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I know We Are All Excited About The Gorgeous New Beauport Hotel And We Should Be. I Firmly Believe The Addition Of The New Hotel Only Makes the Pie Bigger and Will Drive More Business To The Other Hotels and Restaurants In Town. A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats!
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5:29AM 6/28/16
One of my fishermen was kind enough to donate some tuna to the cause. -A simple soy/sesame/red pepper flake marinade overnight and now they are placed on the grates to dry for an hour or two.
7:00AM
Light eight briquettes in the chimney and set up the charcoal basket in the smoker using the snake method with cherry chips and mesquite chunks. The charcoal will slowly work its way around not having the entire basket of charcoal going at once will help keep the temps down. We are looking to smoke around 250 degrees.
The tuna is placed with small gaps in between so the smoke can come on up through hitting each piece of tuna. The Maverick 732 grate probe is placed and another probe for the internal temp of the tuna. We will look to bring the internal temp on the tuna to about 135 F.
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O’Maley Academy Summer Science Grad Program – FREE for Gloucester Students
Weeks of July 25 and August 1, Monday through Thursday 9am-1pm
There are still a few spaces in a fantastic two week program this summer at O’Maley Academy. Joining this program is a great way to meet with experts, learn about 21st century careers and skills in science, and add to your summer activities.
In the Summer Science Grad Program we will Investigate careers in scientist and engineering by meeting people who work in these exciting fields. We will think about what it takes to become a scientist by visiting UMass Lowell and Northeastern University. Last, but never least, there will be many exciting hands-on activities and discussions with experts in the field:
– We will take a trip to the MIT Museum to complete the “Make a Move” workshop
– We will take a trip to the…
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Dear Residents:
The Mayor’s office and administration is aware of the ongoing staffing shortages at our beaches, especially seen at Niles and Plum Cove. I can assure you that we are actively working on this issue, which is affecting all of the Commonwealth and especially here in Essex County. This staffing shortage is due to the fact that there is a high demand for lifeguards with a limited pool of qualified candidates currently available. Our DPW wisely suggested that we start our lifeguard hiring earlier in the season, which our team started conducting earlier than any past year.
Thankfully, we hired new lifeguards this past week with more interviews, training and outreach being conducted through next week. Additionally, I authorized a pay rate increase for lifeguard candidates to better compete in this tough job market.
As always, our larger beaches remain staffed, but the fact remains that young, certified and…
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Setting up to be able to work upright
The plan-
First need to remove the rusted off bolts that secured the Performer’s horizontal cross brace square tubes. Sprayed them with WD-40, put a vice grip on the rusted bolt and another on the nut and with a little pressure they snapped right off, all four of them.
A photo to remember exactly where the Gas assist tank holder goes before I disassemble it.
For anyone that wold rather replace the bolts with more original starnuts and a bolt, the one that came on the Performer originally is 2 inches.
As I decided to run a threaded rod all the way through the square cross-brace tube and the holes where the bolts I removed was located and then cap the rod off with an acorn nut. Here was the hardware from Ace Hometown Hardware store, Gloucester MA.
4 acorn nuts, 8…
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A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted tohttp://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.
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“Lighthouses of Cape Ann” — Wednesday, July 13. Departs at 7 p.m. from Captain Bill’s Whale Watch, 24 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, aboard the 100-footMiss Cape Ann. This three-hour narrated sunset cruise up the Annisquam River and around Halibut Point will pass all six of Cape Ann’s lighthouses, including the Twin Lights of Thacher Island, before returning via Eastern Point to Gloucester Harbor. Snacks and sandwiches available (or bring your own), plus cash bar. Donation is $30 per person. Credit Cards accepted. For reservations or information, call 617-599-2590 or e-mailinfo@thacherisland.org
JUNE 26, 2016 ~ SAWYERFREELIBRARY
GloucesterCast 189 With @NicholeSchrafft, Cat Ryan, @EJLeFavour @K_HRock, The Bear and @Joey_C 6/26/16
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Get a front row seat to the Gloucester Harbor fireworks on July 3 while you enjoy a Prime Rib dinner buffet, dancing and cash bar!
Hi Joey-
Gloucester residents Sara Wester and Randy Jones have designed a new Gloucester tee—we’re calling it the Gloucester Cod, and if you’ve just gotta have the latest in local fashion, well good luck with that. But if you want the tee, they are for sale down at Walt Kolenda’s new place on Main street—Cape Ann Auction, formerly the site of Fred Bodin’s studio. We’ve got a pretty good selection of men’s and women’s and are still working with what colors and sizes look good, but if you don’t see what you’re looking for, shoot Sara an email at sarawester2002@gmail.com and we’ll get you on the next run of shirts.
Thanks.
Anthony Caturano writes-
One of the nice things about being in Gloucester is all the fresh seafood. Grabbed some Lobsters from Joey C at Captain Joes and then headed over to Compass to see PJ for a nice 210# Blue Fin Tuna. All for the menu tonight.
Hey JC!
Put together a little survey for an idea that’s been banging around for a while regarding Co-working. For those who are unfamiliar, these are spaces where people who typically work from home can go for a few hours or the day and have desk-space, wifi, printing and that sort of thing without running out that one cup of coffee they bought at the Cafe three hours ago (but people better keep going to cafes, dammit!).
Also good for meeting, conference calls, presentations, night classes, book clubs, that sort of thing.
There are a lot of ways to execute this idea, there is no space chosen yet or anything, we’re just getting the community together first, to gauge if there is enough support.
So we’d love to get a little feedback through this five minute survey. If you’d post it, this would continue the awesome. As always, you rule, etc. –Jim Dowd
survey link http://goo.gl/forms/E9cZv9ktOyBst0HV2
First Time I’ve Seen One Of These In Action. It went along at a pretty good clip and very stable-
Tuesday, June 7th, Patrick Thorpe, President and CEO of BankGloucester, announced the winners of the bank’s ninth annual “Banking for the Community” program and presented checks to them during a celebratory reception at the bank on Main Street in Gloucester.
With over 6,000 votes cast by the public, the ninth annual “Banking for the Community” program was a tremendous success. The program awarded 19 organizations a combined total of $20,000. BankGloucester would like to thank the members of the community whose votes determined how the funds were distributed. Votes were cast through the bank’s website at www.BankGloucester.com or via paper ballot at the Gloucester and Essex locations of the bank.
There were eighteen organizations featured on the ballot, and write-ins were welcomed. The organization receiving the most votes was Cape Ann Animal Aid which received a check for $5,000. Open Door Food Pantry and Care Dimensions finished second and third respectively and received $3,000 each. The Rose Baker Senior Center and HAWC each received a check for $1,000 for coming in fourth and fifth place. Family Promise North Shore and Day by Day Adult Care both write-in’s, each received $500 along with the following 12 organizations: Grace Center, Wellsping, Old Farm Rockport, Gloucester Education Foundation, Saint Vincent De Paul, Sawyer Free Library, Action, Inc, North Shore Health Project, North Shore Art Association, Essex Senior Center/Council on Aging, Education Foundation Rockport, Magnolia Library.
This guy!
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.
JUNE 22, 2016 ~ BACKYARDGROWERSGLOUCESTER
Ryan, Fernando, and Sarah stand proudly in front of their garden.
Fernando, his wife Raquel, and their two children Ryan and Sarah are participants in the 2016 Backyard Garden Program. Raquel and Fernando are originally from Brazil, and they heard about our program when they volunteered to translate our program application into Portuguese.
When asked about his experience with their garden, Fernando said that “it’s getting the kids to eat healthier and showing them where their food comes from”. His daughter Sarah, when asked what her favorite thing to do in the garden was, said she “likes watering, because it makes the plants grow”.
Fernando said that there isn’t one day where the whole family doesn’t go out to the garden to see what had changed from the day before. Often when Fernando is in the garden his young son Ryan comes to help out. Fernando noted that both Sarah and Ryan “are impressed that they’re growing things they can eat” and laughed when he recalled all the times Sarah would ask, “Dad what is this, can you eat this!?”.
Not only does their immediate family love this garden, but Raquel’s mother, a McPherson Park resident, plants in the BYG managed McPherson Park Community Garden. Often Sarah’s grandmother and her can be found out in the garden watering and harvesting, and Fernando said that the garden is therapeutic for his mother-in-law. As a chef Fernando has loved having the fresh produce and herbs for his cooking, and mentioned that he has had the chance to explain to Sarah and Ryan that sometimes they make salads with multiple types of lettuce. Not only that, but because they have their own garden they have had the opportunity to plant some things from Brazil that they can’t find in stores in the area, and Fernando’s mother-in-law has been able to use that produce in cooking traditional dishes that they missed.
When asked what this garden means to him and his family, Fernando said “it’s another chance for us to do things together, and it’s strengthening our family”.
For more information on how to support our Backyard Garden Program see our donate page, and for information on how to apply see our program page.
North Shore Arts Association: American writer, artist and philosopher E. Hubbard said “Art is not a thing, it is a way.” The historic North Shore Arts Association of Gloucester celebrating its 94th year, reflects this philosophy with its “Art in Action – Connecting Communities” focus this season, by hosting a groundbreaking collaboration with Gloucester’s marine conservation/research group Ocean Alliance, now headquartered in Gloucester’s iconic Paint Factory, and historic Rocky Neck Art Colony. Supporting the Ocean Alliance mission to protect and preserve our oceans and marine life and North Shore Arts Association and Rocky Neck Art Colony’s mission of supporting the arts, an “Art Exhibition of the Sea and Science” will be on display June 17 through July 30 in the galleries of NSAA. Although works of all genres will be on display, the main focus will be works depicting the sea and Cape Ann. A very unique component of the exhibition will be a show and silent auction of works painted on old roofing slates removed from the historic Paint Factory building. These historic slates donated to NSAA by non-profit Ocean Alliance provide the substrate used by NSAA Artist Members to create original paintings, each approximately 12″x24″ depicting a myriad images. Bids for the silent auction may be placed June 17 through July 30 by visiting or contacting NSAA. One hundred per cent of silent auction proceeds will go to fund the ongoing restoration of the NSAA’s gallery building and Ocean Alliance’s Paint Factory headquarters. The collaboration also offers an extraordinary series of Ocean Alliance and Rocky Neck Art Colony lectures and performances. This special programing was made possible through partial funding by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The first of the series will be marine conservation/research group Ocean Alliance presenting a lecture “Why Whales?” by CEO Dr. Iain Kerr on Sunday, June 26th, 12:30-1:30pm followed by a reception, open free to the public 2-4pm. A dynamic performance/poetry reading, “Sea Change: Reversing the Tide” will be presented by President of Ocean Alliance Dr. Roger Payne – whose profound discovery of whale songs has been a major force in their protection – and his wife, noted British actress Lisa Harrow on Thursday, July 7th at 7pm. Rocky Neck Art Colony President and arts and marine conservation advocate Karen Ristuben will present a lecture “Intersection of Marine Science, Conservation, Activism and Art on Saturday, July 23rd 3pm. All lectures and performances are free with a suggested donation of $5. To learn more about these three iconic non-profits visithttp://www.nsarts.org, http://www.whale.org and rockyneckartcolony.org.
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This past week we celebrated ribbon cuttings with three local businesses. Tonno Restaurant in Gloucester had a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off their grand opening in the afternoon on Friday, June 17. Later that evening, 7th Wave Restaurant had a ribbon cutting to celebrate new General Manager Natasha Khan and Executive Chef Zac Tran bringing on a new menu concept. Monday afternoon, June 20, The Brass Monkey welcomed family, friends and customers to join in their ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration.
BIG THINGS are happening on Cape Ann this year! We are excited to welcome you all and wish you great success!
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Crystal & Healing are two words that tend to go to together all the time…
Welcome to our next Crystal class featuring Crystal Concentrics’ Kyle Russell – at Ayurveda Wellness Healing – 25 Lexington Ave, 2nd fl, Magnolia, MA
Thursday, June 23rd, 7 – 9pm
This is a followup to May’s successful “Working with Crystals” event – and may be our only collaboration with Kyle till the Fall – so be sure to mark your calendars and register soon.
We’ll be Learning, Meditating, and Sharing – all on the topic of Healing Crystals – which will be enlightening for both the seasoned practitioner and the novice!
Kyle will be bringing a fine selection of top quality Crystals – specifically selected for use during this event – and also available for purchase!
Here’s a few quote’s from our May workshop:
~”You make it so easy to understand in the way you…
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Good Morning Gloucester 