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Rochester Road Race207 viewsThe Rochester Road Race returned on August 13 after a year off due to low sponsorship, but this year was a hit with over 160 runners participating. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Country Fair 207 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair rolled into town on Thursday, August 18, filled the air with the sweet smells of Italian sausage and fried fair food, mixed with the smoke of diesel engines, and created that magical scent we all relish until the fair wrapped up on Sunday, August 21. Tractor pulls, animal shows, kids’ games, music, and wrestling (including the match between The Aardvark and Buck Chuck) delighted us while it lasted in the bucolic setting of Rochester, Massachusetts. Photos by Felix Perez and Jean P
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Rochester Country Fair 207 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair rolled into town on Thursday, August 18, filled the air with the sweet smells of Italian sausage and fried fair food, mixed with the smoke of diesel engines, and created that magical scent we all relish until the fair wrapped up on Sunday, August 21. Tractor pulls, animal shows, kids’ games, music, and wrestling (including the match between The Aardvark and Buck Chuck) delighted us while it lasted in the bucolic setting of Rochester, Massachusetts. Photos by Felix Perez and Jean P
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Mattapoisett Community Garden207 viewsGardeners at the Mattapoisett Community Garden on the corner of Prospect and Pine Island Roads are enjoying a hearty harvest after another successful year of collaboration and partnership. All the available plots were occupied this year, and the group hopes to get even more gardeners involved next year. Photos by Jean Perry
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Dry Harvest207 viewsIt’s cranberry season in Southeastern Massachusetts. With drought conditions, dry harvesting the berries has started largely unaffected by the lack of water thus far, but bog flooding later in the season could be affected if water sources are not replenished with rain. Paula and Dana Johnson of Rochester are in the midst of their dry pick, circling the bogs, one after the other, day in and day out with their mechanical Furfords and burlap sacks to harvest the cranberries fit for fresh fruit sale.
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BBC Watershed Ride207 viewsThis Sunday, October 2, the 10th Annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Watershed Ride wound its way through Tri-Town, making a stop at Eastover Farm for lunch along the way. Some 151 participants completed an 11-, 35-, 75-, or first-ever 100-mile ride, spanning Little Compton, Rhode Island to Woods Hole. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Octopurrfest207 viewsThe Rochester cat shelter “It’s All About the Animals” held its 2nd Annual Octopurrfest on Sunday, October 2. Raising over $7,000, owner/operator Pam Robinson said this year’s event was “absolutely over the top!” The shelter is in the process of building an addition to create a cat room and a porch. “I cannot thank everyone enough for their wonderful donation and participation,” said Robinson. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Plumb Corner Halloween207 viewsThe center of Rochester was all spooked out on Saturday, October 15, at the annual Halloween festival where kids donned costumes and enjoyed trips through the haunted house, as well as refreshments and a dance party. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset207 viewsCol. Joseph McGraw was the guest speaker during the Veterans Day Ceremony at Old Hammondtown School. McGraw has a long and impressive military career. He graduated in 1994 from U.S. Military Academy and achieved successive ranks to become a full colonel in 2015. George Randall, member of the Florence Eastman Post of the American Legion, recited the preamble to the American Constitution and the Gettysburg Address before a standing-room only audience during the November 11 Veterans Day Ceremony in Mattapoiset
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No-Shave November207 viewsCosmetology students at Old Colony gave five Rochester Police officers a shave and a haircut on November 30, marking the end of No-Shave November. The officers raised over $1,500 letting their facial hair grow out, a no-no for the rest of the year for the officers. The funds will benefit Home Base, a charity that serves soldiers returning from combat with PTSD. Photos by Jean Perry
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Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Carol Sing207 viewsThe organ was back in business this year for the annual Tinkhamtown Chapel Christmas Carol Sing on Saturday, December 17. The kerosene lamps were lit, the children partook in the traditional “The Twelve Days if Christmas,” and all was merry and bright as Christmas in Mattapoisett should be. Photos by Jean Perry
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Pinewood Derby207 viewsRochester Cub Scouts Pack 30 held its annual Pinewood Derby on January 21 at RMS. Photos by Colin Veitch
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