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ROCKLAND Justice Bruce Mallonee issued his decision this week on a request for an injunction on any building permits issued by the Town of Rockport for a new hotel in Rockport Village.
“The court’s temporary restraining order dated Jan. 7 is vacated and Rockport’s request for dismissal without prejudice is denied,” wrote Mallonee, on Jan. 19.
See attached PDF for the full order.
He continued: “It is further ordered that the clerk schedule a televideo conference for the court with counsel to discuss further deadlines and, to the extent possible, plan for an expedited trial.”
The order came on the heels of a Jan. 13 hearing with the judge and the parties, which included the nonprofit Friends of Rockport, the Town of Rockport, and Central Street LLC, the business that has obtained site plan approval from the town for the 26-room hotel, and is seeking a building permit from the town.
Thomaston man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of fellow prison inmate
Zachary Titus faces a maximum of 12 years in prison in the strangling death of Dana R. Bartlett at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren in 2018.
By Stephen BettsThe Courier-Gazette
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Zachary Titus with his attorney Steven Peterson during a plea hearing Thursday in the Knox County court. Stephen Betts/The Courier-Gazette
ROCKLAND A 35-year-old Thomaston man pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the death of a fellow inmate at the state prison in 2018.
Zachary W. Titus had pleaded not guilty in February 2019 to a murder charge, which is being dropped under a plea agreement.
They were also with charged with misdemeanor counts of night hunting.
Cox was additionally charged with a misdemeanor count of using artificial light to illuminate wild animals and Rolerson with unlawful possession of implements or aids, another misdemeanor charge.
The former officers will appear Jan. 7 in Knox County Unified Court for a dispositional conference. The officers were initially to have appeared in court Nov. 9, but their attorneys filed an appearance on behalf of their clients to wave their appearances.
The purpose of the dispositional conference is for the defense attorneys to meet with the prosecution and a judge and discuss the merits of the evidence, the defense and any pretrial motions.