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Dispatchers Honored582 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge presents Dispatcher Tracie Lord with the “Outstanding Call of the Year” Award during the Third Annual Dispatcher Appreciation Night held at the Rochester Police Station on Monday, April 14 while Police Chief Paul Magee and other town officials look on. Ms. Lord was honored for her superior work in fielding hundreds of calls during a major fire at the SEMASS facility in March of 2007. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Citizen Cane582 viewsNinety-eight-year-old Chester "Chet" Rollins of Rochester, seen here with his wife Marjorie, accepts the Boston Post cane as the town's oldest living citizen from Selectmen Chairman Richard Nunes during a presentation ceremony at his home on Friday, December 19. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Rochester Halloween Party581 viewsElise Mello won second place in the "Preschool/Kindergarten" category in Rochester's annual Halloween Party Costume Contest held on Monday, October 29, 2007. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Church Donation580 viewsOn Sunday, August 26 a ceremony was held by the Rochester Land Trust to honor George Church and his late wife Katherine for their years of service and commitment to the Town of Rochester as the trust dedicated a wildlife preservation area in the couple's name. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Halloween Party580 viewsDylan Flannery won first 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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Judo Champ579 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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Rochester Racer578 viewsNine-year-old Jake Pinhancos of Rochester, seen here in mid-air, just qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world — the 26th annual AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee. Jake took on over 20,000 hopefuls from across America to earn one of just 1,386 qualifying positions.
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Book Bargains578 viewsBook lovers had a chance to find a good read or two as the Friends of the Joseph Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester held their annual book sale under a tent on the library’s lawn on Saturday, September 8. Bargain hunters have been flocking to this event for years in search of the perfect book and this sale was no exception with shoppers arriving bright and early to get the first crack at box upon box of reading pleasures all priced at $2 or less. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cream of the Crop576 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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Rochester 5K576 viewsDana Dourdeville of Marion approaches the finish line in the 2008 Rochester Road Race 5K held on Saturday, August 16. Dourdeville finished second overall in 17:26. (Photo by Olivia Mello).
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Country Dance575 viewsRochester residents kicked up their heels to the sounds of The Relics on Saturday evening March 7 at the Redman Hall in Wareham as they partied Mardi Gras style at the Rochester Country Fair’s Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser. Mardi Gras will be the theme for this year's Fair that will take place in Rochester in mid August.
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Under the Big Top574 viewsThe renowned Cole Brothers Circus made a recent stop in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall in Rochester last week to entertain the young and young-at-heart. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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