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By Michael Cronin Staff Writer   Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
TIM JEAN/Staff file photo/Rockport Fire Department s Ladder 1 is seen on Main Street.
ROCKPORT â The town s counsel has recommended selectmen take no action on a community-helmed petition seeking to emancipate the Rockport Fire Department from town oversight, calling it invalid as written.
Attorney Michael Walsh of Walsh & Walsh LLP in Lynnfield submitted a petition at Town Hall on Dec. 7 asking selectmen to call a special Town Meeting that would vote on establishing the âIndependent Rockport Fire Department.â The petition said the new department would serve under a three-person prudential committee elected by the public. The committee would be responsible for selecting a fire chief to oversee all administration, personnel, and equipment; manage the budget; and enforce policies.
Salvation Army s Red Kettle Campaign behind in donations, gets boost from anonymous donors
With only 10 days to go, the Salvation Army has raised just 30 percent of its $726,000 goal.
Credit: AP
A Salvation Army bell is rung by Michael Cronin as he staffs the charity s red donation kettle in front of a grocery store, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Lynden, Wash. Despite record amounts of charitable donations this year, nonprofits across the country are being suffocated by the effects of the pandemic. Organizations face soaring costs and demands for help, yet are largely without their own support systems, including volunteers and in-person fundraising events. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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By Michael Cronin Staff Writer   Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
TIM JEAN/Staff file photo/Rockport Fire Department s Ladder 1 is seen on Main Street.
ROCKPORT â The town s counsel has recommended selectmen take no action on a community-helmed petition seeking to emancipate the Rockport Fire Department from town oversight, calling it invalid as written.
Attorney Michael Walsh of Walsh & Walsh LLP in Lynnfield submitted a petition at Town Hall on Dec. 7 asking selectmen to call a special Town Meeting that would vote on establishing the âIndependent Rockport Fire Department.â The petition said the new department would serve under a three-person prudential committee elected by the public. The committee would be responsible for selecting a fire chief to oversee all administration, personnel, and equipment; manage the budget; and enforce policies.
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TAYLOR ANN BRADFORD/Staff file photo/A sign at a trailhead points the way to Andrews Wood, 15 acres nestled between Phillips and Haven avenues in Rockport. Town officials and community members are advocating for conservation of the land.
TAYLOR ANN BRADFORD/Staff file photo/Layers of leaves cover trails lined by ferns and brambles in Andrews Wood, 15 acres nestled between Phillips and Haven avenues in Rockport. Town officials and community members are advocating for conservation of the land. featured
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TAYLOR ANN BRADFORD/Staff file photo/A sign at a trailhead points the way to Andrews Wood, 15 acres nestled between Phillips and Haven avenues in Rockport. Town officials and community members are advocating for conservation of the land.
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Courtesy photo/Signs at the Rockport tranfer station made by the 2020 Earth Day Sub-Committee chart the tonnage impacts of both trash and recycling before and after Rockport went to a full pay-as-you-throw program in 2018. featured
Rockport Ramblings All Hands
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Courtesy photo/Signs at the Rockport tranfer station made by the 2020 Earth Day Sub-Committee chart the tonnage impacts of both trash and recycling before and after Rockport went to a full pay-as-you-throw program in 2018.
Have you seen the new signs at the
Transfer Station?
2020 Earth Day Sub-Committee, made in conjunction with the town
Department of Public Works.Â
The signs chart the tonnage impacts visually of both trash and recycling before and after Rockport went to a full