Month: April 2020

Found seagulls at O’Maley and flooding at Long Beach

Posted on by Catherine

Here are a few snapshots from last week’s cold and dreary April showers.

 

super high tide floods into street_ April 3 2020_Long Beach Gloucester Mass end ©c ryan

 

Let's Play ball_seagulls at O'Maley school Gloucester Mass._20200403_©c ryan

 

 

Happy, healthy & creative prep wishes to all readying for Passover, Easter, and Spring this covid-19 week 😷🕍🐰🔔🌱

Posted on by Catherine

How will you celebrate?

Temple Ahavat Achim_20170612_Gloucester Mass ©c ryan
Temple Ahavat Achim, July 2017

Emojipedia needs a seder emoji.

looking for color on dreary day_20200402_©c ryan
looking for spring, dreary day 4/2/2020

 

images of Annisquam church below

 

photos – cover and inside pages from 1979 Annisquam Historical Church 250th commerative celebration (cover art courtesy Louise Kenyon and Folly Cove Designers | text by Paul B. Kenyo) digitized here, collection Annisquam Historical Society

 

Grace Marie, Lucy, and the Boys

Posted on by Nichole S.

If we weren’t in America’s oldest seaport I would say that Grace Marie, Lucy, and the Boys would be a band….but, of course, here in Gloucester they are the names of part of our fishing fleet.

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Serenitee Restaurants Offering Beer and Wine for Take Out

Posted on by Pat D

Update from Serenitee Restaurants I received in my inbox:

Serenitee wine

Order beer or a bottle of wine to pair with dinner and pick it all up right at the restaurant!

No extra stops or touchpoints.

Click on the restaurant’s website below for a list of the beer & wine currently available. 

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SERENITEE RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR TAKEOUT & DELIVERY

4- 9 PM Monday – Friday,   12 – 9 PM Saturday & Sunday  

Cala’s 
978.525.3304
www.calasrestaurant.com

Delivery can be ordered by calling the restaurant.

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Hale Street Tavern
978.922.9232

www.hale-street.com

Delivery available through a partnership with Grub Hub.

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15 Walnut
978.468.2400

www.15Walnut.com

Delivery available through a partnership with Grub Hub.

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The Spot
978.352.3351  www.georgetownspot.com

Delivery can be ordered by calling the restaurant.

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Maggie’s Farm
978.539.8583  www.maggiesfarmmiddleton.com

Delivery available through a partnership with Grub Hub.

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Beer & Wine available for takeout only, not for delivery, must have valid ID.

If you order delivery through GrubHub and the number you provide matches the phone number on your Serenitee Rewards Account you can accrue points for your purchase.  Please note: we are unable to redeem Rewards on delivery orders.

 

 

SHOULD GLOUCESTER CLOSE BEACHES TO NON-RESIDENTS?

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Folks at Good Harbor Beach this afternoon practicing physical distancing 

Over the weekend many more beaches and beach parking lots closed across the state. Massachusetts DCR State Beaches such as Winthrop Shores Reservation, Revere, Swampscott, and Nahant joined other North Shore communities (Crane Beach, along with Ipswich and Newbury town beaches, for example) in closing to non-residents.

Should Gloucester close her beaches to non-residents? Please write and let us know what you think (and why).

The good news is that State Parks across the Commonwealth are opening early. Massachusetts owns more 450,000 acres of recreational property. Several of the State Parks listed below are beaches, which are now closed, but many are not.

Here is a link to Massachusetts State Parks, alphabetically listed by town.

State Parks by region.

Auto. shop Shout Out From Cynthia Mochowski

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I love our vocational program! Today I went out for groceries and noticed one of my tires was low.
I went to Sandy Bay garage, and Kenneth Gillis, a senior in the Auto program, noticed my valve stem was broken. After calling his boss, Kenneth got the ok to replace the broken piece. He did a great job. Because of everything he learned in auto he fixed my tire and probably saved more damage to my car if it hadn’t been fixed.
Jack Porter and Bud Maciel, you two teachers are awesome! You deserve a huge shout out for the education and skills you’re giving our students.

Streaming Nia and Restorative Yoga Classes via Zoom with Linda All Free!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Current routine will be our homage to Broadway.  You can be a Broadway diva in your living room.  No critics, whew!

The whole streaming thing is working pretty well.  I’m awaiting some new equipment to further improve the quality of the music and a better mic that doesn’t cut out when I sit on the floor.  Fingers crossed.

It’s amazing how many people have been “attending”.  I had some folks from Florida and upstate NY join us last week.  Pretty cool.

So here is how it works.  It will be easier for you if you download the Zoom client for meetings for a desktop or laptop, or the app for phones and tablets.

Click here for the link to download the client or the app

Then click on this link which takes you to my web site and a list of the week’s classes

Click on the right class…

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Cape Ann Olive Oil

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

When I went to pick up curbside some Cape Ann Olive Oil on Saturday, love the sign that Patty and Rick put in their window.

Scalfani’s Reopening Monday April 6!

Posted on by Pat D

Posted today Sunday April 5: Great news from Scalfani Italian Bakery’s Facebook page

We will be reopening Monday, taking all necessary precautions to keep staff and customers safe. We will have plenty of your favorites, everything is restocked! Thank you!

A Little Sunday Nostalgia

Posted on by Pat D

More time around the house has me looking through old pictures. Here’s the Italian Princess, Grace Marie and Michael & Kristen docked in the harbor 20 years ago!

Boats in water 2000 Gloucester

Drive Thru Today at Fisherman’s Wharf!

Posted on by Pat D

They are doing it again: From Fisherman’s Wharf Facebook page:

**Update**
Drive-Thru “Pop-Up” Event – Sunday 4/05/20

Scallop and Haddock Drive-Thru “Pop-Up” Event
Sunday, April 5th, 2020
Starting at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
37 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA

Haddock Fillets Vacuum sealed in 2 lb. Bags
$15.00 / Bag (Only $7.50 / lb.)

Scallops in 1 lb. Containers
$15.00 / lb. (limited supply)

*Please don’t walk up to the truck, we won’t be selling to any walk-ups while we have a line of cars to ensure safe social distancing and to be fair to those in line.

Cash Only

Please try and bring exact change to cut down on the transfer of money.
This will be set up as a “drive-thru” style pick up only. No need to get out of your vehicles. Please follow the signs and stay inside your vehicles to ensure social distancing.