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I hope you will join me in supporting Ben Dorr for re-election as Rockland City Councilor! What I appreciate most about Ben is that he does his homework! He comes prepared, is willing to consider all views and makes an informed decision for the...

ROCKLAND — The idea of creating a parking lot off of a narrow residential street in Rockland has no immediate future after City Council scrapped the notion during a special Sept. 27 meeting. Giving that Brownfield site a future, however, is of...

Rockland Council OKs $14.6 million budget The approved budget includes the addition of a full-time city planner. The planner position will add an estimated $113,950 to the budget for salary and benefits. Share The Rockland City Council met Monday evening, June 28 for the first in-person Council meeting since March 2020,. The Rockland City Council gave unanimous approval Monday evening to a $14.6 million budget for 2021-2022. The June 28 meeting was the first in-person City Counci...

Greene is working with a Republican ad maker who has a history of racist remarks and ties to extremist gun groups

ROCKLAND — When Jen Chapman approached Rockland City Council for permission to hold a small non-moving parade in the Industrial Park this summer, Council volleyed with a request for bigger and grander, with more parking options, and easier...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Appeared In A Super PAC Ad Asking For Money. That Might Break The Rules. Greene is working with a Republican ad maker who has a history of racist remarks and ties to extremist gun groups. US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, answers questions from the media during a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. - The Democratic-led US House voted o...

Sarah Thompson Tue, 05/11/2021 - 4:15pm Everyone came out to enjoy the street music on a Saturday evening in Rockland, in 2016. (File photo by Lynda Clancy) ROCKLAND — As some pandemic restrictions ease up – and others stay the same – the City of Rockland looks ahead to some street traffic variations, some sign replacements, and some fun in the post-Bicentennial sun. The following were mentioned during the May 10, 2021 Rockland City Council meeting. From May 28 to October 31, th...

Sarah Thompson (File photo by Sarah Thompson) ROCKLAND – “I know some people are seeing this as an opportunity to revamp the whole entire department, and some people see this as an opportunity for us to take apart a department,” said Mayor Ed Glaser, during the Monday, May 3 agenda-setting meeting of Rockland City Council. “I don’t see it as either one of those things. I see this as an opportunity for us to look at what we have as a police department. Celebrate their strengths, look...

Sarah Thompson Mon, 04/12/2021 - 6:00pm ROCKLAND (4/13/2021) – “I would like to take a moment to briefly point out the irony that we’re now passing an order to close a portion of Winter Street,” said Councilor Ben Dorr, “but I’m stoked to go to this party for CMCA, and I’m glad that they are a member of our Downtown community. On April 12, Rockland City Council approved a closure of Winter Street for June 27, when Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) holds an outdoo...

Jersey barriers, parklets and pocket parks: Rockland Downtown Traffic Committee makes recommendations Sarah Thompson Downtown Rockland, in 2016. (File photo by Ron Hawkes) ROCKLAND — “It does not have to be a tourist town that we sell to others but avoid ourselves,” said Connie Hayes, Rockland resident and member of the 2021 Planning Committee for Downtown Rockland. On Wednesday, April 8, the 22-member committee, facilitated by Rockland Main Street’s David Gogel and City Councilor Louis...