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JoAnne Chirico

We noticed a new vendor on Centennial Street (pink building near Mom’s) and I thought some of you might be looking for something for visitors: Salt Island Rentals and Fishing Charters.

GLOUCESTER, MA – Mayor Paul Lundberg has reconstituted the City’s Mariners Medal Committee, an important step in recognizing individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, skill, and seamanship on the high seas.

Established under Sections 2-450 through 2-454 of the City of Gloucester Ordinances, the Mariners Medal honors individuals who have performed “an act of heroism and extraordinary seamanship on the high seas.” The award reflects Gloucester’s proud maritime heritage and its longstanding tradition of recognizing those who exemplify the highest standards of courage and professionalism at sea.

Under the ordinance, the Mariners Medal Committee consists of the Mayor, three appointed members with experience serving as master of a commercial vessel on the high seas, and one additional member. The committee is responsible for reviewing nominations and recommending recipients to the City Council, which makes the final determination on awarding the Medal.

Mayor Lundberg recently appointed Gloucester sea captains Vito Giacalone, Joseph Orlando, and David Leveille as well as Gloucester educator Mary Fay “Miffy” Somers to serve on the Mariners Medal Committee. Those appointments are effective immediately, and are subject to confirmation by the City Council within 90 days. 

The reconstitution of the committee comes at an important time following a recent amendment to the Mariners Medal ordinance approved by the City Council. Previously, nominations were limited to acts of heroism that occurred within six months of the nomination being submitted. As a result, there is now no time limit on eligible acts of heroism. The change opens the door for the City to recognize deserving mariners whose extraordinary actions may have occurred in the past, ensuring that acts of courage and exceptional seamanship are not overlooked simply because of when they occurred.

“Gloucester’s identity has always been deeply connected to the sea,” said Mayor Lundberg. “By reconstituting the Mariners Medal Committee and removing the previous time limitation on nominations, we are creating new opportunities to honor the brave men and women whose actions embody the very best of our maritime tradition.”

The Mariners Medal Committee will be issuing guidelines governing the nomination process before the end of June. 

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Mayor Paul Lundberg
City of Gloucester

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Directors Terry Sands and Tracie Ewing announced today the cast chosen for the upcoming production of The Addams Family musical that will be performed Aug. 4-9 by the Annisquam Village Players. Tickets go on sale in July.

Danny Marks

Gomez

Shayla Jamieson

Morticia

Miranda Joyce

Wednesday

Colby Taormina 

Uncle Fester

Kavika Babson

Lurch

Beatrice CrockerGrandma

Jessica Margiotta

Alice Beineke

Bill Wrinn

Mal Beineke

Tayler Schultz

Lucas Beineke

The Ensemble of Zombie Ancestors:

Morticia’s Minions: Zoe Congelosi, Oceana Seber, Dakota Fritz, Kylie Bingle, and Teagen Sutter

Mystic Moon Girls: Victoria Fortune, Sophie Zawadzski, Kiki Campbell, Seania McCarthy, Penny Hill, Mamie Loring, Lillian Jamieson, and Julia Bingle

Abracadabra Cadavers: Ed Rozmiarek, Jeff Caruso, Carter Fayyad, James Brennan, and Tom Moriarty

Based on The New Yorkermagazine, single-panel comic series by Charles Addams, the show takes place in the Addams’ crumbling old Central Park mansion, alive with dark shadows and generations of dearly departed ancestors who simply won’t depart. When teenage daughter, Wednesday, invites her new boyfriend and his painfully “normal” parents to dinner, what could possibly go wrong?

Quite a bit.

As the boyfriend’s tidy, conventional family steps into the Addams’ gloriously morbid world, tensions rise faster than a ghost through the ceiling. Personality clashes spark chaos, dinner threatens disaster, and the evening takes a shocking turn when it becomes known that the young couple are engaged to be married.

Cue the mayhem.

Between the devotedly macabre and tango-dancing Morticia and Gomez Addams – along with their intense teenage children, an eccentric Uncle Fester, a 102-year-old grandmother (who may have outlived reason itself) and a hulking, chiseled butler named Lurch who speaks only in heartfelt grunts and groans – the stage is set for comic catastrophe. But in a good way!

And yet—through zombie ancestors, slapstick torture, and morbid humor — love finds a way. By the show’s end, both families discover that “normal” is relative… and that love conquers even the most haunted hearts.

Performances will run Aug. 4-9 at the Annisquam Village Hall, 34 Leonard St., Gloucester. Tickets go on sale in July. For more information, visit online at www.AnnisquamVillagePlayers.com. It’s going to be a great show!

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We enjoyed a late lunch at Lobsta Land on Causeway Street recently. It was a beautiful weekday afternoon so we decided to eat at the bar on the deck. What a great experience! As always, the service was efficient and friendly. I had the panko crusted haddock sandwich (which was on the specials menu) and Jim enjoyed his fish and chips but we relaxed in the wonderful atmosphere most of all. Hope to catch you there sometime! *PS Annie and Squam’s osprey chicks have hatched and are a delight to watch on the osprey cam**

Here’s a sampling of some unrelated goings on.