Day: March 30, 2026

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Spring has sprung at Rose Baker. Many things are happening!  Dailey activities can be found by going to www.gloucester-ma.gov, clicking on Departments and scrolling down to the Council on Aging. You can see our newsletter or call 978-325-5812 to get on our mailing list. For events indicating registration, please stop by or call Natalia at the above phone number. Follow us on Facebook – Rose Baker Senior Center Gloucester

Special things going on:

April 6^th and 13^th at 1:30 – Old Salties Jazz Band

Movies on Thursdays – 12:30 – April 2^nd – In-laws with Alan Arkin and Peter Faulk; April 9^th – Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story with Richard Chamberlain and Alice Krige; April 14^th – Mission to Mars with Tim Robinson and Gary Sinise; April 23^rd – The China Syndrome with Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas; April 30^th – Analyze This with Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro.

April 9^th – 12:30 – Massachusetts Commission on Status of Women. Please register.

April 17^th – 10:00 – 11:00 – Representative from CATA will do a presentation and answer questions

April 18^th – Pizza and a movie.  Showing – In the Whale.  Pizza at 4:30, movie at 5:00. Please register.

April 23rd – 1:30 – Magic Show with Peter Jackson. Please register.

April 27^th – 1:00 – Acoustic music with Knock on Wood. Please register.

April 30^th – 1:00 – Branded: Gloucester’s Hidden History of Enemy Aliens. Please register.

Seniors on the Go Bus – Please register,

April 6th– Walmart and Londis Roast Beef

April 13^th – Liberty Tree Mall and Sylvan Street Grill

April 27^th – Home Goods and Putnam Pantry

This fundraiser supports the 2026 Schooner Festival, bringing schooners to Gloucester Harbor for races, parades, and public events.Get your tickets here!

Join us for Raising the Sails, a special fundraiser supporting the Gloucester Schooner Festival, on April 10, 2026 from 6–9pm at the Gloucester House. 

Enjoy a lively night featuring the band WhiskeyTalk, great company, and a shared passion for maritime tradition!

Get your tickets before they are sold out!

The City is gathering public input as part of a visioning process for the I4-C2 site located at 65 Rogers St with the aim of identifying the benefits that the community wants to see most in any future development of the site.

You can learn more about the current initiative and how to provide input – including via a Google Form – on our recently launched I4-C2 webpage. We encourage folks to review the page’s information on the site’s regulatory framework, but also to think creatively about what we can do within those limits.

The webpage will provide updates on opportunities to get involved as we move forward with this process. Thank you for helping shape the future of Gloucester!

https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/1586/I4-C2-Site-Visioning?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQ3gDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeeKQp7xDE3rXoGgG3C3gdMvZvgzLeQCL1CKQsRFeNCs1nL3Ghw4nbN29liOU_aem_ipd0iFRLr6wKu22q0wsLcg

We’re fundraising for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation! Help us reach our goal! Walk, Run or Donate! 

We are so thankful for your support as we raise awareness and help save lives.❤

OUR MISSION: To promote early detection of brain aneurysms by providing knowledge and raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors. Work with the medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families, as well as to further research that will improve patient outcomes and save lives.

Through your support, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation will be able to continue to provide support and educational materials and information to brain aneurysm patients, their families, and the medical community and to promote critical awareness of brain aneurysms which will lead to earlier detection. The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is funding essential research that will promote a better understanding of why this condition happens and identify those at risk before an aneurysm rupture occurs. 

Thank you for making a difference with your support! 

https://give.bafound.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=team&team_id=14446&fr_id=2902

Initiative Seeks to Transform Section of Washington Street with Major Spring Planting Initiative

GLOUCESTER, MA — In celebration of Earth Day 2026, the 100TreesProject today announced the planting of 35 new trees this spring, bringing the 100TreesProject’s Gloucester effort to 110 trees across 7 locations over the last 5 years. The planting this spring will expand Gloucester’s urban tree canopy, combat rising urban temperatures and improve local air quality in downtown Gloucester. Beginning in April, thirty-five Swamp Oaks, London Planes and Red Maples will be planted along the heavily paved corridor of Washington Street across from Addison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester Housing Authority (GHA) Main Office on Washington Street, and John Sheedy Apartments on Pleasant Street. 

“Planting a tree is an investment in the next century of Gloucester’s health,” said Mayor Paul Lundberg. “By transforming this gray sidewalk into a green corridor, we aren’t just beautifying the street, we are providing literal relief to patients, healthcare workers, and residents in an area that needs it most.”

The first phase of this spring’s initiative, Restoring the “Green Lung” of Washington Street, will kick off on April 18, 2026 across from Addison Gilbert Hospital. Cutting Edge Landscaping will professionally plant 25 large shade trees along the sidewalk. This specific stretch of Washington Street has been identified by the MAPC and DCR as a “heat island” and an Environmental Justice neighborhood — an area where a lack of vegetation and high concentration of pavement creates dangerously high localized temperatures.

The second phase, Community Roots, will focus on community-driven greening, with 12 trees being planted by residents and Gloucester High School (GHS) student volunteers at two GHA sites. On April 25, 6 trees will be planted at the GHA Main Office. On May 2, 6 trees will be planted at John Sheedy Housing. The 100TreesProject volunteer days serve as a cornerstone of the 100TreesProject mission: engaging residents and GHS students in the stewardship of their own neighborhoods. Larry Maver, a Gloucester resident and business owner who volunteered with the 100TreesProject for 2 summers of tree plantings said, “Volunteering with 100TreesProject has been a great way for me to spend time outside, meet new people in the community, and later be able to go by a tree and see its impact on its surroundings and say, I planted that.”

“This ambitious spring season of 25 tree plantings along Washington Street is being made possible through a strong collaboration between 100TreesProject and the Gloucester’s Department of Public Works,” stated Mike Hale, Director of Public Works for the City of Gloucester. “Over the past five years, 100TreesProject has been a vital partner, bringing trees to numerous high-impact parks and Gloucester Housing Authority locations. I look forward to continuing this important work together.” 

Major funding was provided through a grant from the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), with continuing critical support from the Institute for Savings, Awesome Gloucester, Neptunes Harvest, Gloucester Rotary, Corliss Bro. and individual donors. To ensure the survival of the new canopy, Cutting Edge Landscaping has committed to a professional watering contract for the duration of the 2026 growing season. “We strongly believe in the power of partnerships and encourage local businesses, nonprofits, philanthropies and residents who want to collaborate or volunteer with 100TreesProject on future initiatives to reach out to us,” said David Rosen, Director of 100TreesProject.

About the 100TreesProject

The 100TreesProject was founded by James Paradis and Prataap Patrose, who got married in 2019 and decided to plant 100 trees in 5 years instead of hosting a party for 100 guests. They have surpassed their initial goal. Though they started with public housing in Boston, 100TreesProject is now a Gloucester-based initiative dedicated to restoring and enhancing the city’s tree canopy. By focusing on native species and high-impact urban areas, 100TreesProject seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure a cooler, greener future for all Gloucester residents.  Some of the locations 100TreesProject has planted trees include Seaside Cemetery, Burnham Playground, John Alto Park, Unitarian Universalist churchyard on Pine St, West Gloucester Trinitarian church, and Lincoln Park GHA housing. 

If you are interested in opportunities to volunteer or collaborate, please visit the website at www.100TreesProject.org

We hope you can join us Saturday April 4 at the Gloucester Elks on Atlantic Road for the Left-Right-Center fundraiser starting at 4 pm. $30 if you want to play; $10 admission for others. John Jerome performing, light snacks available , bar open….save the date. Proceeds to benefit the families.