Month: July 2010

Scuba Divers- Northeast Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC) 7/24/2010 at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

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From New England Lobsta Divahs messageboard member macado

There will be food and raffle prizes. You dont need to be a member of the New England Aquarium Dive Club to participate but in order to submit a survey and take part in the raffles and prizes you need a REEF ID before the event.
There are about $7000 worth of prizes to giveaway, including a trip to Bonaire.
More information available at Great Annual Fish Count

GAFC Info
Participants need to have a REEF Member # prior to the day of the event. A REEF member # is required in order to do a survey and then hand it in to get a raffle ticket.
The process is painless:
•Becoming a REEF member — Click here to Join Reef and follow the directions on the site.
•Already a member, but forgot your REEF member number? Click here to lookup your Member number. If the email lookup is not working, email data@reef.org and they can look up the number.
Most dives begin at 7-8 am and the Volunteer Coordinator at that site sets time.
After the dives, participants fill out their surveys, and meet at Stage Fort Park. The survey papers are handed in and participants get 1 raffle ticket. (1 raffle ticket / diver no matter how many surveys are handed in).The diver can choose what grand prize they wish to go for, only 1 prize per diver can be won.
There will be food and drinks for sale, as well as a touch-tank and many other activities.
The surveys must be handed in by 1:30 pm, and the Raffle is drawn at 2 pm. The Grand prizes are pulled 1st followed by general raffle prizes drawn in order of descending value. When you turn in your REEF survey this year at Stage Fort Park for the GAFC event you will also get a little gift from the NEADC.

tentative menu items for the block party from sugar mags

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

lobster risotto w/ spring onions and sweet peas

filet mignon w/ masala mushroom sauce and sweet potato frittes
pecan crusted halibut w/ mashed potato
buttermilk fried chicken w/ country fried onion w/ yucca frittes or sweet potato frittes and pepper tomato
grilled veggie tapas w/ quinoa
sugarcane skewered diver scollops over mango/blackbean/avocado/corn salsa
apps
crab cake
coconut shrimp
chowder
house salad
gaspacho
desserts

blue-berry lemon pie

What’s the Story Behind………

Posted on by capeannpainter

Here are two Photos of things I’ve seen many times but have no idea what’s the story on them. Anyone know anything about them?

I’ve driven by this Statue on Rocky Neck many times. Is there a story behind this?

How about this boat. Is it a pleasure boat? A work boat? A military Boat? Anyone know?

Http://www.FrontieroGallery.com

Downtown Gloucester Block Party This Saturday- Make Your Ressies Now!!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Click the Picture To Go To The Official Block Party Site For More Info!

 

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Destino’s Steak and Eggs Breakfast $5.55

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

All this also comes with coffee.  Incredible value and delish to boot!

I like how they fry the potatoes.  Nothing worse to me than undercooked breakfast potatoes. 

Added a little frank’s Hot sauce and I was in heaven.

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Chickity Check It- Hartson Media Get’s Started On Fiesta Documentary

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
Hartson Media Photo- Manny Simoes

Sam Hartson Writes on His Website – http://www.hartsonmedia.com/

A very successful weekend was had by all at St. Peter’s Fiesta this past weekend, though production has not wrapped for the crew of the documentary. Several more interviews with city officials are scheduled over the next week or so with the 2nd unit team up in Gloucester.

We would like to thank Seaside Graphics in Gloucester for their contribution of the business cards. www.seasidegraphics.com

Also, we would like to thank Joey and the gang at www.goodmorninggloucester.com for talking to us and helping us out.

And finally (for now), Glen Asaro, for housing us for 6 crazy days.

Check back here for updates, clips, and trailers from the film within the next few weeks as we get footage logged and captured onto our editing equipment and as we wrap up production in Gloucester.

You can also check out exclusive clips that we will be sending to Good Morning Gloucester at goodmorninggloucester.com in a couple weeks.

Bookmark us now, you’ll be happy you did.

Below: Interview with GoodMorningGloucester.com –

Well the boys have their first trailer done and Sam emailed the link last night-

Hey Joey,

This is a link to a teaser I threw together this morning with footage from one of our FlipVideo cameras.

Should be pouring out clips and snippets soon.

Thanks, Sam

Gloucester Door Series- US Post Office Dale Av 4:45 AM 7/15/10

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For More From The Good Morning Gloucester Gloucester Door Series Check Out Our Slide Show Of Beautiful Gloucester Doors

You may recognize some of these from the past-

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Here is Gloucester’s US Post Office On Dale Avenue This Morning-

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I must have walked in and out of these doors a hundred times and never recognized how beautiful the entrance is.  There is beauty all around us in Gloucester- all we need to do is slow down once in a while and appreciate.

Chickity Check It! Live Bidding Now Online For The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce Auction Website

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Presents
23RD ANNUAL GOODS & SERVICES AUCTION
Friday, July 16, 2010, Cruiseport Gloucester
Silent Auction 5:30 p.m., Live Auction 7:00 p.m.
$20 admission includes light supper ~ Cash Bar

Planning is underway for the Goods & Services Auction! Don’t miss this great night of fun and great deals!

The Auction Preview Book is now online. Please note that all packages in the book are subject to change prior to the auction. Click here to open the preview.

Don’t forget to check-out the on-line Auction at CapeAnnChamber.cmarket.com
On-line Auction bidding open Wednesday, July 14.

Items featured in the On-Line Auction will be marked with an "On-Line Auction Icon". Click the icon to go to the On-Line Auction.

Play Misty for Me

Posted on by Marty Luster

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

 

poem Fog- Carl Sandberg from Chicago poems

thanks Carol

2010 Horribles Parade Pics From David Cox Part IV

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

click the pics for larger versions

more pics to come each evening this week

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Summer Concert Series

Posted on by blackswanbeth

Stage Fort Park Summer Concert Series. Last Sunday was the Northsore Concert Band and there are six more upcoming! Click here to view the schedule.

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Hocky Fundraiser To Benefit Rockport-Manchester/Essex- Ipswich Varsity Hockey Team

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

From Kyle Edmonds

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Join us aboard The Hurricane II (Rose’s Wharf, 415 Main St, Gloucester) on July 16th, 7-10pm for a sunset cruise along the North Shore coast.  A perfect way to spend a summer evening – music, gorgeous sunset, appetizers, cocktails, & a boat load of fun people!

Tickets are $25 each and may be purchased directly from Kyle Edmonds.

Bring your friends, the more, the merrier! (Adults Only)
Only a limited number of tickets are available.  Don’t miss out – get your tickets today!
Cash bar
All proceeds to benefit Rockport-Manchester/Essex- Ipswich Varsity Hockey Team

We’d love to have everyone join us for a fun night!

Linda Greenlaw event this Thursday, 7/15 @ American Legion!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,
I’m sending this to you on behalf of Janice Severance, can you post something about the Linda
Greenlaw event sponsored by The Bookstore this Thursday, 7/15 at 7pm?  Due to the anticipated
interest, it is being held at the American Legion, 8 Washington Street.  There will be a table set
up with books available for purchase at the event, but folks can always stop by The Bookstore
anytime to pick up a book as well.  Linda’s funny and engaging stories are sure to please the crowd,
as always.  This should be a huge event for the city that put her on the map with The Hungry Ocean.
LINDA GREENLAW
SEAWORTHY
July 15, 2010 | 07:00 PM
Sponsored by: THE BOOKSTORE
Held at:          American Legion, 8 Washington Street
Reading, Q&A, signing
To purchase a book prior to the event or ask questions:
The Bookstore
61 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-1548
Seaworthy
The bestselling author’s sequel to The Hungry Ocean–a fast- paced account of her return to
swordfishing
Linda Greenlaw hadn’t been bluewater fishing for ten years- not since the events chronicled in the
books The Perfect Storm and The Hungry Ocean-but when her lobster traps aren’t paying off, her
truck is on its last gasp, and the bills are piling up, she decides to take a friend up on his
offer and captain a boat for a season of swordfishing. A decade older, and with family
responsibilities, she’s a different person heading out to sea, but any reluctance is quickly
tempered by the magnetic lure of adventure. And the adventures begin almost immediately: The ship
turns out to be rusty and ancient, and even with a crew of four Greenlaw is faced with technical
challenges. There are the expected complexities of longline fishing and the nuances of reading the
weather. Her greatest challenge, however, comes when the boat’s lines inadvertently drift into
Canadian waters and Greenlaw is thrown in jail.
Capturing the moment-by-moment details of her journey, Greenlaw tells a story about human nature
and the nature around us, about learning what can be controlled and when to let fate step in.
Seaworthy is a compelling narrative about a person setting her own terms and finding her true self
between land and water.
http://www.lindagreenlawbooks.com/books/seaworthy.asp
Thanks and hope to see you at Sugar Mags again for the Block Party this Saturday night!
Jenn Cullen (Missy’s cousin)

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