Day: March 6, 2025

Gloucester Police Welcomes New Officer

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
Officer Patrick Hunt is the newest member of the Gloucester Police Department. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Police)

Chief Edward Conley is pleased to share that Gloucester Police has welcomed Officer Patrick Hunt as the newest member of the department. 

Officer Hunt graduated from the Massachusetts Police Training Committee (MPTC) Lynnfield Police Academy on Feb. 28 and was officially sworn in on Monday, 
March 3.  

Officer Hunt is a Gloucester native and graduated from Gloucester High School in 2021. After graduation, Officer Hunt decided to pursue a career in law enforcement and took the civil service exam when he was 19 years old. 

He is currently attending North Shore Community College, where he is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. 

“Officer Hunt is a lifetime resident of Gloucester, and I would like to welcome him as the newest member of our department,” said Chief Conley. “Wanting to protect and serve the community he grew up in shows great character, and we are excited to have Officer Hunt join our department of dedicated professionals.” 

Welcoming A New grandchild

Posted on by Pat D

Some of you may be aware that we’ve been away for a couple of weeks. We went to Erie PA to welcome a new grandson with our daughter Amy. The youngest “Ranger” joins his older brother “Schooner”. Ranger made his appearance 2 weeks early and threw all of our travel plans into disarray and we got to him as soon as we could. We’ve spent 2 weeks introducing ourselves and spoiling Schooner. I find it very interesting that these children will be growing up on Lake Erie, as I did. Perhaps one day they will end up in Gloucester the way we did! They are the great grandsons of a Gloucester Man so who knows? But we are back in town and intend to stay around a while. Hope to see many of you soon.

March 21st Bach Birthday Concert

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 ~ CHASNAZ

This concert, performed by Heinrich Christensen on the 1893 Hutchings/Fisk pipe organ with the Jubilate Chamber Choir directed by Mary Jodice, is the fifth in a series celebrating the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was born on March 21st, 1685, and is considered the greatest composer of all time. This musical offering for the Cape Ann community is made possible through the generosity of H. Woody Brock.
The concert features selections from Clavier-Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, a collection of compositions for organ published in 1739, based upon Lutheran chorales (harmonized hymn tunes), which will be sung a cappella by the Choir. The collection of pieces is considered Bach’s most significant and extensive work for the organ, containing some of his most musically complex and technically demanding compositions for the instrument. It opens with the majestic Prelude in E-flat and concludes with a monumental triple Fugue known as the “St. Anne,” depicting the Trinity in a glorious combination on the “organo pleno,” pulling out all the stops! Organist Heinrich Christensen is the Music Director of King’s Chapel, Boston.
The concert will be held on Friday, March 21st at 7:30pm in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, located at the corner of Church and Middle Streets (GPS 50 Middle Street). Parking is available on the green. The admission for the event is $35 General, $5 Students (all ages), under 12 free. An elevator is available from the side door at 10 Church Street. For more advance ticket purchases and more information please visit: http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org