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Memorial Day Boat Race199 viewsRain didn’t stop the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race from taking place on Monday, May 30. It may have soaked the boats, but it didn’t soak the spirits of the participants. See the results at www.Wanderer.com. Photos by Colin Veitch
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Rochester Road Race199 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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Learning the Ukulele199 viewsLillie Farrell of Rochester gave a beginner’s ukulele class at the Plumb Library on March 3. Farrell, who has won contests for her ukulele playing, taught basic chords to the kids and then helped them put the chords together to play “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race199 viewsIt rained, again, for the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on Monday, May 29, but that never stops the participants from paddling the 14 miles of the Mattapoisett River that winds from Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir in Snipatuit Pond in Rochester all the way to the Herring Weir in Mattapoisett off River Road and Route 6. This was the 83rd year of the Tri-Town tradition. Photos by Jean Perry
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Peace with Paper199 viewsPeace with Paper, a drop-in event held at the Plumb Memorial Library. This event is to help build a better world through relaxing after a long day and is for kids and adults. Photo by Glenn C. Silva
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Sowing a Seed of Peace 199 viewsThese tender young leaves belong to a ginkgo biloba sapling propagated from a 250-year-old tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast. The Town of Rochester held a ceremony by the recently planted baby tree at the Dexter Lane ball fields on August 6, the 72nd anniversary of the bombing, and also acknowledged the Town’s participation in Arbor Day. Photo by Jean Perry
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Minecraft Magician 199 viewsIt was all about “Building a Better World” on August 14 during a children’s performance sponsored by the Plumb Library and the Rochester Cultural Council. Performer “Jungle Jim” Manning merged Minecraft with magic and built a blast of a time with the kids. Photos by Jean Perry
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Rochester Country Fair 2013198 viewsThe Rochester Country Fair was a huge success from its start on Thursday evening to its finish on Sunday, as thousands of Tri-Town residents filled the grounds for food, fun, and games amid beautiful weather and a “Welcome to the Jungle” theme.
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Frosty Runner Road Race198 viewsRunners who participated in the third annual Frosty Runner Road Race enjoyed spring-like weather, perfect for a 10 mile or 3 mile run through the neighborhoods of Rochester. The two separate races were run simultaneously, beginning and ending at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School on Saturday February 1. The race was rescheduled from January 25, when the weather was a little too frosty for the event. Photo by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum 198 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum hosted their very first Earth Day Celebration on April 19, providing little ones with activities that focused on our planet and stimulated their senses. There was a make your own planet earth pinwheel table, a station to decorate your own “Earth cookie” with green and blue icing, a puppet show stage, and a boat load of Legos to play with while the sounds of croaking frogs and crickets played in the background. Photo by Jean Perry
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RMS preforms the Tempest198 viewsShakespeare would be proud of the Rochester Memorial School fifth and sixth-grade students performing this years Shakespearian play, The Tempest. The show is on May 2 at 7:00 pm in the Memorial School Cafetorium. Photo by Jean Perry.
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RMS preforms the Tempest198 viewsShakespeare would be proud of the Rochester Memorial School fifth and sixth-grade students performing this years Shakespearian play, The Tempest. The show is on May 2 at 7:00 pm in the Memorial School Cafetorium. Photo by Jean Perry.
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