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Wild West478 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair Committee held their annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, March 1 at Redman’s Hall in Wareham. The dinner was a fundraising event aimed at raising money for the Rochester County Fair, to be held this year from August 20 through the 24 at Plumb Corner in Rochester. The theme of this year’s fair is Rochester Western-Style. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Phoning It In1141 viewsThe ORR Athletic Booster Club (ORRABC) will hold their annual Phonathon Fundraiser from March 4 - March 20, 2008. Funds raised by the Booster Club have been used to enhance the school’s athletic facilities and to purchase equipment used by all of the teams. Last year the ORR Girls’ Track Team (pictured here) purchased a golf cart using their team funds raised through Booster Club calendar sales which is used by the school’s athletic trainer to respond to athletes in need of care.
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Judo Champ547 viewsAlyssa Quaintance of Rochester recently took first place in the 5- to 6-year-old division at the Mass State Championships held on January 27 in Wakefield, MA. None of her three matches lasted more than 30 seconds as she ran through the competition. Alyssa won all her matches by Ippon, which is similar to a knockout in boxing. Judo is an all grappling Martial Art (no kicking or punching). Alyssa trains with three-time World Masters champ Bob Bridges. (Photo courtesy of Bob Bridges).
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Cover Winners649 views(L. to R.) Geneva Smith, Marcy Smith and Hannah Smith, all of Rochester, pose with the winning entry in our latest Groundhog Day Cover Contest which was featured on our January 31 edition. The family took home a Canon Rebel XTi camera complete with carrying case and lens package for their efforts. Congratulations to the Smith family and thanks to all who entered! (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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105 in Rochester919 viewsRochester resident Arthur Lionberger celebrated his 105th birthday at the Rochester Bakery on Monday, December 24. A Rochester resident for some 70 years who used to summer in Marion, Mr. Lionberger turned 105 on December 26 but celebrated the milestone early on Christmas Eve with several family members and friends. A former banjo player with The Woodchoppers, Mr. Lionberger enjoyed a hot bowl of soup for his birthday meal. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Congregational Christmas835 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Congregational Christmas683 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Congregational Christmas676 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Congregational Christmas685 viewsMila and Tiana Puscizna, sisters who arrived in the United States in February of this year from the Ukraine after being adopted by a local family who belong to Rochester’s First Congregational Church, experienced the generosity of Operation Christmas Child firsthand and were able to reciprocate during the church’s holiday fair recently. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Congregational Christmas578 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Ghost Writer593 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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Rochester Halloween Party539 viewsColby Gross won second 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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