Rockport News Archives

Ann Fisk, one of Rockport's most respected and admired civic activists, died peacefully in her home Oct.

The Jupiter String Quartet, comprised of two sisters and one's husband, will kick off a new three-concert series on Sunday at the Rockport Art Association.

A Rockport man who police say frequently dressed as a ninja was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a pair of weapons charges.

Iraqi Abdul Sattar Younus, 33, made his first visit to the United States last week - and found a far different face of America than he had ever known in his native land.

The Rockport High School DECA group is selling tickets for its month-long raffle, starting Nov.

It's being called Gloucester's second charter school. The proposed super North Shore agricultural-vocational high school, whose leaders are asking for a $2.7 million commitment from the city by December, is dividing local leaders still battling to stop an incoming charter school.

When a purse and an iPod were stolen from an unlocked car parked at the commuter rail station Friday, the reported larceny had the appearance - at least for a few hours - of an isolated incident.

Sailors and singers and scarecrows, oh my! Live entertainment, the second annual Scarecrow Stroll and a visit from the sailors of the USS Constitution and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are just a few highlights of this year's Rockport Harvest Festival.

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Police filed charges yesterday against a South Street man who was taken into protective custody on Sunday after he tried to run off without paying the fare for a taxi ride.

Nearly a week after the death of one of Rockport's most respected and admired civic activists, those in the community Ann Fisk loved so much are still paying tribute to their friend.

The Heritage Center recently received a $65,000 New England Bay Watershed Education and Training grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support a three-year partnership among the organizations.

Michael Graham hosts a talk show on 96.9 WTKK. O ne is a 79-year-old Quincy clerk magistrate who hit a school bus and fled.

Any "battle" against underage drinking may seem like one destined for failure. Too many people of all ages still see teen drinking as some right of passage into adulthood.

Gov. Deval Patrick has announced funding for the city of Salem's long-held dream - a garage at the MBTA commuter rail depot.

A quick response by two Bearskin Neck restaurant workers aided Rockport's harbormasters in helping three sailors to safety Friday evening after their boat capsized off Rockport.

A bottle with a message written by a woman who tossed it into the sea in 2003 off Cape Ann in Massachusetts was found 3,000 miles across the Atlantic off the coast of France.

Less than a month after the Community Preservation Committee risked its perfect streak of Town Meeting support by backing a project that called on the town to borrow $1.5 million for rehabilitation of the Community House, the group is ready to start the process all over again.