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        • A Helpful Message to Prospective Homebuyers and Current Property Owners.........click here....
        • Agendas, Meeting Minutes, Submitted Applications, Decisions and Related Information..........click here...
        • Applying for a Certificate...........click here...
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      • Memorial Day Parade Committee
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        • Millbrook Meadow Committee 2017 Annual Report
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        • Millbrook Meadow Committee 2020 Annual Report
        • Reports and Documents
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        • 2019 Final approval e mail 2019 Open Space and Recreation Plan
        • 2019 Open Space and Recreation Plan Town of Rockport Final Approved by Mass EOEE
        • Bike Map
        • Conditional Final approval letter for 2019 Rockport OSR Plan
        • Open Space and Recreational Plan 2009-2016
        • Trail Conditions Summit Ave to Whales Jaw April 2022
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        • Meetings and Deadlines 2022
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      • Stickers For Resident Parking And Transfer Station
      • Dog License Registration
      • Real Estate Tax
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      • Water And Sewer
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      • Parking Ticket Payment

       

      Helpful Resources:

      • Town Maps
      • GIS/Town Maps
      • Registry Of Motor Vehicles (RMV) 
      • Parking and Shuttle Info

       

      Community News:

      • Gloucester Daily Times 
      • Cape Ann Beacon
      • Tides & Weather

      Social Concerns & Outreach:

      • Domestic Abuse: 
        HAWC (Healing Abuse Working For Change)
      • Job Loss & Assistance
      • Fuel Assistance
      • Food Pantry & Hot Meals
      • Second Glance (The Open Door)
      • Drug Addiction Assistance
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      • Alcohol Addiction Assistance/AA
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      • Wellspring House
      • Salvation Army
      • Dept. of Children & Families

      Elder Services:

      • Rockport Council On Aging
      • Senior Care
      • North Shore Elder Services

       

      Community Links:

      • YMCA
      • Rockport Library 
      • U.S. Post Office
      • Police Dept.
      • Ambulance
      • Rockport Harbormaster
      • Addison Gilbert
      • Beverly Hospital
  • Visitors

    • Tourist Info:

      • Cape Ann Business Directory
      • Chamber Of Commerce
      • Beaches - No smoking on all beaches - for more info click here.
      • About Cape Ann
      • Bearskin Neck.net
      • Rockport Travel Guide
      • About Rockport/Wikipedia
      • Yankee Magazine
      • North Shore Magazine
      • Must-Sees In Rockport (Video)
      • Visit Rockport (Video)

       

      Recreation:

      • Dogtown
      • Trails.com
      • Halibut Point State Park
      • Millbrook Meadow
      • Department of Conservation & Recreation
      • Bike Map

      Points Of Interest:

      • Halibut Point State Park
      • Bearskin Neck
      • Motif #1
      • Paper House
      • Thacher Island
      • Straitsmouth Island
      • Milk Island
      • Rockport Art Association
      • Rockport Art Colony Galleries

      Transportation & Parking Info

      • Driving Directions
      • MBTA Commuter Rail
      • CATA (Cape Ann Transportation)
      • Parking and Ride

       

      Walking Tours:

      • Rockport Cultural District Facebook Page
      • Rockport Cultural District on Essex Heritage
      • Free Public Sunday Walks

       

      Culture, Arts, and Tourism

      • Shalin Liu Performance Center
      • Windhover Center for Performing Arts
      •  Cape Ann Plein Air
      • Rockport-Art-Colony  Rockport Art Colony
         

      Public Restrooms:

      (Handicapped Accessible)

      • Front Beach On Beach St. (Seasonal)
      • Back Beach On Beach St.  (Seasonal)
      • T-Wharf At 3 T-Wharf (Year Round)

       

      Postal Services:

      Rockport Post Office

       

      Hospitals:

      • Addison Gilbert Hospital
      • Beverly Hospital

       

      Emergency Numbers:

      • Emergency: Dial 911
      • Non-Emergency: 978-546-1212
      • Ambulance: Dial 911
      • Fire: Dial 911

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