Day: February 14, 2015

Mayor Romeo Theken: Notice from National Grid

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Good Evening Residents:
FYI from National Grid

The latest weather reports have increased the amount of snow (change from yesterday’s report) as well as the expected winds, especially inland. We can expect to have wind gusts up to 60 mph along the coast and 45/50 mph gusts inland. The temperature is still forecasted to remain very cold which helps keep the snow lighter and dryer.
Based on the revised weather reports National Grid is increasing our work force by adding resources over what was reported yesterday. We will be opening Storm Rooms in Malden and North Andover at 6:00 AM, Sunday, to help manage crew deployment. We will be opening our Municipal Room at 10:00 pm
The Room will remain open, 24/7, until we notify you otherwise.
We feel confident with our current plans for this storm.
We realize that all of our communities have been struggling with snow removal issues and keeping the roads clear and safe. If we encounter a situation where our ability to restore power is hindered by accumulated snow we may need your assistance. We will only reach out to you for help if we don’t have our own resources near by. By working together we can keep our customers & communities safe and minimize potential power outages.
National Grid has re-classified this weather event as Type 3 (see diagram below).
If any outages do occur in your area, it is imperative that they be reported via our Customer Service or Outage Reporting phone numbers (provided below). Please encourage your residents and businesses to report any outages via these phone numbers as well. Every outage phone call that we receive is logged into our outage tracking system and better enables us to pinpoint the location of the issue. The sooner that we can identify the location of the issue, the quicker we can respond.
The Customer Service Line is: 1-800-322-3223
The Outage Reporting Line is: 1-800-465-1212
Mayor Romeo Theken

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

STORM UPDATE PARKING BAN 10PM TONIGHT (with a list of where to park)

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

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Parking ban at 10 tonight

Dear Friends:

   The mayor has issued the following emergency declaration concerning the snowstorm expected to arrive overnight and continue into tomorrow:

Effective at 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, the city has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to the impending snow storm.

From 10 o’clock tonight until 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets.

Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owner’s expense. Towing and ticketing will begin immediately at 10 o’clock tonight. Residents may park in all municipal and school parking lots during the parking ban. Please be aware that due to the nature of this storm, adjustments to the snow emergency and parking ban may be made.

Traveling by vehicle or on foot will be treacherous during the duration of the storm. It is strongly suggested you do not travel during this time period.

Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow removal efforts.

Please make every effort to check on your elderly neighbors. The bitter cold associated with this storm may cause additional risks to individuals. Please take the proper precautions.

Trash collection

At this time, trash collection will be on a holiday schedule

Where can I park?

Off-street parking areas including:

  • Harbor Parking Lot (near Gloucester House Restaurant)
  • Main Street Parking Lot
  • Manuel F. Lewis Parking Lot
  • Pleasant Street Parking Lot
  • St. Peter’s Square (Town Landing Parking Lot)
  • Fitz Hugh Lane Lot (Roger’s St next to TD Bank)
  • Boynton Way Lot (off Rogers St in between Pilot House lot and House of Mitch)
  • School Parking Lots may also be used for off-street parking

Vehicles parked in parking lots must shovel their cars out of the space.

For more information

Updates will be forthcoming as the storm progresses. Please check the City of Gloucester website for further updates at www.gloucester-ma.gov

 

IMPORTANT STORM UPDATE FROM MAYOR SEFATIA

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Good afternoon. This is Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken with an important message from the City of Gloucester’s Code Red Emergency Messaging System.

Effective at 10:00 pm tonight, Saturday, February 14, 2015, the city has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to the impending snow storm.

From 10:00 pm on Saturday, February 14th, until 8am on Monday, February 16th, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets.

Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense and will begin immediately at 10:00pm tonight. Residents may park in all municipal and school parking lots during the parking ban. Please be aware that due to the nature of this storm, adjustments to the snow emergency and parking ban may be made. Travelling by vehicle or on foot will be treacherous during the duration of the storm. It is strongly suggested you do not travel during this time period.

Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow removal efforts.

Please make every effort to check on your elderly neighbors. The bitter cold associated with this storm may cause additional risks to individuals. Please take the proper precautions.

At this time, trash collection will be on a holiday schedule.

To repeat, the City of Gloucester has issued a parking ban on all city streets as of 10:00 pm Saturday, February 14th. The ban will be in effect until 8am on Monday, February 16th.

Updates will be forthcoming as the storm progresses. Please check the City of Gloucester website for further updates at www.gloucester-ma.gov

 

Cabin Fever Better Than A Hospital Bed

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin

I’d like talk about our snow, and spare you yet another snowy scenic photo, which you can see out the window or online. I took the ADA bus to work this morning, the first time I’d been out of the house since last Saturday, (2/7/15). On the ride, I noticed that from the intersection of Phillips Avenue and Granite Street in Rockport, to the traffic light at Route 128, only three small properties had shoveled their sidewalks. That’s a distance of over 3 miles, impassible. This is extremely dangerous for pedestrians, who are forced to walk in the street.
When people complain to me about snow related cabin fever, I explain to them how it affects me: After spending February and March of 2014 confined to a hospital bed, toughing out a blizzard or two isn’t difficult. At home I can walk around in the house, prepare food, read, nap, talk on the phone, shower in private, and putter around at will. Be thankful for what you’ve got.

Snow Cuts From Karen Pischke

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here are some fun photos for GMG. I have been seeing these amazing
‘cuts’ in the snow and came across the culprit at Corliss Landing; Rob and
the Bobcat.
How cute are they? The DPW is doing a great job trying to keep up with all
this! With more snow on the way, good to remind people only 36 more days
until spring!
Thanks Joey!

NigglyWiggly

Posted on by Nichole S.
Happy Valentine’s Day!

I’ll take “Things I Never Knew Until Yesterday” for $800, Alex.

“The little paper banner that protrudes from the foil wrapper of a Hershey’s Kiss”

Ummmm…..”What is a NigglyWiggly”

“Correct!”

Insert cheer of the crowd.

Seriously, though, did you ever know that?

I did a bit of research and many sites confirm that is indeed the name, but sadly I found no information telling me so on Hershey’s own website.  So….. who knows?

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If you’re interested in the history of Hershey’s Kisses, read here…being Valentine’s Day and all.  

And…from an article on abc.com, I learned this:

  • 70 million Hershey’s Kisses are produced everyday at the factory;
  • The machines run 24 hours a day, seven days a week;
  • Enough Kisses are produced annually to form a line more than 300,000 miles long.