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                                |  Cat Tails and Cocktails 294 viewsIt’s All About the Animals last Thursday held an invitation-only cocktail party to celebrate the opening of its new addition and “catio” (cats + screened-in patio= catio). The addition was dedicated to contractor Matthew Sherman, who passed away before completion of the project. Rescue cats now enjoy more space and an outdoor catio while they pass the time before finding a forever home. Photos by Jean Perry
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                                |  Oh, Christmas tree 294 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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                                |  No Shave November294 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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                                |  Plumb Corner Halloween293 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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                                |  CrAzY Hat Party293 viewsA great time was had by all at the Rochester Country Fair CrAzY Hat Party fund raiser held on November 3rd. Photo by Felix Perez
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                                |  Rochester Annual Election293 viewsTown Clerk Naida Parker (right) tallys the votes at last wek’s Rochester election. The final count decided the Selectmanss race with a differnce of only 26 votes. Photo by Shawn Badgley
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                                |  Rochester Police Brotherhood Baseball Clinic293 viewsFormer Red Sox luminaries Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Sam Horn, and Jim Corsi joined the Rochester Police Brotherhood for a kids baseball clinic and benefit softball game on Saturday. Photo by Nick Walecka.
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                                |  Rochester Senior Center293 viewsThe Rochester Senior Center celebrated the renewal of its national accreditation with a reception on Thursday.  Photo by Shawn Badgley.
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                                |  Take a Hike!293 views In our first installment of “Take a Hike!” we visited Church’s Field in Rochester off Mattapoisett Road. This Rochester Land trust property is easily accessible, with off-road parking and a wide, mulched trail – and, despite the persistent occupation of winter, there is beauty to be found in every season in Tri-Town. The trail loops through a Holly tree grove, passing mossy glacial outcroppings of rocks, and leads to a river, where the historical ruins of the Church family saw mill wait to be rediscovered.
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                                |  Easter in Rochester293 viewsThere was no other place a kid in Rochester would rather be the day before Easter than in the fields at Plumb Corner. Well over a hundred children lined the two fields, ready to hunt the hundreds of colorful plastic Easter eggs filled with candy that lay in the grass before them. Photo by Jean Perry
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                                |  Memorial Day Boat Race293 viewsKeeping with an 80 year-old tradition, people with their home made boats raced toward the finish line during the annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. Beginning at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, boaters paddled the almost 12-mile race route to Herring Weir at River Road in Mattapoisett. There were 65 teams in all. Photo by Felix Perez.
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                                |  Rochester Memorial Day Parade293 viewsThe citizens of Rochester gathered on the green on Sunday to show their respect to those who serve both past and present. Photos by Felix Perez
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