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COA Memorial Tree Planting638 viewsHelena Brown, widow of the late Harry Brown Jr., stands surrounded by her family as a tree planted in her husband's memory is dedicated on the grounds of the Rochester Senior Center. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Frozen Flyers637 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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Play Ball!635 viewsThe Rochester Youth Baseball (RYB) League held their Opening Day ceremony in the town center on Saturday, April 19 with a parade to the Dexter Lane ballfield. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Hall of Fame635 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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Going Green635 viewsThe Rev. Dr. Leo Christian welcomed members of his congregation and friends from the surrounding community to the First Congregagtional Church of Rochester's annual St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef Dinner on Saturday , March 14. The diners were fed a hearty meal of corned beef, cabbage and all of the trimmings while being entertained by the father daughter team of of Tiffany and Bronie Rozenaz.
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Rochester Halloween Party633 viewsCarissa Gula won third place in the "Fifth Grade and Up" category in Rochester's annual Halloween Party Costume Contest held on Monday, October 29, 2007. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Rochester Racer632 viewsNine-year-old Jake Pinhancos of Rochester just qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world — the 26th annual AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee. Jake took on over 20,000 hopefuls from across America to earn one of just 1,386 qualifying positions.
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Book Bargains632 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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2008 Plumb Corner Halloween631 views2008 Plumb Corner Halloween
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Country Dance631 viewsRochester residents kicked up their heels to the sounds of The Relics on Saturday evening March 7 at the Redman Hall in Wareham as they partied Mardi Gras style at the Rochester Country Fair’s Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser. Mardi Gras will be the theme for this year's Fair that will take place in Rochester in mid August.
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Wood, If I Could630 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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Rochester Country Fair 2008629 viewsScene from the "Wild West" themed 2008 Rochester Country Fair held August 22-24, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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