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Rochester Woodsman Show 2007618 viewsOne of the highlights of the annual Rochester Country Fair was the Woodsman Show and Competition held on Friday night, August 17. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Sister Scholars618 viewsSisters Rae and Nikita Bourque of Rochester were the 2008 recipients of the Annual Town Scholarships which were presented during the Annual Town Meeting held on Monday, June 2 at Rochester Memorial School. Each girl received a $500 scholarship to apply towards their education. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Chocolate Festival617 viewsTri-Town Chocolate lovers were invited to feed their sweet tooths at the North Rochester Congregational Church's Annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, April 4. Proceeds from the event will go towards restoring the church sanctuary, which was recently added to the National Register of Historicla Places. (Photo by Robert Chiarito)
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Teddy Bear Picnic617 viewsPlumb Corner in Rochester was the sight for this year's Teddy Bear Picnic on Saturday, May 16, sponsored by the Tri-Town Early Childhood Council. Photo by Robert Chiarito.
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Hula Hoopin'615 viewsKids compete in the Hula Hoop Contest during the 2007 Rochester Country Fair. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Church Donation612 viewsGeorge Church looks at the empty seat holding a flower to symbolize his late wife Katherine during a ceremony on Sunday, August 26 honoring the couple for their years of service and commitment to the Town of Rochester. The Rochester Land Trust dedicated a wildlife preservation area in the couple's name. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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COA Memorial Tree Planting611 viewsGeorge Church shovels mulch onto the tree planted in his wife's memory, former longtime COA board member Katherine Church, which was planted and dedicated on the grounds adjacent to the Rochester COA Center. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
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Rochester 5K Road Race 2007611 viewsKeith Nadeau of Fairhaven placed second crossing the finish line in 17:13 in the Second Annual Rochester 5K Road Race held on Saturday, August 11. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Bench Mark611 viewsEight students from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester recently constructed and installed three new benches on the Village Court property in Mattapoisett. Working diligently under the direction of OCR instructors, the students dug holes and firmly anchored the benches on the premises in 90-degree heat. Mahoney Builders donated the lumber for the project and a plaque on each bench reads: “Donated by Old Colony RVTHS and Mahoney Builders.” (Photo courtesy of Joyce Gagne).
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Hunger Walkers607 viewsRochester residents Julie, Caroline, and Lily of the South Coast Hunger Team participated in Project Bread’s 39th annual Walk for Hunger recently. Some 43,000 took part in the event that raised a record-breaking $3.3 million. The funds are used to feed hungry people at food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks, and food salvage programs across the state. For more information, visit www.projectbread.org.
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Dispatcher Honored607 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge accepts a commendation before receiving the Thirteenth Annual Jeff Grossman 9-1-1 Telecommunicator of the Year Award on June 29. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cream of the Crop607 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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