Day: January 29, 2016

GloucesterCast 169 With Guest @Ali4416 and Host @Joey_C

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GloucesterCast 169 With Guest Alicia Cox and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

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Topics include:
Alicia unleashed taped last night. Is it a competitive thing?

february vacation plans

are we gonna skate on the weather this winter

self check out, market basket vs stop and shop

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Gloucester Mariner’s App

McDonalds Fries with Chocolate on them

superbowl will you be watching it?

perfect valentine’s day gift for a man/woman

the most beautiful woman in the world

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66 Year Old Rocky With Kayla from Treetop Yoga

 

PASSPORTS WINE DINNER IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL TREAT

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Thanks so much to our hosts, Passports owner and Chef Eric Lorden and wine expert Matt Rose, for a lovely evening of exquisite food paired perfectly with a selection of fine southern Italian wines.

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Superb, and my new favorite entree, is Eric’s rosemary scented duck leg, with walnut gremolata* and red quinoa, which was paired with an delicious rich and spicy red, Pipoli Aglianico, Del Vuture. What a treat! The shrimp scampi was equally as tasty, and for your information, Eric only purchases fresh native Gulf shrimp, no questionable farm-raised Asian shrimp is served at Passports.

Matt did an absolutely excellent job explaining the different regions from where the wines hailed as well as sharing interesting stories about the Sicilian farmers and families that grow the wines. As usual, the service at Passports was outstanding. Don’t miss the next Passports wine dinner; I recommend making an early reservation. The restaurant was filled with equally as happy and satisfied patrons as were my husband and I. 

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Hosts Matt Rose and Eric Lorden

* I had to look up exactly what is gremolata (or gremolada) and it is a chopped herb condiment classically made with garlic, parsley, and lemon zest.

Note from GMG FOB Al Bezanson re Schooner Apella and the Key West to Havana Challenge

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Al forwards this link and writes, “Schooner race from Key West to Cuba is about to start and the boats can be tracked. The link is from Apella who has become a regular in the Gloucester race.” Follow this link.

Message from Dan Hall, Schooner Apella:

SO, if you’ve glanced at either the Conch Republic Cup Kattack tracking site, or my own SPOT tracker page, you’re wondering why we’re back at the dock and not on our way to Cuba. Well. We headed toward the starting line about 1pm. At about 2:30 we got hammered by wind and wave; as high as 40 knots and 8 or 9 foot seas. At 3:30 the race committee called off the race, for the day. We hope to have a clean and safe start mañana, I assume at 5pm. Will keep you posted. Dan Hall in Key West

Read more about the Conch Republic Cup here.

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A Bird in the Hand is Worth 15 or 20 in the Bush

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A BIRD IN THE HAND

This could also be a Bird Bush in bloom.

Taken out my very dirty window, so not a great shot.

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Alicia Unleashed Episode 16-Straight Outta Labyrinth

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Alicia Unleashed Episode 16 Taped 1/28/2016 with Bside and Alicia Cox

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Topics include:

David Bowie, Labyrinth, Does Kyle hate me? Bridget traumatized by David Bowie, Reboot movie or Sequel, A stranger rented a movie, Straight outta Compton, Bridget Mom’s reaction, Homie Cast recap, Accent Porn, Finding out info on Facebook, Airing out personal life on Facebook, What would you want your super power to be?, New look Barbies, Do kids under 20 years old know Oprah, Oprah rant, Oprah is amazing, Do your kids know Oprah?, Pineapple!, Pregnant mothers who smoke, Reality, Controversial smoking issue, Pedestrians who don’t say thank you, Chris almost took Bridget out, dating sites and guys perspectives, Kindle books and Audibles, Ending at 53 minutes, Ending Sweet 16

 

What we can control…and what we can’t.

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Save a life! Give Blood! Gloucester Blood Drive at the Elks

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Week of January 31, 2016- Sawyer Free Library

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Tuesday February 2: Seed starting info session 5:30-7pm

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Saturday February 6  Fiber Fest 11am-4pm:

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Stranded Grey Seal Pup Rescue at Captain Hooks In #GloucesterMA

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Jess Bean submits-

Hi Joey,
There was a gray seal pup rescue at Captain Hooks this morning. He was okay, just exhausted. He came off the river at high tide and then crossed the street to Captain Hooks. Fire Dept and Animal Control came and then the woman is Marine Biologist from NOAA that used to rescue seals who just happen to be driving by. So they wrapped him in a blanket. Put it in the woman’s Subaru and took it to the top of Hodgkins where the Animal stranded Coordinator lives near by and she’ll make sure that he goes back to river at high tide. The woman from NOAA said the seal was probably 45-50 days old.

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Even I Can’t Deny How Cute This Is…

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Sea otter with a day old pup.

I guess Sea otters are alright, unlike dogs and other wild animals that try to bite you.

 

A GHS Girls’ Hockey Team. Yes, Please!

Posted on by Nichole S.

Did you know that Gloucester hasn’t had a girls’ hockey team since 2007?  With a large increase in the number of girls currently participating in Cape Ann Youth Hockey and the number of surrounding school systems (not to mention nationwide) that are currently offering ways for their female high school students to play competitive hockey, it is a shame that Gloucester isn’t.

Well, some mothers of current Cape Ann Hockey players are trying to change that!

I also find it noteworthy that Gloucester High School’s home rink, the Dorothy M. Talbot Rink, is graced with a scoreboard donated by Visa USA to honor and acknowledge the Olympic career of Team USA Women’s Hockey Coach, Benjamin Smith, III….and yet, does not have a High School Girls’ Team. [Ben lead the USA women’s team as they earned a Gold Medal in the 1998, a Silver in the 2002, and a Bronze in the 2006 Olympic Games.

PLEASE spread the word and see what we can do about making sure that Gloucester has a Girls’ Hockey Team next year!

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

It wasn’t our typical Friday night practice at O’Maley Rink for our CAYH girls teams, we went from lacing up our girls’ skates to talking about the future. Where does it go after here? Some of the U14 girls entering 8th and 9th grade started to inquire about a high school team. The CAYH league currently runs a girls travel league from the U10-U14 level.  Over the last few years, girls hockey has increased in popularity with over 69,744 females registered with the USA Hockey Association in 2014-15. In our community CAYH went from 24 girl players in 2012/13 to a significant increase to 62 girl players in 2015/16 season.

Where does that leave the girls in our community entering high school who want to continue to play in an all girls league? Gloucester High hasn’t had a girls’ team since 2007. After some research we have found that Gloucester High is the only school that is not in a cooperative girls hockey team. Manchester/Essex travels to Marblehead, Ipswich travels to Beverly, and it was indicated that Rockport travels to Boxford to play. Seems crazy when we have a rink right in our back yard!

After some emails and a facebook page dedicated to bringing awareness that “YES Gloucester wants to PLAY!” there has been tremendous feedback and support from former GHS Girl players and from the community. Our girls want to play and we want to see our girls play!

Our first step in creating a team is gathering a list of interested players from Gloucester and surrounding towns. If your daughter is interested in playing please e-mail girlsplayicehockey2@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Jessica Cusumano and Mandy Milan (CAYH MOMS)

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CATV/ECCF Special Event 2.5.16 12pm

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On February 5th, 2016 Dave Edwards, President and CEO of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), along with Julie Bishop, VP for Philanthropy, will lead an important discussion at Cape Ann Television (www.capeanntv.org) about addressing the needs of Essex County.

The ECCF is gearing up for an unprecedented major community leadership project, an initiative focused on making a long-term, measurable impact on the quality of life in Essex County. The end result will not only help to guide their philanthropic priorities and strategic grantmaking, but it will also arm local community leaders with the data to help move the region forward. The ECCF will rely heavily on collaborations with funders, elected officials, business leaders and nonprofits to see their vision through.

Please join us on February 5th at 12:00 pm to unite in conversation.

Seating is limited. RSVP to rtober@capeanntv.org 

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