My View of Life on the Dock
Parking ban was lifted at 12 noon. All vehicles that utilized school and municipal lots for the ban MUST be removed immediately. Towing will commence at 315pm. Lots need to be cleared for school and municipal offices. Thank you for your cooperation.
Respectfully,
Leonard Campanello
Chief of Police
City of Gloucester, MA
Hi Joey – I just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to Christine, Mary, Karen, and Kelsea from Anabelle’s Pet Care. They gave my sweet old puppy, Mango, the most kind, compassionate care in the last months of her life while I was at work. Wanted all the GMG readers to know ANABELLE’S provides outstanding service!
Leslie Heffron
Gloucester and Essex County have been hit particularly hard since the snows began a couple of weeks ago. In the past 17 days, we have received a record setting 70 inches of snow. Not only has there been a lot of snow but it has been cold which has not allowed the snow to melt. The streets are lined with mountains of snow which makes getting around dangerous. We urge residents to exercise caution and take your time when travelling around the City.
The City has committed significant resources towards ensuring snow removal. We have deployed 25 pieces of City equipment and up to 75 pieces of contracted equipment as well as over 100 operators rotating through in shifts to clear snow. Our snow clearing efforts are ongoing and operating around the clock. We ask for your patience while we continue this endeavor.
I would like to say a quick word about the Gloucester DPW. These past few weeks have not been easy; the Director and his team have been working extremely hard. I would like to thank him and everyone at DPW for their incredible work and dedication to this City. Day-in and day-out they continue to do a tremendous job.
Working with Lt. Governor Polito, Senator Tarr and Representative Ferrante, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has agreed to provide the City with additional equipment to help clear snow. The City also has secured a waiver on a limited basis to dump snow in the ocean from Secretary of Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Mark Beaton. Those efforts will be coordinated through our Department of Public Works
If there is any doubt as to the historic nature of these storms, Governor Baker announced today that he has called in the National Guard to assist with snow removal. The City has forwarded an expansive list of needs to Governor’s office and continues to work with them to meet those needs.
In the coming days, we will continue to widen the City streets and dig out the school and municipal parking lots. We continue to maintain an aggressive snow removal plan while keeping the police and fire stations working and clear of snow.
On behalf of the City, I ask once again for your patience and understanding. Public safety is of the utmost importance. We are a strong community and together will get through this. Keep helping each other, checking on your neighbors and keep an eye on our seniors. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Leonard Campanello
Chief of Police
City of Gloucester, MA
Good afternoon Joe my name is Jerry Clifford I am emailing you from a little village in the southwest of Ireland called Caherdaniel , Our local harbour is called Derrynane now to get to the point . I have found that Captain Solomon Jacobs Schooner the Ethel B Jacobs was wrecked on Abbey Island near Derrynane, I am a skipper with the local Lifeboat you can find us on facebook under Derrynane Inshore Rescue. I have been trying to get info and pictures on the Schooner and after trawling the internet your blog on Jacobs keeps popping up.
I would appreciate some help on gaining information or guidance towards the correct route to take, it just seems to be a great opportunity to bring this story to life .
Thanks for your help
regards Jerry Clifford
Hi Joey,
I shot this from an altitude of 400’ from Bass Rocks on Saturday. Souther Road is the road visible in the foreground heading towards the beach and it’s marshes. It started snowing just as the drone reached altitude.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Although Pop is closed Monday, we will be honoring a 10% off Valentine discount and festive gift wrapping all week long, and will offer continued sales of up to 50% off select items!
Additionally, THIS WEEK ONLY, purchase anything at Pop for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to POP GALLERY! Stay safe out there, friends!
And, as always, feel free to call on us for 24-hour Valentine assistance! ❥ 617.458.9345
Dwight Hebert photos
The mayor has closed City buildings tomorrow, Tomorrow’s City Council meeting is cancelled. I will work with the City Clerk to reschedule, but right now I’m thinkingTuesday, Feb. 17.
Paul McGeary
Ward 1 Councilor
City Council President
Good Morning Joe,
There is a team of very creative artists and crafters who sell on Etsy. We now have a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/teamcapeann, where we share our creations, ideas and help promote one another. We would love to have our page shared on Good Morning Gloucester. Not only will we be able to share our work with more potential customers, but there may be other artists and crafters out there who could join our community.
Thank you,
Tara White
Sure would be great if you liked them on Facebook to show your support 
The City of Gloucester snow emergency and parking ban is being extended due to the continued snow storm.
From now until noon on Tuesday, February 10th, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets.
Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense. Residents may park in municipal and school parking lots during the parking ban. We have provided extra time so all cars may be removed from parking lots no later than noon on Tuesday, February 10th. Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow removal efforts.
This is a historic amount of snow. Please have patience as the Department of Public Works continues to work through areas that require snow removal. Please make every effort to shovel out hydrants at or near your homes.
The schools as well as the Public library will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 10th.
Please check on your elderly neighbors.
To repeat, the City of Gloucester has extended the parking ban on all city streets. The ban will be in effect until noon on Tuesday, February 10th.
Please check the City of Gloucester website for further updates at www.gloucester-ma.gov
Respectfully,
Leonard Campanello
Chief of Police
In addition to the current parking ban, The Gloucester Police Department is requesting ALL vehicles stay off the road at this time. We are responding to a large amount of spinouts and accidents as a result of the ongoing storm. It is unsafe to drive in these conditions and we are asking for your cooperation for the duration of this storm. Please stay off the roadways during this storm for your own safety and the safety of other motorists and pedestrians.
I’ve been keeping up with the storm (or at least trying to) by going out every couple of hours to shovel the walkway, around the cars and the end of the driveway. When driving over my mom’s to shovel her out I noticed a good number of cars and driveways that were straight up covered and hadn’t been touched.
Reflecting on it right now I’m not sure which is the better method.
One makes for obviously lighter duty at the end but the screw it til the end method where you sit around and eat like a pig and watch marathon tv series on Netflix sounds pretty damn good.
Please let it end…
What has been your tactic for handling the last few storms. If the options presented in the poll don’t represent your method, leave a comment.
Cape Ann TV’s ‘Winter on Cape Ann’ Video Contest Deadline is Only 5 Days Away!
Cape Ann TV Announces
‘Winter on Cape Ann’ Video Contest
Gloucester, MA – Cape Ann TV (www.capeanntv.org ), a non-profit local
access cable station serving Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-sea,
and Essex, is hosting a winter video contest.
Cape Ann is one of the most scenic and beautiful places in New England,
and as such it is the perfect canvas for video. Show us your
interpretation of “Winter on Cape Ann” in five minutes or less and win…
• A free computer tune-up from Abacus Computers in Gloucester
• A $25 gift card to Wally’s Blackburn Bistro
• $50 from Cape Ann TV
All submissions are due by midnight on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2014;
which is only 5 days away! Cape Ann TV will determine the three finalists
and the winners will be chosen by public vote online. All finalist’s
videos will play on Cape Ann TV’s channel 12 in February.
Criteria:
• Must include, however creatively, “Winter on Cape Ann”
• All submissions must be under 5 minutes
• Video producers must own all the rights to their content including music
• Must be submitted via YouTube link to: contest@capeanntv.org by February
14th, 2015.
Thanks Tom For The Help!
February 6 – March 1, 2015Juror, Leonie Bradbury, Director and Curator of Montserrat College of Art Galleries, selected 39 pieces from 22 artists out of 201 entries submitted. Bradbury said this about her selection process.
When I think of the concept of a “perfect storm” I think of a set of circumstances, or in this case the forces of nature, coming together in an unprecedented or unpredictable way. I feel that the works selected for this exhibition possess a quality of energies either colliding or expanding, sometimes raw and intense other times harmonious and peaceful. A few pieces, however, are subtler and show those quiet moments after a storm or visually capture a more delicate interaction of weather with a landscape through mist and fog. Together these works remind us of the power of nature and the beauty that we see in its magnificence.
The Eastern New England artists selected for the show include Emily Barrera, Peter Baumgartner, Dale Blank, Kara Caso, Matt Cegelis, Katherine Coakley, Gail Gang, Gordon Goetemann, Lisa Goren, Ruth Hamill, Law Hamilton, Robert Hesse, Michele Kenna, Mary Kostman, Otto Laske, Judith Monteferrante Skip Montello, Sandys Moore, Ruth Schneider, Miranda Updike Timothy Wilson, and Philip Young.
We invite you to see this exciting collection of work and meet the artists at our opening reception on Saturday, February 7 from 6-9pm. Vote for your favorite piece. A People’s Choice award will be presented at the closing reception on Sunday, March 1, 2-4pm.
Thanks for keeping the streets clear. Every time shoveling in front of the driveway when the plow comes by I wince as it piles the snow back up in front of where I just shoveled. Absolutely not their fault as they gotta get the streets cleared. It just is what it is til the white stuff clears. Thanks plow guys for your hard work in this worst snow month ever.
Valentine Inspired Afternoon Offered to Families at Cape Ann Museum
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
1:00-2:00
MOVED A dance/movement workshop for kids of all ages led by Sarah Slifer Swift.
When we say that something “moves” us, we usually mean that it touches us emotionally. Using the sweet sentiments of the Museum’s historic Valentine collection, participants will explore gesture, composition and the fun of communicating through dance.
2:00-4:00
Families are invited to join museum staff in creating valentines using various mediums in the museum’s Activity Center.
This program is free and open to the public.
The Cape Ann Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The museum is closed during the month on Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors, students. Children under 18 and Museum members are free. The second Saturday of each month is Family Free Day. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call: (978) 283-0455. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org .
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Michael Deneen
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Feb 7 at 8:22 AM
Hi Joey, please see if you can get this in the blog — and you should really think about coming to this one, you’d have a great time. These are really fun events. Thanks!
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The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club has an absolute monster of a program for you on Friday night February 13.
Many of those wonderful pictures of objects in space — galaxies spinning, black holes feeding, stars being born and dying, planets moving around other stars, and so many others, are taken from space, not just by Hubble but by a whole fleet of space telescopes.
We actually have different space telescopes to observe different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum — light — from Gamma rays through our rainbow to the Infrared.
Why are the different space telescopes used and what do we learn from them? What do the different pictures look like? What is the future of space telescopes? We have the answers for you.
On Friday, February 13, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club president and long-time GAACster Kevin Hocker will show us examples of different space telescopes that do different jobs, and, of course, we’ll see some of their amazing discoveries.
The space telescopes we will hear about include
Kevin will show us an overview of each telescope, its features, and of course a striking and colorful assortment of photos from each. Don’t miss this one! You’ll be telling your friends all about this for weeks!
GAAC meets from 8:00 to 9:30 pm on the second Friday of the month at the Lanesville Community Center in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester. There is no cost, and all are welcome. You don’t need to know anything about astronomy and you don’t need to own a telescope to have a great time! More information is available on our Facebook page at facebook.com/gaacpage, our website at http://gaac.us or our twitter feed, @gaactweet.
Pam Sullivan
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me
Feb 6 at 10:49 AM
Hi Joey – We hope you will consider including the news below so we can share this wonderful accomplishment for our Teen Leaders Club, they have collected 24,699 non-perishable items for local residents in need. Kids in Gloucester are really making a difference! I’ve attached a photo as well. Please let me know if you need any additional information.
As always, we appreciate anything you can do to share this with your readers. Thanks – Pam Sullivan
For Immediate Release
CAPE ANN YMCA TEEN LEADERS CLUB
18th ANNUAL ROCKATHON HELPS FEED THOSE IN NEED
Nearly four dozen dedicated, service-minded teens “rocked” for 24 sleepless hours to raise awareness and food donations for Open Door Food Pantry, St. Vincent De Paul Society and local families
Gloucester, MA – For the 18th year, the members of the Cape Ann YMCA Teen Leaders Club each rocked the night away (in rocking chairs, that is) for 24-sleepless hours to raise awareness and food donations for local families in need. This year’s event continues to accept donations and to date has collected 24,699 cans and non-perishable items (financial donations were credited 3/$1) to be donated to the Open Door food pantry, St. Vincent De Paul Society and directly distributed to families and elders in need. This event continues to grow each year impacting more and more community members who need assistance with one of life’s basic necessities–food. In 2014, the Rockathon collected 15,100 canned goods and just one year later is on its way to nearly doubling that amount in donations.
“This event has grown significantly over the past several years and we are so incredibly proud of each one of our Y Teens for pushing through the tremendous discomfort in order to serve our community to provide, literally, thousands upon thousands of meals for folks and families in need. By rocking for 24-sleepless hours, we get to truly get a sense of self sacrifice.” said Rick Doucette, Executive Director of Teen and Camp Services at the Cape Ann Y. Doucette added, “We’re super-excited and grateful that the Gloucester City Council will formally recognize our Leaders Club and their commitment to helping our community at the March 10 Council Meeting at City Hall.”
The Cape Ann YMCA has a long history of being at the forefront of youth work with teens and strives to empower the next generation of leaders by giving them the tools to succeed. Through community service opportunities, leadership clubs and drop-in Teen Centers where everyone is welcome, the Y is creating an inviting and inspiring atmosphere for young adults to thrive.
With the generosity of the Cape Ann community, the dedication of YMCA Staff and volunteers as well as the support from local businesses, this was the most successful Rockathon ever. Rockathon space was provided by Mac Bell and food for the “Rockers” was provided by Carroll K Steele Insurance and Chick-Fil-A® at the North Shore Mall.
2015 YMCA TEEN LEADERS ROCKATHON PARTICIPANTS
Julia Amero, Justin Anderson, Chloe Bailey, Nick Beck, Sam Blake, Chris Brayton-Tedesco, Robert Brazzo, Vinny Brazzo, Emily Briere, Mcaela Chase, Michael Collins, Bianca Costa, Leigh Curcio, Rick Doucette, Jessica Dunn, Kayleigh Dunn, Abby Feener, Jack Fernandez, Christian Francis, Trinity Frustraglia, Mya Harmon, Luke Hilshey, Max Hubbard-Nicastro, Adam Jerome, Jojo Klyce, Richie Klyce, Hunter Lane, Jaren Lane, Sky Lane, Geoff Lattanzi, Jovanna LoCoco, Luciana LoCoco, Bella Master, Stabo Master, Mollie McGillvary, Jessica McPhail, Cienna Militello, Kae Munroe, Christian O’Donnell, Alessia Saputo, Ardriana Saputo, David Tucker, Zach White, Conor Williamson, and Nikki Williamson.
To find out more about our YMCA offerings for teens on Cape Ann, please visit www.northshoreymca.org or contact doucetter@northshoreymca.org.
Storm update
Dear Friends:
I have just received word that Monday’s trash pickup has been CANCELLED.
Trash pickup will follow a holiday-week schedule and be delayed one day.
For further updates on the storm, please follow developments on the city website:
http://gloucester-ma.gov/
A reminder that the city’s parking ban remains in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Cars may be parked in city and school lots until that time. Please remove your vehicles promptly so that the lots can be cleared. Vehicles impeding snow removal are subject to ticketing and towing at the owner’s expense.
Good Morning Gloucester 