Rockport Daily Current, Tuesday, October 13

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Good morning, Rockport. It's Tuesday, October 13. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Rockport Daily Current, free public information for Rockport. Today we look at the town's water supply and jobless numbers.

The town's drinking water reservoirs held at about 58 percent full for the week of October 4 to 10, according to the weekly water table. That is about 7 points below the same week last year. The total ban on outdoor water use remains in place. The state lists the region at a Level 2 Significant Drought.

About 143 people in town were out of work and looking for a job in August, according to new federal estimates. That puts the local unemployment rate at 4.2 percent. The rate is down from 4.9 percent in July and a year earlier.

Public school students have the day off today. Classes resume tomorrow.

The Council on Aging meets today at 5 p.m.

Today from 2 to 3:45 p.m., the public library hosts a board game time for adults. Tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m., portrait painter Leo Mancini Hresko paints from a live model in oils at the Rockport Art Association and Museum.

In high school sports today, the golf team plays at Amesbury at 3:30 p.m. Boys soccer hosts Newburyport. One listing says 4 p.m. and another says 6 p.m., so check before you go, and girls soccer plays at Newburyport at 6 p.m. Tomorrow, field hockey hosts Hamilton Wenham at 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a cloudy day today with a high near 58 and a chance of showers, and says showers are likely tonight. The forecast for tomorrow brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 71. High tide in Gloucester Harbor is at 1:36 p.m. today, and Rockport's tides come a few minutes earlier.

We also remember John Peter S. Dunn, who was 74.

That's the Rockport Daily Current for Tuesday. Everything we share is free public information from public records and government data. For updates from all four Cape Ann towns, and every source, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's host. Catch the Daily Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Cape Ann's August jobless rates: Gloucester 4.1%, Rockport 4.2%, Manchester 3.3%, Essex 3%
• Gloucester PreK to 8 students get out early Thursday for parent conferences, with a snack style lunch
• Rockport's reservoirs hold at 58% for a third week, about 7 points below last year
• Gray with a few showers Tuesday, then sunny and near 71 Wednesday
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey at Beverly and nine more games on a busy Tuesday

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