Month: August 2016
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City Release: Lane’s Cove Seawall Appeal Successful, Over $1.3 Million in Support for Critical Repairs Expected Through FEMA
Lane’s Cove Seawall Appeal Successful, Over $1.3 Million in Support for Critical Repairs Expected Through FEMA
Additional EEA State Matching Funds Pursued to Earn Additional $2.2 Million
(Gloucester, MA) – August 15, 2016 – The City of Gloucester has successfully won an appeal to support restorative work at Lane’s Cove Breakwater with an estimated total of $1,356,195 expected to be received from MEMA (Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency).
“We are grateful that the city’s appeal was successful in order to gain the necessary funds for the critical needs at Lane’s Cove Seawall,” said Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken. “Our city needs help from our state and federal partners to ensure we have safe infrastructures, and this appeal shows we are continuing to fight for results.”
A petition was originally filed by the City against FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in October 2015, with Gloucester Public Works Director Michael Hale…
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Gloucester Dog Park at the Waterfront Festival
Gloucester Dog Park
The Friends of Gloucester Dog Park will have a booth at next weekend’s Waterfront Festival at Stage Fort Park.
Come on by and say Hi!
Checkout Their Websites: http://www.gloucesterdogpark.org/
Saturday, August 20, 2016 ~ Sunday, August 21, 2016
Stage Fort Park
A collection of over 175 juried Artists and Craftsmen from throughout the U.S. will display their unique creations, live music, plus delicious ethnic foods including a pancake breakfast (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Gloucester) on Saturday to help kick off this picture perfect seaport event!
Free live “family style” entertainment includes Celtic, Ragtime Bands, Country and Folk Music and Just Like Newman from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday. Additionally, North Shore Old Car Club will display over 75 Antique Autos on Sunday.
The Gloucester Waterfront Festival runs from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm each day. Handicap Accessible and friendly pets, on a leash, are welcome. Admission is FREE and the event will be rain or shine! more info
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Henri Smith with Dana & Mugs on 104.9 FM Tomorrow at 8:40AM — WIN TIX
Tune in to Northshore 104.9 FM tomorrow at 8:40AM for some fun when Dana & Mugs welcome local singer/bandleader Henri Smith (who moved to Gloucester after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home). You’ll learn how Henri & Charles Neville (of the Neville Brothers) are nurturing the next generation of top musicians through this week’s debut of The New England Neville Brothers in Beverly (more info here). And you can bet Dana Hersey will ask Henri about his roles in several films shot in New England, including “The Great Debaters,” “Double Jeopardy,” “Pink Panther 2” and “Shutter Island.”
Best of all you could win a pair of tickets to Friday’s show and dance with Henri Smith along with Grammy-winners Charles Neville & Amadee Castenell and the next generation of Neville Brothers at the fully air conditioned Vittori-Rocci Post right off Rte 128 in Beverly! Good seats are still available for only $25.00. GET THEM HERE.
Here’s an example of what that was like 2 years ago at a show in Gloucester!
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Northshore Magazine: August 2016 issue Best of North Shore includes so much on Gloucester and Cape Ann!
Before we dive into Northshore Magazine’s Fall Favorites September issue, let’s take a moment to acknowledge its Best of North Shore August issue. Although votes did not come in all Cape Ann for categories you thought might be a shoe-in: best beach, bakery, breakfast, burger, clam chowder, farmer’s market, art gallery, art anything (!), museum, or attraction — Gloucester and all of Cape Ann businesses receive a lot of deserved attention! Signing in to vote may be a barrier to entry for some. Still, 150,000+ votes were cast. You can check out what won in many additional categories in the 300pp monster issue.
Congratulations to Cape Ann 2016 Best of awardees!
DINE ALFRESCO – The Market Restaurant, Gloucester
FRIED CLAMS- Seaport Grill, Gloucester and Top Dog (seasonal), Rockport; reader’s choice: Woodman’s
LOBSTER DINNER- Roy Moore Lobster, Rockport; reader’s choice Woodman’s of Essex
LOBSTER ROLL- Seaport Grille, Gloucester
PIZZA- Short and Main, Gloucester in a three way tie
ROMANTIC- Duckworth’s, Gloucester
SANDWICHES- Willow Rest, Gloucester
WATERVIEW RESTAURANT- The Market Restaurant, Gloucester
HOTEL BAR- Beauport Hotel, Gloucester
CHOCOLATE- Rockport Fudgery, Rockport (seasonal)
HOTEL- Beauport Hotel
CHARTER BOAT- Schooner Thomas E Lannon
COMMUNITY WALK RUN BIKE BY SEASON – summer Twin Lobster Half Marathon & 1 mile Race, Gloucester; winter Happy Holidays Half Merrython, Gloucester; reader’s choice, Motif #1 Day 5K, Rockport
FESTIVAL (FALL)- Essex Clamfest, Essex
GOLF COURSE- reader’s choice Bass Rocks Golf Club, Gloucester
MARINA- Cape Ann Marina, Gloucester
NATURE TRAILS- Ravenswood Park, Gloucester
BOOKS-The Bookstore of Gloucester
MATERNITY CLOTHING- The Urchin Exchange, Gloucester
CONCIERGE- reader’s choice Tending the Sweet Life, Gloucester
DANCING- Minglewood Tavern, Gloucester
LIVE MUSIC VENUE INDOORS- Shalin Liu, Rockport
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Gloucester Motif Monday: conservation inspiration. Roger Babson, Sarah Fraser Robbins, Sarah Evans, Philip Weld JR
Babson
Reservoir
and Sanctuary
[Eleven hundred and fifty acres]
THIS RESERVOIR, WATERSHED, AND
RESERVATION ARE FOR THE PEOPLE
OF GLOUCESTER, THE LAND HAVING
BEEN GIVEN IN MEMORY OF MY
FATHER AND MY GRANDFATHER WHO
ROAMED OVER THESE ROCKY HILLS–
THEY HAD THE VISION THAT SOME
DAY IT SHOULD BE CONSERVED FOR
THE USES OF THE CITY AND AS
AN INSPIRATION TO ALL LOVERS
OF GOD AND NATURE
-ROGER W BABSON, 1931
There are examples of land preservation, but featuring a watershed in 1931? Isn’t it wonderful! If you haven’t seen it in a while, it’s worth a close look. I believe that it has definitely inspired many in Gloucester.
THE FIRST CLEAN HARBOR SWIM
Thank you to Deborah Cramer and Dan Greenbaum for sharing this memory and finding this Gloucester Daily Times article! This trio’s swim inspired Cape Ann’s Year of the Coast led by MassAudubon the following summer.
Related posts:
8/13/16, race above same day: And they’re back
8/13/16, Celebrate Clean Harbor Swim, and they’re off
8/12/16 Gloucester’s Clean Harbor: H2O No No’s are in the past – some history of the swim
8/10/16 Accclaimed writer, Gloucester resident, and one of the trio that inspired the Clean Harbor Swim Sarah Fraser Robbins excerpt ( the title of her classic book The Sea is All About Us was a nod to Gloucester summer resident TS Eliot’ Four Quartets)
8/6/16 litter 1978 Crackdown at the quarries
8/4/16 history of the swim and news about 2016 Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swim
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Mrs Robinson lands Giant Tuna
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Visitors – Sisters from Essex
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Gloucester Smiles-327
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Cleveland Rocks
We have some good friends who are Yankee fans and despite their poor judgment in baseball teams we have enjoyed a little friendly rivalry. About 8 years ago we thought it would be fun to start visiting different ballparks. It started with the Baltimore Orioles (which other than Fenway is my favorite so far) and since then we’ve seen both NY parks, both Chicago parks, Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia and this year we came to Cleveland. So far we have seen 11 out of 30 parks and done as much touring, eating and drinking in each area as we could lol! Next on the agenda is finishing up the east coast with Washington, Georgia and Florida! It’s a great way to visit the country! Today we see the Red Sox take on Cleveland 😋
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Glow Sticks
With some funky fireworks in the fog the other night, it was a good thing that all the kiddos were well lit with lots of glow sticks.
Finn found it more fun to make his own fireworks.
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August Cape Ann Reads: Picture book on Rockport’s Illumination Night dazzles
This captivating story walk installation within the gentle park outside the Rockport Public Library was enchanting on Rockport’s Illumination night. Along with countdowns to kindergarten and story time, celebrate children’s picture books this month with Cape Ann Reads events!
Gloucester: August 17th (WED) 1:00-2:00 PM CAPE ANN READS writers workshop for all ages led by Amanda Cook of the Gloucester Writers Center (free)
Essex: August 18th (THURS) 1:00PM. Does your boat float? (free)
Essex: Teen Activity August 22nd (MON) 6:00PM (free)
Gloucester: August 27 2:30pm (SAT) Mark your live event calendar! Just 12 more days until legendary children’s book creator Ed Emberley will be at Cape Ann Community Cinema & Stage! Caldecott winner! Published more than 100 books! North Shore artist!
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Cape Ann Art Haven kids afternoon drop in classes
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Kids Training Session For The 2016 Magnolia Road Race Classic
There is another training session for kids who want to run either the 5K or the 1K editions of the Magnolia Road Race on the 27th.
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People Mapping Out Travel Plans Based On Availability Of EV Charging Stations and Gloucester Benefits!
Martin DelVecchio writes-
Alessandro sent me these pictures.
He drove his Tesla from Albany, NY for a whale watch, and chose Gloucester because of its newly-installed public charging station. He even ate at Tonno!
Alessandro charging his Tesla at Gloucester MA City Hall
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This morning: Cape Ann Veterans raise the flag for 7 Drohan family members who fought in WWII
‘To Cup or Not to Cup,’ That is the Question …
More Cape Ann Health, Fitness and Wellness News-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit
Cupping – Giant, round bruises seen on Michael Phelps’ back and shoulders has drawn a lot of people’s attention during this year’s Olympics. You may also recall a similar reaction when actors Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Anniston, wearing backless dresses while walking the runway revealed the same bruising a number of years ago. All the attention has increased awareness of cupping as a means to ‘release tension; and ‘relax the muscles.’ Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around for thousands of years, as practiced in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. TCM practices may consist of a variety of techniques such as acupuncture, herbs, cupping, tui na, qi gong, and moxibustion.
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GloucesterCast 196 With Ken Riehl, Kerry McKenna, Heidi Dallin, Robert and Barbara Walsh, Deborah Cramer, Catherine Ryan, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 8/14/16
GloucesterCast 196 With Ken Riehl, Kerry McKenna, Heidi Dallin, Robert and Barbara Walsh, Deborah Cramer, Catherine Ryan, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 8/14/16
Topics Include:
Ken Riehl and Kerry McKenna Blues Fest, Block Party, Sidewalk Bazaar Upcoming Waterfront Festival and Second Block Party
Horseshoe Crabs collecting data-
The Narrow Edge By Deborah Cramer “A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab & An Epic Journey Please send in your horseshoe crab sightings from your past please contact Debora at deborahcramer@deborahcramer.net
Heidi Dallin Songs For a New Play- Great review In The Boston Globe Runs Now Through August 27th Wednesday-Sunday with Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Bob Walsh Directed Barbara Walsh Broadway Sat Nominated For a Tony Featured
Gloucester Stage -Free Stage Reading Of his New Play October eternal With Kyle Bradstreet One Of The Writers Of Mr Robot On the USA Network
Gloucester Stage Youth Acting workshop Kids Giving A Performance at This Saturday’s Block Party Also at Cape ann Farmer’s Market
Three way Stop At Bass ave, Thacher and Atlantic
Jim and Pat Dalpiaz stopped by to give kudos to Donna and The One Hour At a time Gang
New restaurant at Whistlestop Mall Studio Crepe Open from 11AM -10PM after August 20th will be open for breakfast
Joey’s Facial
The Franklin for dinner after the the Theater
Ospreys on the Annisquam
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MOTHRA!
Noticeably growing larger day by day, the biggest caterpillar of our batch of Cecropia Moth caterpillars (nicknamed Mothra) still has a ways to go before he/she pupates and becomes a cocoon for the winter.
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The colorful protuberances with black spikes are thought to mimic either a poisonous plant or animal and are a defense against predators. Like most caterpillars, the Cecropia moth caterpillar has five pairs of prolegs. The green prolegs are blue at the base with a row of microscopic hooks, or crochets, that enable walking and clinging.
Although the Cecropia Moth has the largest wingspan of any moth found in North America, its caterpillar is not the largest caterpillar. That honor goes to the caterpillar of the Royal Walnut Moth, also called Regal Moth, which in its caterpillar stage is called the Hickory Horned Devil.
Adult Male Cecropia Moth
Good Morning Gloucester 