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Annual Grange Fair645 viewsThe Rochester Grange held its Annual Grange Fair this past Saturday, August 17, an event that fills the Grange Hall with all the elements of the bucolic beauty that is Rochester. Photos by Jean Perry
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Resonators in Rochester644 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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Rochester Remembers644 viewsThe Town of Rochester paid tribute to our armed forces, both past and present, with their annual Memorial Day Parade and Observance held on Sunday morning, May 25, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Wood, If I Could644 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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Easter Egg Hunt644 viewsSeveral hundred people braved the rain to participate in the Plumb Corner Merchants Association's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning, April 11. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Rochester Troop 31644 viewsRochester Troop 31 delivered food donations they have been collecting all month to Shepherd's Pantry in Acushnet for Thanksgiving. November was ‘Scouting for Food Month’ and Troop 31 Scouts and Leaders take this type of community service very seriously. This year they will be extending Scouting for Food to December as well. Photos by Ilana Mackin
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By the Numbers643 viewsOn Monday morning February 23, Congressman Barney Frank honored 54 students from Old Rochester Regional Senior High School for scoring in the top 25th percentile in the National Financial Literacy Challenge. These 54 students topped out in a pool of over 75,000 test takers after taking extensive Junior Achievement classes on budgeting, saving and investing, credit, identity protection and risk management. From left, Congressman Barney Frank, Alex Goodman, and State Representative Bill Straus.
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Rochester Country Fair643 viewsIt was fun in the August sun at the 2009 Rochester Country Fair. Plumb Corner was transformed into the ultimate fairground, with lots of craft and food vendors, and fun activities. Fair-goers enjoyed a scarecrow contest, a tractor-pull, a frog jumping contest, a children's parade, and so much more. Photo by Robert Chiarito
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Santa Sighting641 viewsSanta arrived courtesy of the Rochester Fire Department for the town's annual Christmas Tree Lighting held outside Town Hall on Monday evening, December 8, 2008. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Purr-Fect!641 viewsEighty fourth grade students at Rochester's Memorial School staged two rousing performances of the Disney classic 'The Aristocats' on Thursday, January 29 at the school. (Photo by Sarah K. Taylor).
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Playground Pals641 viewsAn Army of volunteers descended on the Dexter Lane Sports Complex on Saturday, March 28 to build a much anticipated playground for the town of Rochester. The project is the result of a community wide fundraising effort spearheaded by Craig Davignon's 4th grade class at Rochester Memorial School over the last several years. (Photo by Robert Chiarito)
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Playground Pals641 viewsAn Army of volunteers descended on the Dexter Lane Sports Complex on Saturday, March 28 to build a much anticipated playground for the town of Rochester. The project is the result of a community wide fundraising effort spearheaded by Craig Davignon's 4th grade class at Rochester Memorial School over the last several years. (Photo by Robert Chiarito)
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