Month: March 2025

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Do you have great photos that showcase the beauty of Rockport? The Rockport Rotary Club will be producing a 2026 photo calendar as a fundraiser this year and is requesting amateur and professional photographers alike to submit their best high-quality photos of Rockport to be
entered into our contest. The photography winners of each month plus the cover will receive $50. The photos are to be of Rockport and emphasize qualities that make Rockport a special place to live, work and visit in each season. Examples include featuring the fishing industry, town events,
parades, pets in a quintessential Rockport scene, quarries, architecture and ocean scenes. The contest will run from now through April 30, 2025. Please submit your high-quality digital photos to rockportrotaryphotos@gmail.com and include your name, mailing address and phone number so we can notify you if you have won. Photos should be in landscape (horizontal) with a high resolution, a minimum of 2-3 MB or higher. Photographers will be featured no more than twice in the same calendar. Please do not include recognizable photos of people who have not given their permission to be in a published photograph. Questions can be submitted to the same
email address.

MARCH 20, 2025 ~ BACKYARDGROWERSGLOUCESTER

 BOWL TO BUILD SCHOOL GARDENS with us at Cape Ann Lanes 

Join Backyard Growers for family fun at Cape Ann Lanes to support all eight Backyard Growers-managed school gardens in Gloucester this spring. We’ll be planting fresh spring crops with 2,000 students in March and April to harvest together in June, and enjoy in cafeteria taste tests.

 Sunday, March 30, 4-6pm

 Cape Ann Lanes, Gloucester

 Learn more & reserve your lane: https://bit.ly/Bowlingbackyardgrowers

Your ticket will include all-you-can-bowl for two hours and exciting raffle prizes. Make sure you enjoy the on-site arcade and in-house brew pub. We’ll be collabing with Laneside Pub to create a special Backyard Growers brew for the event.

It’s going to be an awesome night!

Sharing information from Pauline’s Gifts on Essex Ave. We look forward to stopping in to see what’s new.

Jimmy T has launched a great Go Fund Me-

Link to donate here

“My name is Jim Tarantino and I have been rowing dories in Gloucester Harbor for over 40 years! Now that I am retired, I am fulfilling a dream to build, and make available to the public, the “Heart o’ Gloucester”, a traditional Grand Banks Dory, for adventures and to honor the Maritime Heritage of Gloucester’s great fishing history!

Summer of 2025, follow along as we take her from Gloucester, MA to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia!

Every penny of funds raised will go to:

– Trailer and transportation

– Maintenance & dockage fees

– A webpage and provisions, where you will get updates on the 600-mile maiden voyage and future trip”

We stopped for lunch at the Brown Dog on Central St in Ipswich recently because we were looking for a welcoming sit down pub like atmosphere. This fills the bill. Friendly service, varied menu and welcoming atmoshere are my top 3 parameters. I tried the (new to me) Northern End style sausage and pepper sandwich and Jim had a yummy fish sandwich. My sandwich was excellent and I think Jim agreed as there were no leftovers. The place is adorned with dog pictures and not just brown dogs either! I finished off with an Irish coffee which was a perfect ending to a lovely lunch.

While we’re waiting for spring foliage and fauna to become more active, here are some favorite Eastern Point storm photographs.

Hello, 

Thanks again so much for helping to get more eyes on these animals!  This week we have a special TRIO (yes that’s right, a bonded trio of cats) who are looking to find their fuuuurever home.  These sweet cats have had a tumultuous past couple weeks and it can be difficult to find bonded pairs a home together let alone three, so this kitty crew could use an extra boost!

Meet Baxter!BreedSiamese/Mix Age6 years 8 months 19 days GenderFemale SizeMedium ColorBrown/Fawn 
Adoption Price$50.00
Meet Higgins!BreedSiamese/Mix Age5 years 8 months 2 days GenderMale SizeLarge ColorGrey/Buff 

Adoption Price   $175.00

and last but not least,

Meet Lady!BreedDomestic Shorthair/Mix Age10 years 7 months 20 days GenderFemale SizeMedium ColorTan/Brown Adoption Price$50.00

Meet Baxter, this girl has the most beautiful eyes and she knows it! Baxter is 6 years old and came to the shelter with her two siblings: Higgins and Lady. Baxter loves to greet people by giving them head butts and loud purrs. She can be a little nervous with new people but she seems to follow what her sister Lady does and follows suit. This gal loves getting her cuddles in with her brother Higgins and will snuggle up to him after they eat breakfast. This trio is looking for a home together. We know it’s not easy taking on 3 cats but we are hoping to find a family who can give these siblings their forever home. If these cuties sound like the match for you, apply online for them today.

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Cape Ann Animal Aid

Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter
4 Paws Lane
Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 283-6055

www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.org

www.facebook.com/CapeAnnAnimalAid

The Rockport Garden Club and the Rockport DPW are again arranging Discounted Rain Barrels for purchase through the Great American Rain Barrel Program (produced in Massachusetts!)

 

Place your order online BEFORE March 30th at www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com/community Select “Massachusetts” then “Rockport” on the drop down menu. Together, we can help protect our water.

 

Gloucester Residents are cordially invited to participate.

Questions?  Email communications@rockportgardenclub.org

 

Hopefully, I did this correctly.

Thanks so much, 

Sharing information so Elmo returns home soon.

A-whippin’ up the water in the bay…

We saw one of our West Gloucester eagle pair recently in a favorite perch. I got the classic “wink and nod” making me feel like one of the crew.

📅 Reminder that dogs are no longer allowed on Good Harbor Beach starting April 1st.

Dogs are welcome on the beach during these dates:

🏖️Good Harbor Beach: Dogs are allowed from October 1st to March 31st – off leash days on even-numbered days!
🐾Wingaersheek Beach: Dogs are allowed from October 1st to April 30th – off leash days on odd-numbered days!
🐕 Plum Cove and Cressy Beaches: Unleashed dogs are allowed from October 1st to April 30th!
🦀 Crab Beach: Dogs are allowed off leash at all times!