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Farmers, Families, Fiddles 227 viewsAlong with the sun on Saturday came the crowds to the Rochester Country Fair. Kid’s activities that were canceled on Friday resumed on Saturday under a blue sky. Photos by Jonathan Comey
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No Rain On This Parade 227 viewsThe RCF was packed on Sunday with people out enjoying the fair food, parade, frog racing, and pie tossing at (willing) faces. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Rochester Christmas Tree227 viewsChecking out the freshly-lit Rochester Christmas tree is one-year-old Ethan Cooper Fortin. The 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 Historical Society226 viewsThe Rochester Historical Society welcomed Tri-Town residents to its Open House at the East Rochester Church on Saturday afternoon, displaying local wedding fashions, music, and art from the early 1900s. Tea and refreshments were also offered. The exhibit will be open at the church on Sundays, 1:00-3:00 pm, through October 27. Photos by Felix Perez.
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RMS Send Off226 viewsEvery year on the last day of school, Rochester Memorial School staff and faculty members give their students a VIP send-off to bid them farewell for the summer. Buses circle the parking lot and staff play music while students frantically wave goodbye from the passing buses. By Jean Perry
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East Over Reservation 226 viewsThe East Over Reservation Hales Brook Tract and Sippican River Tract is 322 acres of conservation land overseen by the Rochester and Sippican Lands Trusts. There are about two and a half miles of hiking trails that begin with raised wooden boardwalks and bog bridges that zigzag deeper into the woods. Take a hike! Photo by Jean Perry
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Santa at the Rochester Post Office226 viewsSanta made a stop at the Rochester Post Office on December 20 to collect some letters from Tri-Town children and to take some time to visit with the kids and have a little juice and cookies. Photos by Felix Perez
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2015 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race226 viewsThere were 66 teams that raced their way through Rochester and Mattapoisett in the 2015 Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on May 25. Participants say Church Falls is always the trickiest spot, but around every bend is another challenge to keep on paddling through. Photos by Felix Perez
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Society for Creative Anachronism226 viewsThe Society for Creative Anachronism visited a farm in Rochester on Sunday, June 7 for its medieval armored combat competition, the 2015 Baronial Thrown Weapons and Archery Championship. The local SCA group, “The Barony of Smoking Rocks,” is a group of lovers of all things from Renaissance and medieval history, who fully immerse themselves in it with authentic costume and activities. Photos by Felix Perez
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The 2015 Rochester Country Fair226 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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Electronic Recycling226 viewsThe Rochester Land Trust held an electronics recycling drop-off on Saturday, April 23, during the Women’s Club’s Earth Day Town-wide Clean-up. They received a steady stream of retro radios, tube TVs, and boom boxes, making it look like a curatorship of a vintage electronics museum of sorts. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Hula Hooping226 viewsOn Saturday, July 23, kids at the Plumb Library in Rochester tried a little hula hooping with Pinto Bella. The event is part of the library’s summer reading theme of health and wellness. Photos by Colin Veitch
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