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Rochester Woodsman Show 2007661 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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Potter Party691 viewsThe Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester hosted a party to celebrate the release of the seventh and last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, on Friday July 20, starting at 9:00 pm and ending at 12:15 am on July 21, the official release date for the book. The event included lessons in spellcasting and sorcery for fans of the beloved series. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Dispatcher Honored711 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).
(6 votes)
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Summer Fun Fair760 viewsThe Rochester Lions Club sponsored a Summer Fun Fair in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall during the week of June 12-17, 2007. The event included carnival rides and various fun and games. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
(6 votes)
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Frozen Flyers638 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Teddy Bear Picnic504 viewsPlumb Corner in Rochester was the sight for this year's Teddy Bear Picnic on Saturday, May 16, sponsored by the Tri-Town Early Childhood Council. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Waterman Reunion658 viewsSeveral hundred former students of the Waterman School, the precursor to the Rochester Memorial School, came together for a unique school reunion that spanned the decades from the end of the late nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century at the Rochester Senior Center on the afternoon of Saturday, September 15. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
(7 votes)
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Summer Fun Fair766 viewsThe Rochester Lions Club sponsored a Summer Fun Fair in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall during the week of June 12-17, 2007. The event included carnival rides and various fun and games. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Memorial Day 2007856 viewsBoard of Selectmen Chairman Bradford Morse speaks during Memorial Day Exercise held in Rochester on Sunday, May 27 in the town center. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Puppet Play533 viewsOn Saturday, March 8, the children of the tri-town area were treated to Sparky’s Puppets, the working name of Rhode Island puppeteer Sparky Davis, who presented her “Old Favorites” show sponsored by the Tri-Town Early Childhood Council in the Rochester Memorial School’s Cafetorium. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cream of the Crop656 viewsMembers of the Souza family of Rochester all pitched in to help harvest this year’s crop of cranberries at one of the few remaining bogs in town. The family recently took over the bog in an effort to revive and continue the proud farming tradition for which the area has become known. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Global Warming742 viewsStudents at Rochester's Memorial School were given a rare look at this scaled inflatable model of Planet Earth during a recent Earth Balloon program sponsored by professors from Bridgewater State College. The unique learning tool allows students to see the entire planet from both outside and inside. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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