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Sharon Hartley 96 viewsSet to retire after this academic year, Sharon Hartley was recognized by state and town officials, school administrators, teachers, school committee members and citizens for her many years serving on the Rochester, Old Rochester Regional and Joint school committees during a gathering held Monday afternoon at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Lions Club Easter Egg Bingo Hunt 95 viewsChildren had fun at Saturday’s Lions Club Easter Egg Bingo Hunt at Arch of the Meadow, located at the former airfield on Mendell Road in Rochester. Scenes include brothers Lucas (red coat) and Ryan (blue coat) Gelinas, who were excited to visit with the Easter Bunny played by Lindsey Bacchiocchi. Henry Kanaly won the raffle and took home a gift basket. Photos by Ashlyn Buzniak, Marilou Newell and Mick Colageo
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Rochester Congregational Church Fair95 viewsRochester Congregational Church Fair. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Pinewood Derby95 viewsRochester Cub Scouts Pack 31 hosted a Pinewood Derby on March 13 at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race95 viewsCompetitors in the Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race were greeted by fog and a high tide, but the sun burned through the cloud cover, and the competitors emerged on the home stretch to the finish line where the Mattapoisett River reaches Route 6. It was the 90th anniversary of the race and the 50th for Peter MacGregor, who first entered the race at age 10. Photos by Michelle Kirby, Carolyn Pruchnik and Robert Price
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Rochester Fire94 viewsA Rochester family and its pets safely escaped without injuries from a house fire on Stuart Road shortly after midnight on February 2. The Rochester Fire Department was assisted by crews from Acushnet, Freetown, Marion and Mattapoisett. Photos courtesy of Rochester Fire Department
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Revolutionary War Memorial94 viewsRochester Historical Commission Chairperson Connie Eshbach and Tri-Town Veterans Service Officer Chris Gerrior were among speakers as the Town of Rochester dedicated a Revolutionary War memorial in front of Town Hall on May 7. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Pinewood Derby 94 viewsThe Cub Scouts Pack 31 hosted a Pinewood Derby on February 3 at Rochester Memorial School. Photos by Mick Colageo
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Rochester Memorial Day94 viewsThe Town of Rochester held a Memorial Day procession on May 26 from Town Hall to Daggett Square, where the Select Board read the names of residents who served in the Civil War and foreign conflicts. The board also ordained Rochester as a Purple Heart Town. Boy Scout Troop 31 and the Rochester Memorial School Band participated. Project 351 student Sadie Hartley Matteson read The Gettysburg Address, Troop 31 member Zach Gagne read the governor’s proclamation and Representative William Straus addressed attende
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RC Planes94 viewsMary’s Pond air traffic was busy on August 17 with many remote-controlled aircraft taking flight over Rochester waters. Photos by Jared Melanson
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Rochester Council on Aging94 viewsThe Rochester Council on Aging held its Garden Party and Art Show on August 22. Photos by Mick Colageo and Jared Melanson
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Rochester Fire Department94 viewsMembers of the Rochester Fire Department participated in full gear for Saturday’s, 3-mile Team Hero's Walk held at Fort Taber in New Bedford. In the department’s 10th year walking, the participants raised $8,500, the largest amount raised to date as they symbolized the extra weight of living with Multiple Sclerosis. In 2014, Deputy Fire Chief and Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge was diagnosed with MS after experiencing the pain of trigeminal neuralgia, a condition he continues to battle while serving the Town
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