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Month: March 2015
Nice waves on Thacher Island ramp
Photos From John Fulton
Whistle House on Thacher Island in snow
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Pet of the Week- Franklin
You say you are looking for a rugged, handsome fellow who happens to also be very good at making you laugh, a good listener, a great work-out partner… My name is Franklin and I am a big lug of love and encouragement. Are you ready to have some fun?
Well then you have stopped at the right profile my friend! Speaking of fun, did you hear that Tuukis, a local band, will be playing a benefit at the Gloucester Fraternity Club on Friday, March 20th for the Cape Ann Animal Aid Staff & Volunteer Pride Stride Team? Put your paws in the air for two good local causes! Tickets are available in advance at the shelter or the night of at the door. For more information on adoptable pets and upcoming events visit www.capeannanimalaid.org.
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Gloucester Sunrise Video from Dwight Hebert
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Bowl or Floor?
Don’t get me wrong. I grew up at the awesome Ground Round in Danvers where you could watch little film strip movies, play games, and chuck peanut shells and popcorn all over the floor. It was fantastic.
Fast forward, however, to now….and to Halibut Point Restaurant.
I love it there. I’m all for a quick meal and a beer sitting at the bar talking with Jack. I’m also not afraid to dive into the basket of peanuts that is inevitably placed directly in front of me. I do, however, while snacking….place my shells in the extremely convenient glass bowl that is ALWAYS strategically placed in close proximity to the peanuts themselves. What I don’t do is channel my inner 7 year old….and chuck the shells all over the floor.
So, that being the case, I was a little surprised to watch someone eating peanuts and throwing the shells with reckless abandon…this way and that…all over the floor last night (that may be a slight exaggeration).
So, I ask you… If and when you happen to dine at Halibut Point…do you use the bowl or do you chuck shells on the floor? Be honest.
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Community Stuff 3/18/15
Larry Martin-Bittman is exhibiting a collection of his paintings, now through March 28th, at Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative,
121 Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Hours: 10:00-5:00.
Painting: The Old Man and The Sea
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Electricity Update: Boston Globe Says Electric Companies Now Fear Solar
Utilities fight rise in home solar power
By Joby Warrick
Three years ago, the nation’s top utility executives gathered at a Colorado resort to hear warnings about a grave new threat to operators of America’s electric grid: not superstorms or cyberattacks, but rooftop solar panels.
If demand for residential solar continued to soar, traditional utilities could soon face serious problems, from declining retail sales and a loss of customers to ‘‘potential obsolescence,’’ according to a presentation prepared for the group. ‘‘Industry must prepare an action plan to address the challenges,’’ it said.
The warning, delivered to a private meeting of the utility industry’s main trade association, became a call to arms for electricity providers in nearly every corner of the nation.
Three years later, the industry and its fossil-fuel supporters are waging a determined campaign to stop a home-solar insurgency that is rattling the boardrooms of the country’s government-regulated electric monopolies.
Wow, solar has come that far that the Electric companies are fearing them as making them potentially obsolete. I had no idea when Brian O’Connor signed up and qualified for Solar at his house that he told me that it’s actually going to pay him to have solar panels installed.
In my mind solar went from not to long ago something that rich environmentalists did to feel good about themselves to now a viable financial alternative that makes sense not only for the environment but also for the pocketbook and for the common man.
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Check out what East Gloucester’s Brian O’connor’s Solar Energy advisor had to say in our interview a couple months ago-
Hi Joey,
Just a quick follow on Brian and Diane O’Connor’s Solar evaluation.
Brian and Diane’s home has qualified and they have decided to put rooftop solar on their home in Gloucester. (Only 15% of homes in MA are eligible.)
Because of their home’s orientation to the sun and other factors, their entire cost will be covered by various federal, state and utility incentives. In fact they will actually be making money over and above their cost. And getting 90% of their electricity for free.
If anyone else would like to find out if their home qualifies, I just need their contact information and our techs will initially rate the home via satellite. If it qualifies, we can up with a time for us to talk about how it all works. (About 90 mins.)
I am in the process of working with several other Gloucester residents and will keep you posted on their progress.
Many thanks for your continued support,
Kevin Prickett
Solar Advisor
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GloucesterCast 121 St Paddy’s Day 2015 With Guest Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA
GloucesterCast 121 St Paddy’s Day 2015 With Guest Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
Topics Include: Guest Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro, Snow Melt, Vacation At The Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, All Inclusive Today vs All Inclusive 15 Years Ago, Riviera Maya vs Cancun, Thanks Super K and @HRHRivieraMaya, Yoga Is Where It’s At, St Joseph’s Day Props To All The Families Who Have Kept Up The Traditions, St Paddy’s Day At The Rhumb Line, Tom O’Brien’s Baru, Mike Lindberg, Earl Foote Video, Favorite Greasy Pole Walk Video, Cacciatore’s Blowing Up Toby’s Phone While We Tape The Podcast, Cacciatore’s Opening Date Pushed Forward For Final City Permitting Sign Offs Not Opening This Saturday the 21st!!!, Boston Seafood Show, Gloucester MA Community Development, Fishermen’s Wives, Gloucester MA Fisheries Commission and Mark Ring Does Us Proud, New St Paddy’s Day GMG Sticker A Huge Hit Shout Out To The People Who Sent In SASE For Their Free Stickers, Loss Of FOB Bruce Bonham, Pulling Back On The Selfie Stick Post, Mexico Day One…, Missing Regulars Kim Smith Due To Illness and Donna Ardizzoni, Happy Kim Smith’s Daughter Liv Didn’t Plan Her Wedding During Fiesta, Electric Companies Now Fear The Efficiency of Solar Energy, Brian O’Connor Says His Solar Install Is Going To Pay Him, Vince Wilfork and Revis Leaving, Question: Will Tom Brady End His Career a Patriot?, Derek Sandersen’s Book, Foreign Affairs My New Favorite Local Restaurant, Duckworth’s, Blue Ox, Ithaki, Franklin, Passports, The Studio, Seaport Grille, The Lobster Pool, What Is The Staus Of Madfish Grille?
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An Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
The Four Leaf Clover by Winslow Homer
Thanks to my friend Cathy who shared this beautiful Celtic blessing yesterday in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day.
Image courtesy wikicommons media.
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On Top of It
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Happy St. Pats Day! The Pogues
Never liked green beer or Irish food, but love their Music.
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Live Streaming Right Now From The Rhumb Line It’s Tom O’Brien’s Irish Band
Click the link to watch the Scene Live Streaming Video Right From The Rhumb Line!!!!!
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Breakfast at Mile Marker
Rick and I went to Sunday breakfast at Mile Marker. Since fellow contributor Nichole has mentioned the pool I decided to take a peek and it does look very inviting. For more information please go to http://www.CapeAnnMarina.com
Phone number:
978-283-2116
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Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation
For More Cape Ann Health, Fitness and Wellness Information-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
Thanks to the Friends of Seacoast the residents enjoyed many activities including their Valentine’s Day with beautiful décor, a concert with love songs and a dessert buffet . The Superbowl Celebration, weekly concerts and the monthly dinner theater with entertainment by Sheila Schrank were all a great time thanks to the Friends.
Special thanks to the Students from Eastern Point School, West Parish Students and the Freshman Class of Essex Tech who made handmade Valentine Cards for the Seacoast Residents. Every resident received a lovely Valentine Card.
The Friends of Seacoast enhance the resident’s lives at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with hours of enjoyment by providing the finances needed for the special entertainment, supplies and community outings. Any and all donations to “The Friends of Seacoast” are gratefully accepted.
The Friends of Seacoast are grateful for the gifts received in honor of loved ones.
We are looking forward…
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Viva Market Basket!
Gloucester’s own Market Basket is working hard with sister Felicia to ensure our Sicilian traditions are handed down! You can pick up all of the ingredients necessary to make your St. Joseph’s pasta in one easy location at the front of the store.
Viva! And thanks to Market Basket management for making this happen!
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Spring is here and so is the Annual River Herring Count!
Each spring for over 10 years, the City of Gloucester, the Eight Towns and the Great Marsh Committee and NOAA-NMFS have coordinated the annual river herring (alewife) count at the top of the fish ladder by the West Gloucester Water Filtration Plant on Essex Avenue.
Volunteer monitors help scientists by observing and documenting the spring run of herring as they migrate from their home in the Atlantic Ocean to their freshwater spawning grounds. This is a wonderful activity for interested individuals, families, youth organizations and students who want to play an active part in local conservation efforts. Learning to become a volunteer monitor is easy and the time spent observing can require as little as ten minutes of your day.
This year’s count will take place from April 1st to May 30th.
A training session will be held on Saturday March 28th at 9:00 A.M. in the
Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library.
If you would like to become a volunteer monitor and help efforts to protect this important species, please contact:
Dave Sargent/ Alewife Warden @ 978-282-8018 – dsargent@gloucester-ma.gov
or Max Schenk @ 978-282-8025 – mschenk@gloucester-ma..gov
Time coverage is the key to a successful count and any time you can give will make a difference!
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Live at Cape Ann Giclee with The Talented James Eves!
Creative Director James Eves working on an exciting Sista Felicia project being launched latter today!
Thank you James!
XO
Sista
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Orange & “Finochio” Fennel Salad
Orange & “Finochio” Fennel Salad
Preparations for “The Feast Of St. Joseph” is under way! All ingredients including fresh produce are officially in the house and ready for tonight’s ceremonial blessing by “Holy Famliy Parish” Pastor Father Jim, taken place this evening at tonight’s Novena.
Click Read More for Step-by-Step Recipe Details and Photos Continue reading “Orange & “Finochio” Fennel Salad”
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Easter event on Main Street
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Correction: Cacciatore’s Opening Date Pending Final Inspections!
Update:
We just got a phone call from the guys at Cacciatore’s and while they put out the sign that they would be opening, this Saturday March 21 they have to wait for a few final sign offs from the City to get started. They want to make sure everything is just right and are looking to next week but assure us that they will give us a heads up as soon as they get final sign offs from the city.
TOBY FORWARDS-
SATURDAY MARCH 21ST!
Good Morning Gloucester 