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Fire Chief Eric Smith reports that Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a working fire in the attached garage of a home on Old Nugent Farm Road on Friday afternoon.

On Friday, Jan. 19, at approximately 12:11 p.m., the Gloucester Fire Department was called to 46 Old Nugent Farm Road for a report of a fire.

Companies arrived to find heavy fire coming from an attached garage. Crews quickly worked to knock down the fire before it could fully extend to the home. 

There were no reported injuries.

Rockport firefighters covered Gloucester stations and Beauport Ambulance was on standby. 

The cause remains under investigation by the Gloucester Fire Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Section attached to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.

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The day was gray but the falling snow attracted my eye. Our iconic boulevard in a snowfall:

We will talk a little about Toby on today’s podcast

First some images from the archives:

Obituary Link here

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Toby Stewart Pett was born in Beverly (as were his brothers as their father Dr. Morris Pett was the physician delivering babies at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester) on May 19, 1951 and passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. He was the son of Dr. Morris and Fay (Gennet) Pett and the brother of Arley and Barry Pett. He was the uncle of Isabel Pett and brother-in-law of Miriam Pett. Toby grew up on Good Harbor Beach and went to Gloucester Public Schools until he transferred in high school to Cushing Academy. He also attended UMass Amherst. Toby took a summer school trip to Hawaii, though we think his love of the water led him to take two classes: Surfing101 and Surfing102. Toby also traveled to Iceland. Toby’s love of the water led him to his to loves, the water in different forms. His love of skiing led him to years of working in the ski industry, spending countless years skiing throughout New England. Toby was even known for having his own ski wax, which he shared with many friends. The greatest love of his life was sailing, and anything related to it. He delivered sailboats, worked on them, and sailed on sailboats, from run-abouts, to J boats. He even gave a sailboat to his niece Isabel. Toby also loved his home City of Gloucester, participating in many activities and causes. He was also a Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large from 1978 to 1979. He lived in many locations in Gloucester throughout his life, with his “retirement” years recently at Sheedy Park. Regardless of where he was, Toby had a reputation not matched by many, both in the kitchen and behind the bar!
Toby is also survived by many cousins and legions of friends from his early years, through work and pleasure; all were special to him.
A private, immediate family only, burial was held on Friday, January 19th at Mt. Jacob Cemetery in Gloucester.
A celebration of life will be held in the spring/summer, probably on the water. If anyone would like to help or contribute something to the celebration in Toby’s memory or honor, feel free to contact Arley, Barry, or Isabel.
If anyone would like to make a contribution in Toby’s memory, they can make a check out to the Gloucester Fund, with SailGHS in the memo section, and mail it to 45 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. You can also visit gloucesterfund.org to make a donation by Paypal or Venmo. All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Scene’s from 44 Main and friends that popped by to shop and say hi! @capeannmuseum #gloucestersosalty event has been a blast! One more day! We will be live-streaming this morning with @clangerrr and @realtor_katelyn from the shop, swing by and make funny faces in the window while we record! Special thanks to @miranda.aisling and @tessting123isthisthingon for all the work they did along with others to make this such a great event! @discovergloucester

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