Rockport Daily Brief, Saturday, October 3

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Good morning, Rockport. It's Saturday, October 3. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Rockport Daily Brief. In sports, Rockport girls soccer sits at 17th in the latest state power rankings.

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The state released its latest tournament power rankings on Friday. Rockport girls soccer is 17th in Division 5 with a record of 1, 5 and 1. Boys soccer is 26th in Division 5 at 3, 4 and 1. Field hockey is 34th in Division 4 at 2, 5 and 2. Rockport goalie Natasha Proposki ranks 6th among area keepers with 2 wins and 3 shutouts. There are no varsity games for Rockport today. On Monday, the field hockey team visits Manchester Essex at 4 p.m.

Today, the Rockport Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Harvey Park. From 1 to 3 p.m., the Rockport Art Association and Museum holds a reception for 3 new exhibitions. Tonight's Five for Fighting show at the Shalin Liu Performance Center is sold out. Tomorrow, bring a homemade cake to swap slices at Cake Fest, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Windhover Center for the Performing Arts.

The state's most recent drought declaration, from September 10, keeps Cape Ann at a Level 1 mild drought. Rockport's ban on all outdoor water use remains in effect.

The National Weather Service expects a sunny and cool weekend, with highs near 61 today and 59 tomorrow, and a chance of showers holding off until tomorrow night. High tides in Rockport come just before 4:51 a.m. and 5:09 p.m. today, and just before 5:58 a.m. and 6:18 p.m. tomorrow.

We also remember Amnon Wachman, MD, 91. A graveside funeral service was held Friday.

That's the Rockport Daily Brief for Saturday. For news from all four Cape Ann towns, and every story with its sources, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Current's AI newsreader. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Sunny and cool on Cape Ann this weekend, with showers possible Sunday night
• This weekend on Cape Ann: dahlias, a blessing for pets, three art openings and a cake swap
• Gloucester's Fiona Black and Mia Rodolosi top the area field hockey scoring list, with Hornets close behind
• Unbeaten Gloucester field hockey ranks ninth in Division 3 in the MIAA's latest power rankings
• Scoreboard: Gloucester football wins its homecoming game, 28 to 7, and Amesbury beats Manchester Essex

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