When the behemoth iceboat Rocket was built in 1888 she was said to be among the fastest vessels on the planet – capable of over 100 mph. With a gaff rigged sail. Rocket is the treasure of the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat and Yacht Club in Red Bank, NJ, and just one other boat in this class remains – Jack Frost, of the Hudson Valley Ice Club. There had been one other, Icicle, built for John A Roosevelt, an uncle of FDR. For sport in their day they would race trains, and Icicle once beat the “Chicago Express” on a run between Poughkeepsie and Ossining.
Rocket was rebuilt by Bob Pulsch who won the Betty Ramsey Trophy in the 2004 Gloucester Schooner Race with Heron, the 1911 Crowninshield schooner he had rebuilt. Last week Rocket sailed again, for the first time in almost 100 years. Bob Pulsch (80) and others aboard are regulars in the Gloucester Schooner Race in Adventurer.
In his follow-up to Lunatic Heroes, Martignetti sheds all defenses to reveal the viscera of a mind shaped by the dark and confusing forces of his childhood. This collection of memoirs and essays focuses mainly on Martignetti’s adult years, and features the pivotal characters of his ever-entertaining personal narrative. From the cascade of memories and emotions triggered by an accidental butterfly killing in “Cocoon Talk,” to the homicidal impulses prompted by a visit to his boyhood home in “Sign,” from the heartbreaking to the hilarious musings inspired by beloved pets in “Mochajava” and “Dog,” and throughout the uncensored sexcapades of “Mad,” “The Wild,” and “Feast of the Hungry Ghost,” Martignetti’s colloquial, humorous, and intimate style will keep you riveted, crack you open, enthrall and embrace you with an honesty normally reserved for not even the closest of friends.
Masconomet Regional High School junior Isabelle Yabe has been named Grand Prize Award Winner for her piece “Japanese Heritage” in this year’s 6th Congressional District High School Art Show. The awards were presented Saturday, March 8, by U.S. Representative John F. Tierney at Montserrat College of Art’s 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot Street, Beverly. This marks the 20th year Montserrat has hosted this competition. The exhibit included 124 pieces from 25 different high schools and one homeschooled submission.
The exhibition was juried by Chris Van Allsburg, a Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator whose books The Polar Express and Jumanji, are among his 15 publications, and Greg Bokor, a designer who is the founder and CEO of Cloud Factory, who has done work with such major global brands as Buick, Pepsi, Target, American Eagle and many others. The competition was open to high school students from public and private schools within the 6th District of Massachusetts, as well as high school students home-schooled within the district.
Saturday, March 19th, from 9am to 2pm – Electronic Recycle Day at the GHS Parking Lot. Recycle any kind of electronic item (computers, scanners, flat panel monitors, copiers, etc.) for $5 each, appliance (dishwashers, dryers, stoves, microwaves, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, AC, exercise equipment, lawn mowers, small engine items, snow blowers, lawn mowers, etc.) for $10 each, computer monitors for $10 each, TVs for $10-25 each. NO FEE: cables, keyboards, cell phones, car batteries, sewing machines, and some other items.
We will also be recycling bicycles (NO FEE)! Bring your unwanted old or new bicycle and drop it off; it will be reused. Any bicycle is a good bicycle: mountain, road, BMX, cruiser, kids’, etc. – old or new. Our aim is to keep bikes from being thrown out when they can be reused.
Gloucester Police Department, Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, and Gloucester U at Gloucester High School have partnered to bring a brand new course to the Gloucester U after-school program! Students will work hands on with GPD and other instructors from the field, travel to various exciting locations, and even have the opportunity to earn 1 academic credit! Click the link below to Register for the Course! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/175dEHKu5mb3oyFkKRXAHcGlHI8XDlKqwL9BZSs9Whns/viewform
Lead Program Coordinator Gloucester High School Library
Latitude 43 and Turner’s Seafood Team Up For Maritime Gloucester! On Monday, March 31st, Jake DaSilva and his team will welcome the crew from Turner’s Seafood into the Latitude 43 kitchen for a sustainable seafood dinner. The chefs will prepare dishes highlighting underutilized, local seafood to showcase the best of what the waters off Gloucester have to offer. The three-course meal will feature underutilized fish that can typically be found at Turners Seafood or on Lat 43’s specials menu (think beyond haddock to skate wings), and each guest will receive a recipe card detailing how they can prepare this local seafood in their own home. The three-course meal is $33.00 with a percentage of the total going directly to Maritime Gloucester to support a new fisheries exhibit. For reservations call Latitude 43: (978) 281-0223. The restaurant is located at 25 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
The award-winning documentary MAIDENTRIP is about the life and adventures of 14 year-old Laura Dekker, the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Laura sets out—camera in hand—on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, Laura now finds herself far from land, family and unwanted attention, exploring the world in search of freedom, adventure, and distant dreams of her early youth at sea. Jillian Schlesinger’s debut feature amplifies Laura’s brave, defiant voice through a mix of Laura’s own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate vérité footage from locations including the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa. Doors open at 6:00 pm, film begins at 6:30. Tickets for the show can be purchased online at or at the door, as space permits. Prices are $10.00 adults * $8.50 students & seniors (60+), and $7.00 for CACC and MG Members. ADVANCE TICKETS ::: http://www.CapeAnnCinema.wordpress.com/advance-tickets This event is a benefit for Maritime Gloucester. Let’s pack the theater!
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Hello Joe!
I am one of those ‘ladies’ who run at dawn with Pixie Harrington. We’ve been at it for over ten years and I am sure by now folk along the back shore hate us since we wake them up with our loud conversations!
I am sure we have met through Bob Gillis.
Anyway here’s why I am bugging you.
I am running the Boston Marathon on April 21. I am running for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This organization is very near and dear to my heart as I myself have MS. I have been on an incredible mission for the past 14 years running marathons, climbing the highest peaks in the world, the first person with MS to go to the North and South Poles and I began training to hopefully run the Iditarod in the not too distant future.
All of this may sound crazy especially for a person living with MS but I do all these extreme adventures for one reason only. I want to change the perception of what MS looks like and challenge those living with MS to chase their dreams and goals. As I tell them they all have a mountain, the mountain is MS now what are you going to do with it? My journey has been incredible and hopefully if I can make life easier for one person suffering with MS my mission will have been oh so worth while.
Sorry to be so lengthy in my request. Perhaps you can help me. I am hosting a fundraiser at Jalepenos on March 24. Jalepenos is wonderful to host these fundraisers for many of us and now they are doing it for me. Would you be able to publicize this for me on Good Morning Gloucester?
When: March 24
Where: Jalepenos
For: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Wendy Booker’s run of this year’s Boston Marathon
From: 4:30pm until closing
Thank you so very much in advance. If you need more information please let me know.
Wendy
Hello Joe,
I hope you might include this information about the library book sale in Good Morning Gloucester.
Thank you
Dianne
The Friends of the Rockport Public Library are having a Spring Forward Book Sale on Friday, March 21 from
10 AM to 5 PM, Saturday, March 22 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, March 23rd from 1 PM to 5 PM.
This sale has an abundance of books in all categories including many children’s and young adult titles, along with history and politics, biography and memoir, art, cooking, crafts, gardening, both recent and well-aged fiction, mysteries, and lots more. Movies on DVD and VHS and music CDs will be on sale as well.
Spring also brings back the popular bake sale with home made offerings for $1 donated by library friends.
All monies raised at the book sales is used to enhance programs at the library including museum passes, children’s programs and cabin fever movies.
The library is located at 17 School Street on the corner of Broadway in Rockport.
Robins do not eat bird seed. With very little fruit remaining on the branch and the ground once again covered in snow, I made a quick trip to Essex Bird Shop yesterday to pick up a tub of mealworms. Our resident Robins quickly found the little tray we had set out and it was clear that they were very hungry.
Oftentimes you’ll see a robin cocking its head, as if it were listening for earthworms. Robins have what is called monocular vision, which means their eyes are on the sides of their heads and that the eyes can work independently of each other. The robin is not hearing the worm, but seeing it! Worms make up about 20 percent of the American Robin’s diet.
Breaking News! Brenda Malloy was walking on Wingaersheek Beach around noon today and discovered this partially eaten crocodile (or alligator) carcass. She estimates its length to have been at least 8′ long, as more than 4-1/2′ of it still remains. What do you folks out there see – crocodile, alligator, baby sea serpent, and where did it come from? It was right above the high tide mark, so if you want to see it, get out there before dark. It is located on the beach in front of the stucco mansion with the red roof.
E.J. Lefavour
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This morning my new comare Maria Cannavo came over to help me make the St. Joseph bread for tomorrow feast. In less then 3 hours we sampled our first batch of hot Italian bread… Heavenly….. OMG …..Delicious! Monday we plan to meet again to make the bread for Next Tuesday nights S.t Joseph Trolley Festivities! Thank you Maria I’t always fun baking with you! XO Muah
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It must be warm being in the sun and between the window and the shade. As is said sometimes, these shots were “offense by accident”, I saw this guy out of the corner of my eye driving through Magnolia. Turned around and he waited for me…
A Moment in the SunA Profile in the Sun
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This was one of the favorite areas for a Frontiero family get together when I was young. Cookout, games, food and swimming. lasted from about 8am til 7pm. Great Memories.
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Ingredients: 5 Finochio (fennel bulbs) 8 oranges 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves ¼ cup fresh oregano leaves 1 medium onion Juice of 2 lemons ½ cup pitted black olives ¾ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon Masala wine 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
Directions:
Step 1: using a sharp knife cut both ends of orange, off and discards ends
Step 2: place flat side of orange on a cutting board and place the blade of the knife under the pith of orange and guide the knife in a downward direction removing the skin
Step 3: repeat steps 1 & 2 with remaining oranges
Step 4: place one skinless orange in your hand and insert a paring knife into both sides of orange sections membrane’s to remove skinless orange slices and reserve in a bowl
Step 5: reserve fresh orange juices in a small bowl by squeezing juices from reaming sectioned orange membranes
Step 6: remove the long stems and any outer damaged skins from the fennel bulbs and discard
Step 7: Using a mandolin slice onion very thin and reserve
Step 8: using mandolin slice fennel bulbs very thin and reserve
Step 9: Juice lemons over a small strainer to capture any seeds and pulp
Step 10: chop fresh mint
Step 11: Chop fresh oregano
Step 12: layer ½ Finochio (fennel) slices onto a large platter
Step 13: top Finochio (fennel) slices with 1/2 of the orange slices
Step 14: layer ½ the onion slices over the orange layer
Step 15 Repeat steps 12, 13, and 14
Step 16: Sprinkle chopped mint and orange over the top layer
Step 17: scatter black olives over the top of the salad
Step 18: add reserved orange juice, olive oil, masala wine, sugar, salt and pepper to the lemon juice pulse until dressing ingredients become evenly incorporated
Step 19: pour evenly over the entire salad and finish with a dusting of fresh ground pepper, serve at room temperature or chill in the refrigerator for one hour before serving
Enjoy!
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I need spring to hurry up and get here, like yesterday.
Speaking of yesterday…
Yesterday, I grabbed my keys and phone, threw on my coat, realized I had a second to actually pee alone, took the opportunity to multitask by simultaneously going over my mental to-do list, and then heard voices. I actually took a second to look in the toilet….cause, you know, its possible that the voice was coming from there….and then dismissed it, flushed, zipped, washed my hands (honestly), and ran out the door. I took my phone out of my pocket to check the time….and realized where the voice was coming from. Efff. Pocket dialed mid pee. Left a message of the whole damn thing.
Flash forward just a few short hours. Got home, unpacked backpacks, hung up coats, unpacked lunch boxes, chucked filthy snow pants + jackets into the laundry, jumped into shower….with…my…socks…on…again. Yes, again. Because, unbelievably, I did that once last year too.
What the hell?! Mid march madness in my mommy brain? Seasonal distressed disorder causing disorder to my order?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not claiming to be busier than anyone else…maybe just stupider. (see what i did there) 😉
But not this stupid, yet.
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During my time laid up in the hospital, I really appreciate storms. They make my days more exciting, and give me a chance to compose interesting photos. Soon enough, I’ll be able to put on my coat and venture out into the weather.
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Good Morning Gloucester 