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Cape Ann Community Forum to Discuss Recent Updates and Developments at Lahey Health and Addison Gilbert Hospital

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Cape Ann Community Forum

Location: Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe’s Wharf Square, Gloucester, MA

Date: April 9, 2015

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Lahey Health & Addison Gilbert Hospital will host a community forum to discuss recent updates and developments at Lahey Health and Addison Gilbert Hospital. Presenters will include Philip Cormier, President of Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals and Cindy Cafasso Donaldson, Vice President of Addison Gilbert Hospital.

All residents are encouraged to attend this community forum, which will include a question and answer session.

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Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Fans and Participants- Brackets Released and UBER Launching On Tournament Day And Will Give You A Free Ride

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As you all know parking is limited and the smart thing to do is to take up UBER on it’s free ride offer by signing up using the Cape Ann Launch Link And Coupon Code CAPEANN

No-Brainer City! https://get.uber.com/go/capeann

Sign Up Here And Use Coupon Code CAPEANN To Get Your First Ride Free

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(I think you can get the free ride and save it for any time if you use that promotional code so it won’t hurt to sign up for free anyway)

Here Are Your 2015 Brackets

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For All The Bikini Speedo Dodgeball News Like Their Facebook Event Page- 2015 Bikini Speedo Dodgeball World Championship Facebook Page

2015 Bikini Speedo Dodgeball World Championship Brackets To Be Released At 5PM

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2015 Bikini Speedo Dodgeball World Championship Facebook Page

THE BRACKET SEEDINGS AND PAIRINGS WILL BE RELEASED TONIGHT AT 5PM AND PROMISES LOTS OF CONTROVERSIAL MATCHUPS.

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IN AN EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD  OVER GEORGE’S COFFEE SHOP BREAKFAST BOATS THE BRACKETS  WERE FILLED OUT BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. CHECK AT FIVE TO SEE WHO YOUR SQUAD IS FACING IN ROUND ONE.

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Special Olympics program for cape ann 4/4/15

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Hello Joey,
Just wanted to tell you about special Olympics coming to gloucester and see if you could help spread the word.
Special Olympics is now in Gloucester. Starting with Track and Field and adding other sports soon. Any special needs athlete interested in participating is welcome to join us Saturdays at Gloucester High School from 10-12 starting on April 4th. All skill levels and abilities are eligible to join. Volunteers are also needed to assist in training. Attached are links for the athlete application and class A volunteer forms. Forms will also be available on the 4th.

Athlete application: http://www.specialolympicsma.org/assets/Athlete_Application.pdf
Volunteer form:  http://www.specialolympicsma.org/assets/new_class_A_form.pdf

THEMED "On The Rocks!", ROCKY NECK ART COLONY HOSTS ITS ANNUAL BEAUX ARTS BALL SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS

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THEMED “On The Rocks!”, ROCKY NECK ART COLONY HOSTS ITS ANNUAL BEAUX ARTS BALL SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS.

Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:30 pm. Costume judging and awards 8:30 pm.

The Studio Restaurant, 51 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, will graciously open its doors prior to its season only for this unique event. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.rockyneckartcolony.org

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony’s Beaux Arts Ball is this art community’s most vibrantly festive social event of the season!

Celebrating the art of self-expression, the Beaux Arts Ball, famous for its guests’ exuberantly expressive costumes, invites all to raise a glass of bubbly and feast on fabulous fare. Then, dance the night away in an “On The Rocks!” costume creation that’s gorgeously garish, wildly whimsical, flagrantly flamboyant, ethereally elegant, or funky and fun – or not! Costumes add to the fun, but are certainly optional.

Participate in or simply enjoy the Costume Prize Competition, then try your luck in a raffle for a wide array of handsome gifts: a 3 hour trip for six on the “Windfall”, a 49 foot Hinckley-made sailboat; a hand-made birdhouse crafted by a local artisan; a colorful wheelbarrow filled with Spring gardening tools; a hand crafted full size wooden kayak; cases of locally made craft beers; a brand new bicycle; and a hand designed mirror by a noted artist and other exciting offerings from local donors.

The Beaux Arts Ball is a glorious tradition on Rocky Neck that, over the years, has attracted some of the great lights of the New England art world. So, share in the history, support your local artists, and experience the fun as you strike a pose, bring chaos to couture, hustle your bustle and dance like a dervish at the Beaux Arts Ball!!

For more information www.rockyneckartcolony.org

Community Stuff 4/1/15

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Cape Ann Community Forum

Location: Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe’s Wharf Square, Gloucester,  MA

Date: April 9, 2015 

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Lahey Health & Addison Gilbert Hospital will host a community forum to discuss recent updates and developments at Lahey Health and Addison Gilbert Hospital.  Presenters will include Philip Cormier, President of Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals and Cindy Cafasso Donaldson, Vice President of Addison Gilbert Hospital. 

All residents are encouraged to attend this community forum, which will include a question and answer session.

Which Churches Offer Sunrise Service?

Hi Joey!
Hope you are well!
Quick question:  In years past I have attended sunrise service for Easter on Good Harbor Beach.  I love it.  This year I have not seen anything about it.  I cannot remember which churches are involved in this, but wondered if you have heard anything about it.
I will email a few churches as well, but thought I would ask you about it as well.  Please let me know if you know anything about this.
Thank you very much,
Priscilla Browne

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Hi Joey,
In my attempt to get a head start on promotions, I wanted to reach out to you about our spring musical, Legally Blonde, next weekend. I’d love to be able to get the information out to the community and in your calendar of events as both our Jalapenos fundraiser and Dog Auditions were huge successes!
Here’s a little blurb about the show:
Join Gloucester High School Theatre Program for their spring musical, LEGALLY BLONDE. Get ready for a fun, upbeat story of self-discovery staring Harvard’s beloved blonde, Elle Woods.
Based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture and novel of the same name, this internationally award-winning musical follows Elle as she tackles stereotypes, snobs, and scandal to pursue her dreams. But don’t judge the show by its hair color. This musical is ridiculously enjoyable from start to finish and will have you leaving the theatre screaming OMIGOD!
Tickets may be purchased at the door, or on our website for a 10% discount!
gloucesterhighdrama.blogspot.com/p/tickets.html
For behind the scenes pictures and videos, check out our Facebook Page!
https://www.facebook.com/ghstheatre
Thanks in advance for your help!
—

Jessica Ruggles
Theater Arts Teacher

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GloucesterCast 129 With Guest Sal Di Stefano From #GloucesterMA Community Development and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

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GloucesterCast 129 With Guest Sal Di Stefano From Community Development and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

Topics Include: Sal Di Stefano, Sal’s Work With Boston Redevelopment Authority, The Redevelopment of South Boston and East Boston, Gloucester’s Resurgence At The International Boston Seafood Show and Who Pulled Together To Make It Happen, Follow Sal On twitter @EastieSailor, Mayor Romeo Theken’s Feet-On-The-Ground and Hand-In-The-Pot Involvement At The Seafood Show, Breaking The News On GMG About See-Click-Fix Online Direct Communication with DPW With Repair Tracking, The Negligence Of Information Based Business Employees Who Don’t Own Smartphones, BossJockApp, Mayor Romeo Theken Pushing “Innovate Gloucester”, Brother’s Brew Twitter Acknowledgment Surpasses 60,000,000 All Time Views For GMG and Best Blog Awards As Greatest Achievement,  More Mocking of The Anti Shalin Liu Crowd, The Olympic Bid For Boston Should It Be Voted On?, Fuller School Status and Which Business and/Or Organizations Have Expressed Interest, I4C2 Opinion, Will Lobstermen Ever Get The Recognition Of Being A Huge Part Of The Fishing Industry?, Kudos For Sal.

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Chickity Check It!- “More than 250 million years before the first dinosaur, the most fearsome killers on Earth may have been lobsters”

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Ancient, Predatory “Lobster” is an Ancestor to All Modern Arthropods

From Gizmodo-

More than 250 million years before the first dinosaur, the most fearsome killers on Earth may have been lobsters. Yawunik kootenayi, a common ancestor to spiders, shrimp and butterflies, was a predatory “lobster-like” creature that ruled the seas half a billion years ago.

As reported this week in the journal Paleontology, fossils of Yawunik were recently unearthed from Marble Canyon, part of the renowned Burgess Shale rock formation of British Columbia. This massive fossil bed holds specimens of many sea creatures that lived during the Cambrian period, the geologic era that saw a rapid diversification of marine life forms.

For the entire story and photos click here

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Journal reference: Paleontology

SailGHS First Competition Of The Season Thursday Come On Out To Watch!

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We’re getting ready for our first competition of the season on Thursday.Spectators are welcome to cheer us on from the State Fish Pier.i heard the coach say somewhere around 4:30,by the time Wayland gets here.

             Thanks for your support!

                                    -Hilary Frye

Gearheads For Matt Damon-Photos from Kathy Chapman

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Tonight in the Beacon Marine boatyard I found gearhead Sam and his crew “reconfiguring” the cameras for Matt Damon’s Indie movie Manchester-by-the-Sea. They are filming in many North Shore locations until the end of April.

Photos © Kathy Chapman 2015

http://www.kathychapman.com

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Fit Middle Aged Men Shown to Have Lower Cancer Risk

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More Reasons to Get Fit Gloucester!  

A Study Showed that Fit Middle Aged Men Were Found to Have Lower Risk of Colon and Lung Cancer! 

In the news, March 26th… a study published on-line by the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association/JAMA Oncology showed a link between cardiovascular health and a decreased incidence of  colon and cancer.

These findings were first presented June 2, 2013 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. The lead researcher, Dr. Susan Lakoski* reported at that time, “While poor fitness is already known to predict future cardiovascular disease, this is the first study to explore fitness as a marker of future cancer risk prognosis,” (*Susan Lakoski, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of the cardiovascular prevention program for cancer patients at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care.)

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Middle Aged Couple biking GMG

Something to consider – men (and women!) who exercise may also be more…

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Our Peeps James And Anna @CapeAnnGiclee Prep For The GMG Show April 10th

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should be quite the party. Hope to see you there!

An Objective Android / apple Product User Gives Apple A Clear Win In This Category…

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Disclosure- I’m an iPad owner (which I love), an LG G3 Android cell phone user (which I love), and a Windows PC user (Love Windows 7, Not a Fan Of Windows 8)

A couple of years ago Apple decided to change their charging/data cable to the current lightening cable.  At the time people everywhere who owned previous generation Apple products suddenly were going to have many Apple peripherals  that would be rendered obsolete once they upgraded to the new connection type.  I’m sure that it was a difficult decision but one that Apple designers knew was going to make the connection more stable and secure.

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So now being on my third android phone and this isn’t just android products, it’s more the connection type- every android phone I’ve used within a year of the upgrade the charging cable connection becomes loose and I have to wiggle and place the phone just right and often times it beeps back and forth signaling I have a connection to the charger and then not a connection to the charger and then a connection.  It is maddening and now that I’m on the third phone using this type of connection I see it is not the phone as much as it is the connection type. 

In any case, Apple’s lightening cable is without question a superior form factor.

So there you go from an objective android/apple user.  Has anyone else had similar experiences with micro usb charging cables (the charging cable used for android phones)

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Good news in Gloucester Schools From Aria McElhenny

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Hi joey-
Wanted to share some good things happening in the Gloucester Public Schools. Local artists are visiting every school in the district to do amazing hands-on art projects with kids. The Artistic Bridges program is funded by Gloucester Education Foundation and coordinated by Cape Ann Museum. Kids are getting to learn about what it’s like to be a professional artist, and schools are connecting with the artistic community in a great new way. And everyone’s having FUN! 

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Painter Loren Doucette is working with West Parish second graders to create the “ABC’s of Gloucester.” The students are drawing Gloucester landmarks beginning with every letter of the alphabet that will be pulled together to make a collaborative art piece. Can’t wait to see it!

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Collage Artist Hans Pundt is working with East Gloucester students to create personal collages. The kids are collecting objects and pictures that represent themselves and their heritage to make self portrait collages.

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Sculptor Andy Cunningham visited Plum Cove Elementary to show how Gloucester granite can be turned into beautiful artwork.

Welcome To 2015 Gloucester International Dory Racing

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Welcome to Spring Dory Rowers

Time to renew your membership to the IDRC.

After a tough New England Winter, we have made it to the start of Spring and the weather is improving bringing thoughts of getting out on the harbor for a row.  Many thanks to our team of bailers (mostly Alex Thomas & Lois McNulty) who braved the elements to keep our dories free of snow, water and ice every week this winter.  Don’t forget to sign up/pay up for your 2015 membership; now available for your convenience by credit card at our website www.internationaldories.com.  Our 2015 Events Schedule is attached with your sign-up forms.  Please send your forms with your payment and note the “prep” dates to help prepare our dories for the season.

See you on the water!
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GloucesterCast 128 With Donna Ardizzoni, James Dowd , KT Toomey, Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA

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GloucesterCastSquareGloucesterCast 128 With Donna Ardizzoni, James Dowd, KT Toomey, Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA

Topics Include: Donna Ardizzoni Fresh Off Of Her First One Hour At A Time Gang Appearance For 2015, James Dowd and KT Toomey From The GloucesterClam, The Clam Ruffling A Lot Of Local People’s Feathers and James Dowd Could Not Be Happier, KT Bathes In the Tears Of Clam Haters, How Much Of A Bump Does The Clam Get For Each Swear Word?, The Clam Is The Gay Bar of Gloucester, Choking Down A Brother’s Brew Donut Despite Their Reluctance To Acknowledge GMG, Joey’s Quest For A Classic Khaki Summer Weight Suit Fails Miserably at J Crew Outlet, Speaking Of The Gay Man’s Physique While James Hops On A Double Glazed Brother’s Brew Butter Crunch Donut, GMG Photography Show at Cape Ann Giclee April 10th, Alicia Quintano and Maryanne Cardone Win Last Week’s GloucesterCast Podcast Subscriber Contest of Jim Clyde’s Hog Island Prints, Dan Cary Gloucester Marine Son Of Josie Cary and Great Grandson Of Cigar Joe GoFundMe Page, Dawn Noble Fails Me On Rockport @ Night Notification, Mocking The People Who Fought the Shalin Liu From Coming To Rockport, Great Posts From Felicia About Filling Easter Baskets With Local Stuff, Sclafani’s Cartocce, Paying It Forward Stories, James Dowd CSI Action Figure Moment With His Kid, KT Must Have Put A Blind Application in For Her Kid At East Gloucester Elementary, What’s Going On At The Former Lewis’ Restaurant?, The Boys From the Farm Got It Down, Russells Orchards, Amses, Shrimps, Kowloons, Sauguses, Rumor That Cafe Bishco May Be Closing, Homemade Press Passes, Donna Gets Manchester By The Sea Movie Insider Pics, Worried That the Swells Won’t Let Me Into Annisquam Unless I Have a Khaki Suit For Kim’s Daughter’s Wedding, Apology To FOB Ed Mowry, Surprise- “The Unwillingness To Search For Things Using Google Is Still a Thing”, EZPass Fines For Late Fees Are OUTRAGEOUS, GMG and Clam Suggestions On How To Handle EZ Pass Billing and Late Fees, Cacciatore’s Opening, Willow Rest, Chick’s Roast Beef, All You Need To Know About Irish Politicians vs Italian Politicians’ Power In Boston Is The Difference Between South Station and North Station, No Greater Insult Than When The Amish Make Fun of North Station, Wishing They Built Gillette Stadium In South Boston, James Dowd- The Rare Irish Jew Growing Up In Lynn, Death Row Sub/Meal For KT and James, Hurry Up With My Execution I’m Lactose Intolerant Damnit!, Donna Creates a Facebook Page For One Hour At a Time Gang But Forgets To Tell People About It, Kim Smith’s Monarch Film and Liv’s Wedding, Walt Kolenda Will be Having An Auction in Magnolia Soon.

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