Day: June 18, 2018
GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY CELEBRATES SAINT PETER’S FIESTA AND LOCAL CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR LAURA VENTIMIGLIA
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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LINDSAY CROUSE, BOSTON PUBLIC RADIO JARED BOWAN AND MARGERY EAGAN FOR GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY’S “DANCING WITH LUGHNASA”
Heidi Dallin shares the following –
On Wednesday, June 13th, Lindsay Crouse and Jennie Israel, stars of the Gloucester Stage Company’s current production “Dancing with Lughnasa” were guests of the Margery Eagan and Jared Bowen BPR show, recorded at the WGBH Boston Public Library studio. “We had a great time on BPR on Wednesday! The interview is in the 1pm-2pm hour of the show. Lindsay’s husband Rick took some terrific behind the scenes photos. The link to the broadcast is below.”
Enjoy!
Heidi
Here is the link to the show:Â https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/06/13/bpr-full-show-6-13-2018
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FYS Tridents did it! On to the MA Tournament of Champions!
Gloucester Fishermen Youth Soccer team, the Tridents, won the championship in the Essex County Youth Soccer Association’s Championship Tournament in MTOC 1. They are the top boys’ division for grades 5 and 6. “Next up for the Tridents: representing Essex County in the statewide Tournament of Champions this Saturday.”
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Forty steps Nahant. 70’s. Released a large lobster. A couple of Freebirds. Hussey just out of Vietnam.
Here’s Tuffy and Hussey when they were young men. Hussey just out of Vietnam.
Here they are a little older hauling traps-
Tuffy Now-
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DEBUNKING PIPING PLOVER MYTH #5: PIPING PLOVER HELPERS ARE NOT CALLING FOR AN OUTRIGHT BAN OF DOGS ON THE BEACH
Despite the extremely inflammatory posts you may have been reading elsewhere, the Piping Plover volunteer monitors and local wildlife experts are not in any way, shape, or form promoting the permanent ban of dogs from Good Harbor Beach.
Currently, dogs are not allowed on the beach from May 1st to September 30th. The PiPl volunteer monitor core group, Dave Rimmer from Greenbelt, Ken Whittaker, who is Gloucester’s conservation agent, and Mass Wildlife’s John Regosin all agree that dogs should not be allowed on Good Harbor Beach beginning April 1st, but that it would be safe for Piping Plover fledglings and other migrating shorebirds for dogs to return after September 15th.
This new suggested time frame will allow birds to nest with far less interruption, shorebirds will nest earlier in the season (which will help with the chicks survival rate), and the chicks will be stronger by the time Good Harbor fills with summer crowds. This is a very logical and simple solution. Disallowing dogs on Massachusetts coastal beaches where shorebirds are nesting, beginning April 1st, is quite common. Allowing them to return after September 15, and in many cases after September 30th, is also very common. For Piping Plovers and other nesting shorebirds, protecting their habitat and sharing the shore is a matter of life and death.
To be very, very clear, we Piping Plover volunteers do not wish to permanently and forever ban dogs off Good Harbor Beach, or any Gloucester beaches.
Please email or call Mayor Sefatia’s office and your City Councilors and let them know your thoughts about Piping Plovers, dogs, and all the wildlife that finds a home at Good Harbor Beach. We hope you agree that making this simple change in the ordinance from April 1st to September 15th is the best solution for all our wild and domestic creatures. This modification to the dog ordinance will also show the federal agents that the Gloucester community recognizes our responsibility and takes very seriously our commitment to protecting endangered and threatened species.
Thank you.
Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken:Â sromeotheken@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-281-9700
Councillors At Large
Paul Lundberg, President:Â plundberg@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-282-8871
Melissa Cox:Â mcox@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-631-9015
Jamie O’Hara:Â johara@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-979-7533
Jen Holmgren:Â jholmgren@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-335-4748
Ward 1 Councilor Scott Memhard: smemhard@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-283-1955
Ward II Councillor Ken Hecht: khecht@gloucester-ma.gov, 617,755-9400
Ward III Councillor and Vice-president Steven LeBlanc: sleblanc@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-283-3360
Ward IV Valerie Gilman: vgilman@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-621-4682
Ward V Councillor Sean Nolan: snolan@gloucester-ma.gov, 978-375-8381
If you would like to be a Piping Plover volunteer monitor, please contact Ken Whittaker at kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov.
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Our Nine-day-old Piping Plover Little Pip and Mama
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Jones River Excursion
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Good Harbor Beach storm damage erosion unearths massive glacial outcropping
The 2018 winter storms exposed an expansive and blindingly obvious glacial outcropping by the footbridge side of Good Harbor Beach near the piping plover enclosure. In 2017 the feature was something more than a rock and I don’t mean scale. After two severe thunderstorms on July 8, 2017, one chick remained and the family acted strange. One of the parent plovers perched atop that rock for my entire shift, seemingly in mourning. The rock was a sheltering spot and helpful monitor landmark which it still is this year. This summer the rock revealed itself like a tip of an iceberg, and made Good Harbor Beach resemble a bit of Wingaersheek.
Here are a few Before (2017) and After (2018) comparisons. The photographs illustrate how much dry sand disappeared and how the beach was basically scrubbed of any scrub.
he’s 6′ to give you idea of scale
Wingaersheek Beach January 2018
reposting as I had some trouble uploading photos (prior)
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Out for a row on a beautiful day
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Summer Pottery Classes
Summer Pottery Classes
June 25 – August 18
Mondays with Cynthia 9-12:00
Tuesdays with Scott Tubby 6-9:00
Wednesdays with Cynthia 9-12:-00
Thursdays with Cynthia 6-9:00
Fridays with Anni Melancon 9-12:00
Come Get Muddy!
To register, email: info@cynthiacurtispottery.com  or call 978-546-6186
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Cape ann weekly Support Group
Good Morning Joey,
One out of seven children are being raised by grandparents and extended family.
The top two reasons are because parents are struggling with drug addiction and/ or
domestic violence. As you can imagine for most grandparents this is extremely challenging,
emotionally, physically and financially. With the support of several local organizations,
Cape Ann YMCA, Pathways, Senior Care, Open Door, and many more we were able to initiate
a support group on Monday nights , 6pm-7:15pm for grandparents . It is drop-in, free, confidential
and the YMCA provides free childcare.
I have attached our flyer in hopes that you will post on “Good Morning Gloucester” and your regular calendar
and of course anywhere else you think is appropriate. Thank you so much for your continuing support
for our community.
Best regards,
Daphne Congelosi
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Music Around Town ~ June 18-24, 2018
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Good Harbor Beach storm damage erosion unearths a massive glacial outcropping
The 2018 winter storms exposed an expansive and blindingly obvious glacial outcropping by the footbridge side of Good Harbor Beach near the piping plover enclosure. In 2017 the feature was something more than a rock and I don’t mean scale. After two severe thunderstorms on July 8, 2017, one chick remained and the family acted strange. One of the parent plovers perched atop that rock for my entire shift, seemingly in mourning. The rock was a sheltering spot and helpful monitor landmark which it still is this year. This summer the rock revealed itself like a tip of an iceberg, and made Good Harbor Beach resemble a bit of Wingaersheek.
Here are a few Before (2017) and After (2018) comparisons. The photographs illustrate how much dry sand disappeared and how the beach was basically scrubbed of any scrub.
 
lonely little scrub
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Gloucester Smiles – with Children
Taken on her 5th birthday, headed to Toodeloos to cash in a gift certificate.
This great smile reminded me that I had taken her photo when she was carrying this young smile.
Father’s also push baby carriages
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Gloucester Smiles with Couples
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Novena to St. Peter begins tonight
Tonight begins the first of 9 days of “Novena” to St. Peter at 7pm @ The American Legion Hall located on 8 Washington Street Gloucester MA. Â All are welcome to attend this prayer of the Rosary to St. Peter which will run from this evening June 18th to Tuesday, June 26th .
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Deck Drinks
One of my favorite things about summer is the opportunity  to sit on one of the water front decks that we are lucky to have around town, look at the view, and have a drink after an awesome day at the beach or on the water.  Saturday’s deck of choice was the Mile Marker  for some shark bites , bang bang shrimp, and a Corona.
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#ChooseGloucester video series: Meet Gloucester High student Lizzie Luster
First in a series of video profiles about why students and their families choose the Gloucester public schools. Read the introductory post about the #ChooseGloucester series here. Â
Lizzie Luster was diagnosed with a learning disability in elementary school. Her mom, Ann Marie, says school is not easy for her. But through her own hard work and help from teachers at Gloucester High School, Lizzie is now taking honors and Advanced Placement courses in preparation for college.
“Her teachers pushed her to be better, to go beyond what she thought was possible,” says her mom. “They’ve allowed her to see the type of student she can be.”
Watch Lizzie’s story:
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Light Up Main Street Kickoff Party
Councilman Ken Hecht visited the GMG podcast this morning to discuss the Light Up Main Street project, which will deck 76 trees from the Blackburn building to Flanagan Square with 4.3 miles of 23000 LED lights. I can see the sparkle in my mind’s eye already. It will add a distinct dimension to Main Street and encourage people to linger, stroll, visit, and be neighbors.
To complete the project by the July 14 (Block Party) target date, the project is going to need a great deal of assistance especially from volunteer electricians, bucket truck owners and people willing to “adopt a tree” and hang the lights. To that end, a kickoff party is scheduled for this Wednesday June 20 at 5:30 at 189 Main Street (formerly Wisdom’s Heart). Ken encourages potential volunteers to look for the Dead in the Water banner on the Rogers Street side and use that entrance. If you are among the first ones there, you’ll get a snazzy volunteer T shirt as shown here. The shirts were donated by Sweats of New England and they are awesome! Don’t you want one?
I’m going to head down to Main Street to pick out my tree………see you Wednesday June 20 at 5:30! Spread the word.
Good Morning Gloucester 