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Memorial Day Boat Race487 viewsThe Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race went off with very few hitches, despite the bursting of the bog flume at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir just a couple days before the race. This year the weather was fine – maybe a tad hot for the racers, says Boat Race Chairman Art Benner, but great weather to kick off the summer season. Photos by Jean Perry
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Senior Walk487 viewsSeniors from ORR took their annual senior walk on May 31, an event that takes the students from each of the Tri-Towns and sends them back to their home elementary schools for a nostalgic walk through the halls one last time as students. Pictured here are the Rochester students enjoying a last visit to Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Jean Perry
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Cardboard Boats487 viewsSCOPE Week meant big fun at the beach in Mattapoisett for ORR Junior High seventh-graders who built their own boats and then raced them on June 5 in Mattapoisett. While half the students head off for Survival, the others enjoy a week of equally challenging tasks of the 40-year tradition of SCOPE that gives students a chance to learn while learning about themselves and each other. Photos by Jean Perry
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Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club487 viewsRadio control model seaplanes are more than just a hobby for members of the Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club. As club member Gerry Dupont puts it, “It’s an affliction. A happy affliction.” Dupont’s yellow Piper Cub seaplane features a one-fifth-scale pilot named “Gus” who’s been flying the one-fifth-scale seaplane for seven years. Photos by Jean Perry
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BBC Watershed Ride487 viewsThe Buzzards Bay Coalition’s 13th annual Watershed Ride pedaled its way through the Tri-Town on Sunday, October 6, taking participants on three different courses that wound through the land that surrounds Buzzards Bay the way gold enfolds a pearl. A record 307 cyclists raised a record $213,000 for clean water this year. Photos by Jean Perry
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ORR Girl's Hockey487 viewsORR Girl's Hockey. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Chalk the Walk487 viewsMany folks in the Tri-Town took advantage of the good weather and free time to get out and “Chalk the Walk,” drawing and writing inspiring messages for passers-by to see. Submitted photo
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Special Birthdays 487 viewsWe asked our followers to share their quarantine birthday celebrations with us; here’s the overwhelming response.
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Happenings487 viewsTri-town readers share photos.
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Flea Market Fun486 viewsIt was impulse-buying heaven at the 36th Annual Arts and Crafts Flea Market on September 5. The First Congregational Church of Rochester hosted the Market, which featured lots of eclectic vendors, baked goods, and local organizations. Photo by Anne O'Brien-Kakley
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Bombs Away486 viewsA look into a bomb shelter discovered by the owner at the former Dempseys Village Sampler in Rochester. This escape hatch leads to a tunnel and up to a second exit in the yard from the bomb shelter. Photo by Paul Lopes
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Road Race Fundraising486 viewsThe Rochester Road Race would like to thank the 444 runners and walkers who participated in the 2009 Race for helping to ensure that fewer local families go hungry this holiday season. On Tuesday, October 6, the Road Race Board presented a check for $4,000 to Father Gabriel Healy, Director and Treasurer of Damiens Place Food Pantry in Wareham.
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