Mark Schwarzmann News Today

In the wake of a widely publicized letter from the Friends of Rockport saying the group has “decided to withdraw from any further litigation related to the Rockport Harbor Hotel,”

ROCKPORT — On March 2, Knox County Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his order on the various post-judgment motions entered by attorneys advocating for or against the construction of a new hotel in Rockport Village. In his order, Justice Mallonee...

ROCKPORT — Three hours of deliberation and discussion ended Thursday evening, Jan. 27, with four members of the Rockport Planning Board agreeing to continue their meeting until Feb. 3, when they are to officially sign findings of fact supporting...

ROCKLAND — It was a highly anticipated Zoom session this afternoon, Dec. 15, with Justice Bruce Mallonee and his call for a court hearing on how he would proceed with the specifics of his Dec. 1 order remanding the Rockport Village hotel issue back...

ROCKPORT — 20 Central LLC principal Stuart Smith appreciated a portion of the rulings made by Justice Bruce Mallonee Dec 2 concerning the ongoing court battle over his new 26-room Rockport Village hotel. But he objects to other orders issued by the...

ROCKPORT — Knox County Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his decision and order Dec. 2 concerning the town’s approval of a new hotel in Rockport Village, saying the Planning Board must take another look at parking issues and architectural...

ROCKPORT — The Monday morning spent in Knox County Courtroom No. 1 with Justice Bruce Mallonee was of patient legal discourse, as attorneys for three different parties involved in the Rockport Village hotel dispute each presented arguments to him as...

ROCKPORT — Six citizens are appealing the granting of a building permit issued to 20 Central LLC for the construction of a new hotel in Rockport Village. Most of the points the appellants are their objections rest on previous basis of a planning board approval appeal — light, noise, traffic. Additionally, this appeal includes an argument concerning the timing of a town-wide vote, which is also been argued before a judge, and says said the building permit application for the 26-room hotel a...

ROCKPORT — On Jan. 6, the Rockport Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its consideration of citizen objections to the approval that the town’s Planning Board gave last spring for the construction of a 26-room hotel in the Village. The meeting, the fourth so far on this appeal, begins at 6 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. The public can view the proceedings at https://livestream.com/rockportmaine At the end of a Nov. 17 virtual meeting that lasted more than four hours, Rockport’s Zoning...