My View of Life on the Dock
Looking At The Blog This Morning I Gotta Tell You I Really Don’t Think Anyone Is Getting Local Stuff Out To The Readership As Timely and As Comprehensively As Our Team Has Been.
As far as providing an outlet to what is happening and images and videos behind the scenes of local events I’ve never seen any other type of website anywhere filled with as much incredible content and all being provided by people all doing it unpaid and for the love of it.
Marine Forecast ..
Today NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight S winds around 5 kt…becoming W after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Podcast …..http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/4664344
Hourly Forecast …
Fiesta Weekend ! VIVA!!!
Next Saturday “Wicked Weather ” 8pm Live With My First Guest Capt. Dave Marciano….
Listen in and Learn The Weather Extremes And Hazards At Sea… And why it’s always so important For Our Fishermen to be on there toes as they venture out into the wild Atlantic Ocean … Callers welcome … See ya there 🙂
Pamela Owen submits-
Hi Joey
I am on a mission to Stop the Trashing of Good Harbor Beach & would appreciate any help to get the word out to all who go to the beach(s), public parks…on Cape Ann to pick up after themselves.
After going to GHB this week I (along with everyone else I was with) was disgusted to see the condition of the beach, especially at the end of the day.
We went to a beautiful place to enjoy the sunset and found a trashed beach.
Amazing how during off seasons people bring their dogs and pick up their dog’s poop.
Humans go and don’t pick up after themselves.
Trash is more harmful to the eco/environment then dog poop. Yet this happens! I just do not understand why people get away with this.
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport will host it’s annual Summerfaire on Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. till 1
p.m. at the church, 4 Cleaves Street, Rockport. In addition to attractions including a silent auction, a book sale,
refreshments, bake sale, art, crafts, and plant sales, face painting, raffles, and the thrift shop, this year’s Summerfaire
will sponsor a special Animal Awareness Project. Special guests from Petco, Animal Krackers, and Cape Ann Animal Aid
will focus on nutrition, adoption, training, and safety for pets; the Cape Ann Vernal Pond team, a bee keeper, and a
foster parrots organization will also be represented. At 1 p.m. the Chicken Coop Group, direct by Dona Lampert, will
perform an animal play. All are invited to this summer celebration that offers fun and information for everyone.
CALVO WOODCARVING STUDIO IS LOOKING FOR AN APPRENTICE WITH APTITUDE TO HELP OUT IN THE SHOP. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CALL 978-283-0231
I’m organizing the summer arts programming at Cape Ann Art Haven and wanted to share with the community that Rob Logan of Charba fame will be joining us for the entirety of Painters Week, Monday July 21st to Friday July 25th, from 9 AM to 3 PM each day. Any child entering first through fifth grade is welcome to attend, and scholarships are available for families who qualify. Rob has been sponsored through a grant from Dunkin Donuts and Art Haven is very excited to welcome him back to Gloucester.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Best,
Abbye
Joey,
Cindy Hendrickson asked me to pass on the attached photo with the GMG card.
Taken just before “nautical twilight” last night (Wed. June 25) at Short
Sands Beach in York ME.
Left to right
Brian Carlson of Georgetown
Cindy Hendrickson of Gloucester
Monica Day of Natick
Ned Daly of Needham
Betsy Daly of Cambridge
Chuck McAfee of Cambridge
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You’re not a real New Englander unless you have gone to the beach in your
overcoat.
Ned
The Adventure here- http://walkingaroundpayingattention.blogspot.com/?m=1
The Board of Directors of the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library is pleased to announce that Deborah W. Kelsey will become our new Library Director in August. She will fill the vacancy left by former Director Carol Gray, who retired in April after 16 years, and Acting Director Freyja Sanger, who will return to her position as assistant director.
Deborah, a native of Essex, is currently the library director at the Memorial Public Library in Medfield, Massachusetts, a position she has held since 2008.
She was the unanimous and enthusiastic selection of the Director Search Committee, which included members of the Library and Lyceum Boards, the City of Gloucester personnel director, regional library professionals and community leaders.
According to Scott Memhard, president of the Sawyer Free Library Board of Directors, “In Medfield, Deborah provided leadership and vision for a busy public library, building strong community engagement, high circulation, public programming for all ages, innovative technology solutions, and creative staff mentoring and development. We look forward to welcoming and embracing Deborah here in Gloucester, and to her bold leadership implementing our Strategic Plan.”
That plan, developed last year by the Library board and staff with community input, aims to make the Sawyer Free Library a more welcoming place to meet Gloucester’s rapidly evolving needs, as well as a center of innovation and community activity.
Barbara Braver, a member of the Sawyer Free Library board who served on the Search Committee, noted: “Although the Committee had a very talented pool of applicants from which to chose, it was obvious to us all from the outset that Deborah’s significant gifts made her the standout candidate.”
Mary Jane McGlennon, a past Board President who also helped with the search, concurred: “This is an exciting moment for the Library and for Gloucester.”
In her career, Deborah Kelsey has also served in various professional capacities at libraries in Natick, Framingham, Wayland, and Needham. She is the immediate past president of the New England Library Association, and a Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Certified Professional Librarian. She holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons College, and a BA from University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Deborah told the Search Committee that “smelling the salt in the air as I was driving into Gloucester, felt like coming home…” She said she looks forward to coming to Gloucester as the capstone of her professional career, further developing the Sawyer Free Library as a space where “the community gathers for inspiration, learning, meeting, and performance”.
Memhard said that among Deborah’s immediate objectives will be working with the library’s board, staff and volunteers to review the library’s collections for relevance; revamping the building’s public and staff spaces; overseeing installation of a modern heating and air conditioning system, and mentoring staff in their professional development.
Good Morning Gloucester 