ROCKLAND — With snow totals predicted to accumulate to 3 - 6 inches in Knox and Waldo counties, afternoon travel has turned messy. 

The following organizations have reported changes in their schedules due to the snowstorm.

Parking:

A City wide parking ban in Rockland starts at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 16, until 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Off street parking available in the Winter Street lot.

Schools and programs:

At 5:40 a.m., this morning, RSU 13 announced an early release day for today, sending students home at lunchtime.

The program tonight for the Camden-Rockport Historical Society, Irene Drago, at the Camden Public Library will now be ZOOM only. Participants should call the Library (236-3440) to register and receive a Zoom link. 

Municipal:

Due to the expected weather conditions later today/evening, the Union Town Office will be closing at 4 p.m., and the Select Board meeting has been canceled.

The Searsport Select Board meeting is postponed.

The Knox County Administrative Offices, Knox County Superior Court, and Rockland District Court closed at 1 p.m. Tuesday January 16, 2024, due to the storm.

The Special Town Meeting in Hope, scheduled for tonight, January 16, 2024 has been postponed due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, January 23, 2024 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Hope Elementary School. The warrant articles remain the same. The updated warrant is on the Town website.

Tonight’s Thomaston Planning Board Meeting has been postponed to Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., with the Thomaston Planning Board Land Use Ordinance Workshop to follow.

Due the weather and forecasted snow accumulation, today’s Rockland Planning Board meeting (January 16) is cancelled. Items on the January 16 agenda are rescheduled to February 6 at 5:15 PM.  Please let us know if you have questions.

Rockland City offices and Public Library closed at 3 PM today due to the inclement weather.