Year: 2013
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Two of Joey’s escapee’s enjoying the warm Florida Weather.
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Hangin with one of joey’s escapee’s
Two of Joey’s escapee’s enjoying the warm Florida Weather.
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MERHS Field Hockey 4-1 winner over Triton Saturday 9/28/13
Lowell Peabody with the coverage-
Junior Tasha Statz-Geary …ready to take over!
Senior Captain Brittany Smith (#26) fends off Triton challenge
Senior Captain Anna Heffernan (#4) attacks
Senior Rachel Gallagher moves the ball up the field with authority!
Senior Captain Taylor Meek (#5) shoots the ball past Triton’s goalie with Seniors Britanny Smith (#26, Captain) and Meg Conway (#34) in position to score!
Freshman Liddy DeConto (#12) rips it on a free hit while Coach Kara Beauregard looks on!
Senor Captain Anna Hefernan (#4) attacking with support from Freshman Liddy DeConto (#12)
Senior Captain Brittany Smith (#26) with a shot on goal!
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Dedicated to Jim Dowd and his Missing Bikes
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It’s The Final Stretch! Backyard Growers Update!!! Your Vote Could net Gloucester School Gardens $10,000
They’re right there, please help make sure this happens for our school gardens!
PLEASE VOTE once a day until 10/15 so Backyard Growers can WIN $10,000 for SCHOOL GARDENS–We’re in the winning top 15 of the Tom’s of Maine competition! Help keep us there! VOTE HERE = http://goo.gl/CKY3Nk (click on Massachusetts)
A feast for the eyes and the tastebuds! Check out the roasted carrots, beets, and potatoes enjoyed by Gloucester students from veggies they grew themselves!
A vegetable petting zoo? Yes! My favorite quote from School Harvest Days, “Is it real? Or is it plastic?”
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Pet of the Week-Cutter
Hi! My name is Cutter and I am handsome yellow lab pup who is one. I am very sweet and affectionate and can’t wait to be adopted. I like to walk and play in the back yard with the great staff here at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter in Gloucester. I am an adult rescue so I am looking for a home with older, calmer children or adults.
I have been asked to tell you about the Blessing of the Animals. It will be held rain or shine on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at Millbrook Meadow in Rockport in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The Rev. Karin E. Wade, rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church invites all Cape Ann pets to this short, ecumenical service. Animals should be on a leash, lead or in a cage or carrier. A donation will be taken to benefit the Cape Ann Animal Aid. Please adopt me and bring me to the blessing!
I hope Cutter is adopted soon! It looks like he needs someone to play football with in the backyard.
~Alicia
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Verizon is coming! Verizon is coming!
Bex reports-
Verizon is installing their new cell phone tower over The Hive today.
If you are a Verizon customer, like me, it’s been a long wait!
Rebecca Borden
President & interim Executive Director
Cape Ann Art Haven
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Where can you get a brown paper bag with $1000 cash in it?
Awesome Gloucester’s first Pitch Night is tomorrow 10/3 at The Gloucester House. The three finalists who will pitch their ideas are
- Soft-Shelled Lobsters
- a Book of Poetry and
- a Blue Revolution,
The winner walks away with a brown paper bag containing a thousand dollars in cash!
Anyone can come and watch the proceedings. See this post for more detail on Awesome Gloucester.
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Community Stuff 10/1/13
October 2013 marks the tenth anniversary of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club! To celebrate we’re having a special “10 years of GAAC” party for our Friday, October 11 meeting, and everyone’s invited.
The evening will begin at 8:00 pm, and will feature a series of quick 10 minute talks by a parade of speakers, on topics ranging from trans-neptunian objects to the ten best things to see on the moon, from a selection of favorite astrophotos to the presence of water in the cosmos. Speakers will include young Clark Thakuria, Jim Koerth, Barry Yomtov, Alan Winter, Dr. Bill Waller, and a couple of surprise guests to boot.
Later there will be public observing, weather permitting, outside on the lawn at the Lanesville Community Center.
There will be the usual good conversation, lots of good things to eat and drink, and an appropriately festive air. There will be cake! Don’t miss this one!
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets on the second Friday of every month at the Lanesville Community Center at 8:00 pm. More information is available on our website at http://gaac.us and on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage . No knowledge of astronomy is necessary. The public is always welcome and there are no dues or fees.
“Beyond the Range of Sight”
a photographic exhibition by Terri Unger
October 1-31
Opening Reception, Saturday, October 5, 5-7pm
Time & Tide at Post Road Framers
in the Market Basket shopping center
225 Newburyport Turnpike (Route 1), Rowley
OCUMENTARY SCREENING TO BENEFIT CAPE ANN ANIMAL AID
Cape Ann Community Cinema, as part of the Doctoberfest Documentary Film Festival, presents FUREVER on Friday, October 4th at 7:30pm. The film examines the human-animal bond and the grief experienced after a pet passes. This film contains scenes that may upset delicate viewers. Tickets are $10.00 and benefit Cape Ann Animal Aid. For more information about the film, visit www.fureverfilm.com. Tickets are available online at www.capeanncinema.com or at the cinema located at 21 Main St., Gloucester.
Exploring ART for the Adult 2013-2014 Schedule 
2013 Program – Courses run for 6 Fridays
~ Classes Meet on Fridays 1:30-4:00 ~ Place: St. John’s Episcopal Church
Morning Class: 8:30-11:00 48 Middle St. Gloucester, MA –
Afternoon Class: 1:30-4:00 Parking lot on Washington St
#6A Morning Course: Basics of Art – Part 1 #6P Afternoon Course: Drawing!
Explore the basic elements of art: Line, Shape, Learn the basics of drawing using pencil,
Value and Texture utilizing a charcoal, and even paint.
variety of mediums and techniques Course runs Nov 15, 29 – Dec 6,13,20,27
Course runs Nov 15, 29 – Dec 6,13,20,27
~Winter Break~
Classes will resume January 17, 2014 – Courses run for 6 Fridays
#1A Morning Course: Basics of Art – Part 2 #1P Afternoon Course: Surrealism
Explore the basic elements of art: Form, Color Mixed medium artwork.
and Space utilizing a variety of mediums and Course runs Jan 17,24,31 – Feb 7,14,21
techniques
Course runs Jan 17,24,31 – Feb 7,14,21
#2A Morning Course: A Sea of Art – Picasso Fish #2P Afternoon Course: Assemblage
Create a life-sized papier-mâché fish with a Create a sculpture with found objects touch of Picasso. Concentration on composition
Course runs March 7,14,21,28 – Apr 4,11 Course runs March 7,14,21,28 – Apr 4,11
#3A Morning Course: Collage #3P Afternoon Course: Cubism
Course runs Apr 24 – May 1,8,15,22,29 Course runs Apr 24 – May 1,8,15,22,29
For Information and Registration
Phone: 978-283-6149 or 617-974-8222 Email: lyorkrob4@gmail.com
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City Of Gloucester Police Chief Len Campanello Reflects on His First Year and Looks Forward To the Next With The Good Morning Gloucester Readership
Hi Joey,
Just thought I would drop a note to your readers as my first year as Chief of Police comes to an end. It has gone by very fast and first and foremost, I want to thank the City Administration, the officers and staff of the Gloucester Police Department, and most of all the residents of Gloucester for their assistance, guidance, and support throughout the year. Whether it was a hurricane, a super storm, an earthquake, flooding or any crisis we faced, the support has been tremendous and I truly appreciate it.
We have accomplished a lot in the past year. We have addressed some of the major issues that the Police Department faced and have worked diligently at forming collaborations with the community in as many ways possible. We have also started to change to a philosophy of what we are calling “alternative policing” in keeping with the needs and desires of the community. Alternative policing entertains the notion that the police have many options, not simply arrest, in dealing with situations and we need to develop as many partnerships as possible with the community in order to take advantage of all of them. From an in-house perspective, we’ve made some changes, both tangible and philosophical, that should bode well in the future. These include changes in our command structure, accountability, policy and procedure, training, Records Management, and IT support. While the list of all changes is probably too long for me to write down here, I welcome any discussions your readers would like to have with me regarding any issues, or changes that are being made.
Coming up, we have our second Citizens Police Academy gearing up for October 15 and I’d invite your readers to apply. It will be twice a week for four weeks and encompass just about everything we do on a daily basis (we include tours of Middleton Jail as well as Ride-Alongs and an opportunity to fire our service weapons). This is a great way for police and residents to interacts in a positive atmosphere. Please call the station and ask for Lt. John McCarthy for more info. We will also unveil our SAFEWATCH program, designed to assist in interactions between the police and those who may have a mental issue which would otherwise make an encounter with police inflammatory. SAFEWATCH also assists in returning those who would have a propensity to wander back to their safe environment. We are partnering with Cape Ann NAMI ( National Association of Mental Illness) on this. We are excited to be at the forefront of building positive relations with this segment of the population, and their families who often live with fear that something may happen to their loved ones. We will be addressing drug issues in very noticeable ways, with the ideas of Alternative Policing in mind. Coupling with my previously mentioned strategy of zero tolerance for drug dealers, help for drug users, and cooperation with the community, we have forged a strong partnership with Healthy Gloucester Collaborative and are working regionally with communities such as Danvers and Beverly to share ideas and blanket this problem so that we address the issue from all angles. Another first for Gloucester.
On a daily basis, we continue to work on quality of life issues and plans for addressing issues with animal control, neighborhood disturbances, and concerns surrounding our reservoirs and quarries. Over the winter months we will be developing strategy with the DPW and Environmental Engineering to help solve some of these QoL issues.
Joey, thank you for all your support this past year and for providing me with an outlet to reach so many in Gloucester, and a very heartfelt thanks to your readers, whose engagement of their community makes my job so much more fulfilling. I’m very honored to be here and look forward to serving you in the coming year. I encourage your readers to contact me at anytime with questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Lenny
Chief of Police
City of Gloucester, MA
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Last Chance! Chamber Draws $10,000 Winner In Just 4 Days!
Only 50 Tickets Left for the $25,000 Game presented by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce’s 33rd Annual $25,000 Game is now underway with the winning tickets to be drawn this Thursday, October 3 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Gloucester House, 63 Rogers Street. This event, co-chaired by Bill Scott of Scott Energy and Tony Taliadoros of Tony Tally Auto Sales, Inc., is a celebration where $25,000 in cash, a 50/50 raffle, live music and door prizes will be awarded!
Tickets are $100 and are available for sale now at the Chamber office at 33 Commercial Street in Gloucester. Don’t miss out! Get yours today! Each ticket admits two participants to the event however; you do not have to be present to win!
Cash Prizes: 1st Prize – $10,000
2nd Prize – $5,000
3rd Prize – $2,500
4th Prize – $1,000 each with 6 lucky winners chosen
5th Prize – $500 each with 3 lucky winners chosen
Total: $25,000
With only 500 tickets sold, don’t miss out on the best odds in town! If you would like to find out more about the event or to get your ticket, please visit www.capeannchamber.com or call the Chamber office at 978-283-1601.
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Manchester Essex Vs. Georgetown Friday night
Lowell Peabody submits-
The Manchester Essex Hornets took on traditional Thanksgiving Day opponent Georgetown in a regular season game Friday night in Manchester. The Hornets came away with a strong 28-12 win and moved to 2-1 on the season (1-0 Cape Ann League) Below #12Captain and Senior Chris Dumont is caught by a Georgetown player in a touchdown saving grab. The Hornet defense swarms the Georgetown runner and holds them to a small gain. After a 36 yard touchdown run, Sophomore Chris Carr (#29) carries the ball in for a two point conversion. Junior Craig Carter Quarterback (#10) gets great pass protection and #52 (take my word for it) shows #7 what it takes to get ready for the program.
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Late Afternoon
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Day 2 of the Gran Prix
Another great day of cycling at Stage Fort Park.
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Your Dream and The Fog
These are segments of writings by Nanice Ellis, a spiritual teacher who for me anyway always gives the perfect teaching at the perfect time. Her segment about fog arrived in my email the day before I encountered the fog bow. I believe one or more of you dreamers out there might benefit from reading this.
“Your dreams and desires are not random or accidental. They are specifically chosen just for you.
It might seem as if they originate in your own mind, but this is merely the means in which Life communicates to you.
Life is living consciousness that speaks to you through giving you a personal dream and the inspiration to fulfill that dream. The dream which you are given is the spiritual blue print for your life. You are not required to follow this blue print or fulfill the dream, but when you do, your happiness level is increased, and when you don’t, it feels as if something is missing. Your dream is your purpose, or at the very least contains the seeds of your purpose. When followed, the dream unfolds into the divine plan for your life, ultimately leading you to your Best Life Destiny
If you have a dream, you already have, or will acquire, everything that you need in order to fulfill that dream.
Think of your personal dream as part of the Great Puzzle for humanity. As you fulfill your dream, you complete a piece of the puzzle. Your completed puzzle piece joins with others who have also followed their dreams, and as the pieces come together, the Great Puzzle is completed. This is the beginning of the New Earth; the collective dream of peace, harmony, freedom and abundance for every being on this planet.
You can be, do, or have anything that you desire. The key is clarifying what you desire and taking concrete steps to align with your dream. It means getting out of your own way, releasing fear, doubt and destructive emotional and mental habits. It means becoming the you who has already realized the dream. It means getting focused yet releasing control of the wheel so that the power of the Universe can assist you in every possible way.
Step 1 – Gain Clarity and Insight
Step 2 – Release personal blocks and dis-empowering beliefs
Step 3 – Align with your dream, desire or purpose
Step 4 – Take inspired action
Step 5 – Invoke the power of the Universe to work on your behalf
When your dream seems out of reach, don’t stop believing. Believe even more.”
”Often when we approach the realization of our dreams, there is great fog before the top of the mountain. Many turn back upon reaching the fog, in disbelief that their dreams are near or even possible.
The fog is not the time to turn back and give up. The fog is the time to recommit to your dream, and keep going. Just because you can’t see the mountain top doesn’t mean it is not there. Think about where fog resides …does it not hover just below the peak of the mountain?
How many turn back just because they believe circumstance or conditions? Circumstances and conditions are not to be believed; they are lies, they are deceptive, they are designed by life to separate the real dreamers from the lazy.
What it takes to pass the fog is becoming the person who is already on top of the mountain,
looking down on the path that got him there, in reverence, respect and gratitude, for he knows that it was the path that molded him into the person he had to become in order to realize the dream.
The realization of the dream always comes with sacrifice – sacrifice of disbelief, doubt, self-criticism, ego, self pity, and ones past self. No one makes it to the mountain top with any of these inner burdens.
The fog represents all that the dreamer has carried with him up to this point. The fog seems heavy and impassable, but fog is just fog. It is intangible. Try to capture a jar of fog. It is impossible. There is nothing there, nothing to hold on to.
To make it to the top of the mountain, in dream realization, one must let go of everything that clouds his vision, and as he does, the clouds lift and the fog is gone. Often one realizes that he is only steps from the top of the mountain.”
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Can We Get The Gigantic Rubber Duck to Gloucester Harbor?
You never know until you try. Rubber Duck and Homie want to see the giant Rubber Duck in Gloucester Harbor so they have set up a Facebook Page to collect “likes”. If we get a few thousand “likes” then maybe we try to convince the caretakers of the Rubber Duck that the next east coast visit should be in Gloucester. If you watch the Pirates and the Reds play the National League Wild Card game tomorrow night you might catch a glimpse of Giant Rubber Duck outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh. She will be there for the next several weeks.
Imagine this photo below is the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge. Now go and “like” the page. Tell your friends. We need thousands of likes before we can ask the Rubber Duck to make the trip.
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ZINNIAS!
Zinnia elegans
We L-O-V-E zinnias, not only because they flower non-stop from late June through the first frost, but because they also attract myriad species of bees and butterflies to their tiny yellow center florets (disk flowers). The singles are best for attracting pollinators as it is easier for the butterflies and bees to find their way to the sweet nectar.
Like all members of the Asteraceae (Aster Family), zinnias are comprised of two types of flowers; the center florets are called disk flowers and the outer petals are called ray flowers.
The wildflower zinnia that grows in the deserts of Mexico and southwestern United States, from which most hybrids developed, is a simple daisy-like flowerhead with pinkish purple ray flowers and yellow disk flowers.
An old fashioned common name for zinnias is Youth-on-Age because they continue to produce new flowers as the older blossoms are expiring.
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Music Around Town ♪♫♪ September 30,2013 to October 6, 2013
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View from Joey’s Office
View from Joey’s Office
Good Morning Gloucester 