pirate Day472 viewsPlumb Library librarian Jen Frasier flashes her frightening hook hand in honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day. The library held a special day-long party where area kids were invited to dress up like pirates, read stories, and make crafts. Photo by Eric Tripoli.
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Rochester Senior Center472 viewsThe Rochester Senior Center celebrated the renewal of its national accreditation with a reception on Thursday. Photo by Shawn Badgley.
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Old Colony Trees472 viewsPhil Benjamin of Benjamin Forestry Services presented a Forest Management Plan at Old Colony to Rochester residents on Saturday. The removal of trees in the area has some abutters concerned, but the town and School Committee support the plan. Photo by Nick Walecka.
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Rochester Women’s Club 472 viewsThe Rochester Women’s Club helped ring in the season with a Winter Solstice Celebration on Saturday. Naomi Arenberg of WBUR-FM led a community sing-along ‘Songs of the Season’ Photos by Felix Perez
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RMS preforms the Tempest472 viewsShakespeare would be proud of the Rochester Memorial School fifth and sixth-grade students performing this years Shakespearian play, The Tempest. The show is on May 2 at 7:00 pm in the Memorial School Cafetorium. Photo by Jean Perry.
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RMS preforms the Tempest472 viewsShakespeare would be proud of the Rochester Memorial School fifth and sixth-grade students performing this years Shakespearian play, The Tempest. The show is on May 2 at 7:00 pm in the Memorial School Cafetorium. Photo by Jean Perry.
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Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge472 viewsSmiling faces beneath sunny skies, Rochester Memorial School was the setting May 30 for a day of outdoor fun and fitness during the Miles for Memorial Annual Fitness Challenge. With soccer, Frisbee, hula-hoops, and dance parties, kids were in constant motion everywhere you looked and one could hear music, laughter, and cheering from every corner of RMS’s green grassy grounds. Photos By Jean Perry
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Science Roadshow472 viewsThe Children’s Museum in Easton brought its Science Roadshow to the Plumb Library on August 6, and showed kids how to make a rocket out of a film canister (remember those?) and an Alka-Seltzer, and create sizzling artwork with vinegar, food coloring, and baking soda. Photos by Jean Perry
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Take a Hike!472 viewsThis latest installment of Take a Hike! brought me to the spooky woods at the New Bedford Waterworks. It wasn’t my favorite hike, but like my friend always says, “It is what it is.” Check it out and email us at news@wanderer.com to tell us what you think. Photos by Jean Perry
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