Rockland News Archives

A new class moves in to Elon University's campus Friday, bringing back memories of when I stepped on campus as a freshman some seven years ago.

EPA has ordered a Massachusetts real estate developer to restore approximately 6.3 acres of freshwater wetlands in Rockland, Mass.

Maybe it's the rain-foreshortened summer. Maybe it's just August coming down as usual.

When Pat Glennon of Rockland shot this watery image of headlights and taillights through the windshield of his car during a rainstorm, he couldn't decide if he liked it.

Maureen O'Haire of Rockland says the upside-down flag being flown by a car dealer in town is an insult to her son, who died in Iraq in 2007, and to anyone who has served in the military.

BRAINTREE, Mass. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a combined total of $442,150 in fines against Globe Composite Solutions Ltd.

As part of the deal, both Houston-based M.D. Anderson and Rockland, Mass.-based EMD Serono will work to design and conduct clinical trials for EMD's oncology product candidates.

Maureen O'Haire of Rockland says the upside-down flag being flown by a car dealer in town is an insult to her son, who died in Iraq in 2007, and to anyone who has served in the military.

Veterans groups and the mother of a Marine killed in Iraq say the owner of a used car lot in Rockland is being disrespectful by flying the U.S. flag upside down.

BRAINTREE, Mass. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a combined total of $442,150 in fines against Globe Composite Solutions Ltd.

Medical robotics The robotics industry in Massachusetts is nearly a $1 billion business, encompassing software, hardware, component-makers and other related companies, according to a report on the state's robotics industry by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council released earlier this year.