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Breakfast in Rochester596 viewsThe Rochester Senior Center is now open every Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 9:00 am serving homemade breakfast. This program is open to people of all ages and does not require any kind of reservation. The menu for this new endeavor is simple, hearty and inexpensive. A full breakfast of eggs, a drink, potatoes and toast will cost a diner under $5. The menu is as varied as it is delicious and meals are prepared to order, unlike most fast food restaurants. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cougar Classic596 viewsOld Colony Cougar Football Team freshman Shane Brynes (#96) looks pensive during the big "Cougar Classic" game held on November 22 at Old Colony Regional Voke which ended in a heart-breaking shutout, 21-0. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Waterman Reunion595 viewsSeveral hundred former students of the Waterman School, the precursor to the Rochester Memorial School, came together for a unique school reunion that spanned the decades from the end of the late nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century at the Rochester Senior Center on the afternoon of Saturday, September 15. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Horse Power594 viewsA benefit for the non-profit South Shore Horsemen’s Council was held on Saturday, July 7 at Rochester’s Sterling Pointe Farm. Visitors were greeted by volunteers who offered everything from pony rides and face painting for children to extended tours of the expansive grounds, arena and barn. Those interested in making a donation of time or money to the South Shore Horsemen’s Council are encouraged to contact them through their website at www.sshconline.com.
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Wood, If I Could593 viewsThe ever-popular Woodsman Show remains a highlight of Rochester’s annual Country Fair and was held on Friday evening, August 22. Here a contestant displays his skills at the difficult and sometimes dangerous axe-throwing competition. Other events included log rolling, bow sawing, disc stacking, spring board chop, two-person cross cut, chainsaw cutting, and downward chop. Some of the woodmen came from as far away as Vermont to compete in this year’s program. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Runners591 viewsIn the second running of the Rochester 5K Road Race, 39-year-old Jim Dandereau of Fairhaven took top honors and set a new record for the fledgling 3.1-mile rural course with a time of 16:19 and a pace of 5:16. The record was previously held by Mike Norton of East Falmouth, who completed the 2006 inaugural race in 16:39. (Photo by Deborah Silva).
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Chocolate Festival590 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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Dispatcher Honored589 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge received the Thirteenth Annual Jeff Grossman 9-1-1 Telecommunicator of the Year Award on June 29 and is seen here flanked by Ned Merrick, Chief of the Plainville Police Department and a longtime colleague of Mr. Grossman, and Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers589 viewsLocal Pilots Mike Dupont, Melinda Dupont, Mike Paganini, Roger Nodzo, Charlie Pickett, Joe Craig, James Melville, Ben Bailey, Michelle Bailey. Rob Hatch, Patrick Leroy, Steve Manchester, Bill Hunt, Barbara Hunt, Damian Frattasio and Steve Sperry gather each weekend to fly together to a chosen destination and swap stories over breakfast. On many of their excursions the pilots bring along their children to share the experience. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Racer586 viewsNine-year-old Jake Pinhancos of Rochester 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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Rochester Country Fair Parade 2008586 viewsScene from the "Wild West" themed 2008 Rochester Country Fair Parade held on Sunday, August 24, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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ORCTV Online583 viewsThe new studio and playback system for Old Rochester Community Television (ORCTV) is now up and fully functional at their Marion-based facility inside the Captain Hadley House on the corner of Route 6 and Front Street. The system provides a public access channel for the three towns, an education channel for the three towns, and a dedicated government channel for each on both the Comcast and Verizon cable systems. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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