Rockport Daily Brief, Monday, October 5

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Good morning, Rockport. It's Monday, October 5. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Rockport Daily Brief. Today, a new voter guide is live with everything you need to know for the November election.

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The Cape Ann Current has launched a free voter guide. All three Rockport precincts vote on Broadway on Tuesday, November 3. Early voting takes place at the Town Clerk's office, and includes Sunday, October 25. The guide covers the Fifth Essex District House candidates, the nine statewide ballot questions, and key deadlines.

The Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. on Zoom. The board will vote on downtown festivities for Christmas in Rockport, the state election warrant, and four public works contracts. Members will also consider a joint lawyer for Comcast cable negotiations, and interview candidates for two town committees.

A new property tax page from the Current lets you compare bills across Cape Ann. Rockport's average single family tax bill for fiscal 2026 is 8,548 dollars, based on an average home value of just over 1 million dollars. While the tax rate has fallen since fiscal 2017, the average bill has risen 41 percent.

The Granite Pier Committee meets today at 5 p.m.

Today at Granite Pier, Dianne Panarelli Miller leads a live painting demonstration from noon to 1:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the library hosts board game time for adults from 2 to 3:45 p.m.

In high school sports, the field hockey team visits Manchester Essex today at 4 p.m. On Tuesday, the girls soccer team travels to Manchester Essex at 4 p.m., while the boys soccer team hosts the Hornets at 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a sunny Monday with a high near 67, and west winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. A small craft advisory takes effect at 3 p.m. High tides run at 7:07 a.m. and 7:28 p.m.

More election coverage is coming this week in the Current's voter guide, including the candidates' answers to our questionnaire as they come in. Our town budget series continues this week with Essex on Thursday. Rockport's budget, line by line, is coming Tuesday, October 20.

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That's the Rockport Daily Brief for Monday. 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

• Cape Ann Votes: Your guide to the Nov. 3 election is live
• Rockport Select Board to weigh Christmas in Rockport plans and a joint lawyer for Comcast talks Tuesday
• New: compare property taxes in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester on one page
• Sunny and milder Monday, then a gusty, cooler Tuesday with a small craft advisory on the bay
• Scoreboard: Rockport visits Manchester Essex in field hockey, Gloucester soccer takes on Marblehead

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