Daily brief · Rockport, MA
Four-alarm fire displaces families on Broadway
September 21, 2026
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Four-alarm Broadway fire displaces two families, disrupts water
A four-alarm fire Sunday morning at 19 Broadway Avenue, home to Rockport House of Pizza, forced two families and several businesses to evacuate. Firefighters knocked down the blaze by 1 p.m.; no injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation by the Rockport Fire Department and Massachusetts State Police.
John Guilfoil Public Relations
Fire response may leave Rockport water discolored
Rockport DPW warned that residents could see discolored water after numerous hydrants were used during the Broadway fire response on Sunday, September 20.
WCVB
Rockport fifth-graders scheduled for Project Adventure trip
Rockport Elementary fifth-graders are scheduled for a field trip to Project Adventure on Monday, September 21.
Rockport Public Schools
Businesswomen's 'Swing into Fall' golf event runs today
The Businesswomen of Greater Cape Ann's 'Swing into Fall' event is scheduled for Monday, September 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Rockport Golf Club, with instruction, a nine-hole scramble and networking.
Rockport USA
Free documentary 'Painting at the Edge' screens at Shalin Liu
Rockport Music screens 'Painting at the Edge' on Monday, September 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. The free documentary follows landscape artist Tony Foster and his work highlighting wilderness destruction and climate change.
Rockport Music
'Little Audrey' screens Monday with post-film Q&A
The Boston Film Festival's 'Little Audrey' screens Monday, September 21, from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. The free screening is followed by a Q&A with director Michael Mailer, producer Jeff Thomas and actor Robert Wahlberg.
Rockport USA
LEGO Club meets at Rockport Public Library
On Monday, September 21, the library's LEGO Club meets from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. in the Brenner Room; children under 9 must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Rockport Public Library
Rockport hosts Everett in Monday field hockey doubleheader
On Monday, September 21, Everett's junior-varsity team plays field hockey at Rockport at 4:00 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 5:15 p.m.
Everett Public Schools
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