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Friday Dec 25 | The Standard-Times

Tri-town H1N1 flu clinics

The Tri-town communities of Marion, Rochester and Mattapoisett have begun scheduling community H1N1 flu clinics.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

The Standard-Times

Rochester Woman of the Year: Molding children's lives through education

The Memorial School is getting a $26 million face lift and expansion and there's a good argument to be made that it wouldn't be happening without Sharon Hartley.

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Mon Dec 21, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Rochester Man of the Year: In an emergency, he's the man to call

Jeffrey Eldridge wears many hats. A lifelong resident of Rochester, Eldridge, 40, serves as the town's highway surveyor, tree warden, captain in the Volunteer Fire Department and an emergency medical technician.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

School cancellations

Several schools and school districts have cancelled school for Monday because of the storm.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

The Standard-Times

Reeling from vocational costs, Freetown looking for answers

Freetown is paying almost double what district members are to send students to Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, at a time when more and more of the town's students want to go to Old Colony.

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Tue Dec 15, 2009

The Wanderer

Rochester School Committee - December 15, 2009

A regular meeting of the Rochester School Committee was called to order by Chairperson Sharon Hartley at 5:45 pm at the Rochester Town Hall.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

The Boston Globe

2 Norwich students charged with assault

Two Norwich University students have been charged with assaulting a fellow freshman.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

The Wanderer

Tree Lighting

Rochester held its annual tree lighting on Monday, December 7, 2009 at Rochester Town Hall.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

A1 - HOME - Top Stories

NH bus driver accused of soliciting student

A Portsmouth school bus driver has been charged with soliciting a 13-year-old student for sex.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Wanderer

Rochester Planning Board - November 24, 2009

A regular meeting of the Rochester Planning Board was called to order by Gary Florindo at 7:15 pm on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Rochester Town Hall.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

The Standard-Times

Marion considers adding senior center

Unlike its neighboring towns, Marion does not have a community center for its older residents, a population estimated at 1,476 people, about 29 percent of town residents.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Standard-Times

Prince Henry Society holds annual banquet

The Prince Henry Society held its annual banquet at the Century House in Acushnet in October, when the following officers and board of directors for 2009-10 were sworn in by Judge Armand Fernandes.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

SouthCoastToday

Thai that binds: Tritown schools make special connection with educators from afar

A simple "Good Morning" or someone asking "How was your day?" is not something Chulawan Bualuang is used to.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

The Standard-Times

Club news

The Artisan Kitchen wholesale bakery in Rochester is the subject of the Friday, Nov.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Wanderer

Rochester Votes Yes for Expansion

The Town of Rochester voted on October 31, 2009, to appropriate funds for expansion on the Rochester Memorial School, which is currently over-capacity. In an October 26 Special Town Meeting, Rochester residents voted 260 to 5 to approve the renovation and expansion project, which will add 14 classrooms, expand the cafeteria and add 200 parking ...

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The Wanderer

Hitting the Beach

A 25-ton house, gifted from Rochester resident Greg Kamon to soon-to-be Mattapoisett resident Deborah Francoeur, sits on a barge at the end of Brant Beach on November 5, 2009 while workers from New England Harbor Services and Mike Reid Mover Builders wait for 1:00 pm low tide to unload the house.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Your View: The quotable voice

"We're anxious and we're watching carefully and we're thankful that to date we have not had a major outbreak." - Old Rochester Regional Superintendent Bill Cooper, relieved that his district has yet to see many H1N1 flu cases.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Boston Globe

Halloween party host shot in Dorchester

A 21-year-old woman who hosted a party on Halloween was shot yesterday in Dorchester, police said.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Rochester to vote on override on Saturday

The town will hold a special election Saturday to vote on a single question regarding the funding of Memorial School.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Your View: Decision day for Rochester Memorial School

Jay Ryan is principal of Rochester Memorial School. October 29, 2009 12:00 AM It was very gratifying to see the strong show of support at Town Meeting for the expansion and renovation project at Rochester Memorial School.

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