Month: April 2011

Cub Scout Pack 112 – Good Citizens Showing Their Red, White and Blue Through Operation Troop Support

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Sarah Schultz Reports-

Hey Joey,

Thought you and your readers would like to hear how our Cub Scouts are “doing their best”!

During the month of March Cub Scout Pack 112 of Gloucester focused on achievements about Citizenship.  They worked on several aspects such as learning how to the respect the American flag, learned Massachusetts state facts and how they each affect their communities of home, school, Pack, the city and the world.  As a group community service project,  the boys wrote personal notes and gathered donations of needed items to back the efforts of the Gloucester Veteran’s office’s Operation Troop Support campaign.  On April 7th, Pack 112 brought all of their donations to the Veterans office where Lucia Amero explained the importance of their support, who would receive the items and where in the world the items would go.  Each scout received an American flag for their participation. Pack 112 Cub Scouts  will be given their Citizenship awards this month at a monthly meeting at the Mason Hall.

2011 Ap Veterans Office 0012011 Ap Veterans Office 0032011 Ap Veterans Office 020(l to r) Freddy Hart, Jack Fernandes, Ryan Cagney, Brett Cagney and Scott Trott.

Here are the Rest Of The Pictures From Today’s USA Today Article That I Took Updated: Gene Sloan Is a Classy Guy

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Here is the story from USA Today-

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AND HERE ARE THE REST OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK THAT MORNING

OCTOBER 6th ,2007 at 7:21AM according to my EXIF data on the photos-

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Gene Sloan the travel editor from USA Today emailed and changed the credit as you can see in the picture below- classy,

Thanks Gene

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NEWSFLASH! Audition Week at the Annie

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Henry Allen TheatreWorks 2011 Season General Auditions!

Henry Allen TheatreWorks Open Auditions for 2011 Season
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
May 3rd 4th & 5th

Henry Allen TheatreWorks, the resident history theatre at The Cape Ann (“The Annie”), at One Washington Street, Gloucester, is holding open auditions for their inaugural 2011 season.

We are bringing the pulse of Cape Ann to life with four original shows created from local folklore: Greasy Pole, The Musical!, The 1st Annual TRAGABIGZANDA Political Theatre Festival, Song of the Sea, and also a fabulous, jazzy Cape Ann holiday show. The season will run from mid June through December of this year. Musicians, singers and actors are needed, all ages (children and adults), all levels of expertise. HATW AuditionForm

Download the pdf audition form and bring it with you to the audition with a current photo attached. Please prepare a full song of any genre. No need to memorize a monologue. We want to see how you tell a story through singing. You do not need to be a great singer, though great singers are encouraged to audition. Wow us.

Henry Allen

Director

www.HenryAllen.org

www.TheAnnie.org

We support The Brain Candy Project, a North Shore-based charitable foundation that provides a support system for parents living in hospitals with their critically ill children. www.braincandyproject.org

MS Maasdam Cruiseship Cancelled Today

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Due to fog the cruiseship MS Maasdam has announced that it is cancelling the Gloucester port-of-call and heading directly to Maine, the next destination on the itinerary. The next ship visit is scheduled for July. We will keep you informed of upcoming port calls.

In other news, we are pleased to announce that USA Today just published an article on cruise ship visits to Gloucester this morning. You can read it here. More good work by our PR firm, Matter Communications. Thanks to Lauren Van Dam of Matter for her work on the piece.

Bob Hastings, Executive Director

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/04/gloucester-massachusetts-cruise-ship-port-tour-excursions/167847/1

MY RANT!!! I’m allowed

Posted on by capeannpainter

My RANT!

Let me start by saying, “I Love Joey” Not in a alternative lifestyle way. Which in my opinnion there is nothing alternative OR WRONG ABOUT THAT AT ALL. I’m a big fan of George Takei from Star Trek too. I’ve only been officially part of GMG for almost 1 1/2 years now. I thought this blog thing (GMG) would’ve died out by now. Now I feel obligated to post everyday or as often as my mind will allow. I’m not a socially active soul. I haven’t met many people who read GMG everyday. I don’t let too many people in on that I post for GMG. I don’t go to too many GMG social events. The Few that I have met all tell me what a great job we do for this Community. I usually respond by telling them it’s all Joey’s doing. I really don’t think to much about the “community” when I post. I just post Some Photos of the Area, a little art stuff and some wise ass stuff I hope will get Joey some Shit. So far I haven’t succeeded in taking this Blog down yet, But I’m still working on it. Joey, being one of the most outgoing guys I know can’t understand how I can be so socially introverted and I can’t understand how he can be so outgoing and out front. Maybe we make the perfect couple.

But anyways, I get a call from him the other night. He tells me he wants me to be a part of a Big event coming up around May 20th. I told him to think again. So he trys to lay a guilt trip on me on how I never support him in this type of event. For Joey it’s an awesome thing, for me it’s a Gut and Mind Turning thought. I even find it hard just thinking about it now that I wanna Puke! So I told him to bring a carboard cut out of myself to the event and it would probably do a better job. But, Like any other couple Joey and I have had some disagreements. It usually ends up like the animated video in this post.

Now I’ll get to the reason for this long winded and bad grammar ridden post. Just because I can’t handle crowds or accept any kind of recgonition does’nt mean I don’t support the guy. I DO! I just do it in a different way than most. Like my favorite photoshop altered photos of Joey sitting on a toilet or posting whatever crap I can when he needs it while he’s on his 7th week of Vacation. That’s the way I support him. I love you Joey C. (Many people say it. but I truly mean it!) I would have never have gotten my Name out there as much as I have without GMG. Even if there are about ten Paul Frontieros in this town. Also, I will now also apologise to the other Paul Frontiero’s If you have ever been confused with me, Please forgive me. If you see Joey please tell him what a great job he’s doing! and leave me out of it! This GMG thing is probably the best thing that’s happened to me since returning to my Home Port about 6 years ago. But you will probably never meet me. I mean no disrespect. OK! End of Post, The Bruins are on! GO B’S!!!!

 

George Takei and his Husband Brad

Weekend Picks From Your Boy Joey,The Chamber, Rocky Neck and The North Shore Blogger Consortium Thursday April 28, 2011

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Thursday April 28th, 2011

Sawyer Free Library Poetry Jam Thursday Night

Tourism Meeting At Cruiseport Open To All Tourism Related Business Owners

Sunday April 30th, 2011

Temple Ahavat Achim Moving Home Procession

Also Check Out The Weekly Catch From The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
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T H E   N E W S   F R O M   R O C K Y   N E C K

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North Shore Blogger Consortium Picks-

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The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.

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Please welcome Kimmy Bingham and her picks  here

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Media giant Seth gives up the best of Lynn at Lynn Happens.

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Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.

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North Shore Dish spices things up with their weekend picks here North Shore Dish

Congratulations To Temple Ahavat Achim and Cape Ann’s Jewish Community

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

What a testament to faith and community to see the Temple erected so proudly and in such a short period of time after the devastating fire. 

Also thank you for staying in Downtown Gloucester and breathing such positive energy into our community!

Sunday, there will be a procession from the temporary building at 33 Commercial St. to our the new building at 86 Middle St celebrating the move back to Cape Ann’s Jewish Community’s home.

Here are some photos of the construction and videos-

Temple Ahavat Achim Construction Update From the Roof Sept 7, 2010

Click Here For The Slide Show

Black Crowned Night Heron At The Dock

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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I guess these guys reside in Taiwan as well-

From The Website Birding In Taiwan–

The Black-crowned Night Heron is a medium-sized (60 cm), stocky heron with black crown and back, creamy white undersides and gray wings.  In breeding plumage it has two long, thin white plumes on its nape.  Its legs and feet are yellow, its bill black and its iris red.  Juvenile birds are brown overall, with white spotting on the back, a buffy breast with heavy brown streaking and a yellow iris.

The Black-crowned Night Heron uses a wide variety of wet habitats including fresh, brackish or salt water, particularly areas with aquatic vegetation on shallow rivers, lagoons, ponds, lakes, swamps and marshes. It also frequents human habitats such as pastures, rice fields, canals and fish ponds.  Its food is extremely varied, and it will use whatever is available, including fish, frogs, tadpoles, turtles, snakes, lizards, insects, crustaceans, molluscs, small rodents, eggs and chicks of other bird species.  It feeds mainly at dusk and at night, but is often seen in the daytime flying between locations or roosting in trees.  The Black-crowned Night Heron breeds in colonies and may reuse its nest of sticks, rushes and reeds in successive years.  Its nest is usually placed in trees or bushes, but may also be in reedbeds or on cliff edges.  The female usually lays 3-5 eggs, and does most of the incubating.

The Black-crowned Night Heron is a common resident of Taiwan at low elevations.

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The Greasy Pole Makes The Life In A Day Movie Shown At The Sundance Film Festival – Here’s The Trailer

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Click the picture for the trailer. It is at 36 seconds into the trailer (Thank you Jamie Verga for sending this in)

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It’s That Time Of Year Again- Trap Setting Time!

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Here our buddies Matt and Mark Ring aboard the Mighty Stanley Thomas prepare a lobster pot trawl by tying the groundline to each trap in a ten trap trawl.  I could tell you more but Mark Mr Secrets would not be happy.

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Messing With Sharks- FOB Chris Mabe Sends In This Video

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I value my hands and my nuts way too much to be trying stuff like this-

I try to get you guys the very best content I can capture with my lens but you will not see your boy Joey up close and personal with any sharks.

Did You Know? (Beware of Vending Machines)

Posted on by God's Morning

That according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission there were 37 known vending machine fatalities between 1978 and 1995, for an average of 2.18 deaths per year? Over the past decade there were a total of six recorded shark attack fatalities in the U.S., for an average of .6 deaths per year.  Therefore, barring a drastic reduction in the frequency of vending machine fatalities since 1995, vending machines are more deadly than sharks by a factor of almost four, and that doesn’t take into consideration deaths caused by eating the junk that comes out of them.  So swim freely this summer without fear, but beware of those vending machines! Today also happens to be Administrative Assistant Day (I remember when it used to be called Secretary Day), so if you are an Administrative Assistant and your boss asks you to get him or her something from the vending machine, show them this and tell them to get it themselves, or give you hazard pay.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Trip to Chincoteague Island

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

Just came back from a motorcycle road trip to Chincoteague, VA. Chincoteague is home to Misty the Pony,  Assateague Wildlife Refuge, fresh oysters and blue crabs! Long ride, but a fun trip! More posts from the trip to come.

This is a video of us going over the causeway to Chincoteague Island (warning could cause motion sickness).

Video of Main Street Chincoteague Island

The Margaret D Painted By Bill Hubbard

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Good Morning Joey,
Joey,
Attached is my recent painting of another Dahlmer boat.  The Margaret D. was
launched in Dunkirk, NY and brought to Gloucester in 1910.  She was owned by my
Grandfather, Capt. John A. Dahlmer and christened by my mother, then 9yr.old Margaret
Dahlmer.  The Dahlmers lived on Rocky Neck then and later moved to Hovey Stree.
The Margaret D fished mostly as a gillnetter and later as a western-rigged
dragger.  My painting shows her returning from gillnetting, rounding Eastern
Point and about to pass Dog Bar Breakwater into the harbor.
She went ashore in fog on Salt Island in 1914 and was a total loss.  Grandfather
never began a trip on Good Friday or Friday 13th.
Bill Hubbard
www.indianriverartistsstudio.com
Marine Art & Therese’s Sketches

Margaret D-1912-2

PET ADOPT-A-THON 2010 Saturday April 30th and May 1

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PET ADOPT-A-THON 2010

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Looking to adopt a dog or cat? Then don’t miss Cape Ann Animal Aid’s Adopt-a-thon!

Cape Ann Animal Aid is joining thousands of other animal welfare organizations throughout the nation for Pet Adopt-a-thon 2011 on Saturday April 30th and Sunday, May 1st.

In honor of the event, Cape Ann Animal Aid will have extended hours on Saturday, from 11am to 7pm, and Sunday, from 12pm to 6pm. There will be plenty of dog, cats, puppies, and kittens looking for a forever home! Goodie-bags full of toys, coupons, and other animal related goods will be given out with each adoption (Donated by local pet businesses). Some local restaurants will be giving discount for adopters on the day of adoption. We will also be reducing our adoption fees on adult cats and adult dogs.

This annual worldwide event, founded by North Shore Animal League America, was organized to make lifelong friends by matching adorable homeless pets with loving people.

Adoptions will be completed on a first come, first serve basis and the normal adoption policies remain the same during the event. Please visit www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.com or call 978-283-6055 for more information about Adopt-a-thon 2011 or CAAA adoption requirements.

Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous ("Fish-eating") Fishes: Does Size Matter? Thursday At The Heritage Center

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hello Joey,
Could you post this reminder for our seminar series?
Please join us for the second to last seminar in our 2011 LPRC Fish and Fisheries Seminar Series.  We are very excited this week to welcome one of our UMass Amherst colleagues; Dr. Francis Juanes will be speaking about "Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous ("Fish-eating") Fishes: Does Size Matter?"  The talk will be held Thursday at 7pm at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center.
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you there!
Emily Chandler-Large Pelagics Research Center

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Thursday night blues jam to host Orville Giddings @ The Rhumb Line 4-28-2011

Posted on by Joanne

Dave says,

This time around, we feature our main  man from Ipswich: the one and only ORVILLE GIDDINGS. We’re forcing him  to change out of his overalls and put down that rake. This cat has a smile that makes Chernobyl look like a  busted light bulb. Singer, dancer, vogelizer, and celebrity landscaper, too. It’s always a raised pleasure dot every time he joins us.
  Fooling around behind all this will be that highly polished hood ornament: Mr. Steevie Chaggaris, on the eggbeaters and other symbols. Stee-vee  has just spent a harrowing nite in the Rockport cooler after getting stopped for refusing to wear a Greek fishing hat.
  Of course, Greg Tee and myself will be there, too, to round everything off to the nearest eighth note. Don’t forget…it’s  steak nite too, so if you’ve got a hankerin’ for some beefsnake, this is the place to be. and again, thank you all for your continued support.

http://www.therhumbline.com/

THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT
at (978) 283-9732 today!

40 Railroad Ave

Gloucester, MA 01930