My View of Life on the Dock
Thursday! Time to put your chaps on and sidle up to the bar at the Rhumb Line for another country music session with the indomitable Mr. J. B. Amero and his Sidekicks.This cat can sing! Even if he had a big chaw stuck to his molars, which he doesn’t. Sorry, no yodeling allowed. Fred’s putting spittoons out and covering the floor with fresh hay, just for you. With Dave Brown and Dave Mattacks.830 to 1130. See ya there podner.
Dave Sag
40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732
SAVE THE DATEAnd when! “Light Up Mattos has rented the Fraternity Club, 27 Webster Street, Gloucester, MA, for a Listening Post on July 25th, 2019 at 6:30 to talk about the possibilities of a 440 student population in Mattos field area, Green Street and East Gloucester school. Together we can ask questions of each other and really see what we all think of having such a large population of students, and perhaps find new ideas, too. Please come and be heard and listen. Together we can make a difference. We will be looking for volunteers to put information flyers in neighbors doors in Mattos field area, Green Street area, West Parish area and East Gloucester area to get the word out. Proposed schools affects us all!” – Light Up Mattos
Gloucester schools | Elementary: East Gloucester, Veterans Memorial, West Parish, Beeman, and Plum Cove; Middle: O’Maley and fields; High School: GHS and fieldhouse
The next new school meeting is TONIGHT- July 18, 2019. Associated costs for limited options slated to be revealed. Goal for submission to the state agency, MSBA, is August 1, 2019. Meeting held in the School admin offices at Blackburn. 5pm.
Catch up on new school building process in these prior posts:
Oral Communications july 9, 2019:
“Joseph S. Mattos Jr. grew up right up the street from Mattos field at 9 Linnett Place. He came from a patriotic family and chose the Army for his love of animals. Mattos field was dedicated to Joseph in 1935 and was rededicated last October 5th. the 100th. anniversary of his death. Lt. Maxwell Parsons grew up at 65 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Lt. Maxwell served in the U.S. Army. Lt. Maxwell Parsons Playground was erected by the Gloucester Playground Commission in 1935 Ganine Nancy Doucette grew up at 19 Mt. Vernon St. The Park was dedicated in 1986 in her memory. Mr. John Gus Foote was instrumental in the dedication. Private First Class Doucette wanted to serve her country and almost could not. She died serving her country as she wished. I am their voice as they have none. I am here today to speak for them all. Please don’t take their dedicated open space. Thank you. Patti Amaral”
“A round up of Pros and Cons related to the recent West Parish construction and its use and operating costs since being built might be helpful. Some West Parish feedback that made the news ranged from small inconveniences (no dishwasher) to larger concerns about design (despite ample site the gymnasium was not designed with enough space for spectators, the design of the parking lot did not take into account ease in snowplowing and numerous vehicular/traffic snafus). There was no discussion about these proposals within a broader context of all the school properties, all the elementary schools, merging with Rockport, what happens with development of the older sites if Schoolhouse Road option is undertaken, etc.” Big built out schools haven’t demonstrated a reduction in operating costs. The state is considering policy for livable, innovative, green and walkable communities. You can’t alter special places, build mega schools that everybody needs to drive to, and have walkable, quintessential New England neighborhoods and green communities. Can we request a modified incentive to best match our geography and green goals?
folds into the Trustees meeting 7/23/19 and specifically capital projects Wed 7/24/19 8:30AM.
We’ve all become pretty accustomed to seeing the small yellow signs that frequently dot Cape Ann saying “Crew”….indicating that a movie is being filmed somewhere in the vicinity.
Yesterday, after seeing a couple of those signs on my ride home through Rockport, I happened upon this scene on Main Street.
I have no idea what they are filming, but it reminded me of back when downtown Rockport was turned into Sitka, Alaska for the Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds film, The Proposal.
Gloucester Family with a future Red Sox slugger.
Audrey’s Flower Shop hosted a Sip & Sunflowers event last night at Mile Marker. About 20 aspiring floral designers attended and had an opportunity to hear Audrey’s Flower Shop proprietor Heather Peatfield demonstrate arranging sunflowers and greens to their best advantage. Artistic efforts are not my forte but I was made to feel I was a floral genius! Thank you Heather and I look forward to the October Drunkin Pumpkin event!
The 50th anniversary of the first human footsteps on the Moon will be celebrated on Saturday, July 20 from 8 PM to 10 PM at the Lanesville Community Center (8 Vulcan Street).
There will be sharing of memories, along with a presentation by former Navy Seal Earl Kishida who helped retrieve the Apollo astronauts at sea. Astronomer Bill Waller will then discuss what we have learned from lunar exploration, and what lies ahead.
The evening will end with a toast to the Apollo astronauts and to the thousands of people who supported their pioneering missions. The event is free with donations accepted in support of the Rockport Community Observatory Project being led by the Educational Foundation for Rockport. For more information, please contact Bill Waller at williamhwaller@gmail.com.
GloucesterCast 346 with Pat and Jimmy Dalpiaz and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 7/17/19
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They are making great progress with regards to taking down the pier. The workers have been so efficient and friendly. Soon the rebuilding will begin.
Come on abroad the Beauport Cruiselines this Saturday for a fun night enjoying the jukebox hits of the Jantelles. Enjoy a delightful buffet while you cruise the harbor and dance the night away.
What better way to spend a beautiful hot night!
Are there schooner fishermen in your family tree? If so, come sailing with on Adventure Saturday, July 20 from 3 to 6pm. It is a great opportunity to experience some of what your forefathers went through to put bread on the table. And it is free, so bring the kids so that they can see a little of what made Gloucester what it was and is today. This special sail is for descendants of all schoonermen, not just those who fished from Adventure’s dories, so join us and share your family stories, help raise the sails, and learn some family history.
Call the Adventure office at 978 281 8079 to sign up today, space is limited.
Great programming at Lanesville Community Center like this special event next week with a visiting scholar. You can help with research! Check your family libraries:
Prof. Kirsti Salmi-Niklander of the University of Helsinki will lecture on newly-discovered materials in the rich Finnish-American literary history of Lanesville and Rockport, where Finn Halls and families shared books, newspapers, political broadsheets, poems, and songbooks in Finnish. Salmi-Niklander’s research has uncovered the 1903-1925 issues of the hand-written newspaper Walotar, which would have been read aloud at meetings of the Salon Leimu Temperance Society in Rockport. Also found are an 1899 children’s primary reader and other books reflecting both the immigrants’s strong ties to Finland and their evolving assimilation in America, including the development of “Finglish”, a unique blend of Finnish and English languages. Prof. Salmi-Niklander would also be delighted to see other Finnish-American literature from Cape Ann, so if you have inherited some old books or newspapers and can find them in your attic or on your bookshelf, please bring these along to the lecture. All to be enjoyed with the traditional afternoon coffee and Nisu.
Summer 2019
Here is a preview of tonight’s podcast:
This is my new summer favorite. Perfect for days on the water and evenings on the beach. Super yummy…. but, the name also gave me a flash back to years of Fresca and Moxie at my grandmother’s (Guggy’s) house on Riverside Ave. when I was little.
Good Morning Gloucester 