Month: January 2015
Breaking News: Backyard Growers Setting Up New Digs on Main Street!
Executive Director Lara Lepionka
Backyard Growers is moving to their new home at the former site of Present Gloucester, 269 Main Street. They could use help moving furniture from storage in Rockport, unpacking, organizing, and setting up.
Volunteers are needed today, tomorrow, and Sunday, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, with volunteer lunch provided.
FoodCorps Service Member Meghan Stratton
Volunteer Andrew Brousseau from Black Earth Compost
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Exciting Immature Snowy Owl Sighting In East Gloucester Today!
Immature Snowy Owl East Gloucester
Budding Ornithologists Meadow, Atticus, Frieda, Esme, and Pilar
Thanks so much to my sweet friends Dawn and Michelle for thinking to call me to come see!
See previous GMG Snowy Owl post: Birds of Cape Ann and the Magic of the Snowy Owl
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Copley Square
After the Polar Plunge Rick and I wanted to see a couple of the ice sculptors in Copley Square and the beautiful Trinity Church.
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Loss of the F/V Patriot January 3rd 2009
On January 3, 2009 the F\V Patriot was lost at Sea with both crewmen.
That morning I went to the State Fish Pier to watch the fleet leaving the Harbor and have a cup of coffee. I always have my police scanner tuned to the Marine Channels. I had it on when I heard the Horrible news of them finding debris and a crewman in the water. I followed the drama all day. Here are some of the Photos I took of The Patriot before the sinking and some photos of the USGC Helicopter bringing back a crew member.
The Danielle Marie before the Name Change to the Patriot
The Patriot docked at the State Fish Pier
Matteo Russo Gets ready to Board his Boat The F\V Patriot
F\V Patriot viewed from Gorton’s Wharf 2008
The Patriot gets ready to Dock 2008
All above photos by: Paul F. Frontiero Jr.
Here is the story from the Gloucester Daily Times and a few photos I took of the Patriot in 2008. Also, Joey has some great pictures and video of inside the Patriots wheelhouse and engine room.
From the Gloucester Daily Times;
Mourning the Patriot
Trawler tragedy claims lives of two fishermen
“By Richard Gaines The Gloucester Daily Times Sun Jan 04, 2009, 10:52 PM EST
As president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association, Angela Sanfilippo has dealt many times with tragedy at sea. It never gets easier.
“This is a shocker,” she said Saturday, referring to the loss of the Patriot and the lives of two local fishermen. “This was the perfect boat. Gloucester has one more time been stricken.”
The two members of a Gloucester fishing family — the husband and father of Josephine Russo — were lost at sea early Saturday when the family-owned Patriot, a modern, 54-foot, steel-hulled trawler fishing alone on Middle Bank, about 15 miles from port, sank after an apparent catastrophic failure.
CLICK THE LINK FOR THE REST OF THE STORY; http://www.gloucestertimes.com/Patriot/x645317002/Mourning-the-Patriot
Here are Links to the USCG Final Action Report and the USCG Timeline chart on the F/V Patriot sinking.
Coast Guard Final Action Memo FV PATRIOT.pdf
Enclosure 3 – FV PATRIOT Timeline Graphic.pdf
Here are the links to Joey’s Videos;
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/lost-screencast-from-patriot-engineroom/
https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/matteo-russos-patriot-wheelhouse-video-2/
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Last Paint Factory Sunset of 2014 – photo from Anthony Marks
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Happy New Year from Three Sheets to the Wind.
Mary Barker Submits-
Happy New Year from Three Sheets to the Wind.
Taken during our concert during Rockport’s First Night. What a great way to ring in 2015!
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Rockport Rings in the New Year
I can’t even imagine the details that need to go into organizing an event such as New Year’s Rockport Eve. With 15 incredible venues and 38 performers and/or acts covering the entire downtown area over the course of 6 rockin’ hours, Rockport was the place to be on New Year’s Eve!
Massive kudos to those involved in the planning, execution, volunteering, and entertaining aspects of this event!
My only regret is that we had to limit our fun by only attending 6 of the many, many options.
We traveled in a group of about 6 adults and 7 kids. Hitting the Shalin Liu for the Cape Ann Big Band was an absolute must and was also our first stop! Such a tremendous venue and band….it was the absolute best way to kick off our New Year’s Eve celebration!
We then took in a Story teller, some face painting, balloon animal making, The Jolly Rogues and their Seafaring music, Jah Spirit and some awesome reggae music (some mad dancing), and then the one and only Dan King.
We made it back to our friends’ beautiful home in time for some late night drinks and snacks with about 35 minutes to spare before the big midnight moment.
Rockport proved one again, that we are beyond fortunate to call it home.
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Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel east of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel east of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Posted: 01 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews assisted a disabled fishing vessel 35 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Thursday.
At about 4 p.m., Wednesday, the three person crew of the fishing vessel Kristin and Michael notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston that their vessel was experiencing engine problems and they had become disabled. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba was diverted to the scene and took the Kristen and Michael in tow.
The crew of the Escanaba transferred the tow to a Coast Guard Station Gloucester crew, who then safely moored the Kristen and Michael at their homeport in Gloucester Harbor at about 9:30 a.m.
There were no medical concerns on board.
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Wine: Bigger Bottle Better?
Sometimes a bigger bottle makes a bigger impression. Valerie Marcley loves Mionetto Prosecco, so Santa delivered a bottle to Janet. The bottle is a whopping 14 inches tall, and the base has a diameter of 4 inches. It’s heavy, impressive in size, and quite good in the taste department. Contents are 1500 ML, which is the same as any large bottle of wine. The Liquor Locker sells Mionetto, and it doesn’t last long in the store. Size doesn’t matter? Well, it does matter in the world of marketing and consumers’ perception of products.
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Lego Movie at the Sawyer Free Children’s Library Saturday Morning
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A Perfect 10, No Splash
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Some Video Highlights Freeze Framed
The Video and then the highlights-
Mike Lindberg’s Video
Jame’s Eves Video-
Marty Luster Video-
Nothing- And I Mean Nothing Came Close To The 3 Hours of Non Stop Laughing We Had Back At The House After Watching BJ’s All Time Classic Melt Down After He Lost His Glasses (Click the bottom right of the video for the all time classic audio)
And Then Diesel Comes Up Big With The Recovery Effort-
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Friday January 2nd , 2015 Cape Ann Weather …
Marine Forecast :
Fri W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Fri Night NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/5423262
Hourly Forecast :
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Jerry Ackerman’s Photos from New Year’s Day 6th Annual Freshwater Cove Polar Bear Plunge
Jerry Ackerman writes: “Denizens of the Freshwater Cove neighborhood marked the turn of the year with their 6th consecutive Polar Bear Plunge…rescheduled, slightly, when the Cove unexpectedly iced up more than usual, with a few folks still coming out of the water with superficial cuts on their legs. Yet again, Alicia Terenzi pulled it altogether (that’s her calling out the countdown and pausing for a portrait).”
THANKS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HARBOR!
Jerry Ackerman Photos
See More Photos Here Continue reading “Jerry Ackerman’s Photos from New Year’s Day 6th Annual Freshwater Cove Polar Bear Plunge”
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Thanks Bro
The Rabbit Doing Rabbit Things
Completely Caught Me By Surprise! Thanks For Making It Special Kid.
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2015 Rocky Neck Polar Plunge
Sarah Grow for the Open Door Food Pantry
With below average temperature and wicked wind, the 2015 Rocky Neck Polar Plunge Open Door Food Pantry Fundraiser was a plunge to remember. Dru, pictured above and below, reports that it wasn’t too bad running towards, or even diving in. The worst was running back to the beach against the bitter biting blast that had picked up during the event, and the fact that he couldn’t feel his feet!
Hats Off and Congratulations to All You Brave Polar-Plunging Souls!
Dru and Anne Malvaux
Emma Duckworth
Michelle and Meadow Getting Ready to Plunge
Emma, Nicole, and Jude
Michelle, Chris, Atticus, and Meadow
Donna and Pete
Emma, Nicole, Ben, Jude, and David Calvo
Nicole and Jude
Karen Ristuben and Catherine and Paul McGeary back at the Cultural Center for hot cocoa and cookies.
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2015 Polar Plunge Rocky Neck
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Rocky Neck Polar Plunge 2015 From Mike Lindberg
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2015 Rocky Neck New Years Day Polar Plunge!
Oak Cove Beach Rocky Neck !!!
YouTube and Pics!! It was Awesome !
How ever the Frigid conditions and Frigid Waters really takes you’re breath away!!!
GoPro Video … This is what it’s like to dive into frigid waters in frigid temps lol
Good Morning Gloucester 