Day: September 26, 2024

Part of The Good Morning Gloucester Series Of Real Life Living Experience With EV sponsored by Lyon Waugh Auto Group. Thank you Warren Waugh, Cidalia Schwartz, Jose and Chris Spearin for filming and editing this video.

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There are plenty of knit caps out there. There aren’t many that have the fleece lining which is a total game changer. The fleece is so soft and keeps you so warm. Once you try one of these on, it renders all other fall/winter caps inferior. Buy three at once I’ll put in a free one for you. Mix and match. These are perfect for you, your family and for gifts.

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Available in Cream, Tan, Red, Grey, Black and Pink for women Pom Beanies.

Available in Grey, Black, Heather Grey, Navy, Brown and Gloucester Maroon

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Fall Mosaic…

We’ve received a lot of questions from our guests regarding the election and Ballot Question 5, and have been researching materials to share.  After consideration, we thought it would be best to share a survey (from Carnegie Mellon) that asked those who would be most affected by the tip elimination credit, which would raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. Restaurant servers from across the state participated in this survey. We have included some key data points in this email, but encourage everyone to read the full report here.

Massachusetts state and federal guidelines ensure servers already receive the state minimum wage of $15 an hour.  Under the current law, if a server’s hourly wage + tips does not equal the $15 minimum their employer makes up the difference.  Most servers who responded to the survey already earn more than the state minimum wage.

In addition to eliminating the tip credit, Ballot Question 5 would permit the creation of a mandatory tip pool.  This combined with the potential for some customers to tip less or not at all due to the change in pay structure, has led to the wide-spread sentiment amongst those affected that they would earn less if Ballot Question 5 is approved.

If you are looking for information and perspective beyond this study, we encourage you to speak to your server or bartender the next time you dine out, whether it be at a Serenitee Group Restaurant or another establishment in our community.

New to the late night bite menu:

9-11pm every night!

$10 Mexican Sliders

Three sliders, Machaca Beef, Adobo Chicken, and Carnitas Pork, topped with lettuce and pico served with French fries

$10 Mexican Smashburger

Two 4oz beef patties, American Cheese, Caramelized pickled red onions, served with French fries

Machaca

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers st

Gloucester, MA

Something intriguing caught my eye as I was approaching the Essex Shipbuilding Museum on Main St in Essex recently so I pulled in to take a look. Although the museum was closed for a private tour, the yard is free to walk through and explore. It’s a very interesting and picturesque location! The day I was there, work was being done in the yard including tree trunks in the process of being worked into lumber for boat building. So you get a real feel for the shipbuilding years past. It was also fun to say hello to the Lewis H. Story.

September 25, 2024 ~ Sawyer Free Library

Rockport Public Library, Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Genealogy Group present: Michael Brophy, World Renowned Genealogist on Saturday, September 28 from 10:30 to 11:30 am. This event will take place at the Rockport Library located at 17 School Street in Rockport. Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.

This lecture explains and debunks some of the popular fiction about Genealogy and Family History. Subjects covered include: You can do your whole family history on the internet; The Courthouse burned down and destroyed all the records; I am descended from an Indian; Our name was changed at Ellis Island; Plymouth Plantation myth and reality; All records that you find are accurate and reliable; If my grammie said it was true, it must be true ! You can do your whole family history by using the records of the LDS church. Well researched proof will be presented to explain these myths.

Michael Brophy is a nationally known, professional genealogical researcher, heir search specialist, and lecturer from the Boston area. His currently the President of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) and the first Treasurer of the New England of Association of Professional Genealogists. Mike earned an MBA degree from Suffolk University and a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Mike was featured on the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? and the Irish TV series Dead Money, a genealogy show about heir searchers. Mr. Brophy was hired to conduct research for Ancestry.com and several historical authors.

He has lectured on a wide variety of genealogy subjects at the National Genealogy Society’s Annual Conference in 2023, 2022, 2019, 2014, 2012, and The Institute of Genealogy and Historic Research (IGHR). He specializes in New England and Irish genealogy subjects. His genealogy education includes eight certificates from the Institute of Genealogy and Historic Research (IGHR) and certificates in Private Investigation and Advanced Forensic Genealogy from Boston University. He is also a licensed private investigator in Massachusetts.

For additional information or questions, visit SawyerFreeLibrary.org or 978-325-5500.

Genealogy Myths & Legends with Michael Brophy