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Resonators in Rochester548 viewsThe student body of Rochester Memorial School received a gift from the school’s Parents-Teachers Organization (PTO) to mark the beginning of the school year on Friday, September 7 in the form of a concert by local favorites The Resonators. The band played two shows of what they bill as a “Slice of Americana” in the school’s cafeteria to accommodate the entire school population. (Photo by Robert Chiarito). 
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Frozen Flyers653 viewsA group of South Coast pilots recently took advantage of this winter's cold conditions to use Snipatuit Pond as a landing strip. The pilots use charts provided by the United States Government to determine if the thickness of the ice is enough to support the weight of their airplanes. Pilot Ben Bailey, who lives on the shores of the pond and hosted this past week's get together, flies a seaplane off of the pond during warmer weather months. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Hall of Fame668 viewsOld Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Hall of Fame inductees Stephen J. Lombard Jr. (center) and Robert Gadbois (right) pose with former teammate Bill Lambalot at the first-ever Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held recently at the school. (Photo courtesy of Joyce Lombard).
(17 votes)
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Congregational Christmas725 viewsMila and Tiana Puscizna, sisters who arrived in the United States in February of this year from the Ukraine after being adopted by a local family who belong to Rochester’s First Congregational Church, experienced the generosity of Operation Christmas Child firsthand and were able to reciprocate during the church’s holiday fair recently. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Purr-Fect!557 viewsEighty fourth grade students at Rochester's Memorial School staged two rousing performances of the Disney classic 'The Aristocats' on Thursday, January 29 at the school. (Photo by Sarah K. Taylor).
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Church Donation646 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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Sister Scholars635 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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Easter Egg Hunt510 viewsAnnual Pre-School and Elementary Student Easter Egg Hunt held on Saturday, March 22, at the Plumb Corner Mall in Rochester. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Policeman Plunge669 viewsRochester Police Officer William Chamberlain prepares to take on challengers in the dunk tank during the 2007 Rochester Country Fair. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Rochester Woodsman Show 2007652 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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Dispatcher Honored618 viewsRochester Chief Dispatcher Tracy Eldridge (seated next to husband, Highway Surveyor Jeff Eldridge) listens to Police Chief Paul Magee read his nomination letter for the Thirteenth Annual Jeff Grossman 9-1-1 Telecommunicator of the Year Award which Ms. Eldridge received on June 29. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Branching Out626 viewsMembers of the Rochester Council on Aging (COA) dedicated a tree outside the Senior Center in memory of longtime COA member Marie McCarthy on October 3. (Photo by Robert Chiarito.)
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