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Damien's Donation701 viewsMembers of the Rochester Road Race Committee recently made a donation of $3,500 from the 2007 race proceeds to The Food Pantry – Damien’s Place in Wareham. Pictured here (l. to r.) are Kevin Cassidy, Scott Muller (both of the Rochester Road Race), Father Tom McElroy (President Damien’s Pantry), Patti O’Hare (Covanta SEMASS), Travis Van Hall, and Chuck Kantner (both of the Rochester Road Race). Not present was Road Race Committee member Jeff Perry.
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Ghost Writer701 viewsOn Thursday, November 1 at the Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester, author Edward Lodi will talk about his latest book, Moonlight Harvest: Haunted Cranberry Bogs of Cape Cod and Plymouth County, a collection of seventeen ghost stories. He will also talk about The Old Peculiar House, an audio CD of three ghost stories inspired by a haunted house in Rochester, and will answer questions from the audience. The talk will take place at 7:00 pm and will be followed by a book signing.
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Wood, If I Could701 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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Rochester Woodsman Show 2007699 viewsOne of the highlights of the annual Rochester Country Fair was the Woodsman Show and Competition held on Friday night, August 17. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester 5K Road Race 2007698 viewsKeith Nadeau of Fairhaven placed second crossing the finish line in 17:13 in the Second Annual Rochester 5K Road Race held on Saturday, August 11. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Voices in Time696 viewsEntertainment for the 2009 Rochester Senior Picnic was provided by Voices in Time, a Rochester vocal group lead by Sharon Jensen. Pictured are front row (left to right); Sam Masse, Skyla Callahan, Taylor Lariviere, Sara Achorn, Tori Lariviere; back row (left to right); Alexa Cahill, Alexandra English, Sabrina Aguiar, Jillian Jensen. Photo by Paul Lopes
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Dispatcher Honored691 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge received the Thirteenth Annual Jeff Grossman 9-1-1 Telecommunicator of the Year Award on June 29 and is seen here flanked by Ned Merrick, Chief of the Plainville Police Department and a longtime colleague of Mr. Grossman, and Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Leap, Frog!688 viewsThe popular frog races were held on Saturday, August 18 during the annual Rochester Country Fair. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Runners685 viewsIn the second running of the Rochester 5K Road Race, 39-year-old Jim Dandereau of Fairhaven took top honors and set a new record for the fledgling 3.1-mile rural course with a time of 16:19 and a pace of 5:16. The record was previously held by Mike Norton of East Falmouth, who completed the 2006 inaugural race in 16:39. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Chocolate Festival684 viewsTri-Town Chocolate lovers were invited to feed their sweet tooths at the North Rochester Congregational Church's Annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, April 4. Proceeds from the event will go towards restoring the church sanctuary, which was recently added to the National Register of Historicla Places. (Photo by Robert Chiarito)
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Reading Garden683 viewsThe Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester recently dedicated a new “Reading Garden,” an outdoor sculpture garden and sitting area, that was a gift of the family and friends of Steven Santos in his memory on Saturday morning, June 28. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Halloween Party682 viewsElsie Cadance won third place in the "Age Three and Under" category in Rochester's annual Halloween Party Costume Contest held on Monday, October 29, 2007. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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