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ROCKPORT — The Town of Rockport is bringing back the Donut Festival for its second year on June 7 and 8, 2024. While paying homage to the history of the donut, the two-day summer kick-off event will be jam packed with family-friendly activities in...

ROCKPORT — The town of Rockport is bringing back the Donut Festival for its second year on June 7 and 8, 2024. While paying homage to the history of the

ROCKPORT — Nothing has to be decided in the near term, and there is room to adjust course; but either way, Rockport has to make progress resolving its sewer issues. With that in mind, the Rockport voter will consider two ballot questions June 11 at...

ROCKPORT — With the presentation to the Select Board of proposed changes to Rockport’s land use ordinance – made primarily with the intent to conform to state law governing housing development, but with additional amendments focused on short term...

Voters in both Rockport and Camden will go to a new place to vote March 5 for the Presidential primaries.

ROCKPORT — The Select Board voted Feb. 12 to add a town-run Emergency Medical Services department to the upcoming budget to replace contracted services from North East Mobile Health.

ROCKPORT — Town officials made their case for creating a town-run and budgeted Emergency Medical Services department to replace contracted services from an outside company, arguing that costs of contracting

Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke submitted the following newsletter to the Rockport Select Board in advance of its Jan. 8 regularly scheduled meeting. EMS Workshop The Board is meeting next Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the library for a workshop on...

ROCKPORT — The Select Board approved in December purchase of a new town ambulance as the town contemplates withdrawing from North East Mobile Health Services by July 1.

ROCKPORT — The short footbridge that ties the west and east side of Rockport Harbor is gone for five months as the town builds a new one. “It had gotten to a point that we were concerned about its stability,” said Rockport Town Manager Jon Duke, Dec...