My View of Life on the Dock
Does anyone remember when we used to have those seasons called fall and spring?
Now this is the way the seasons work-
summer-summer summer summer WINTER-winter winter winter winter Summer
Fall? what’s that? Spring? What’s that?
It’s crazy. F Winter F Snow F The Cold. YUCK!
Joey: Have you had your flu shot yet? If not, stop by AGH!!
Medication Disposal Day in Gloucester ~ This Saturday!
The Gloucester Medication Disposal program sponsored by Healthy Gloucester Collaborative is once again hosting a community medication disposal event in conjunction with the US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration Annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
The Medication Disposal Day will take place on Saturday, October 29th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Rose Baker Senior Center , Six Manuel F. Lewis Street, Gloucester.
Items Accepted:
Prescription and over-the-counter medications, Medication Samples, Vitamins, Narcotics, Liquid Medications
Items NOT Accepted
Sharps (sharps can be disposed of 24-7 in the main entrance of Addison
Gilbert Hospital , 298 Washington Street , Gloucester , at the Sharps Kiosk).
Thermometers, IV Bags, Bloody or Infectious Waste, Inhalers, Hydrogen Peroxide, Personal Care Products
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.
Flu Clinic at Addison Gilbert Hospital November 8
A free flu clinic will be held at Addison Gilbert Hospital , 298 Washington Street, Gloucester on Tuesday, November 8 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. in the Longan Room located inside the Washington Street entrance. The flu clinic will be conducted by the Gloucester Health Department.
There is no fee. Participants are asked to bring their insurance card and to wear short-sleeves. The clinic will be held for those six-months of age or older.
Cape Ann Military Family Support Group collecting items for our Soldiers in Time for the Holidays
Employees, staff and volunteers at Addison Gilbert Hospital will be assisting the Cape Ann Military Family Support Group in collecting items to be sent to our Cape Ann soldiers in time for the holidays. Containers are marked inside the main entrance of Addison Gilbert Hospital in the Fisher Lobby for items being collected.
The following items are being requested:
Candy Canes, miniature matchbox cars
Assorted snacks: Beef jerky, beef sausage logs, slim Jim’s, individual cookie , cheese and cracker packs, dried fruits and fruit, pudding and applesauce cups, packaged dried fruits, seeds, nuts and raisins, peanut butter and individual cereals boxes, Pop-tarts, Breakfast bars, granola and health bars, Pretzels and Pringle’s canned chips
Canned items should have the pull tabbed tops:
Cups of Noodles Dinty Moore Meals, Pasta Dinners and bowl type meals
Soups Ready to eat and packet soups, Canned tuna,chicken, salmon pull top cans only
individual packets of condiments: mustard, catsup, relish, Mayonnaise, B-B-Q sauce, single serve salad dressings, jelly and jams.
Powdered drinks: Crystal Light lemonade mixes, Kool-Aid, teas, coffee, cocoa, milk Assorted candy and gum Small games, playing cards, Uno, Sorry, puzzles, crossword books andtravel size board games.
Thank you for your consideration to help!
Taken at noon, Thursday. The high “King Tide" brought Big Water to the Essex River Basin.
Looking east from the 4th tee at Cape Ann Golf Course.
Looking north from Stavros Reservation
Best~Mike Dyer
Joey Edit-
What’s A ‘King Tide” you ask?
Well check out the “King Tide” definition here on wikipedia
Earl and Arch Perform the Official Song Of GoodMorningGloucester- Gloucester Til The End Video from Mike Lindberg-
Terry Weber’s friend Cathy Sullivan Mustone of Gloucester would like to share photos of her brother David Sullivan, who was lost at sea in the "Perfect Storm" and a few pics from the movie experience. It’s been twenty years! Ironically, we are due to have a Nor’easter this weekend. Thank you to Cathy for sharing.
Perhaps the GMG readers would like to send in some photos of what they experienced during the Halloween-Unnamed-Perfect Storm twenty years ago or share some memories.
click to view the cameras on www.gloucesterwebcam.com
We now have 14 live cams and Tim Blakeley from www.gloucesterbytes is banging out more daily. 15 more cams due to go live within the next two weeks.
Coming up-
Schooner Lannon
Island Art & Hobby
Cape Ann Marina
Mile Marker 1
Atlantis Oceanfront Inn
Atlantis Oceanfront Breakfast Cafe
Bass Rocks Ocean Inn
Vista Motel
Manny Simoes
Bluefish Property’s Motif Number 1
Schooner Adventure
Gloucester Quilter
Cape Ann Healing Center
Gloucester Maritime
If you have a Cape Ann business or organization that you would like to be promoted and highlighted for all the world to see feel free to fill out this form
Here is the story of how it all came to be-
Posted on October 13, 2011 by Joey C
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You can get yours by clicking on the photo below OR you can wait for PRESENT to open next week on Main St.!
Watch for new additions to the calendar selection. Coming soon!
Caught by Mike Parisi and David Sartwell.
Photo was taken by David Sartwell, who is also a Write r/ Photographer and contributor to the Gloucester Times.
Ann Kennedy Writes-
I really am leaving town…but for those who love all of Cape Ann, here’s a look at Rockport.
Send in your pledge today to support the initial phase of the purchase by the Rocky Neck Art Colony of the former Christian Science Church property at 6 Wonson Street on Rocky Neck. The Center will be the organizational base and cultural center of the RNAC, and serve its core mission as an arts organization. In addition, the Center’s mission will be to enable positive community-building through both the arts and non-art-related uses.
Former Christian Science Church at 6 Wonson St. in Rocky Neck.
Download Pledge form or
Donate to the Rocky Neck Art Colony Building Fund. Click the Donate Button below to donate now by credit card. All donations are tax deductible.
If you are considering joining the Rocky Neck Art Colony, you can join now and participate in this year’s Winter Show in downtown Gloucester .(Information about the Winter Show willl be available early next week). Your membership will be good through all of 2012 until March 2013.
Click here to download a 2012 Rocky Neck Art Colony Membership Erollment Form
Hear Mayor Kirk explain the State of the City and what’s at stake for Gloucester’s future. Then participate in a round table discussion with Mayor Kirk, members of the City Staff and Residents.
FOB Phil Scannell writes-
Hey Joe
If you could, can you put me in touch with who ever is building the Greasy pole-I have my company on board to do all the Galvanizing(if they have any) for nothing- Best Phil
Stone Angel Boutique
6 Dock Square
Rockport, MA 01966
978-309-8319
pamela@stoneangel.comcastbiz.net
Open Daily 10am to 5pm
Stone Angel Boutique offers an array of stylishly eclectic home accents to satisfy the needs of every creative decorator. Our unique products include items designed with wood, metal, glass, wrought iron, ceramic, canvas, and resin. Most of our products are of a rich, rustic, weathered hue that is sure to add grace, charm and personality to every environment.
Mention GMG when you visit us and enjoy a 15% discount on your total purchase.
(Now through Christmas)
Many Blessings, Pam Orlando
Even though it is getting chilly, this little beach at Stage Fort Park is great to find sea glass, Good exercise and good for the soul
That lobsters attack homies? I was walking across the footbridge in Annisquam and heard this homie crying out in great distress and trying desperately to free himself from an object caught on his neck. At first I thought he had been hooked by a fishing lure. In fact, he had been attacked by a feisty little lobster who obviously didn’t want to be dinner. It took the homie quite some time to get free, but then it was time for a lobster dinner.
E.J. Lefavour
Tina Greel reports-
He is safe and left the boat last night in skiff.
With the Extra High Tide the Hull could not be seen as it’s underwater. The conditions are pretty bad out there Tina says.
Low tide should reveal the rest of the story. the Ocean Reporter is a Rockport Icon.
Dawn Gadow writes-
Hey Joey – Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday afternoon! If you could get this out for us that would be awesome 🙂 Open to all ages – we’ve got pumpkins and fall snacks, just have to bring a costume and fun ideas!
Maritime Gloucester, the region’s leader in hand’s-on marine science education and a prominent attraction for visitors seeking to discover Gloucester’s rich maritime heritage, has announced that Thomas Balf will become executive director effective December 1. Balf succeeds Harriet Webster who passed away in June 2011.
An experienced environmental executive, entrepreneur, consultant and educator, Balf has spent his career building successful partnerships with public and private sector organizations. For the last decade, he has led a consortium of national colleges and universities committed to greening campus operations and improving environmental performance. He is a Gloucester resident who grew up in Rockport.
Balf said, "I am honored to lead this outstanding organization and I look forward to working with the staff and board, as well as with the broader community, to fulfill its mission and promise. Maritime Gloucester highlights and celebrates Gloucester’s maritime history, but its real value lies in creating connections between the past maritime industry and the future. Its educational programs and visitor attractions are important engines contributing to Gloucester’s and the region’s economic development, social well-being, and stewardship of marine resources."
Geoffrey Richon, Maritime Gloucester’s, founder and board member, said "Tom Balf brings to the organization the skills that will help us continue the outstanding progress in our development made under our founding executive director Harriet Webster who passed away this summer. Our education programs now reach more than 3,500 students and we have more than 30,000 visitors a year to our site. Under Tom Balf as executive director, we expect to double those numbers in five years."
Balf most recently served as executive director of the Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence (C2E2). In that capacity he helped prominent colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Boston University, Boston College, Yale, MIT and the University of Massachusetts, improve their environmental performance. A frequent college and university lecturer, Balf is an adjunct professor at Stonehill College teaching a course on sustainability.
Maritime Gloucester Board Chairman David Warner called Balf’s appointment "a significant milestone for Maritime Gloucester. Tom’s experience, his enthusiasm for the mission, and his leadership will enhance Maritime Gloucester’s position as a sustainable organization and leader in hands-on marine science education, while also enhancing Maritime Gloucester as a destination for visitors to Cape Ann." Maritime Gloucester’s story is told in a recent video on YouTube — www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7qNQDlWtQ.
Balf’s distinguished career includes positions as director of environmental affairs for Aveda Corporation, one of the nation’s leading companies known for environmental stewardship, and co-founder and principal of Nexus Environmental Partners, a firm that works at the intersection of business, government and academia to bring parties together to find innovative solutions to common environmental problems.
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk said, "Tom Balf has been a leader in the City as a member of the Clean Energy Commission–helping the City achieve Green Community status and win a $200,000 grant. I can’t think of anyone better suited to bring Maritime Gloucester forward into the future."
As an environmental and communications consultant, Balf has more than 25 years of expertise in environmental and regulatory management, and in communicating information. For example, he developed in the early 80’s the Household Hazardous Waste Wheel® which described disposal management options for homeowners. More recently, he was the author of a highly acclaimed higher education booklet entitled "Environmental Roles and Responsibilities in a Climate of Change: Campus Environmental, Health and Safety at a Crossroads."
Balf graduated from Tufts University with a BS in biology and psychology and holds an MS in limnology/zoology from the University of New Hampshire. A Rockport native, he and his wife Donna and their two children reside in Gloucester.
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