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No Rain On This Parade 279 viewsThe RCF was packed on Sunday with people out enjoying the fair food, parade, frog racing, and pie tossing at (willing) faces. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Rochester Crash279 viewsThe scene on Saturday at the Rochester landing zone where a Medflight took a critically injured pedestrian to Rhode Island Hospital. The patient was struck by a motor vehicle on North Avenue. The driver, Darren Moran, 27, crashed the vehicle and fled on foot, but was arrested and arraigned on Monday, February 22, in Wareham District Court. Photos courtesy of Rochester Fire Department
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Easter Breakfast278 viewsThe Rochester Senior Center was the place to be Sunday morning if you love a hearty breakfast…and the Easter Bunny. The Rochester Lions Club sponsored the breakfast with the Easter Bunny event on March 29, giving kids the chance to hang out with him and snap a few photos. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Christmas Decorations278 viewsOn the afternoon of December 16, the front yard of a Rochester home where Mattapoisett Road and Perry Hill Road meet did not need to wait for the snow or the sunset to dazzle with holiday pageantry. Photo by Ryan Feeney
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race277 viewsIt rained, again, for the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on Monday, May 29, but that never stops the participants from paddling the 14 miles of the Mattapoisett River that winds from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir in Snipatuit Pond in Rochester all the way to the Herring Weir in Mattapoisett off River Road and Route 6. This was the 83rd year of the Tri-Town tradition. Photos by Jean Perry
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The Sun Will Come Out … Tomorrow 277 viewsFriday was a washout at the Rochester Country Fair, but the rain didn’t dampen the fun for those who braved the elements. Photos by Jean Perry
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Santa Arrives277 viewsThe Town of Rochester wasn’t able to host its traditional Christmas celebration this year, but the Fire Department made sure that Santa and Mrs. Claus and Sparky visited with children on Sunday outside Town Hall, where Board of Selectmen Chairman Paul Ciaburri presided over the lighting of the tree. Ciaburri was thrilled to report that the Christmas Angels, run by Lorraine Thompson with volunteers from the Council on Aging, the public library, local businesses, schools, and churches haven’t missed a beat.
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100th Birthday276 viewsRalph Winfield Walker is celebrating a milestone 100th birthday on May 7. Born in 1914, Walker moved to Rochester in 1946 and served on the Finance Committee before serving as selectman for several terms. Walker is credited as the selectman that brought street signs to the roads of Rochester. As the oldest person in Town, Walker holds the Boston Post cane, a longstanding tradition in New England towns. Family and friends honored Walker on May 5 at the Island Terrace Nursing Home where he now resides. Photos
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race276 viewsIt rained, again, for the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on Monday, May 29, but that never stops the participants from paddling the 14 miles of the Mattapoisett River that winds from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir in Snipatuit Pond in Rochester all the way to the Herring Weir in Mattapoisett off River Road and Route 6. This was the 83rd year of the Tri-Town tradition. Photos by Jean Perry
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Farmers, Families, Fiddles 276 viewsAlong with the sun on Saturday came the crowds to the Rochester Country Fair. Kid’s activities that were canceled on Friday resumed on Saturday under a blue sky. Photos by Jonathan Comey
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Rochester Fire275 viewsA Rochester family and its pets safely escaped without injuries from a house fire on Stuart Road shortly after midnight on February 2. The Rochester Fire Department was assisted by crews from Acushnet, Freetown, Marion and Mattapoisett. Photos courtesy of Rochester Fire Department
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Rochester Memorial Day Parade274 viewsThe citizens of Rochester gathered on the green on Sunday to show their respect to those who serve both past and present. Photos by Felix Perez
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