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        • A Helpful Message to Prospective Homebuyers and Current Property Owners.........click here....
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        • Applying for a Certificate...........click here...
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      • Registry Of Motor Vehicles (RMV) 
      • Parking and Shuttle Info

       

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      • Cape Ann Beacon
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      Social Concerns & Outreach:

      • Domestic Abuse: 
        HAWC (Healing Abuse Working For Change)
      • Job Loss & Assistance
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      Elder Services:

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

       

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      • 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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Masks Required in All Indoor Public Spaces starting 12/31/21 »

See attached public health regulation for details on indoor mask order.

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The 1st Half Real Estate and Personal Property tax bills mailed December 7th, 2021. They are due/payable on...

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The Board of Selectmen are looking for photos for the 2021 Annual Town Report.  The photos would be for consideration...

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