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100th Birthday340 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 Christmas Tree340 viewsThe town enjoyed a beautiful Monday evening and a large turnout, as children gathered on the steps of Town Hall to sing carols, and Santa Claus arrived with a Fire Department escort to hand out candy canes. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Memorial Day Parade338 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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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race338 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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Kelcey Robertson338 viewsKelcey Robertson, 11, of Rochester, was honored on April 27 by Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz with a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certificate of Recognition as a "Hero in our Community" and given three books to add to his donation to the Tri-Town Against Racism Diversity Library for local schools. Robertson, The Wanderer's Keel Award winner in Rochester for 2020.
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Rochester Grange Agricultural Fair338 viewsUnlike recent years when greeted by stifling heat or torrential rain, the 2023 Rochester Grange Agricultural Fair was held in gorgeous weather on August 19. Outside the Grange Hall, attendees enjoyed animals large and small with the Plymouth County 4-H Club, while inside blue, red, green and yellow ribbons adorned winning entries from farmers, gardeners and craftsmen of all ages. The event was capped that evening by the Grange’s traditional Ham & Bean Supper. Photos by Mick Colageo
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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair337 viewsThe 2015 Rochester Country Fair was the place to go last week for family fun and good old-fashioned country entertainment. Photo by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race337 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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Rochester Memorial Day Parade336 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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Rochester Historical Society336 viewsMilitiamen Malcolm Phinney, Gary Franklin, and Jay Franklin performed an honor salute on October 2 at Woodside Cemetery as part of the Rochester Historical Society’s fall event debuting their Treasures of the Museum exhibit. Sixteen graves of soldiers have been found in the cemetery thus far from the Revolution, Civil War, and the War of 1812. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Santa Arrives335 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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