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ROCKPORT – It was a much anticipated opening and the day finally arrived. The Rockport Harbor Hotel at 20 Central Street in Rockport Village opened its doors to the public Wednesday, December 27. Stuart and Marianne Smith purchased the Shepherd...
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...
Recently, architects Meg Barclay and John Scholz authored an opinion about the currently proposed Rockport Harbor Hotel. In our opinion, Meg and John are in the top tier of local architects, and their many-decades long experience of producing fine...
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 — 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 and its plans differ from the Rockport Planning Board’s May 21 site plan approval. The appeal was f...