Campbell Funeral Home of Cape Ann invites you to attend a free Pre-Need Planning Seminar where you’ll learn how advanced planning can help you:

1. Protect your family from emotional and financial stress
2. Ensure your wishes are clearly known
3. Lock in today’s pricing and avoid inflation

Lunch will be served.

RSVP by June 6th to reserve your seat:

Call (978) 283-0884

We look forward to helping you take the next step in planning for peace of mind.

JUNE 1, 2025 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY

The wait is almost over! Final touches are underway on the newly renovated and expanded Sawyer Free Library, and we’re getting ready to return to our historic home at 2 Dale Avenue. 

Here’s what you need to know: 

• Our temporary location at 21 Main Street will be closed as of 6 PM on Monday, June 9. 
• In-person services will pause as we move 70,000 items, install new technology and furnishings, and complete final walkthroughs.
• The announcement for when the newly renovated library at 2 Dale Avenue will re-open will be made in mid-July—stay tuned for the exact date!

During the Transition:
🌐 Online resources and virtual programs remain available at sawyerfreelibrary.org
📆 Due dates will be extended—no late fees
📬 Holds can be picked up at other NOBLE libraries
📪 Book drops will be closed—please hold onto items until we reopen
📴 Staff will be unavailable by phone or email during the closure

Need something in the meantime? Visit a neighboring NOBLE library to meet your borrowing and research needs.

All news, events, and service updates will be shared at sawyerfreelibrary.org and on our social media. Be sure to follow us.

Help Us Celebrate
Mark your calendars as everyone is invited to the:
🎉 Official Grand Opening & Ribbon-Cutting: Friday, September 5
🎉 Community Celebration & Open House: Saturday, September 6

Support the Final Phase
We are deeply grateful to all who have contributed to the project and proud of what your generosity has built so far.  But we are not done yet. If you can, please share the news of the 2025 Sawyer Free Library with others, increase your support of the project or make your very first gift. We need your help to fully fund this transformational project and bring it across the finish line. To donate: 2025.sawyerfreelibrary.org 

See you soon!
We can’t wait to welcome you back to the reimagined 2025 Sawyer Free Library at 2 Dale Avenue.  Thank you for being part of this exciting new chapter for Sawyer Free Library and our great community!

Peep the quarter in the bottom left for scale.

Large portion. Pro tip- Ask for the aioli lime dip for the side. $10.70

Send in your Cape Ann Restaurant onion ring serving pictures, add the price and location and we will post them!

🦞 $19.99 Lobster Rolls w/ Chips & Pickles
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

MAY 30, 2025 BY ANGEL WINGS WELLNESS

Humans have been using plants as medicine for an estimated 60,000 years. Cannabis specifically has been used for health purposes since 2800 BC. Before the advent of modern pharmaceuticals, the only medicine available was from plants and animals. Many well-known medications were originally derived from plants, such as aspirin from willow bark and quinine from the cinchona tree. Until cannabis was effectively outlawed in 1937, it was widely prescribed by American herbalists and physicians.

Today, we are able to combine millennia of traditional wisdom with cutting-edge research to create potent plant medicine that truly works. Plus, we have the science and technology to guarantee potency, safety and efficacy.

Both then and now, humans and plants have coexisted, each relying on the other in countless ways. Plant medicine works in synergy, with a combined strength that’s greater than any individual part. In cannabis, the plant’s naturally occurring compounds – cannabinoids and terpenes – work better together than separately. This is commonly referred to as the “entourage effect.”

Plants possess many beneficial compounds. And, when carefully formulated with potent and purposeful ingredients, plant medicines deliver focused, targeted support when and where you need it most.

We use plants like lavender, ashwagandha and rhodiola rosea – along with plant-based ingredients like L-theanine and DHA – to complement full-spectrum CBD in formulas that support stress, promote sleep, relieve pain and more.

We believe in the power of plant medicine. We’ve seen the positive impact that CBD – and other botanicals – can have on a person’s quality of life. Made to work. Made for all. That’s our promise and our mission.

Angel Wings Wellness carries a full line of CBD products from Bath time to Gummies. Please drop by Fridays and Saturdays 11-4 for a free wellness consultation or call to make an appointment 978-985-4592

Visit our website  angelwingscbd.com

12 Rogers Street Friday Saturday 11-4 

From @ FishermenGHS

All June Long — Wild Common Tequila Takeover!

Discover your new favorite tequila with $10 pours or indulge in the full flavor experience with our $20 Tequila Flight featuring all four expressions:

🥃 Blanco

🥃 Still Strength

🥃 Reposado

🥃 Añejo

✨ This isn’t your average tequila shot—this is a sipping experience.

Explore the deep aromas, nuanced flavors, and craftsmanship behind Wild Common’s award-winning tequila line. Whether you’re a tequila lover or a total newbie, it’s a fun and flavorful way to explore something new.

📍 Available every day in June only at Machaca

Pull up a seat, take a sip, and enjoy tequila the way it was meant to be tasted.

Let’s toast to trying something new—salud!

Machaca 

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers st

Gloucester, MA

themachaca.com

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” Pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$19.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

Take a walk around beautiful Magnolia and enjoy music around every corner! This year there’s more porches, more music and more fun. Gloucester’s Lobster Roller, Meats & Sweets, and Holy Cow Ice Cream are all joining us along the way in addition to Magnolia’s 525 restaurant, Grillfriends, and JD Myers. Porches will be swingin’ from 4 to 6, and Funbucket will keep it going in the park by our fire station. until 8. Bring a beach chair or blanket to sit in the park, or dance by the ocean. It’s time to crank up your summer – starting at the Magnolia PorchFest!

@ FishermenGHS

Non-Profit and Community Recipients to be Celebrated at CACF’s June 5 Event

The Cape Ann Community Foundation (CACF) announced the recipients of its 2025 grants, selecting nine organizations from the record 40 applications received earlier this year.

The Cape Ann Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization established in 2015 by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce to manage and award grants from the proceeds from sales of the Cape Ann License Plate. CACF makes grants for projects that support the foundation’s mission to improve the economy and overall quality of life for the residents of Cape Ann.

The following 2025 grant recipients represent a variety of programs benefiting the Cape Ann community:
Cape Ann Pride – their grant will be used to help fund educational and social events for this year’s Cape Ann Pride celebration (May 29-June 1)
Cape Ann Vernal Pond – this grant will be used to purchase a new computer that supports communications and education programs
ConnecTones – the grant would help fund a program bringing live, intergenerational music experiences to independently living seniors and the greater Cape Ann community
Educational Foundation for Rockport – their grant will be used to allow small children and people in wheelchairs to view the night through a community telescope
Essex Elementary School – this grant will be used to support a program exposing students to live performances that help them learn about the Cape Ann community through music
Lanes Coven Theater Company – the grant would be used to support a program making performances more accessible for those facing financial barriers
Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library – their grant will be used to provide greater library accessibility to the neurodiverse community
Maritime Gloucester – the grant will be used to expand the Ocean Explorers program to 3rd–5th grade classrooms in Rockport, Essex, and Manchester-by-the-Sea
Together Gloucester – this grant will be used to provide sneakers to children whose families may not be able to receive support for this type of assistance

These grant recipients will be celebrated at the Foundation’s second annual Candlepins for a Cause event at Cape Ann Lanes on June 5. They will be joined by past CACF grant recipients and friends of the Foundation to spotlight CACF support for community organizations and programs and promote adoption of the Cape Ann License Plates. The sale of Cape Ann license plates and direct donations to CACF make the Foundation grants possible.

Anyone interested in fielding a team can do so with a $200 donation.  Individual bowlers can participate with a$35 donation to the Foundation.  Those who would like to attend the event and cheer on the bowlers – and support the Foundation – are asked to make a $20 donation.

Bowlers and other attendees can register by clicking on the event link on the Foundation’s www.lovecapeann.com website.

“The financial support we hope to generate with Candlepins for a Cause – along with the revenue from the Cape Ann license plate and direct donations to the Foundation – will help us continue to assist our region’s non-profit and community organizations,” said CACF Co-Chair Britta Cahoon.

“Candlepins for a Cause event will be a fun way to help the Foundation continue its work while honoring the organizations that serve the Cape Ann community as well as the supporters who make our efforts possible ,” said  Tony Sapienza, CACF Co-Chair. 

To learn more about the Foundation, the Cape Ann license plate, and the organizations supported by CACF grants, visit the Foundation website at www.lovecapeann.com.