Editing Rockland, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==

On the national level, Rockland is a part of [[Massachusetts's 10th congressional district]], and is represented by [[William R. Keating|Bill Keating]].  The state's senior ([[Classes of United States Senators#Class I|Class I]]) member of the [[United States Senate]], elected in 2012, is [[Elizabeth Warren]]. The state's junior member, elected in a special election following the appointment of [[John Kerry]] to [[United States Secretary of State]], is [[Ed Markey]].

On the state level, Rockland is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Fifth Plymouth district, which includes the towns of Hanover and Norwell.  The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the Norfolk and Plymouth District, which includes Abington, Holbrook, Quincy, and part of Braintree.<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town, from Mass.gov]</ref>  The town is patrolled by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d1&csid=Eeops Station D-1, SP Norwell]</ref>

The town has its own police and fire department; the police department is located near the eastern junction of Routes 123 and 139 and the fire department is located along Union Street, the town's main street.  The fire department also has its own ambulance service, which brings emergency cases to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth or Brockton Hospital in Brockton.  The [[Rockland Memorial Library]] is a member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) and the Southeastern Massachusetts Library System (SEMLS).
[[File:Rockland Library.jpg|thumb|left|Rockland Memorial Library]]
Rockland is governed by an [[open town meeting]] form of government.  Its [[board of selectmen]] has five elected seats, currently filled by:
* Michael O'Loughlin 2023  (Chairman)
* Tiffanie Needham, 2024
* Larry Ryan, 2022
* Kara Nyman, 2023 (Vice-Chairman)
* Richard Penney, 2022

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of August 24, 2024<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of August 24, 2024 | publisher = Massachusetts Elections Division | access-date = May 8, 2010 | url = http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/st_county_town_enroll_breakdown_08.pdf}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2,518
| style="text-align:center;"| 19.05%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1,249
| style="text-align:center;"| 9.44%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unaffiliated
| style="text-align:center;"| 9,280
| style="text-align:center;"| 70.21%
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 44
| style="text-align:center;"| .03%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 13,217
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}