Rockport Daily Current, Wednesday, October 21

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Good morning, Rockport. It's Wednesday, October 21. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Rockport Daily Current, free public information for Rockport. Town Hall offices will move in early 2027 for renovations.

At its meeting Monday, the Finance Committee learned Town Hall offices will move in early 2027 for renovations. The town administrator says public offices will go to the annex, and other departments to the old police station. The building design is expected soon.

The Community Preservation Committee heard Monday that the town has 3.1 million dollars in unspent grants. The committee agreed to ask the Thacher Island committee to apply for 400,000 dollars in 2027 to finish the south tower early. An application workshop is set for Monday, November 9.

State records from 2023 through September 2026 show Main Street had the most crashes in Rockport with 51. Town data show residents filed 257 recent road reports through SeeClickFix, with Beach Street drawing the most complaints.

Today, the cable advisory committee and library trustees meet at 6 p.m. The School Committee and Rights of Way Committee meet at 7 p.m. Tomorrow, the seasonal communities subcommittee meets at 6:30 p.m.

Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman perform tonight at 7 p.m. at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Tomorrow at 7 p.m., the Cape Ann Community Cinema hosts a staged play reading.

Boys soccer beat Amesbury 2 to 1 on Tuesday. Today, boys golf plays at 9 a.m., and field hockey is at Lynnfield at 6:30 p.m. Tomorrow, girls soccer plays at Lynnfield at 4 p.m., and boys soccer hosts Lynnfield at 6 p.m.

The Weather Service expects a cloudy Wednesday near 52, and a partly sunny Thursday near 58. A small craft advisory runs through tomorrow afternoon, followed by a gale watch. Today's high tides are at 8:06 a.m. and 8:20 p.m.

One more thing, just for fun. The first Current Poll is open. Which Dunkin' on Cape Ann is your favorite? There are seven stores to choose from, in Gloucester, Essex and Manchester by the Sea. Vote at capeanncurrent dot com slash poll, and see the results right away. Voting ends Sunday night. It's a just for fun poll, not a scientific one.

That's the Rockport Daily Current for Wednesday. 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 most dangerous roads: 2,500 crashes in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester, and what each town is fixing
• Thursday on Cape Ann: Gloucester budget committee moves to 3:30 p.m. with $270,300 in state grants, Manchester finance panel reviews debt before town meeting
• Rockport has $3.1 million in preservation money waiting to be spent, and may speed up Thacher Island
• Rockport Town Hall offices will move to the annex and the old police station early next year
• Cloudy, breezy Wednesday near 52, then a gale watch for the bays Thursday afternoon into Friday
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey, Rockport and Manchester Essex boys soccer win Tuesday; seven games Wednesday

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