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Yoga at the Rochester Women's Clubhouse502 viewsNamaste. Rochester Women's Club member Marsha Hartley conducted a yoga class at the Clubhouse on Marion Rd in Rochester on Saturday, January 7, 2012. The classes are a fundraiser for the club to make repairs on their clubhouse. For information on the yoga classes, please call Ms. Hartley at 508-322-0998. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club502 viewsRadio control model seaplanes are more than just a hobby for members of the Bristol County Radio Control “RC” Club. As club member Gerry Dupont puts it, “It’s an affliction. A happy affliction.” Dupont’s yellow Piper Cub seaplane features a one-fifth-scale pilot named “Gus” who’s been flying the one-fifth-scale seaplane for seven years. Photos by Jean Perry
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Robert Hiller Homecoming502 viewsRobert Hiller III finally returned on March 3 to his Eastover Farms-area home to a grand welcome of family and friends after a bout with the EEE virus that put the Rochester resident in a coma for 19 days and held him in hospital care for seven months. "Excited, happy to be home, happy to see my family, my house and all my friends," Hiller said from his driveway amidst a couple of hundred supporters and media coverage. Photo by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Relics501 viewsThe Rochester Historical Society Museum at the East Rochester Congregational Church will be open on August 30 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. All of the interesting relics from Rochesters past, including photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts, will be on display in the charming 19th century country church. Photo by Anne OBrien-Kakley
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Egg Hunt!501 viewsThe Easter Bunny welcomes young friends during the Plumb Corner Mall's Easter egg hunt in Rochester on Saturday April 16, 2011. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Rochester Youth Baseball 501 viewsRochester Youth Baseball kicked off the 2011 season with a parade to Gifford Park and a flyover. The Cubs defeated the Royals 11-4 and the Braves and Red Sox played to a score of 10-10 before the game was postponed. Photo by Felix Perez.
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Rochester's Memorial Day501 viewsRochester’s annual Memorial Day parade and procession lured scores of residents to the steps of Town Hall on Sunday to honor our fallen. Trent Crook of Boy Scout Troop 31 read the Gettysburg Address, and Madeline Dugas read the Governor’s Proclamation. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester turned 340 501 viewsHey, hey, it’s your birthday, Rochester! Rochester turned 340 years old on June 4, and the third grade class from RMS was invited to celebrate with some cake and ice cream at the senior center on Tuesday. Students started the day with a tour around historic Rochester before breaking for lunch and sharing a large birthday cake with seniors. Students also received a free “Rochester 340” t-shirt, courtesy of a grant that funded the students’ birthday gifts. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Gifts to Give500 viewsAnthoney Daniel, Madison Gregg, Ayana Hartley, Erin Taylor and Delaney Shaw of the First Congregational Church of Rochester Youth Group collected items for the Gifts to Give drive on November 19. The group reported an outstanding turnout for the drive, filling a box truck with donations. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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The Can-Do Couple 500 viewsMarion and Bob Faelten have been canning together for 50 years, ‘preserving’ the good life and enjoying every step of the twelve-month tango they dance from early spring when they sow their seeds to fall when they enjoy their homemade jellies, pickles, canned tomatoes, and homemade liqueurs. Photos by Jean Perry
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No Shave November500 viewsTime was up for five Rochester police officers participating in the department’s 2nd annual No Shave November who said farewell to their beards and goatees as cosmetology students at Old Colony treated the officers to a shave on December 1. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester’s Tree Lighting500 viewsRochester’s star-topped tree outside the Town Hall is dazzling this year with its new multi-colored lights lit for the first time on December 3 for the annual Rochester tree lighting ceremony. The RMS band and chorus kept the festive music going all the way up to Santa’s exciting arrival via fire truck. Photos by Jean Perry
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