Day: November 20, 2025

We are excited to announce that this year is the 25th anniversary of the Lobster Trap Tree! Mark your calendars and come celebrate with us.

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Fourth Annual Gloucester Fishtown Horribles Parade of Trees

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Gloucester Fishtown Horribles Parade of Trees

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Staircase on Shore Road

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

There is a little staircase on Shore Road.  At one time there was a private pool behind the archway on Shore Road.  You can see this little entry way from Shore Road.

The best reasons to buy local

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Great venues and wonderful vendors, Thank you for shopping local.  Hope to see you all at these shows.

Opioid Abatement funds Info

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Gloucester, in collaboration with the towns of Rockport and Ipswich, who are investing $300,000 to address the opioid crisis through expanded treatment access, recovery support, and stigma reduction. More information about the funding is included below.

Are there any upcoming opportunities for collaboration where the Health Department could host a table at an event or have 5–10 minutes to speak about the Opioid Abatement funds during a meeting? We want to ensure these funds are used effectively, and your support would be a big help. Please let me know if you have any suggestions on where we could share this information.  

Opioid Abatement Funding Framework

The initiative is funded in part by a grant from The Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership, funded by the MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and is strengthened by a shared financial commitment from all three municipalities, using funds from the national opioid settlements. Gloucester contributed $100,000, Rockport $30,000, and Ipswich $20,000, and Mosaic Opioid Recovery matched their investment with another $150,000 for a total of $300,000.

The collaboration, was shaped by data and feedback provided by those with lived and living experience, and will fund the following:

  • Transportation to and from treatment
  • Post-treatment supportive housing
  • Substance-free community classes
  • Expanded access to recovery coaches
  • Anti-Stigma education for community-wide understanding of opioid use disorder (OUD) so more residents will seek help

Residents of the three communities can learn more about these services by visiting community organizations such as Core Peer Recovery, Action, Inc, Open Door, One Stop Harm Reduction, Learn to Cope, Gloucester Health Center, Fishing Partnership Support Services, Younity Access Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, the Grace Center, and the health departments in each community.  They can also go online at https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/1481/Opioid-Abatement-Funds to learn more.

The Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership is a public-private collaboration created to support initiatives in historically underserved communities that have experienced disproportionately high rates of opioid-related overdose deaths. Powered by RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE) and supported by the Massachusetts Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund, Mosaic represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to implement lifesaving, community-centered approaches to recovery.

Can Someone Please Make This Happen in Gloucester

Posted on by Nichole S.

If you listened to last Sunday’s podcast you heard us taking about wanting something like this to come to Gloucester in the winter months. I’ve been talking about it forever, but….admittedly….haven’t applied myself to do much about it. These photos are from Cambridge. A couple of food trucks (beer trucks), some great fire pits, some big yard games like shuffle board, ping pong, connect four, bowling, corn hole, Jenga….. With some lights strung up and some music piped in, it would be such a cool place to gather in the winter. Certainly not looking to take away from our great restaurants and businesses, but with so many other places closed for the winter months adding something like this would still leave plenty of business to go around to support our regularly opened establishments and give something festive/outdoors to supplement the season.

Throwback Thursday For Massive Buck Battle

Posted on by Pat D

Joey’s recent post regarding white tail deer in rut at this time of year brought back to mind this massive battle we witnessed in November 2018 at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. These young bucks were clearly displaying rut behaviors in this extended battle at high tide. They each got soaked, it appears that one came out with a damaged antler though they each demonstrated fierce buck behaviors. I posted about this at the time (here’s the link) but this seems like a great opportunity to share some additional photos and details. When they finished, they were each panting and shaking off the water. At one point, I got such a stare-down that I was preparing to flee using my monopod as protection. It did not come to that and we were at quite a distance, but it was still memorable. Watch out for deer especially at this time of year.