Author: nate

By: Nick Westervelt We can all agree that we’re currently experiencing a renaissance in farming, I’ve been caught up in the movement for almost 20 years and still find it… [Continue Reading]

By: Garden Group Volunteers In early Spring of 2017 a group of individuals met at Rockland City Hall with then Mayor Will Clayton and Parks Chairman John (Mike) Grondin in… [Continue Reading]

By: Richard King What is Food Sovereignty in Maine REALLY All About? Prior to the corporate and industrial takeover of the food industry, all food was local. People generally produced… [Continue Reading]

SPECIAL TO THE BUZZ By: Robert Spencer In 1947, when Forbes magazine published its 30th anniversary issue, it selected Lancaster, Ohio, as the quintessential representation of the all-American town. It… [Continue Reading]

By: Emilia Blackstone Break the Anchor, a Portuguese non-profit, is building a traditional Portuguese sardine carrier from scratch and sailing it across the Atlantic Ocean. The traditional 40-foot vessel, a… [Continue Reading]

By: Ryan Flanders I am one of the newest members of the Rock City Cooperative. I’m one of the chefs employed by the business. I’ve lived in Rockland and surrounding… [Continue Reading]

By: George Chapelle Officials at Oceanside High School in Rockland prevented me from interviewing students on Tuesday morning to ask their opinion about having police officers on campus. Police-on-campus has… [Continue Reading]

By: Joe Steinberger There are two competing visions of Rockland. On vision is of an up-and-coming artsy town in the prestigious suburban territory known as the midcoast. The other is… [Continue Reading]

By: George Chapelle A citizens’ forum is to be held Thursday night for residents to review the proposed harbor expansion plan and to voice their thoughts and feelings about the… [Continue Reading]

By: Callie Black In the summer of 2016, the City of Rockland Comprehensive Planning Commission began discussing how to get the required community input for the new Comprehensive Plan. The… [Continue Reading]