Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

September 15, 2026 ~ gloucestereducationfoundation~

GEF is starting the 2026-27 school year with a big investment in Gloucester students and educators: $293,000 in funding for seven programs across Gloucester Public Schools.

This is possible because of the tremendous generosity of the Gloucester community, which continues to step up for our schools. Every gift to GEF, from individual donations to business support to foundation grants, helps create opportunities for Gloucester students. The $293,000 awarded at the start of September will support:

• O’Maley Academy: $30,000
• Grades 4-8 Band: $30,000, with another $30,000 coming in January
• GHS Medical Assisting: $64,000
• K-8 STEM Coordinator: $100,000
• O’Maley Science Central Wilson Intern: $5,000
• GHS Engineering Lab: $50,000
• Gender Equity in STEM Club: $14,000

Together, these programs expand opportunities for Gloucester students in music, STEM, career and technical education, enrichment and more, across grades K-12.

And this is just the start!

GEF’s competitive grant program gives GPS educators the opportunity to bring forward new ideas, creative approaches and promising pilots for their students. Grants will be awarded in November, February and May this school year, and we’re making sure educators across the district know how GEF can help turn their ideas into reality with colorful new teachers’ lounge posters and detailed instructions on how to apply, delivered to every GPS staff member’s mailbox over the past two weeks.

To everyone who donates to GEF, sponsors an event, supports a campaign, or helps spread the word: thank you. Your generosity is what makes investments like this possible, and what allows GEF to keep expanding opportunities for Gloucester students year after year.

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Thursday Sept 17 noon-5
Friday and Saturday 11-5
No Sunday hours Sept 20

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September 11, 2026 by Angel Wings Wellness

Learning Horses From the Ground Up: Why the Foundation Matters

There’s something magical about horses that draws people in almost instantly. Their beauty, strength, sensitivity, and quiet intelligence leave a lasting impression. But truly learning about horses goes far beyond riding lessons or memorizing tack names. The deepest understanding begins with the foundation — learning how horses think, communicate, and experience the world around them.

And that’s where the real connection begins.

Horses Speak a Different Language

Horses are incredibly intuitive animals. Long before humans domesticated them, they survived by reading energy, movement, and subtle changes in their environment. They communicate mostly through body language — a flick of an ear, a shift in posture, the softness in an eye.

When people begin learning horses in a foundational way, they start to notice these small details. They learn that horses are constantly communicating, and that trust is built quietly through consistency, patience, and presence.

It becomes less about “controlling” a horse and more about creating a relationship.

The Foundation Starts on the Ground

One of the most overlooked parts of horse education is groundwork — simply spending time with horses before ever stepping into a saddle. Grooming, leading, observing herd behavior, understanding boundaries, and learning safe handling skills all create the framework for a confident and respectful partnership.

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Attention Residents – Trash Talk!

Reminder that the new trash program starts October 1st. If you have not gotten your new trash carts already, don’t panic! Carts are being delivered on a rolling basis and you will get them before October 1st. They are being delivered right to the front of your property, so please keep an eye out for them! Please note that if you requested additional carts, their delivery may come later than the standard carts.

Later this month, we will have a form on our website for folks to fill out if they haven’t received their carts yet. Until then, thank you for your patience and remember to use up all your purple bags while you still can!

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GLOUCESTER, MA – The City of Gloucester, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), will host “The Power of Arts and Culture Planning: What Could a City-Wide Arts and Culture Plan Do for Gloucester?” on Tuesday, October 6, from 6PM to 8PM at the Kyrouz Auditorium in City Hall.

The community meeting will explore how a city-wide arts and culture plan could help support Gloucester’s vibrant arts and cultural community and strengthen the role of arts and culture in the City’s future. This would be a first for the City, as Gloucester has never created a formal arts and culture plan. 

The event will open with a reading from Gloucester’s Co-Poet Laureate Heidi Wakeman, and will provide an opportunity for residents, artists, cultural organizations, businesses, community leaders, and other interested community members to learn more about arts and culture planning and share their ideas about what such an effort could mean for Gloucester. Discussion topics will include what an arts and culture plan is, why it is important for a city to have. Speakers will include Mayor Paul Lundberg, Chair of the Gloucester Committee for the Arts Karen Ristuben, and Gloucester’s Arts, Culture, and Events Coordinator Miranda Aisling. 

This will be a community discussion that includes a question and answer segment so members of the public can ask our city staff and MAPC staff about what an arts and culture plan in Gloucester would look like for them. MAPC staff will help facilitate the conversation and share examples and lessons from arts and culture planning efforts in other communities.

Residents and community members are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. RSVP is requested.

What: The Power of Arts and Culture Planning: What Could a City-Wide Arts and Culture Plan Do for Gloucester?
When: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 6PM – 8PM
Where: Kyrouz Auditorium, City Hall, 9 Dale Ave, Gloucester, MA
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW9q2EoPefMYkeEj-2husNkLSy7G25sx6ZACnNZiVWfCYp0w/viewform?usp=header