Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Friday’s Discover Gloucester Holiday & Awards Party

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Hi Joey, 

Just want to make sure that you and the GMG friends of the blog know that they are welcome to attend Discover Gloucester’s annual Holiday & Awards Party, Noon at Latitude 43. $20 per person, payable at the door.

I know fobs will all want to take part in honoring the three wonderfully qualified, dedicated and fabulous leaders we have chosen to receive the 2015 Awards.

I’m remembering that you were one of the first we chose to receive an Award a short five years ago!

Please make sure to RSVP for Friday’s Holiday & Awards Party before Thursday at Noon. 

Thanks, Joey- Hope to see you there!

Linn

Listed below are the names of the Honorees, and the Awards they will receive.

The Golden Sou’Wester Award recognizes

a person, business or organization having jumped into tourism to add a new dimension to our diverse Destination.

Bob Ryan, Owner of Ryan & Wood Distilleries 

The “Good On ‘Ya” Award recognizes a person or organization for helping create a Destination that is a wonderful place to visit and in which to live.

Kay Ellis, Co-owner of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon 


The Discover Gloucester Heritage Award, in Memory of Joe Garland,recognizes a person, business or organization for ensuring that our maritime & cultural heritage remains current and relevant.

Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken

December 11 GAAC holiday party!

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Everyone is invited to the December 11 GAAC holiday party! We’ll have all kinds of goodies to eat and drink, and lots of good company and conversation, but the big news is all about who we’ve got speaking. Babak Tafreshi, the creator of “The World At Night,” will discuss his work and present a stunning program of his unique astrophotographs. Babak is an internationally known photographer and a tireless advocate for astronomy and the preservation of dark skies.

Here is just a small section of his official Bio fromhttp://www.twanight.org/:

“TWAN founder and leader, Babak Tafreshi is an award winning photographer working with the National Geographic, Sky&Telescope magazine, and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Babak is also a freelance science journalist and astronomy communicator using all media. Born in 1978 in Tehran he is based in Boston, United States, but could be anywhere on the planet, from the Sahara…

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Community Stuff 12/10/15

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Blue Christmas service announcement

For many people, the holiday season is anything but joyful. St. John’s Episcopal Church is offering “a healing service for those who are alone, stressed, or in pain” this Sunday at 4 p.m. All are welcome.

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving: YOGA

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We know the holidays can be a stressful time for some, so we made it easy for you! With discounted gift packages that range from $30-$100, we can help you get that perfect gift everyone on your list. Shop online or come by the studio before or after our regular classes to take advantage of these special holiday offers!

Check out our website to buy now!

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Country Style Pork Ribs On the @webergrills Kettle

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Community Stuff 12/9/15

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North Shore’s Green Clean celebrates 10 years of Eco Lovin’ Home Scrubbin’

North Shore, Ma- Award winning environmentally conscious housecleaning company celebrates 10 years of service in January 2016. Green Clean, founded in Salem by then 22 year old Midge Lyon, has been well-revered in the community as a reliable and trustworthy company that is passionate about delivering excellence with an environment-friendly drive. They use all natural cleaning products, reusable cleaning tools and are very aware of use and waste within their operation. For the first several years, Green Clean’s service was a Salem, Ma exclusive and operated car-free. Midge and her staff geared up year-round on bicycles pulling a bike buggy crafted by one client and hand painted by another to fit a vacuum and supplies. 

Now using cars to serve more clients more reliably, their commitment to the environment remains a top priority. Currently their service is limited to area’s of Boston’s North Shore.

Over the years Green Clean has provided green jobs within the community. A socially conscious company, Green Clean pays their star employees above the local average in an effort to provide rewarding, meaningful and sustainable work.

Now in its 10th year and having earned six Best of North Shore awards, Green Clean is ready to grow. They’ve been meeting with prospects and discussing the possibility of taking on a business partner and expanding service. They hope to open a couple of new locations and hire from within the communities that they serve in order to reduce driving and create green jobs in the community. 

Open invite to the public to help us celebrate:

Friday, January 8, 2016 6-8pm

Life Alive Salem

The cafe serves wonderful organic food as well as beer and wine.

We will be raffling off some prizes, including some free house cleaning gift certificates.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Quote of the Week from Greg Bover

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4 December, 2015

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”

Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958 –    )

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A New York City native and a product of its public schools, Dr. Tyson is arguably the most publicly visible scientist in the country. He was attracted to astrophysics from an early age, lecturing on the subject as early as fifteen years of age. Although scouted for Cornell by Carl Sagan, he chose Harvard University, and did post-graduate work at the University of Texas, Princeton, and Columbia before being named Director of the Hayden Planetarium in 1996. He has become the public face of the scientific perspective for many and has hosted numerous television shows, including Nova and Cosmos, (which Sagan had once hosted.) He was at the forefront of the controversial movement to classify Pluto a minor planet and has spoken widely on the relationship between spirituality and science. In great demand as a commencement speaker, Tyson holds eighteen honorary doctorates, the most recent from UMass-Amherst. Another Tyson quote: “The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”

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Awesome Gloucester Pitch Night at O’Maley

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Dear Joey,

Awesome Gloucester held its Pitch Night at the O’Maley School Library Monday night. This month we took proposals for “making Gloucester more awesome” only from students there and received eleven. Our twenty trustees, who each chip in $50, voted to choose the top four ideas, and heard them pitched at the event. Even better, the Gloucester Education Foundation generously doubled our usual kitty, so when we voted again after hearing the presentations, the top two ideas were each funded with $1000, free and clear. The top vote getters were student initiatives to establish composting of food waste at the school, and another to support activities for kids with IEP’s during movement breaks.

This was one of those fun, exciting events that gave everyone who attended hope for the future. These kids and their ideas were extremely impressive and their presentations were articulate and well thought through.

Next month we’ll be back to taking proposals from all comers at awesomegloucester.org.

Thanks,

Greg

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The Motley Crew (Cast) of The Fish Mysteries

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BTW – The shows will be dedicated to the memory of Dave SutherlandSat 12/11 – 4pm ( Middle St Walk)

                   7pm

St John’s Episcopal Church

48 Middle St

  
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Sasquatch, Tina Greel, Walter Peckham, Max Sclar, Will Fraser, and Nick Neyeloff

Lobster trap buoy tree KIDS BUOY painting all week

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Hi Joey-
Cool interactive gateway this year on Cape Ann Art Haven lobster trap design! Great photo op for everybody.

If we ever have buoy overflow –or enough requests and funding– wouldn’t it be great to hang the buoys with the wreaths downtown?  We used to have gold buoys with the wreaths.

The wreaths at the train station and along Railroad Avenue look wonderful this year with the new sidewalk.

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Community Photos 12/7/15

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Hi Joe,

      I was up through Gloucester last weekend of November, and finally stopped at this turn in the road I’ve been wanting to stop at…so pretty at Stubby Knowles Landing. Thought I might share these with you. Gayle White

Manchester Tree Lighting From Alice Gardner

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The Coast Guard on the Greasy Pole this morning at Endicott College Gloucester From Richard G. Weissman

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Kent Circle Tree Lighting 2015 – Photos from Anthony Marks

Who is this handsome man? When the days go by

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Hi Joey,

Charles and George received some fun photos and stories about the Gloucester High School cadets program. Here’s a challenge. Local prize for first correct responses.

Who is this cadet with Brando brows and cleaned up coif? Does anyone have any information about the GHS graduation photographer and year?

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When was the uniform in the color photo worn at Gloucester High School? 

Good Morning Gloucester and the Gloucester Daily Times spread the word about the Gloucester High School Civil War coat that needs restoration. Charles and George set up a youcaring site for anyone who wants to donate on line. Due to their age (6th grade) they themselves don’t have Facebook, but others have been sharing for them! They want to get back to it in January, “because no one wants to do raise money in December.” Money collected will go directly to the Gloucester fund and then on to a textile conservator through the Committee for the Arts.

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Community Stuff 12/7/15

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Matt Casey writes-

Hello
Does everyone know that JD Meyers in Magnolia is cooking from the old Patio Restaurant’s Menu?!
Its great!
Matt

There’s an announcement that there will be a suburban wildlife education lecture at City Hall on January 11 with the snow date of February 1 at 7 PM. Speakers will include Chief Campanello, Mayor Romeo Theken, representatives from fisheries and wildlife, and environmental police officers. The forum will focus on coyotes and other animals that we live with on Cape Ann.

2015 Grand Illumination of the Hospice Tree of Lights

December 7, 2015, 5:00 pm

BankGloucester, 160 Main Street, Gloucester, MA  01930

Come celebrate the holiday season with the Grand Illumination of the Hospice Tree of Lights with a reception to follow in BankGloucester’s lobby. The “Tree of Lights” memory tree is a meaningful way to remember loved ones while supporting the mission of Care Dimensions. Sponsoring a light is easy…just visit www.caredimensions.org Happy Holidays!

www.bankgloucester.com

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