The Godfather of the local rock and roll scene, Grahm Branlund, is planning a first of it’s kind, Rock and Roll showcase at Game Time in Rockland this Friday night. Along with the amazing Eva Braun Band will be three other local greats who will each do a set of their best music. “DO EASY”, “CORDITE-N”, and “THE JOE CAPIN [...]
January 20, 2012
Rocklandnews.com Annual Awards 2011
It is once again that time of the year, when Rocklandnews.com’s CEO and Editor sings the praises of some of his favorite Rockland people. The Rocklandnews.com Annual Awards are presented to those great Rocklandites who have performed amazing feats in one form or another to the delight of Rocklandnews.com and its readers. The criteria for the awards [...]
January 16, 2012
Rockland Lions Club, Ship Wrecked in Plymouth.
The theme for this year’s annual Mid Winter Lions conference was Ship Wrecked. This is a theme the Rockland Lions Club members are quite familiar with, as many of our events turn into one. Nearly thirty of the Rockland Pride ranging in age from 22 to 79 made the trip to the Plymouth Radisson for the [...]
January 16, 2012
Winter Clamming Brings Unexpected View
It was finger-numbing cold with the temperature at 5 degrees and the wind 10-15 mph straight out of the north, when Mar-e dumped us onto the beach. “I have the camera duty today. So I have to stay in the truck to keep the cameras from freezing,” she laughed. As we headed across the ice [...]
January 11, 2012
Aoife Kelly Rocks the Banner!
Elmer Mudguaard Rocking to Aoife Kelly at the Banner. Man, what a show for downtown Rockland, Massachusetts. Aoife, soon to be meeting with Drop Kick Murphy’s, will add a new dimension to the band with her style of violin and her beauty. Both are qualities she has in abundance. Like the owners of the Banner, [...]
January 9, 2012
Jimdogg Hacket Claims Bite Me Bait Co’s Fisherman of the Year Honors!
Jim “Jimdogg” Hackett, photographer for www.bitemebaitco.com, claimed the Fisherman of the Year trophy for 2011. He received the trophy at the BMBC Winter meeting held on Saquish Head. Grand Poobah, Rock Bottom clung to his last few moments with the prize. “I hung it with pride and it will be back with me soon.” [...]
January 6, 2012
Boring Winter for the Ice and Snow Lovers
by Elmer Mudguaard What a beautiful winter we are having weather wise. Heating bills are down and we aren’t shoveling the driveway every other day. Great! But for guys and gals like me and Mar-e this winter has made us adjust. Last year we already had many big fish on the ice. This morning [...]
January 4, 2012
Aoife Kelly Comes Home to The Banner!
Wednesday January 11th at The Banner Irish Pub! One Night Only! Don’t miss the one chance to see the Great Aoife Kelly live at the Banner Irish Pub this Wednesday. Aoife will play live for one night only before jetting out to LA to hook up for a big new deal with the Dropkick Murphys! [...]
January 3, 2012
Little Bangkok, It’s a Thai Score for Rockvegas!
Rockland has a new culinary jewel to call its own in the fast-food district on Market Street. Emerging from the shadow of The Triple Nine restaurant comes an amped-up hybrid of the former, turn-of-the-century Rockland eatery. If Triple Nine was the place to dip your toe in the pool of authentic Thai cuisine, then Little Bangkok is a [...]
December 29, 2011
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The Rocklandnews.com 2011 Year in Review
2011 started out with a crash, boom, bang in West Rockvegas at Midnight, January 1st. The Godfather of local rock and roll, Graham Brandlund, and his Eva Braun Band rocked Game Time to a huge crowd of fans to kick off the new year in style. Celebrations at O’Hurleys and the Banner Irish Pub with local rockers, [...]
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