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.

If you’re stuck with a 22 Inch Weber- there’s a Sale On The @STOKGrills Cast Iron Grate That Will Fit Your Grill

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It’s firmly established That Cast Iron Grates Are One Hundred Bazillion Times Better Than The Crap Aluminum grates That Weber Ships with, right?  So here’s your opportunity for the ultimate grill upgrade!

STOK Cast Iron Grate For 22 Inch Kettle Grills Including Weber 22 Inch Grills On Sale For The Lowest Price I’ve Seen Click Here For The Sale

 

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Thomas Philbrook Capturing Stuff Like Thomas Philbrook does…

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Howdy Joey!
I seldom venture out of Rockport, but we were visiting friends on Rocky Neck this past Sunday, July 19th.
Thanks!
Tom Philbrook
www.thomasphilbrook.com

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Dinner Didn’t Suck… #Lobster from @CaptJoeLobster and Strawberry Shortcake From The Fabulous Super K

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Goddamn the lobster was sweet.  Three lobster rolls,  strawberry shortcake and  a nice adult beverage.  Can’t get more New England summer than that!

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Community Stuff 6/22/15

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Wisdoms Heart

Hi Joey-

I was hoping to share an interesting presentation that I attended at at Wisdom’s Heart in Gloucester Center last week. It is an example of the wide array of special events that are offered and open to the public. Check out their summer schedule at  wisdomsheart.org.

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The presenter was Julie Upton who resides in both Rockport and Kathmandu, Nepal and is a practitioner, student and teacher of the dharma, yoga and meditation. Her slide show/lecture  describing spiritual adventure tours she has given through Northern India and Nepal was fascinating! People can find out more about her guided tours at middlewaytours.com .

Thanks for sharing!

Best- Janet

Sail the Schooner Ardelle with Maritime Gloucester! 

Register today for Coastal Explorers – Seafarers
Ages 14 – 17, August 3rd – August 7th.
Opportunity for leadership and teambuilding abound during this week-long adventure program as students participate in all aspects of shipboard operation including voyage planning, safety, seamanship, navigation, engines, sail trim and boat handling. No prior sailing experience required.

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Mark Your Calendars:

TAA’s “The Best Odds in Town” Raffle Drawing!

Thursday, July 30th* from 6-8 pm

Wine, cheese and live auction with great items including Red Sox Tickets and Restaurant Gift Certificates!

300 Tickets!

10 Prizes!

You have a 1 in 30 chance to win! Raffle Tickets are $100!

The Prizes: 1 $5,000 prize 1 $3,000 prize 3 $1,000 prizes 5 $500 prizes
Each raffle ticket entitles admission for 2 people at the July 30th Event!
If you haven’t gotten your ticket(s) yet, there’s still time – to purchase, please call Natalia at the TAA office at (978) 281-0739.
We are accepting cash, checks and credit cards!

*You do not have to be present at the drawing to win. Other contributions to this fundraiser are welcome!

Gloucester Museum School – Project Adventure Summer Camp – Rowing the Jones River Salt Marsh

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Gloucester Museum School – Project Adventure Summer Camp – Rowing the Jones River Salt Marsh

Martin Del Vecchio submits-

This is how kids start their day in the Project Adventure Summer camp; by rowing the Jones River Salt Marsh to the day’s destination.  My kids have done this camp for four years now, and they absolutely love it.

More info is available at http://gmscamp.org/

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You Gotta Have Your Head Examined If You Don’t Get a Free Lat 43/Minglewood/Alchemy/Opus/Maggies Farm All In One Serenitee Restaurant Rewards Card

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Cape Ann Dining News-
http://www.capeanneats.com

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I have one and every week free stuff shows up on there. Free Brunch at Alchemy, Free brunch at Opus, Free Dessert, Just The Other Day We used Alicia Unleashed’s Free Sushi Roll that Showed Up On her Rewards Card.

If you Don’t Like Free awesome food Then Don’t Sign Up. it’s THAT simple.

Here’s the free Sushi Roll we got using Alicia’s Card-

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Serenitee Rewards Card

Here’s the info from The Serenitee restaurant Group website-

Account for your good taste.

The Serenitee Rewards Card allows you earn points towards free food and experiences every time you dine at one of our restaurants. You earn 10 points for every dollar spent. All you have to do is put your Rewards Card next to your credit card when you pay. Here are the standard rewards:

2,500 points = Free Appetizer, Salad or Dessert
3,500 points = Pizza, Sushi Roll or Sharing Platter
5,500 points

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Community Photos 7/21/15

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Saltwater Designs On Bearskin Neck Got Some Cool New Hand Printed Signs in!
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Downtown Rockport, Front Beach on Sunday From Matt Cegelis

Cegelis Art Group

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Coffin’s Beach sunset from George Surabian

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The Mighty F/V Holy Mackerel Shows Off His Fancy New LED Lights. Many commercial boats are now installing them. They are incredibly effective. @durabritelights

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat … the Blackburn Challenge is Saturday, July 25th.

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Karen Pischke BSN, RN's avatarCape Ann Wellness

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat …  The Blackburn Challenge is Saturday, July 25th. 

A Marathon for Rowers and Paddlers – the Blackburn Challenge is a ‘marathon’ for rowers is named after famed adventurer Howard Blackburn who demonstrated courage, endurance and perseverance against the odds. Originally from Nova Scotia, Howard Blackburn was fishing out of Gloucester for halibut from the schooner Grace L. Fears. A winter storm came up suddenly, stranding Blackburn and another fisherman in their dory. Blackburn lost his heavy fisherman’s mittens overboard. Knowing that his hands would freeze, he held them in a curved position that would allow him to slip his frozen hands back over the oars. Five days later-days virtually without food, water or sleep, Blackburn had rowed back to shore. His dorymate died en route. Blackburn lost all of his fingers, thumbs, and toe due to frostbite.

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The Blackburn Challenge is a 20+ mile open water circumnavigation of Cape Ann. For…

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Edited: I Should Have Done Some Research And Planned My Day Better To Be able To Check Out These Awesome Rockport Shops

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Saturday morning and there had been a couple of shops we discovered on Instagram that we’d been dying to get to.   Got into town around 9 and the Farmer’s Market was in full swing.  Spoke with Lisa “That Nutty Redhead” and Sandy Farrell and a few other cool vendors and then made a great discovery in The Blue Lobster Grille which served up delicious homemade hash with poached eggs over English muffins and hollandaise for only $7.95.  Tremendous discovery that was (we will be back I can assure you).

We took our time and headed down Bearskin Neck after but all the joints we wanted to check out were still closed at 10:00.  They looked cool as hell though.

Sea Again Is a consignment store that often has designer handbags-

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Saltwater Designs-

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Folly Cove Art and Sea-

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It’s on me that I didn’t realize that most of the stores wouldn’t be open by 10:00AM. Next Time I’ll Do My Research Better.

We went to Gloucester and had my eyeglasses repaired at Parrelli Optical on Railroad Ave- just dropped in, had them repaired in like two minutes and then hit up Lynzariums on East Main Street  where I was able to get that awesome plant for the Big Jabroni.  We were really eager to check out those shops in Rockport so we actually drove back in and did 5 loops around from 5 Corners down to Dock Square and around and couldn’t find a parking spot so we gave up and drove to Linens and  Things to get some K Cups and then saw the new Amy Schumer movie Trainwreck  (highly recommended).  Our Rockport mission ended with some highs though in finding Blue Lobster Grill for breakfast and it’s always a nice walk down Bearskin Neck.

We will be back and can’t wait to finally get into these shops as well as some others.

Rolled My First Fatty Today…

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For More Guy Stuff-
http://www.thehomiecast.com

Joey Ciaramitaro's avatarThe Homie Cast

Made a Bacon Weave On A Piece Of Tin Foil Doubled Over

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Slapped The Ground pork straight From The Package At Stop and Shop Onto The Middle Of The Bacon Weave and Flattened It Out a Bit

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Added Some Sweet Onion And Jalepeno Slivers

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Next Up Some Three Cheese Blend And A Little Rub

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Roll That Fatty Up And Form It With Your Hands (None of This Is Rocket Science BTW)

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Add More Rub

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Set Up The Grill For Offset Cooking. A Chimney Full Of Coals All On One Side Unlit, Half A Chimney That Are Gray and Going On Top, Vents Half Way Closed. – This Is To Cook Low And Slow.

That’s Where I’m At Right Now. Check Back In A Couple Hours…

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Reinhold Niebuhr quote of the week

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The Quoter is somewhere off the coast of Maine. Please accept this classic from my collection.
Sent from my iPhone

God, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Reinhold Niebuhr  1892-1971

A theologian claimed as an influence by Martin Luther King, Madeline Albright, John McCain, Hilary Clinton, and Barack Obama, Niebuhr was the principal proponent of Christian Realism and was alternately attacked and supported by both liberals and conservatives during his most active period of ministry between the First and Second World Wars. A major component of his work centers on the idea that pride is the root of much of the evil in the world. His books include The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944) and The Irony of American History, (1952). He was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1964.

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Brian O’Connor’s East Gloucester Solar Install Gets Him A Federal Credit of $10,000 and A State Credit Of $1500 As Well As A $9.73 Electric Bill After Cranking His Air Conditioning All Month Long

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This year he will get a federal credit for $10,000 as well as a state credit for $1500

What people may or may not understand is that there have been mandates to get states to get to certain percentages of green energy use and they are practically giving away these programs to try to get to those numbers.  These credits and incentives are not going to last forever so you’d be foolish not to take advantage while they are available. Once the cat is out of the bag those incentives will most likely be cut in half or go away entirely.

Sign Up For Your Free Solar Evaluation To See If You Too Can Pay Next Nothing For Electricity-
SIGN UP HERE-

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He used 564 kWh July 2014 and now his first full month with solar installed he used 33 kWh and paid only $9.73

Here he talks about his experience-

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