Month: April 2011

Way To Go Ann-Margaret!

State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante is pleased to announce that she and Chairwoman Sarah Peake of the Joint Committee on Tourism , Arts and Cultural Development have successfully obtained an addition $ 1 Million to the appropriation for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and an additional $5 Million to the Regional Tourism Councils, thus fully funding the budget of the regional tourism councils.
This Wednesday, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, of which Representative Ferrante is a member, will hold its hearing on Gaming Legislation. Representative Ferrante will seek through this process to continue to work with Chairwoman Peake to secure additional designated revenues for arts, tourism and culture among other needs.

Thanks to Bob Hastings From The Chamber for forwarding this along.

In support of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, the Gloucester Medications Disposal Program will host a medication disposal event, sponsored by the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative.  This event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., in the parking lot of the Rose Baker Senior Center, Six Manuel F. Lewis Street, Gloucester .   In the event of rain, the program will be held inside the Rose Baker Senior Center.

Plan to clean out your medicine cabinets to keep youth safe and protect a clean water supply.

Items Accepted:  Prescription and over-the-counter medications, medication samples, vitamins, veterinary medications, narcotics and liquid medications. Items not accepted:  Sharps, thermometers, IV bags, bloody or infectious waste, inhalers, hydrogen peroxide and personal care products.

Sharps may be disposed of in the main entrance of Addison

Gilbert Hospital , at the Sharps Kiosk 24-hours-a-day.

For more information go to Healthygloucester.org

Hey Joey,

I am just getting the word out about a fundraiser to help pay for the final expenses of Nathaniel Holscher.  He tragically died in a car accident on Jan. 23 in Danvers on 128.  His mom is having the fundraiser and local pizza shops donated pizzas.  It is this Saturday April 30th from 7 to 9 PM at the Gloucester Y.  Come on over and swim, workout, play some B-ball.  Suggested donations are $10 per person / $25 per family.  If people want to contribute but can’t come to the event – send gift to: Nathan Holscher Fundraiser c/o Cape Ann Savings Bank  109 Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930  thanks.

Thanks for the plug if you can fit it in and God bless you!

Ron

That Edith (Johnson) Dean of Rockport was president of Cape Ann Tool Company for its final quarter century of operation?  She died at the age of 80 on March 7, 1989 at Oakwood Nursing Home in Manchester. In 1956, Edith J. Dean established the LINDLEY I. DEAN SCHOLARSHIP at Norwich University in memory of her husband, Lindley I. Dean, Class of 1911. The scholarship is awarded annually to freshmen or sophomore students from Massachusetts, with preference to students in the Corps of Cadets from Essex County, who demonstrate financial need, promise of success, scholarship, and character.  Also, in the 1960’s and 70’s the Rockport Art Association presented a Lindley Dean Memorial Award, which presumably was funded by Edith Dean in memory of her husband.  Painter Carl Peters won the award in 1967 and 1971.  In 1942 Lindley Dean was the Vice President of Rockport National Bank and President of Cape Ann Tool Company (Polk’s Rockport City Directory 1942), that is the only mention I could find of him, other than the memorials established by Edith.

The Cape Ann Tool Company, whose 100-ton drop forges had produced made-to-order parts for everything from autos to spaceships, was liquidated in 1987 after years of being undercut by foreign competitors, chiefly Japanese and German. It was established in the 1880s in Rockport’s Pigeon Cove section.  I have loved this building since I first saw it, and although many people probably think it is an eyesore, I love the colors and textures of the rusted section, and the old West ghost town look of the main part.

E.J. Lefavour

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