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Rochester Fire Department188 viewsMembers of the Rochester Fire Department participated in full gear for Saturday’s, 3-mile Team Hero's Walk held at Fort Taber in New Bedford. In the department’s 10th year walking, the participants raised $8,500, the largest amount raised to date as they symbolized the extra weight of living with Multiple Sclerosis. In 2014, Deputy Fire Chief and Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge was diagnosed with MS after experiencing the pain of trigeminal neuralgia, a condition he continues to battle while serving the Town
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2025 Halloween Cover Entry188 views2025 Halloween Cover Entry by Tom Grondin
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Old Rochester Youth Baseball League187 viewsThe first Opening Day since 2019 brought out Old Rochester Youth Baseball League players and their families on Saturday morning in Rochester. A parade began at the Dexter Lane baseball complex and made its way to Gifford Park, where ORYB’s David Arancio recognized the many years of service from Derek Mello, Peter Vieira and David Nelson, who all threw ceremonial first pitches. Players in their final season were also recognized. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Fire187 viewsA Rochester family and its pets safely escaped without injuries from a house fire on Stuart Road shortly after midnight on February 2. The Rochester Fire Department was assisted by crews from Acushnet, Freetown, Marion and Mattapoisett. Photos courtesy of Rochester Fire Department
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Science Fair187 viewsSippican Elementary School's 2023 Science Fair held on March 22.
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Opening Day187 viewsRick Plunkett throws out the first pitch in memory of his son Ryan Plunkett, for whom the Old Rochester Youth Baseball League has commemorated a new award going to the league’s best pitcher. Rick Plunkett is also pictured with Rochester Police Officer Austin Alves, who was Ryan Plunkett’s catcher when the two played together on the A’s of the ORYB Major League. Alves recalled a home run Ryan Plunkett hit over the left-field wall that got caught up in the top of the batting cage at Gifford Park.
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Revolutionary War Memorial187 viewsRochester Historical Commission Chairperson Connie Eshbach and Tri-Town Veterans Service Officer Chris Gerrior were among speakers as the Town of Rochester dedicated a Revolutionary War memorial in front of Town Hall on May 7. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Shining Tides Multiuse Pathway187 viewsThe official opening of the Shining Tides multiuse pathway took place on June 12 with approximately 75 people gathered to applaud the 20-year effort. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation hosted the ribbon-cutting event where the elevated bridge span crosses the Mattapoisett River and Eel Pond marshlands. Representative William Straus noted the hard work of both local volunteers and government members, as well as the support and work done by those associated with Secretary of Transportation
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Old Rochester/Fairhaven co-op high school hockey team187 viewsThe Old Rochester/Fairhaven co-op high school hockey team handily defeated a young Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech squad on December 14 at Tabor Academy. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Old Rochester Youth Baseball League187 viewsJim Perry, the Old Rochester Youth Baseball League’s director of field management, throws the ceremonial first pitch to ORYBL president Mike Duarte on Opening Day, May 3, at Gifford Park in Rochester. Over the past five years, Perry has served on ORYBL’s Board of Directors. The Mattapoisett resident whose sons Ethan (now playing Babe Ruth League ball) and Noah (8-and-Under) participate, makes sure all 11 fields over five different sites across the tri-towns are properly maintained. Photo courtesy Jim Perry
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Marion Art Center187 viewsArt by Lisa Goren and Heather Stivison, currently displayed at the Marion Art Center in their exhibit “Duets: Two Artists and Our Blue Planet” until August 15. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Marion Natural History Museum187 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum hosted Bethany Boucher of Amazing Animal Ambassadors Monday afternoon. We met Milo the Fennec Fox and had a chance to compare attributes of Peter Quill the hedgehog to Iris the tenrec. We also met a skunk, a ferret, and a very friendly chinchilla. Many thanks to the Marion Cultural Council for partially funding this event. Photos courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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