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Keel Award163 viewsMike and Sheila Daniel of Rochester are 2022 Keel Award recipients for their many acts of volunteerism and support for the Council on Aging and the First Congregational Church. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Select Board Candidates162 viewsRochester Select Board Chairman Brad Morse and Adam Murphy, his challenger in the May 25 Town Election, met on Monday night at the Senior Center to introduce themselves to Rochester voters. Also participating were Rochester School Committee challengers Melissa Goneau, Jim O’Brien and Gregory Hardy. Photos by Michael DeCicco
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Rochester Grange Agricultural Fair162 viewsUnlike recent years when greeted by stifling heat or torrential rain, the 2023 Rochester Grange Agricultural Fair was held in gorgeous weather on August 19. Outside the Grange Hall, attendees enjoyed animals large and small with the Plymouth County 4-H Club, while inside blue, red, green and yellow ribbons adorned winning entries from farmers, gardeners and craftsmen of all ages. The event was capped that evening by the Grange’s traditional Ham & Bean Supper. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester EMT162 viewsAfter 28 years, Rochester EMT Jim Holden is retiring, and on Tuesday, the Rochester Fire Department honored him with a cookout, a cake and a plaque commemorating his lengthy service to the town. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Fire Department162 viewsThe Rochester Public Safety Building Committee met with architects on Monday morning and then conducted a visit to the town’s main Fire Station to get a detailed look at the existing, outdated facility adjacent to Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Touch-a-Truck Festival161 viewsThe Town of Rochester held a Touch-a-Truck Festival on October 2 at the County Fairgrounds. Children experienced up-close and personal the size and power of fire engines and their equipment and gear, along with municipal vehicles, including dump trucks and tractors. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Pinewood Derby 161 viewsThe Cub Scouts Pack 31 hosted a Pinewood Derby on February 3 at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Fire 160 viewsFrom left: Rochester Fire Chief Scott Weigel; Cayce, Kentucky, Fire Chief Wade Adams; Rochester Fire Lieutenant Kevin Richard; and Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts President Michael Winn meeting on the second day of FCAM's annual 2022 Professional Development Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester. Photo courtesy of FCAM
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Halloween Party160 viewsRochester Memorial School held its Halloween Party in the parking lot on a gorgeous Saturday morning, as families decorated their cars and wore themed costumes. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Christmas Tree160 viewsThe town enjoyed a beautiful Monday evening and a large turnout, as children gathered on the steps of Town Hall to sing carols, and Santa Claus arrived with a Fire Department escort to hand out candy canes. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Pinewood Derby160 viewsRochester Cub Scouts Pack 31 hosted a Pinewood Derby on March 13 at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus159 viewsMr. and Mrs. Santa Claus make their turn through Rochester Village onto New Bedford Road on December 5. Transported by the Rochester Fire Department on a journey that began at Fire Station No. 3 at 200 Ryder Road and accompanied by Santa’s helpers riding along in trucks, Mr. and Mrs. Claus made their way down many Rochester roads, spending hours to visit hundreds of children waiting at the end of their driveways and on street corners. A Google map device tracked Santa’s whereabouts throughout the ride. Phot
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