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🌱 Rockland approves annual fees for vacant buildings

Rockland, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Rockland approves annual fees for vacant buildings
  • Rockland's Stephen Taber finds a place on canvas
  • A Rockland employer puts $10,000 toward workforce housing

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 49 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
  • Friday: A little rain, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Rockland Council Gives Final OK to Vacant Building Law (midcoastvillager.com) — Rockland will require owners of qualifying vacant buildings to register their properties and pay $500 annually under a law taking effect Dec. 9. Owners of existing vacant commercial, industrial and residential buildings with three or more units will have 90 days to apply. Buildings undergoing renovations are exempt, and violations can bring fines.
   

2. Maritime Artist Neal Hughes: A Storied Schooner (soundingsonline.com) — Rockland's Stephen Taber caught maritime artist Neal Hughes's eye while sailing near Camden's Curtis Island Light, inspiring an oil painting. Built in 1871, the schooner has spent more than 150 years in near-continuous service, shifting from coastal cargo work to the windjammer tourist trade.
   

3. Eastern Tire and Auto Service donates $10,000 to Midcoast workforce housing efforts (penbaypilot.com) — Eastern Tire and Auto Service, an employee-owned business in Rockland and Rockport, donated $10,000 toward workforce housing at Rockport's Erickson Homestead project. The company says scarce affordable year-round housing makes hiring and retaining workers harder. The recipient, MidCoast Regional Housing Trust, serves workers who earn too much for subsidies but cannot afford local housing.
   

4. Get ready for the holiday season at the Friends of Rockland Public Library Festival of Lights Silent Auction (bangordailynews.com) — Holiday trees, wreaths and stockings will help support Rockland Public Library at its November 28 Festival of Lights silent auction. Local businesses decorate the items and include gift certificates and other offerings. Raffle tickets go on sale November 14, with all proceeds supporting library services and programs.
   

5. Police Say Suspect in Warren Traffic Stop is Body Guard for Drug Dealers (midcoastvillager.com) — A Warren traffic stop led to firearm charges against Aaron W. Morse, 45, of Woolwich, after deputies reported finding a loaded shotgun in the vehicle. Police allege Morse works as a bodyguard for out-of-state drug dealers. He and the driver denied knowing about the gun, and a judge set $5,000 cash bail.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • On Dodge Mountain in Maine
    A delight to see in bright sunlight. There to view even in the moonlight. Can be seen on either side, left or right. Stands all day and all through… (Nextdoor Dodge Mountain)
  • Hannaford posted a job opening for PT Sanitation Maintenance in Rockland. Apply here.
  • HW Staffing posted a job opening for CNC Machinist in Rockland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockland here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockland

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