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Rochester Council on Aging St. Patrick's Day Luncheon403 viewsThe folks at the Rochester Council on Aging never miss a holiday or a chance to gather together to celebrate. On Friday, March 14, the COA hosted an Irish luncheon, complete with, of course, corned beef and cabbage to mark the occasion. Irish or not, most donned their St. Paddy’s green and broke bread together with Selectman Naida Parker, who assisted in serving up lunch, along with COA Director Sharon Lally. At the COA, Irish eyes are always smiling… By Jean Perry
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Rochester Council on Aging St. Patrick's Day Luncheon403 viewsThe folks at the Rochester Council on Aging never miss a holiday or a chance to gather together to celebrate. On Friday, March 14, the COA hosted an Irish luncheon, complete with, of course, corned beef and cabbage to mark the occasion. Irish or not, most donned their St. Paddy’s green and broke bread together with Selectman Naida Parker, who assisted in serving up lunch, along with COA Director Sharon Lally. At the COA, Irish eyes are always smiling… By Jean Perry
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Easter in Rochester403 viewsThere was no other place a kid in Rochester would rather be the day before Easter than in the fields at Plumb Corner. Well over a hundred children lined the two fields, ready to hunt the hundreds of colorful plastic Easter eggs filled with candy that lay in the grass before them. Photo by Jean Perry
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Memorial Day Boat Race403 viewsKeeping with an 80 year-old tradition, people with their home made boats raced toward the finish line during the annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. Beginning at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, boaters paddled the almost 12-mile race route to Herring Weir at River Road in Mattapoisett. There were 65 teams in all. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Memorial Day Boat Race403 viewsKeeping with an 80 year-old tradition, people with their home made boats raced toward the finish line during the annual Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race. Beginning at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir on Snipatuit Road, boaters paddled the almost 12-mile race route to Herring Weir at River Road in Mattapoisett. There were 65 teams in all. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Rochester Country Fair 2014403 viewsWhat do you get when you combine the smell of Italian sausage mixed with diesel exhaust and cow manure, the sound of loud tractor engines drowning out the live country music with the occasional barn animal noise, and the sight of happy Southcoast folks in overalls? The sublime sensory experience that is the Rochester Country Fair! What is more fun than four fun-filled days of frog racing, tractor pulling, mechanic bull riding, and fried food eating? Don’t forget the cowchip bingo and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band who rocked the house on Saturday night before hundreds of spectators. Photos by Jean Perry, Camden Gaspar, and Felix Perez
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Take a Hike!403 viewsThis latest installment of Take a Hike! brought me to the spooky woods at the New Bedford Waterworks. It wasn’t my favorite hike, but like my friend always says, “It is what it is.” Check it out and email us at news@wanderer.com to tell us what you think. Photos by Jean Perry
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Otha Day403 viewsDrum master Otha Day spent the day with Rochester Memorial School students on November 21, giving lessons on rhythm and handing out percussion instruments, including drums and shakers, during drumming workshops held throughout the day. Photos By Jean Perry
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Spring Concert at Rochester Memorial School403 viewsThe night of May 28 was the Spring Concert at Rochester Memorial School. The band and chorus entertained a cafetorium full of family and friends, who especially liked the band’s rendition of “Happy.” Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester’s Boston Post Cane403 viewsRochester’s Boston Post Cane was passed down to Marion Thomas, 98, on Monday, August 3 at the Rochester Senior Center. Thomas was surrounded by four generations of family members as Selectman Naida Parker deemed Thomas the town’s oldest citizen. Photos by Jean Perry
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Memorial Day Boat Race403 viewsRain didn’t stop the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race from taking place on Monday, May 30. It may have soaked the boats, but it didn’t soak the spirits of the participants. See the results at www.Wanderer.com. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Memorial Day403 viewsRochester fared far better with its Memorial Day celebration than Marion and Mattapoisett did with theirs on rainy Monday. Sunday, May 29, was a picture perfect day for a parade. At the Town Hall, the names of the fallen soldiers were read aloud and the Rochester Memorial School Band played patriotic songs before heading out for the parade. Photos by Colin Veitch
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