Lily no. 1
Day: June 24, 2015
2015 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Has Now Unofficially Officially Begun
Listen we can all talk about how Fiesta starts with the nine days of novena which started last week but we all know that it really starts when the first sazizza sandwich from Ambie hits the grill.
AND
THAT
JUST
HAPPENNED!
BUONA FIESTA BABY 2015 EDITION!!!!!!!!
Let’s not pretend there’s anywhere else for your Fiesta Coverage. From start to finish you know we got this…
Setting up Now, Starting to Cook at 9 First Sausage Ready at 9:30. Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
A tradition unlike any other- GMG bringing you the first photos of the unofficial/official start of Fiesta (When Ambie Fires Up the Grill)
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What Ever Happened to Penny Candy?
Remember when Penny Candy actually used to cost a penny…or maybe 5 cents? Not so much anymore.
I have such fond memories of going to a legit penny candy store in the Whistle Stop Mall in Rockport with my grandparents when I was little. Little UFOs with tiny little candies inside that were made out of what can only be described as thin edible styrofoam, delicate candy cigarettes painted red at the end, swedish fish (of course), licorice, and tons of other choices.
Flash forward more than 35 years and I’m reliving the dream by unleashing Thatcher and Finn in the Las Vegas of penny candy….and, much like Vegas, nothing really cost a penny.
Tucked away all hidden in the back of a pretty excellent surf and watersports shop called Force 5 in Nantucket is a little room, maybe 10 ft x 10 ft, filled to the brim with candy of all types and flavors.
To say the boys look forward to doing their little supermarket sweep through the bins, buckets, and shelves is a major understatement. With some minor parameters in place, we usually make the pilgrimage to Force 5 on our first full day on the island each June. The boys then get to slowly work their way through their candy loot during the rest of our stay….and well into our summer vacation.
My favorite thing by far about this little cavity creator is the incredibly polite young man who seems to always be working when we visit. Well, him and the Bit-O-Honeys. He couldn’t be nicer…and counts all of the candy in his head…occasionally reverting to the use of a calculator when combining siblings’ orders.
The not-so-penny-candy store is a huge hit amongst the kiddos…and even a bigger hit to the wallets. I kid you not that Thatcher’s little red basket totaled close to $40 and Finn’s was just under $30! While fairly ridiculous to lay down that kind of cash on candy, as with most things we do, it is waaaay more about the tradition.
The obligatory annual photo on the front steps tells the tale of a great little group of kids who are growing up together while celebrating some pretty fantastic traditions and creating memories to last a lifetime (and maybe some cavities).
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Live From Junior Sein Boat Practice Day 3!
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Community Stuff 6/24/15
Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble to Perform in Rockport
The Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble will perform a free concert at the Rockport High School, 24 Jerden’s Lane, Rockport, MA at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12th. Tickets will be available Saturday, July 27th at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 24 Broadway, Rockport, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and at the Rockport Police Station, 168 Main Street, Tuesday, July 30th, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. There is a limit of four tickets per person while tickets last. The concert is part of the Rockport Navy Weekend, July 10th – 12th, organized by the Rockport Navy Committee. For more information got to http://www.rocnavcom.org.
The Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble is comprised of thirty-five talented musicians from around the country and provides musical entertainment for audiences of all ages. The versatility of this group allows it to play a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, patriotic, contemporary, big band, country and popular hits of today.
Navy Band Northeast was established in 1974, and is one of eleven official bands of the United States Navy worldwide. Under the direction of Lieutenant Gregory Fritz, the band is attached to the Naval War College at the Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, and serves the military and civilian communities throughout the Northeastern United States.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sharon
Sharon Grandmaison
Rockport Navy Committee
The First Baptist Church in Gloucester, located at 38 Gloucester Ave. will move to a summer worship schedule on Sunday, June 28. Beginning that day, worship will take place at 9:30am. Upcoming events include our church picnic, which will follow worship on July 19, and worship on the lawn on Sundays, July 26 and August 23. The First Baptist Church is a church in the American Baptist tradition and all are welcome to join us. We look forward to meeting you!
Thank you,
Mark Spreer
Good afternoon,
Essex Heritage is extremely excited to announce that we will offer public access to Bakers Island Light Station for first time in seventy years! This summer, Essex Heritage will be hosting escorted, guided boat tours aboard landing craft, Naumkeag, to Bakers Island Light Station, for up to 18 passengers, July 1 through September 7 (Labor Day). The full press release is included below and attached to this email.
Additionally, we would like to invite the press to the ribbon cutting for our new landing-craft, Naumkeag! We hope that you will join us to celebrate launching this exciting new adventure for residents and visitors in the region!
DATE: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
TIME: 11 AM ribbon cutting celebration with brief remarks made by Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Essex Heritage CEO Annie Harris.
LOCATION: Salem Ferry dock at 10 Blaney Street, Salem, MA 01970 (two blocks past the House of the Seven Gables). There is free, on site public parking available.
Please RSVP to join us! Kindly RSVP by June 29 by contacting Meredith George by phone 978-740-0444 or email MeredithG@essexheritage.org.
Cape Ann TV (www.capeanntv.org), a non-profit community access cable station serving Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Essex, invites you to our upcoming Annual Meeting event, taking place at Cape Ann Television (38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA 01930) on Thursday, June 25th at 7pm.
This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Alice Crim, Field Director at Free Press. Free Press is a fantastic organization that advocates for individual’s rights to connect and communicate.
Mary Alice led the campaign to stop the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger and participates in ongoing campaign and policy initiatives through outreach, organizing and public education activities. She develops, plans and runs Free Press events like the National Conference for Media Reform and leads the organization’s member-engagement work. She also serves on the board of Northampton Community Television.
She will be covering the future of the Internet, how broadcast and broadband will merge, and the importance of people power in media.
Also at this year’s event, Senator Bruce Tarr will be receiving the Legislator of the Year award for his continued support of Cape Ann Television and the values of community access television.
Delicious food will be provided by Wally’s Blackburn Bistro.
It’s sure to be a fun, informative event. Seating is limited so please RSVP to rtober@capeanntv.org.
Thank you and we hope to see you there!
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Hump Day on the deck at My Place by the Sea!
Hump Day on the deck at My Place by the Sea! Wednesday’s from 5pm to 9pm. Music from mixmaster Rudy Dottin, fun pub fare, creative cocktail list. Bring your dancing shoes!
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Bridget Mathews Photo Selected for 2015 Fiesta Pin
Gloucester Native, Bridget Mathews beautiful photo of last years 2014 St. Peter Novena Altar highlighting the “Oars” carried in Sunday’s Fiesta Parade was selected by the Fiesta Committee to be the photo on this years 2015 “Fiesta Pin”
Bridget Mathews Photos from last nights Day 9 Rosary and procession to Beach Court, and St. Peter’s Club
Good Morning Gloucester 