Day: September 24, 2023

Brianne Hurley-Caso submits:

Hi Joey, A US Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony was held at Stage Fort Park on Friday for 97 new citizens. Rep. Seth Moulton and Mayor Greg Verga were in attendance with a welcoming video by President Biden. Every participant recieving their certificates were so excited and happy!

Long View…

Freedom Fitness 90 Day Fitness Challenge!

Heres how to sign up…

Log onto www.freedomfitma.com and choose the month to month membership ($50/month), a team member will be in touch shortly to drop off your welcome package directly to you!

Sign ups will run from today until September 30th and the challenge will begin October 1!

When you sign up you will recieve:

A freedom fitness shirt, water bottle, canvas bag, towel, pedometer, journal, access to our private FB group, nutrition guide and sample workouts from Stellar Fitness & Health

Lose 15 pounds in 90 days or have your money refunded!

14 Lexington Ave Gloucester MA 01930 www.freedomfitma.com

Pat D’s Photos will be among the vendors at the Cape Ann Makers Market Moonrise event at the Emerson Inn Rockport (Cathedral Ave) this Friday Sept 29 from 5 – 9 PM. It’s a wonderful set up and a relaxing stroll. I hope you’ll stop by to say hello. Here are some of the items you can find at the Moonrise Market:

Climate controlled storage units – RV, Boat & Vehicle Parking Spots For Rent

Convenient 24 hour access
Monitored 24/7 by security cameras
Gated access
Easy online pay
Safe and clean facility
Friendly staff

978-879-4524
61A Grove Street Gloucester, MA 01930
www.grovestreetselfstorage.com

TOPIC:  GOVERNANCE FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION

WHEN:  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27^TH  FROM 12:00-1:30 PM ET

WHERE:   VIRTUAL LECTURE, REGISTER AT:  

https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J2xOxGzzQ3K3TXOMZqzBkg#/registration

Joan Fitzgerald, Professor of Urban and Public Policy at Northeastern University, will deliver a virtual lecture on the governance challenges of adaptation to climate change, on September 27th from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Professor Fitzgerald will discuss what local municipalities and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts need to do to protect their coastlines and to respond equitably.

Coastal Massachusetts is already experiencing dramatic coastal flooding that will keep increasing due to sea-level rise and more frequent and severe storms.   Already, for example, Boston has more sunny-day flooding from high tides than any other city in the nation.   Drawing from her recently completed Boston Foundation Climate Progress Report, Prof. Fitzgerald will discuss what the Commonwealth needs for effective governance of these increasing threats. 

“There are four key barriers intensifying these challenges for local municipal governments”, says Fitzgerald, “including 1) limited jurisdiction to act since much of the coastline is privately-owned; 2) outdated and complex permitting requirements; 3) lack of a statewide governance structure to focus on the Commonwealth’s entire coastline; and 4) insufficient funding to pay for costly resilience infrastructure.”

As a recognized leader on climate mitigation and resilience in Massachusetts, Fitzgerald’s research focuses on urban climate action and strategies for linking it to equity, economic development, and innovation.   In her fourth book, Greenovation:  Urban Leadership on Climate Change (Oxford Univ. Press, 2020), she argues that the climate strategies of most cities represent random acts of greenness rather than integrated and aggressive action.  She points to leading cities in North America and Europe and offers strategies for cities to accelerate their action.

This virtual lecture is the third in a series of Cape Ann Conversations: Changing Coastal Communities hosted by Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s Office for Urbanization.   These convenings form a portion of the ongoing multi-year climate adaptation research project for Cape Ann, undertaken in collaboration with Town Green, the Water Alliance, the Cape Ann Climate Coalition, and the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea.

Register at 

https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J2xOxGzzQ3K3TXOMZqzBkg#/registration

 www.bit.ly/capeann2

Hope to see you there!

Valerie I. Nelson

Water Alliance