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Rochester Country Fair Parade 2008557 viewsScene from the "Wild West" themed 2008 Rochester Country Fair Parade held on Sunday, August 24, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Octopurr Fest557 viewsIt’s All About the Animals held its 5th annual Octopurr Fest on October 6. The fundraiser featured food, games, music, and craft booths. Owner and operator of the no-kill shelter, Pam Robinson, said 100 percent of all proceeds would go directly to the care of the felines. Also on hand during the festivities were several canine friends sporting their Halloween costumes. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Octopurr Fest557 viewsIt’s All About the Animals held its 5th annual Octopurr Fest on October 6. The fundraiser featured food, games, music, and craft booths. Owner and operator of the no-kill shelter, Pam Robinson, said 100 percent of all proceeds would go directly to the care of the felines. Also on hand during the festivities were several canine friends sporting their Halloween costumes. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Rochester Remembers556 viewsThe Town of Rochester paid tribute to our armed forces, both past and present, with their annual Memorial Day Parade and Observance held on Sunday morning, May 25, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Tiny and Tots556 viewsRalph and Tiny Tavares of the acclaimed New Bedford-based group Tavares pose with the “Music Minors” from Voices in Time, based in Rochester. The Music Minors are the youngest group members and range in age from five to eight. The group will be performing with the Tavares brothers as part of a Motown Christmas Cabaret on Sunday, December 21 at 6:00 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. (Photo courtesy of Marlene Kalisz).
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Rochester Historical Society 556 viewsThe Rochester Historical Society celebrated its 50th anniversary by throwing a party at the Rochester COA on Saturday, September 14. After a luncheon and cake, several speakers took to the podium for a stroll down memory lane while emphasizing the importance of preserving the history of Rochester for future generations. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Tree Lighting556 viewsIt was a rainy Rochester holiday tree lighting, but the show went on nonetheless. Santa skipped his usual fire truck arrival this year for the sake of staying dry and warm, while neighboring Friendship Hall welcomed the crowd indoors to enjoy the RMS band and chorus. Photos by Andrea Ray
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Wild West555 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair Committee held their annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 1 at Redman’s Hall in Wareham. The dinner was a fundraising event aimed at raising money for the Rochester County Fair, to be held this year from August 20 through the 24 at Plumb Corner in Rochester. The theme of this year’s fair is Rochester Western-Style. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Crimebusters555 viewsThe Crimebusters, a “Destination Imagination” team from Rochester’s Memorial School, won first place for their challenge at the recent Region 10 tournament. The team will be going on to the State Finals on Saturday, April 12 in Worcester, MA. The team is comprised of Grade 4 and 5 students and this is their third year together. Team members include Victoria Medeiros, Sara Lafrance, Kyle Rood, Conner West and Sarah Braza. (Photo courtesy of Kerry Bulman).
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Meeting Morrie555 viewsThe Harwich Winter Theater troupe staged a moving production of Tuesdays With Morrie at the Rochester Senior Center on Saturday afternoon, April 12. The story chronicles the relationship shared by author Mitch Albom and his professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz. The Harwich troupe accepted an invitation form Rochester Council on Aging Director Sharon Lally after seeing their production at a conference for COA directors last October in Sturbridge. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Three-Ring Circus555 viewsCole Brothers’ “Circus of the Stars” recently rolled into Rochester on June 25 and 26 for a series of four shows over the course of two days under the Big Top pitched in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester History555 viewsRochester Historical Commission members presented a local history assembly to the 3rd grade a Rochester Memorial School. The presenters were, (top left)Fred Underhill displaying items from Stillwater Furnace, Henry Hartley showing pictures of local Native Americans, Cindy Underhill (spouse of RHC member) talking about the early cranberry industry, and Betty Beaulieu explaining about the early schools in Rochester and Anna White showing artifacts from early churches, food and dress.
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