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Rochester Resonators569 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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Rochester Crimebusters548 viewsThe Crimebusters, a “Destination Imagination” team from Rochester’s Memorial School, won first place for their challenge at the recent Region 10 tournament. The team will be going on to the State Finals on Saturday, April 12 in Worcester, MA. The team is comprised of Grade 4 and 5 students and this is their third year together. Team members include (clockwise from top) Victoria Medeiros, Sara Lafrance, Kyle Rood, Conner West and Sarah Braza. (Photo courtesy of Kerry Bulman).
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Congregational Christmas713 viewsA "Birthday Party for Jesus" Christmas Fair was held at the First Congregational Church of Rochester on Saturday, November 10. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Global Warming662 viewsStudents at Rochester's Memorial School were given a rare look at this scaled inflatable model of Planet Earth during a recent Earth Balloon program sponsored by professors from Bridgewater State College. The unique learning tool allows students to see the entire planet from both outside and inside. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Cream of the Crop608 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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Rochester Remembers512 viewsThe Town of Rochester paid tribute to our armed forces, both past and present, with their annual Memorial Day Parade and Observance held on Sunday morning, May 25, 2008. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Frozen Flyers501 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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Puppet Play487 viewsOn Saturday, March 8, the children of the tri-town area were treated to Sparky’s Puppets, the working name of Rhode Island puppeteer Sparky Davis, who presented her “Old Favorites” show sponsored by the Tri-Town Early Childhood Council in the Rochester Memorial School’s Cafetorium. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Summer Fun Fair630 viewsThe Rochester Lions Club sponsored a Summer Fun Fair in the field adjacent to the Plumb Corner Mall during the week of June 12-17, 2007. The event included carnival rides and various fun and games. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Memorial Day 2007744 viewsBoard of Selectmen Chairman Bradford Morse speaks during Memorial Day Exercise held in Rochester on Sunday, May 27 in the town center. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Teddy Bear Picnic444 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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Waterman Reunion596 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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