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Rochester Racer625 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 Bargains625 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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Wood, If I Could625 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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Country Dance625 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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Rochester Halloween Party622 viewsMason Taft won first place in the "Preschool/Kindergarten" category in Rochester's annual Halloween Party Costume Contest held on Monday, October 29, 2007. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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ORCTV Online622 viewsThe new studio and playback system for Old Rochester Community Television (ORCTV) is now up and fully functional at their Marion-based facility inside the Captain Hadley House on the corner of Route 6 and Front Street. The system provides a public access channel for the three towns, an education channel for the three towns, and a dedicated government channel for each on both the Comcast and Verizon cable systems. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Halloween Party621 viewsMia Vercellone won first place in the "Third and Fourth Grade" category in Rochester's annual Halloween Party Costume Contest held on Monday, October 29, 2007. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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2008 Plumb Corner Halloween621 views2008 Plumb Corner Halloween
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Rochester Country Fair Parade 2007620 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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Dispatchers Honored620 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge presents Dispatcher Tracie Lord with the “Outstanding Call of the Year” Award during the Third Annual Dispatcher Appreciation Night held at the Rochester Police Station on Monday, April 14 while Police Chief Paul Magee and other town officials look on. Ms. Lord was honored for her superior work in fielding hundreds of calls during a major fire at the SEMASS facility in March of 2007. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Rowing on the River620 viewsAlex Buckley and Matt Buckley, both of Mattapoisett, took first place in the Parent-Child Division in the 2008 running of the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race held on Monday, May 26, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Hall of Fame617 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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