Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~ 2 Comments

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Sawyer Free Library Week of July 10,2016

July 7, 2016 ~ sawyerfreelibrary

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Maritime Community Day is Saturday July 16

Image ~ July 7, 2016 ~ maritimegloucesterprograms

The Cupboard 

41 Hough Ave

Gloucester MA 

(Stage Fort Park In Front Of Cressey Beach) 

Harbormaster Introduces New Facebook Page

July 7, 2016 ~ Chris Sicuranza

The Gloucester Harbormaster office through the leadership of Thomas “TJ” Ciarametaro has announced the launch of a new Facebook page for updated news and announcements about our waters. Great to see our new department head hitting the ground (or is it water?) running.

Please ‘like’ the page seen here: https://www.facebook.com/Gloucesterharbormaster/

https://www.facebook.com/Gloucesterharbormaster/

Community Gathering: Discussion and Planning for Public Safety and Needle Recovery

July 7, 2016 ~ Chris Sicuranza

(Official link – click here) An ad hoc community gathering has been established for Thursday, July 7 from 6PM to 8PM at the Kyrouz Auditorium for citizens to gather and report their collective concerns around public safety, especially with regard to appropriate protocols to needles. This is not an official city hall sanctioned event, but representatives from various departments (including administration, Mayor’s office, Health, DPW, Law Enforcement, etc.) have been invited to better clarify updates, inform the public of opportunities and create a cohesive plan for short term and long term action.

You can basically substitute Goose for any kind of animal. Raccoon, Possum, Rat, Coyote, Dog…
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Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~ 2 Comments

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Gloucester Garden Tour Saturday July 9th 10-4

Image ~ July 6, 2016 ~ generousgardener1

SeniorCare’s 7th Annual Sunset Cruise to Support Seniors

July 6, 2016 ~ trixy546

SeniorCare Inc. will host its Seventh Annual Sunset Cruise Fundraiser, an evening cruise aboard Cape Ann Whale Watch’s Hurricane II, on Thursday, July 14, 2016. The evening includes a light box dinner, dancing and entertainment by DJ Tracey Sousa, raffle and door prizes. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by contacting SeniorCare at 978-281-1750 or online at www.seniorcareinc.org. Sponsor opportunities are available.

For more information about the Sunset Cruise and SeniorCare’s programs, contact Paula Curley at 978-281-1750 or paula.curley@seniorcareinc.org.

About SeniorCare

SeniorCare Inc. serves an area that represents more than 27,000 residents aged 60 and over.  We provide services to adults with disabilities and elders in nine communities. Established in 1972, SeniorCare has approximately 100 employees and nearly 400 volunteers. The volunteers and staff work to fulfill its mission as a consumer-centered organization which provides and coordinates services to elders and others. This allows them to live independently at home or in a setting of their choice, while remaining part of their community.

Annisquam Village Church Online Auction

July 6, 2016 ~ mperrym

July 6 – July 20

There’s something for everyone at the Annisquam Village Church’s seventh annual online auction! Shop 300 unique treasures donated by local businesses, artists, and patrons—this year’s highlights include a sailboat, original works of art, vacation escapes, and generous gift certificates from many local stores, restaurants, and services. Bidding closes at 9:00 p.m. July 20. Register and bid at www.biddingforgood.com/avc . Your bid will help raise funds to support the Church’s local and international work, including The Open Door Food Pantry, Family Promise North Shore/Boston, Action Inc., Grace Center, Heifer International, and Haiti Projects.The auction is managed through BiddingforGood.com

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New CATA Service-Rockport & Gloucester

July 6, 2016 ~ fswebb

This month, CATA is starting a new service for senior and disabled customers in Rockport and Gloucester.  Each Wednesday, CATA will pick up at the Rockport and Gloucester Senior Centers in the morning, travel to a different shopping location off Cape Ann, and then return to town in early afternoon.  The list of shopping locations is included in the attached flyer.

The cost is $5 round trip.  For additional information, please call 978-283-7916.

Happy Shopping Rockport Gloucester Mall bus Flyer – REVISED SUMMER 2016

Hello SBYC Member(s) & Friends,

Join us this Thursday, July 7 at 7, p.m. for the first of the Thursday Talk series with Jesse Fielding! With over 10 years of experience in the professional racing industry, collecting over 15 national and world class titles from dinghys to maxi yachts in venues around the world.

Jesse Fielding, nephew of SBYC members Ed and Betsy Salas. Hailing from Kingston, RI, Jesse entered filmdom at the age of 20, not as an actor but as a sailor. A contestant in the grueling Transpac sailing race between Honolulu and Los Angeles, he appeared prominently in the Walt Disney Pictures documentary covering that event, Morning Light (2007).

For those new SBYC members or members and guests who have not had the opportunity to attend a talk, the format is relaxed and informal. The talks begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings with refreshments.

Watch the trailer for the documentary MORNING LIGHT, Fifteen young sailors…six months of intense training…one chance at the brass ring. This documentary tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life’s first great adventure.

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

July 8 Meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club

July 5, 2016 ~ Michael Deneen

The speaker for the Friday July 8 GAAC meeting will be astronomer Phil Orbanes, with the “Deep Sky Name Game,” a fun examination of all those deep-sky object names that can’t help but leave us baffled. The Running Man nebula, the Flame nebula, the Eagle nebula — look closely; do you see a running man, or an eagle in there someplace? Maybe a flaming eagle? What were astronomers thinking? How on Earth did they come up with those names?

Nebulae of every stripe are some of the most spectacular and colorful objects in the universe, but there is very often no obvious resemblance between names and appearances. Phil may or may not be able to explain some of these choices to us, but we’ll have fun watching him try. Come along on a tour of some puzzling examples of stunning nebulae that will leave you scratching your heads in wonder.

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street, at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of the month. There is plenty of free parking, and there is no cost. All are welcome. For more info on the club and its activities please see our website, at http://gaac.us, and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/GAACpage Follow us on twitter, @GAACster.

Keep your fingers crossed for good weather for the very next evening, July 9th, our second Halibut Point State Park Star Party of the 2016 season. This one will be full of planets and moons from dusk to 10:00-ish, next to the Visitor Center. There is no cost. Please park in the paved lot and walk up to the Visitor Center.

Phyllis A Marine Association Presents Maritime Saturday July 9th

Image ~ July 5, 2016 ~ middlestwalk

CHEERLEADING MINI-CAMP RUN BY THE GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS

Image ~ July 5, 2016 ~ Joey C

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

City of Gloucester Responds to Needles Found Discarded on Streets and in Public Places

GLOUCESTER — Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, Police Chief Leonard Campanello and Department of Public Works Director Michael Hale seek to inform the public about a number of initiatives being undertaken to diminish the number of discarded hypodermic needles being left in the City of Gloucester.

Gloucester, like virtually every community in the nation, is in the midst of an unprecedented spike in heroin and opioid abuse. Discarded needles are a concern in every city in the Commonwealth, but department heads in Gloucester are committed to not only cleaning up the streets and gathering spots but to also preventing used needles from becoming potentially dangerous litter in the first place.

With the support of Mayor Romeo Theken, the North Shore Health Project will be applying for a waiver from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the establishment of a Pilot Program for the exchange of needles in the City of Gloucester. This is part of a comprehensive Harm Reduction Program that will include testing, education, Narcan distribution and referral to treatment. Pending DPH approval, the site is scheduled to open in mid-September. An important goal of the program is to reduce the amount of needles discarded on city streets and to reduce the likelihood that dirty needles will be reused by those with substance use disorders. Dirty needles can lead to transmission of disease and a host of other problems for intravenous drug users.

Used syringes and other sharps should always be placed in a sharps container and disposed of safely — either at a drop-off site or in a mail-back program. Do not clip, bend, or recap needles and always keep sharps and containers away from children and pets. 

Established drop off sites in the City:

• North Shore Health Project, 5 Center St. Phone: 978-283-0101 

• Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington St., Main Fisher Entrance Phone: 978-283-4000 

• Gloucester Police Department, 197 Main St. Phone: 978-283-1212

“Dirty and improperly disposed needles pose a problem for everyone, from users, to tourists, to children who may come across them,” Mayor Romeo Theken said. “Gloucester does not ignore our citizens who have asked for leadership and safety in our community, but the reality is that we’re in the middle of a nationwide heroin epidemic which cannot be ignored, even here. We offer treatment options, we conduct outreach, and we are committed to proper needle disposal as a sanitation and quality of life issue that we must tackle as a community, together.”

In addition to the exchange program, Gloucester Public Works will have crews in the city assigned to clean up any litter from streets, parks, and beaches. Special attention will be paid to the Niles Beach area, where multiple syringes have been spotted in recent weeks.

“Our public works crews, in cooperation with Mayor Romeo Theken’s office, are on the lookout for discarded needles and other litter,” Director Hale said. “This is a quality of life issue for our community, and we are committed to cleaning up and working with the city to raise awareness.”

Gloucester Police will also step up patrols at town parks and beaches to dissuade drug use in public gathering places.

“The rise of heroin and other opioids across the nation has a ripple effect, and discarded needles are another way this crisis affects a community,” Chief Campanello said.

Finally, the City and Police Department have taken great strides with the Gloucester ANGEL Initiative toward addressing addiction from its root causes. Since the program’s inception in June 2015, dozens of used needles have been turned into police by program participants, who are then transported for treatment across Massachusetts and the nation. 

The city reminds all residents: If you find a needle on a sidewalk or other public way, do not pick it up, instead please call the Gloucester Police Department non-emergency line at 978-283-1212. Provide the location of the needle with as much detail as possible so that the responding officer can locate the waste.

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