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🌱 How a Rockland parking lot trip turned into a rollover emergency
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Cheers Rockland! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Rockland parking lot trip turned into a rollover emergency
- Rockland woman charged after major crack cocaine seizure in Skowhegan
- Why a flight bound for Rockland ended in tragedy near Bristol
Also on today's calendar: Member Morning and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
- Saturday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Updated: Vehicle Slams Into Parking Lot in Rockland, Rolls on Its Side (midcoastvillager.com) — A serious crash in a Rockland parking lot sent three people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after an SUV's brakes apparently failed and the vehicle flipped onto its side near Bangor Savings Bank and Breakwater Marketplace. Four vehicles were damaged as Rockland fire, EMS, and police responded, freeing the elderly driver and treating passengers, all of whom were wearing seatbelts. 
• Massachusetts man sought by Maine State Police on drug charges (wmtw.com) — A Rockland woman, 57-year-old Ruth Crandall, faces drug charges after a Skowhegan traffic stop where state police say they seized about 354 grams of suspected crack cocaine. Two other people, including a Massachusetts man now wanted on an arrest warrant, were also implicated as authorities ask the public for tips on his whereabouts.
• Pilot Lost Engine Power Before Deadly Crash in Bristol (midcoastvillager.com) — A recent federal report details how a small plane headed for Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland lost engine power before crashing during an emergency landing attempt in Bristol. The pilot, who had diverted toward Rockland after noticing low oil pressure, died at the scene, while his son survived with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
📸 Around Rockland
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockland
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★ Featured events ★
- First Friday at the Farnsworth →
Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St, Rockland
4:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Member Morning →
Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St, Rockland
9:00 am - Rockland Maker's Market - October →
Harbor Park, Rockland
10:00 am - 365 Gallery Walk: Making Ceramics in Maine →
365, 365 Main Street, Rockland
11:00 am - 365 Gallery Walk: Making Ceramics in Maine
365, 365 Main Street, Rockland
11:00 am - 365 Gallery Walk: Making Ceramics in Maine →
365, 365 Main Street, Rockland
11:00 am - Music Under Sail with Paddy Mills →
A Morning in Maine, Rockland
4:00 pm - Paddy Mills at A Morning in Maine →
A Morning in Maine, Rockland
4:00 pm - Reese Fulmer & The Carriage House Band on the Schooner American Eagle →
Schooner American Eagle, Rockland - Reese Fulmer on the Schooner American Eagle →
Schooner American Eagle, Rockland - Farnsworth Concert Series: Skye Consort & Emma Björling →
Farnsworth Library, 16 Museum Street, Rockland
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
📣 Rockland Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Happy Wanderers: Clark Island →
Clark Island, Thomaston
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Goodwill Northern New England posted a job opening for Retail Supervisor in Rockland. Apply here.
- International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. posted a job opening for Blending operator in Rockland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Thomaston
- How Thomaston's new Comfort Line connects seniors with weekly wellness checks (wabi.tv)
- No boat needed: this Maine lighthouse sits at the end of a walkway over open water (wheninyourstate.com)
Rockport
- Author Talk: 'Banned Books Week' to feature Jenny Finney Boylan, MLA andA CLU in Rockport (penbaypilot.com)
- Richard Grunke, DNP, CRNA, Joins MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Anesthesia (midcoastvillager.com)
- Song, Sun and Hope for the Next Generation (midcoastvillager.com)
Warren
- DOC commissioner calls it a career after 4 decades in law enforcement (wmtw.com)
Ok Rockland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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