Month: December 2024

I took this at White Beach in Manchester last evening.

Thought you might like to share this with your readers.

Ruth Goutal

17 Desmond Ave

Manchester

Kate and I stopped in to pick up a few books and the service couldn’t have been more friendly and accommodating.

Thank you

Maine-scape…

December 31, 2024 ~ gloucestereducationfoundation ~ 

As 2024 winds down, the Gloucester Education Foundation is celebrating a banner year of community support and dynamic programming benefitting the 2,862 students of the Gloucester Public Schools. We distributed over $500,000 in grants to support 24 different programs in GPS this year! Thank you to everyone – students, educators, administrators, volunteers, board members, families, and especially our generous donors – for your work to strengthen teaching and learning in our local schools. Here’s to a great 2025!

Celebrating a great 2024 at the Gloucester Education Foundation!

December 29, 2024 ~ coliecatherine ~ 

Join us for a Bad Xmas Gift Yankee Swap at the American Legion Post 3 on December 31st @ 6PM!

Unleash those unwanted Xmas gifts! Bring a wrapped, unwanted, funny, or slightly embarrassing gift to participate in the Yankee Swap.

Details:

• Time: 6:00 PM
• Food: Delicious Chinese Food Buffet (included!)
• Swap: Bring a wrapped gift to join the fun!
• Lounge: Open until 10:00 PM

Let’s swap those bad gifts for something (hopefully) better and celebrate New Year’s Eve together!

Ring in the New Year with a Laugh!

Liz Simmons will open the show. Lupton brings to life the best of the contemporary folk music scene in Ontario, while incorporating the Celtic influences that have been such an important part of the Canadian immigrant story. Allison will be joined for this concert by Canadian and US National fiddle champion and multi-instrumentalist Shane Cook and guitarist and Canadian Open Step Dance Champion Kyle Waymouth. Liz Simmons is a Cape Ann favorite as a founder of the bands Annalivia and Low Lily. In 2021 she released “Poets”, her first solo album in 15 years, and she will appear solo at this concert. Get tickets at https://oldslooppresents.org, John Tarr Store in Rockport, or The Bookstore of Gloucester.
This is a video of The Allison Lupton Trio performing their set “Mel’s 100th/Blind River Breakdown/Sarah Dancing”:

It’s New Year’s Eve again…..I, for one, will be happy to see the end of 2024 which was a year in which I lost 5 close friends from my New York life. Our Gloucester life continues to be stellar but I will miss my dear friends. As we look toward 2025, I wish the best for all our followers in the coming year.

A couple of people have approached me to ask for calendars. I will have a few more arriving soon and if you’d like me to set one aside for you please reach out in comments, messaging or email GMGPatD at gmail.com. The 8 x 11 wall calendar features my favorite Cape Ann photos from the past year and a limited number will be available. These are some sample pages. First come first serve. ($25)

Venmo @gll01930 with your full name, number of desired squares and your cell number to partake.

Guiding Light…

Link- https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

We like to stop by Jeff’s Variety on Eastern Ave once in a while for lunch and sometimes just because it’s a friendly neighborhood shop. True to its name, you find a variety of items available along with an inviting atmosphere. PS consider the catering whenever you might need some help with a party! It’s a win-win. The roast beef sub is my go-to. Thanks Jeff and staff!

Colored lights on Gloucester City Hall clock tower

Hi Joey,

Can you do an update on this post, or new version of it? Do the lights on top of Gloucester City Hall tower serve as a weather beacon? Or something else? Either way, what do the colors indicate?

Who decides, and do they post that info somewhere? I saw purple the other night.

Thank you!

Karen F.

What do the colored lights on Gloucester City Hall clock tower mean

IMAGE ~ DECEMBER 29, 2024 ~ COLIECATHERINE ~

High noon off the Boulevard with a low ceiling and “take-off” limited. Just sitting and preening ourselves. Gloucester is great even when all flights are grounded.

Bill Funk