Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey

 I have attached some Sunday photos from the Gloucester  shore lines

 Thanks, Charlie

Obama Administration to Partner with 27 Communities to Boost Neighborhood Revitalization through Local Food Enterprises

Local Foods, Local Places Empowers Creative Economic Development in Rural and Urban Communities in 22 states

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2016 – Today, on behalf of the White House Rural Council, six federal agencies joined together to announce the selection of 27 communities in 22 states that will participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative that helps communities increase economic opportunities for local farmers and related businesses, create vibrant places and promote childhood wellness by improving access to healthy local food.

Developed as a partnership between USDA, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority, this initiative is part of the White House Rural Council’s Rural Impact work to improve quality of life and upward mobility for children and families in rural and tribal communities.

“The community where a child grows up impacts her odds of graduating high school, health outcomes and lifetime economic opportunities,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This Administration has embarked on a different, locally-driven approach to empower homegrown solutions. Projects like these help us learn how to better coordinate and target federal assistance as we work with communities to ensure zip codes never determine a child’s destiny and every part of America prospers.”

“Local Foods, Local Places helps people access healthy local food and supports new businesses in neighborhoods that need investment,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “The program is good for the environment, public health and the economy. By helping bring healthy local food to market and offering new walking and biking options, Local Foods, Local Places can help improve air quality, support local economies, and protect undeveloped green space.”

“The United States is facing a growing population and demographic shifts that demand a transportation system prepared for the 21st century,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Local Foods, Local Places helps to promote investments in local roads and transit services that connect farmers, businesses, and residents further strengthening local economies and improving the quality of life in rural and urban communities.”

The 27 communities selected for 2016 were chosen from more than 300 applicants. Each Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP) partner community works with a team of experts who help community members recognize local assets and opportunities, set goals for revitalizing downtowns and neighborhoods, develop an implementation plan and then identify targeted resources from the participating federal agencies to help implement those plans.

Massachusetts

• Gloucester, Massachusetts, will receive technical assistance to integrate seafood into food systems planning and use local foods to improve health and drive downtown revitalization.

Mel Mason brought this down the wharf to share with the readership.

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I can’t stand Peyton Manning- detest the way the media blows him as if he is the elite quarterback he once was.  Peyton Manning did not win that game, the unrelenting and talented Denver Defense won that game.   Not taking the field goal was a questionable decision down 8, but credit that outstanding Denver Defense that made the plays when they had to.  Take the field goal and score like they did and the Patriots win. Forgotten how to win? A missed field goal means the entire team forgot how to win?  Stupid, trolling statement.

To me the story isn’t about Peyton Manning leading the Broncos to that win over the Patriots.  It was the Denver Defense that spent all day long dominating the line of scrimmage.

Shaughnessy’s quote, “The Patriots have simply forgotten how to win in enemy territory.”  WTF does that even mean? They forgot how to win away games?  Forgot?  Stupid troll job.

Shaughnessy’s the worst.

I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie. I can, but I won’t.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens,) 1835-1910

Best known by his pen name, Mark Twain, Clemens was a giant of American humor and letters. A Missouri native, he had brief careers as a miner and a river boat pilot before his short stories began to receive widespread notice. He was the keenest wit of his age. He wrote what many call the greatest of American novels, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).  Through a series of bad investments he lost all of the money he made from his books and a good deal of his wife’s substantial inheritance, which motivated him to begin many years of international speaking tours. The money from these performances eventually overcame his debt and added to his fame. He was a friend and advisor to presidents, scholars, and scientists, Nicola Tesla chief among them. Born when Halley’s Comet was in the sky, he died, as he predicted, when it returned.

Greg Bover

Gloucester Writers Center Fish Tales

Call for Storytellers

GWC Fish Tales is seeking storytellers for our upcoming show: Tattoo Show and Tell. If you have a tattoo AND a story AND are willing to show your tattoo, then please contact Maureen Aylward at maureenaylward@comcast.net.

The next show is scheduled for Friday, February 12th; location to be determined.

Fish Tales is a live storytelling event that features nine local storytellers at each show. Each storyteller has five minutes to tell a true story that relates to a theme for the night. Similar to The Moth Radio Hour, performers stand before the crowd with just a microphone and let loose a story.

Over the last three years, Fish Tales has grown from a cozy storytelling evening at the GWC to a happening weekend event every five to six weeks with an audience of 80-100 people at every show. We have a fan base. People tell us that Fish Tales is their favorite event in Gloucester because it showcases real people, telling true stories from the heart. Our storytellers are vulnerable, ready to share, funny and honest, and our enthusiastic audience reminds us that it is a joy and privilege to sit and listen to someone else’s life for a while.

For more information and to see a video of our last show, check out the website at gloucesterwriters.org.