There has been a lot going on in the Knox County town of Rockport during the past few months but most of it has transpired behind closed doors. The secret society began when the Selectboard received a complaint about the … Continue reading
The latest mass killing in our country shakes us to our very souls. The horror of what occurred Friday morning at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. is almost impossible to comprehend. Anyone who is a parent, grandparent … Continue reading
Seventeen people have held the title mayor in Rockland since the city charter was amended by voters about 34 years ago. The position is largely ceremonial but the person holding the seat does often set the tone and character for … Continue reading
Seventeen people have held the title mayor in Rockland since the city charter was amended by voters about 34 years ago. The position is largely ceremonial but the person holding the seat does often set the tone and character for … Continue reading
The morning after the election has arrived and the local political landscape is clearer. Frank Isganitis, the owner of the Limerock Inn and president of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Board, won the seat for the single Rockland … Continue reading
The race for a single seat on the Rockland City Council is generating a lot of buzz in the community. The most watched race in the region, however, is the one between incumbent Republican State Sen. Christopher Rector of Thomaston … Continue reading
This year’s Rockland City Council race has had its twists and turns. Incumbent Mayor Brian Harden is seeking a fifth consecutive three-year term on the city council. No other person in the 67-year history of Rockland’s city council/city manager form … Continue reading
For nearly 100 years, a massive building stood in the center of Rockland which served as a source of civic pride because it had been constructed of granite from local quarries. That building was a federally-owned building used both as … Continue reading
The search for a superintendent to administer the school district that serves the Rockland area has taken twists and turns and has some similarities to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on President Obama’s health care legislation. Both the superintendent search … Continue reading
One of the more frustrating parts of the job of covering news is the secrecy employed by school districts when they are searching for a new superintendent. The hiring of a superintendent is one of the most important decisions a … Continue reading
