Joe Higgins AKA @fishprinter on instagram writes-

fishprinterTuna tails on Rocky Neck with friends- my season there ends in a few weeks – I think I shall do a great event this week and the last weekend in September –

Gloucester Fresh Shines in Newburyport

Newburyport- Under a starlit sky at the Sea to Table Dinner, chefs from seven Newburyport restaurants prepared local seafood dishes featuring local landed species such as red fish, skate, monkfish, whiting, and more. Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken  talked with guests from all backgrounds about recipes for “underutilized” or “lesser known” species. Fishermen Al Cottone, John Sanfilippo and Paul Vitale made presentations to the 100+ attendees on locally caught species. The Mayor invited participating Gloucester restaurants and seafood markets to buy from Gloucester Seafood Processors. The only change was that the dinner was not in Gloucester, but in Newburyport.

The City of Gloucester was invited by the Custom House Maritime Museum to collaborate on a special culinary event featuring Gloucester businesses, local fishermen, and seafood. All the Gloucester fish was donated. The Sea to Table Dinner was a unique opportunity for the Gloucester Fresh campaign to expand its partnerships across Cape Ann. Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and her administration worked closely with the Event Chairman Ken Jackman and his Sea to Table event team to introduce guests to the dining possibilities of Gloucester seafood while also helping support the Custom House Maritime Museum.

“The City of Gloucester was proud to support the Sea to Table Dinner with Gloucester Fresh seafood. By utilizing fresh and local seafood we are not only providing delicious and healthy food to consumers, but also supporting your community,” said Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken. “We are also excited for any opportunity to introduce our Gloucester businesses to a wider audience.”

The Sea to Table Dinner proved to be another example of power of regional collaboration in Massachusetts. The City of Gloucester is proud to be working with Newburyport Mayor Holaday on important initiatives that highlight small businesses, non-profits in our respective cities.

In 2015 the City of Gloucester launched the Gloucester Fresh Seafood branding campaign. The campaign supports “America’s oldest fishing port” by bringing new attention to the many fish markets available that supply local fresh seafood. The program helps local fishermen, some of whom are fifth and sixth generation, and markets that have a long tradition of providing quality fresh fish, shellfish and value-added seafood products. In 2017 Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken launched the Gloucester Fresh Restaurant program which highlights restaurants, fish markets and seafood processors who sell Gloucester landed fresh seafood to their customers. More information can be found at http://www.gloucesterfresh.com.

@SenBruceTarr: #MBTA Puts Annisquam Bridge on Track in #Gloucester. Bids in to replace 106 year old Newbury/Rockport line bridge. http://www.tarrtalk.com

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Bruce Tarr (@SenBruceTarr) September 08, 2017

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Hi Joey!

How are you?  Hope this finds you well! I am hoping you can please post about our upcoming fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Gloucester Harvest Music Festival on Saturday, September 16 from 10:30am-8:30pm at 65 Rogers St (Gloucester HarborWalk-the I4C2 space) The event supports the AGH Citizens Fund, a grass-roots non-profit that raises money for Addison Gilbert to support them in any way we can to sustain our local hospital!

People are encouraged to bring their chairs, blankets, appetites and dancing shoes!  We will have music all day by local and national bands, food, beer, wine, alcohol, over 30 vendors in our artisan marketplace, exclusive festival merchandise, live art demos, children’s activities and more! 

Tix are only $20 and kids get in for free so it’s very affordable for families!  Tickets, full music line-up and concert details can be found at:

www.gloucesterharvestmusicfestival.com

Thank you Joey!

Hope you can come out too! We’d love to see you!

Carol

volunteer

www.aghcitizensfund.org

Hello Joey! 

Six Gloucester, and one resident each from Rockport, Ipswich, Essex & Manchester haven’t given up on their Olympic dreams and are all over 55 years of age! In fact, they will be participating in the 6th annual Element Care PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) Olympics on Thursday, Sep 7th.

The residents from the towns listed above includes about four who are over 70 years of age, all residents will be competing on one of seven teams representing Element Care sites on the North Shore and Merrimack Valley. Approximately 80 participants will be competing in this year’s PACE Olympics which will consist of four games: Bocce, Bean Bag Toss, Fast Ball Relay and a new event, Healthy State of Mind.

Element Care Olympic athletes are young at heart and excited to be a part of this competitive event. All athletes practice 2-3 times a week, some even daily leading up to the event. Each team is supported by cheerleaders decked out in their team colors with noisemakers, necklaces and pompoms. Just like the international Olympic games, the PACE event offers a variety of games, multiple rounds of competition, intense training and athletes who come together to compete for the “gold” or in this case the PACE Olympic Trophy that will be awarded at the end of the event.

PACE at Element Care in Gloucester is a non-profit healthcare organization and the goal of its PACE Olympics is to promote wellness and a healthy, active lifestyle for older adults so they can live in their homes and communities, safely and comfortably, for as long as they can, keeping their stays in hospitals and nursing homes as minimal as possible.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending the PACE Olympics and perhaps interviewing one of our participants & getting some footage to post about this inspiring event! Thank you for your consideration!

Kind regards,

Carol Pallazolla