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Rochester Country Fair Parade 2007569 viewsA military tank participates in the Rochester Country Fair Parade on Sunday, August 19. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Church Tree Dedication568 viewsFollowing a longstanding tradition, the Trustees and Friends of the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library dedicated a tulip tree in memory of Katherine Church. Ms. Church had been a Trustee for many years, as well as being a faithful and longtime member of the Friends of the Library. Mr. George Church (seated) and family members and friends, as well as Trustees and members of the Friends, listened while Trustee Lena Bourque (standing behind Mr. Church) spoke of Ms. Church’s dedication. (Photo by Wendy Keeler).
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Frozen Flyers568 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Country Fair Parade 2007567 viewsA tractor decked out with the "Set Sail to the Islands" theme in the Rochester Country Fair Parade on Sunday, August 19. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Judge's Verdict566 viewsFormer Massachusetts Superior Court Justice Chris Byron of Rochester will be the keynote speaker during Mattapoisett’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to be held on Monday, May 26 at 1:30 pm on the grounds of the newly-renovated Mattapoisett Public Library. Sponsored by the Florence Eastman Post 280 American Legion, the observance will also include a dedication of the war monuments outside the library and a parade through the center of town. (Wanderer file photo).
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Resonators in Rochester564 viewsThe student body of Rochester Memorial School received a gift from the school’s Parents-Teachers Organization (PTO) to mark the beginning of the school year on Friday, September 7 in the form of a concert by local favorites The Resonators. The band played two shows of what they bill as a “Slice of Americana” in the school’s cafeteria to accommodate the entire school population. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Hall of Fame563 viewsOld Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester recently began their first-ever Sports Hall of Fame and inducted five former student-athletes into the inaugural class. (Photo courtesy of Joyce Lombard).
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Rochester Country Fair 2008563 viewsScene from the "Wild West" themed 2008 Rochester Country Fair held August 22-24, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Book Bargains562 viewsBook lovers had a chance to find a good read or two as the Friends of the Joseph Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester held their annual book sale under a tent on the library’s lawn on Saturday, September 8. Bargain hunters have been flocking to this event for years in search of the perfect book and this sale was no exception with shoppers arriving bright and early to get the first crack at box upon box of reading pleasures all priced at $2 or less. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Resonators in Rochester562 viewsThe student body of Rochester Memorial School received a gift from the school’s Parents-Teachers Organization (PTO) to mark the beginning of the school year on Friday, September 7 in the form of a concert by local favorites The Resonators. The band played two shows of what they bill as a “Slice of Americana” in the school’s cafeteria to accommodate the entire school population. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Wood, If I Could562 viewsThe ever-popular Woodsman Show remains a highlight of Rochester’s annual Country Fair and was held on Friday evening, August 22. Here a contestant displays his skills at the difficult and sometimes dangerous axe-throwing competition. Other events included log rolling, bow sawing, disc stacking, spring board chop, two-person cross cut, chainsaw cutting, and downward chop. Some of the woodmen came from as far away as Vermont to compete in this year’s program. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Global Warming562 viewsStudents at Rochester's Memorial School were given a rare look at what the earth looks like from the inside during a recent Earth Balloon program sponsored by professors from Bridgewater State College. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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