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🌱 Could your child’s toe-walking be helped right here in Rockport?
You won't want to miss Maine ACLU/Banned Books Week — Barnswallow Books on the Rockport Patch calendar

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- Could your child's toe-walking be helped right here in Rockport?
Also on today's calendar: Live Music at Oak Room and 5 more events.
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- Tuesday: A bit of morning rain, with a high of 60 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Pediatric Casting Clinic Helps Children Improve Mobility (midcoastvillager.com) — Families in Rockport now have access to a specialized pediatric casting clinic at MaineHealth Pediatrics Physical Therapy, offering gentle, overnight serial casting to help children with toe walking and tight ankles improve mobility. Therapists report strong results in gait and activity levels, and encourage parents who notice unusual walking patterns to seek an early evaluation through their primary care provider.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockport
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★ Featured events ★
- Maine ACLU/Banned Books Week — Barnswallow Books →
Barnswallow Books, 166 Russell Ave, Rockport
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Live Music at Oak Room →
Rockport Harbor Hotel, Rockport
4:00 pm - MidCoast Maine Community Square Dance – Rockport, ME →
Simonton Corner Hall, 366 Main Street, Rockport
4:00 pm - Book Bans: A Conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan →
Pascal Hall, 86 Pascal Avenue, Rockport
5:00 pm - Maine ACLU/Banned Books Week →
Barnswallow Books, 166 Russell Ave, Rockport
5:00 pm - Villager Book Club: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison →
Barnswallow Books, 166 Russell Avenue, Rockport
5:00 pm - Live Music at Oak Room →
Rockport Harbor Hotel, Rockport
4:00 pm - Second Sunday Dance in Rockport 10/11 →
Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St, Rockport
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Sunday October 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Celebrity Silhouette →
Anchorage 1, 1 Harbor Park, Rockland
7:00 am - Yoga in the Amphitheatre with Denyse Robinson →
Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden
9:00 am - Book Donations Open at the Blue Door Book Shed →
Blue Door Book Shed, Atlantic Avenue, Camden
9:00 am - CRC Program: Mahjong for All →
Flanagan Recreation Center, Rockland
10:00 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ocean Properties Hotels Resorts and Affiliates posted a job opening for Aesthetician in Rockport. Apply here.
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist in Rockland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockland
- Forty Hour Club, Wabanaki activists perform 'The Greatest Golfer That Ever Lived!' during nationwide 'Fall of Freedom' (penbaypilot.com)
Camden
- Moving Day (penbaypilot.com)
- 14 Maine events to get the most out of fall (centralmaine.com)
- Maine High School Sports Results From September 26th (929theticket.com)
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