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.

Linda rae has another outstanding trip in Gloucester

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Pick what you find interesting, you have such great photographers around.  We have gathered these memories to last for the long months ahead before we can visit in the Spring.  We were amazed at the Gloucester Museum, especially the hall of fishermen families.  What a great idea.  Could have spent hours there.  We always visit the railway marina to see the latest work going on.  And then there was the day last winter in a Pennsylvania grocery  store when Rob discovered this famous fellow and dragged him from aisle to aisle just to catch a big smile on my face.  Needless to say, he was in the way of countless shoppers who weren’t as friendly as Gloucester people.  And I was ready to pack our bags and head six hours to Gloucester.  Congratulations on the excellent restoration of City Hall.  Magnificent!
Just to reiterate something I posted before.  Your Radio Shack is exceptional.  Once again I called ahead to have Travis help me with my iPhone. Their staff and his technical expertise surpass even the Apple Store.  And all with a smile.  You are fortunate… Don’t lose it!
Have a gentle winter, we hope to visit four or five times again next year.  Thank you for Good Morning Gloucester!!
The bridge is of our little town of Milford right across from Pennsylvania situated in the beautiful Delaware River Valley .
Blessings, Linda rae and Rob
Chestnut Hill on the Delaware

This May Be A Little Advanced For All You DIY-ers

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Come Back Kid! chance to win a $500 complimentary overnight stay in Gloucester

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Hi Joey,

GMG readers, Gloucester is looking for feedback for our local businesses.

Any FOBs that have visited Gloucester and want to help, please take a brief online survey

GMG readers who have any trade with the visitor-based economy, please have a look and share it with your customers, business travelers, and guests (especially any that travel and stay overnight).

Bonus prize! Respondents (prior visitors) who complete the survey will be entered to win a complimentary overnight stay in Gloucester with value of $500.

Per ordinance and under the direction of Community Development’s Tom Daniel and Carol Thistle, the City of Gloucester has established a tourism commission and engaged Open the Door (not to be confused with wonderful The Open Door) to gather as much information as possible for a new Five-Year Marketing Plan. One of the next steps includes casting a net far and wide for feedback from Gloucester visitors. Queue this on-line survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5V9H7YV

Please note that the deadline is in two weeks–no later than December 5, 2014. Good luck!

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Editor’s note-

I find it funny on question 11 where they ask-

*How did you get your information on Gloucester? (Check all that apply)

That Good Morning Gloucester is not listed when we probably get more web traffic than all of the other listed sites combined.

If you do indeed feel that GMG is your source of Gloucester info for events then feel free to fill us in in the “other” option on question 11.

Collin Keegan On 104.9 This Morning

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I know it’s a bit last minute- but we are going to have Collin Keegan- the little guy who is doing the kickstarter program for “science is all around us”- on the air Wednesday morning at around 8:15. He will be on the air live with Dana Hersey interviewing him about his project. This kid is just too sweet and smart to pass up! It’s a fantastic idea and project too!

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For more info on how to make their Kickstarter Campaign a success- Click Here

Community Stuff 11/19/14

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With their new show, Holiday Bizarre:Where Art and Toys Collide, Flatrocks Gallery invites you to connect to your child within. The magic of the season is brought to life in full color, with energy and irony in this group show. Hans Pundt’s sculptures, made from his vast collection of toys, are fantastic and fun, spinning on a glittering ferris wheel or tumbling from a jungle gym. With care to every detail, the viewer is intrigued and kept slightly off balance. Joy Halsted uses toys to help tell stories. She reimagines classic playthings adding an adult twist.

Icons of childhood appear in various mediums with Mary Rhinelander’s prints, Beverly Rippel’s portraits in thickly applied oil paint and Lazaro Montano’s haunting black and white photographs. Both Mia Rosenblatt and Ken Goldstrom create small sculptures in clay that are endowed with character and whimsy, yet are wildly different in nature. Fairytales and myths are explored by Anna Lane with magical pointillist gauche paintings. Anna Vojtech offers the original watercolor and pastel illustrations from her acclaimed children’s books. Lynne Sausele’s mixed media collages have a moral to share, in a surprising language. Doris Prouty’s baby quilts and Jill Solomon’s clay rattles are on display, as well as a collection of local jewelers and potters work .

It is a big holiday party and all the guests are interesting!  An artist’s reception will held November 22nd from 6-8pm. The show runs through December 21st.

Flatrocks Gallery 77 Langsford St., Gloucester

Open Thurs.- Sunday 12-5 and by appointment. 978-353-911

Hi Joey.

If possible to share with the Gloucester Community via GMG, there is still space to sign up for our ‘Wellness Initiative for Veterans’ this Thursday a the Manchester Community Center. 40 Beach St.

It’s a fundraiser for the ‘Gloucester Office of Veterans Affairs.’ Wellness services offered FREE to vets. ‘By Donation’ for all others. Thanks for helping to get the word out!     Karen

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Dear Joey,

Happy Fall from all of us at beach gourmet. We are working on many exciting upcoming events, Chef’s Table dinners and Winter classes are being scheduled now. Stay tuned to Facebook and email for further announcements.

How about a gift certificate for that special someone? Gift Certificates are now available and may be used toward a Chef’s Table dining experience, a cooking class, prepared holiday foods or catering menu items.               

Stop in today to pick one up for a hostess gift, holiday gift or for any reason. 

Holiday Pick-Up Menu

It’s the season to celebrate with friends and family! Let the professionals at beach gourmet help

ease the pain of entertaining, we will fuss over the menu details while you enjoy the company of your guests.


Call now 978-282-1414 or stop by.

Pick-up at beach gourmet at your convenience. It is as easy as that!


A full menu of options is available at the kitchen, but we listed some of our more popular items below.

Appetizers

Brie Baguette with Walnuts, Sage, and Cranberry – $10.95

Artichoke Dip – $7.95, 8 oz.

Salmon Dip – $9.95, 8 oz.

Tuscan Shrimp with Lemon Aioli – $20 per lb.

Rosemary Spiced Nuts – $8.95, per 10 oz. bag

Sides

Classic Mashed Potato – $10.95, 32 oz.

Potato Gratin – $36, serves 10

Sausage and Sage Stuffing – $9.95, 32 oz.

Roasted Root Vegetables – $10.95, 32 oz.

Pumpkin, Butternut, Apple Soup – $10.95, 32 oz.

Whole Cranberry Sauce – $3.95, 8 oz.

Turkey Gravy with Sage – $7.95, 32 oz.

Dessert

Pumpkin Cheesecake – $30, serves 8-10

Gingerbread Bundt Cake – $30, serves 8-10

Order by Friday, November 21st for pick up on 

Tuesday, November 25th or Wednesday, November 26th. 

About the Chef’s Table

The Chef’s Table is a great way to extend our hospitality to clients for private tastings and classes. Our antique, hand-crafted table seats up to twelve people comfortably and is uniquely located inside Savour Wine and Cheese, adjacent to the beach gourmet exhibition kitchen. Guests at the table experience an exclusive private dining experience with a menu that is designed specifically to compliment the wine pairing by our wine expert, Kathleen Erickson.

These events are typically booked for private parties and are not open to the public, however we periodically open the table to reservations on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sample Chef’s Table menus can be viewed on our website. Do not delay in making your reservations. Open Chef’s Table events tend to sell-out very quickly.

We look forward to serving you, your family and friends this holiday season.

Sincerely,

beach gourmet

MAC GM Keith Callahan Named Facility Manager of the Year

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Keith Callahan was recently honored as Facility Manager of the Year by the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). Callahan is the General Manager and Managing Partner at Blue Sky Holdings, Inc., the parent company that includes Manchester Athletic Club in Manchester by-the-Sea, MA, MAC Fitness in Rowley, MA, and MAC Fitness in Gloucester, MA.  The award was given by the USPTA New England Division at its winter convention held at Chatham Bars Inn Resort and Spa in Chatham, MA November 7-9.

The USPTA’s mission is to raise the standards of the tennis profession and promote greater awareness of the sport. Manchester Athletic Club has consistently followed in that tradition. Under Callahan’s direction, the club has built a new outdoor tennis venue and home to the Boston Lobsters professional tennis team; fostered a longtime relationship with renowned tennis coach, Nick Bollettieri, and hired USPTA-certified coaches who are supported with continuing education and professional development. The club has also been chosen a USTA Regional Training Center of New England and one of 12 Certified Regional training centers in the country. It is home to MAC Tennis Academy, a tournament-training program for high-performance juniors, as well as a nationally-recognized 10-and-under program that has been producing New England’s top players for over a decade. In addition, the club created the MAC Sports Foundation, which provides scholarships to juniors in need as well as grants to community and school programs. 

It’s an honor to receive this award, said Callahan. I’m blessed to be surrounded by a team of tennis professionals at Manchester Athletic Club who love what they do and strive every day to improve their game, their teaching methods and the quality of our program.” Manchester Athletic Club owner, John Donovan, added, “Keith’s commitment to excellence reflects the overall attitude here at the MAC to always improve where we can. In tennis, that means we keep learning, by consistently educating not only our players but our coaches as well.” 

Manchester Athletic Club is a full-service health club and features 12 tennis courts, the Gymazing! Child Center, iXl programs for young teens, a fitness and strength training center staffed with certified professional trainers and nutritionists, indoor aquatics center, multiple group exercise studios, and an outdoor pool with playground.

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      Keith Callahan of Manchester Athletic Club, recipient of the USPTA’s Facility Manager of the Year Award.

GMG Good Eggs

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The Sargent House is cheering the work of GREAT GOOD EGGS! Two out-of-town teen visitors decided to clean us up just in time for Harvest Festival! 

Angel and Wesly took the train from Boston to visit dear friend Peggy Russell of the fun POP GALLERY. The leaf strewn slippery slopes inspired them to pitch right in and rake out our new fabulous and fragrant Generous Gardner beds and lawn. 

Their reward? Peggy took them to a CACC film and for pizza across the street!   

Pop into POP and thank Peggy for us again!  Let her know how much all of Gloucester appreciates Angel and Wesly’s egg-cellent labor! 

With great appreciation,

The Egg-elegant Sargent House

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Community Stuff 11/18/14

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Hi Joey! Would you please post this info about my beautiful class? This is my fourth fortunate year doing this work. It’s an amazing hour of art and circle time. This makes a wonderful holiday gift for children and grandchildren! thank you! hope your sweet girls are well. peace, colleen

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Tom Magliozzi Quote of the Week from Greg Bover

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“Happiness equals reality minus expectations”

Tom Magliozzi (1937-2014)

A native of Cambridge (our fair city) MA, Magliozzi was, with younger brother Ray, host of the NPR call-in show “Car Talk” which started locally on WBUR before going national, first as a weekly segment with Susan Stamberg on Weekend Edition, then in its own right as an hourly program, produced by Doug (The Subway Fugitive) Berman. Although they were auto mechanics and owners of a garage, Tom had an engineering degree from MIT and later an MBA and PhD from Northeastern and Boston Universities. He ran an international consulting business and taught at the university level for many years, but it was his infectious laugh and unbridled silliness for which he is most remembered. The show was recognized with the Peabody Award in 1992, and is widely considered to have changed the nature of public radio.

Greg Bover

Our Friends Atlantic Saltworks Are Vying For A Shot At The Next Great Food Business Contest From Sam Adams and Entrepeneur.com Using Gloucester Salt!

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Our Friends Atlantic Saltworks Are Vying For A Shot At The Next Great Food Business Contest From Sam Adams and Entrepeneur.com Using Gloucester Salt!

You can vote for them here
They Are One Of Five Finalists and Voting Is Super Easy

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We’re searching for the next great food business and we need your help.

Entrepreneur has partnered with brewer Sam Adams for its Brewing the American Dream Wild Card Pitch Room contest where one lucky small business owner will have the opportunity to claim an impressive grand prize: a game-changing $10,000 business grant and mentoring from top experts from Sam Adams.

Entrepreneur has created a virtual pitch room to help select a Wild Card Winner who will travel to New York City to compete for the grand prize against regional Pitch Room finalists from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York in a live throwdown December 4.

Here’s where you come in: We’ve narrowed the field to a selection of finalists who’ve submitted 2-minute videos of their best sales pitch targeting prospective retailers for their food or beverage product. We need you to vote for the submission you find the most creative, passionate and viable. Just cast your vote for the Wild Card spot soon. Audience voting begins November 13 and ends November 19 … so cast your vote for the Wild Card spot now!

Article updated November 12, 2014 to reflect latest contest phase.

 

Community Stuff 11/17/14

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Phyllis A Annual Meeting

at Rocky Neck Cultural Center
January 24, 2015 4:30-7 pm
Join us for chowder and cream puffs!
Hear the amazing news of the past year, and our plans for 2015!

Suggested donation of $10.00 per person
RSVP

Hi Joey:
Love keeping up with your e-paper “ Good Morning Gloucester” which I read regularly.  However, I did want to mention to you, have you gotten any e-mail about the St. John’s Country Cupboard Fair” and most importantly the Harvest Festival?
Although I promised everyone that I would not get involved with it this year it so happens here I am again.  There are two major things happening that I would like to emphasize this year. First I think the “Godspell”  and Wendy Betts concert with sing-a-long music during the Harvest Festival at Trinity needs a good plug. I saw the kids in Godspell this afternoon and they were terrific and they got a standing ovation to a packed St.John’s.
Secondly I think I would like it if you could mention the Country Cupboard Fair as well as the Harvest Festival since they are the first event open at 9:00 am next Saturday, if that is at all possible.
We have about 5 days  and frankly I need as much help as i can get. I think with the all the events mentioned in our poster we should have a great program before Thanksgiving. We just need to get the word out.
Thanks a million.
Al

To All,

The Rockport Navy Committee will sponsor its annual Mass General Hospital Blood Drive on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Rockport Police Department.

“Blood is a medicine that can only be given from one person to another – no other source is currently available.” (http://www.mgh.harvard.edu) Blood supplies often run low during the holiday season due to increased need and donors feeling they are too busy. A half hour can save three or four lives!

The blood drive is dedicated to those who have served and are still serving in the US military. We’d like to get as many donors as possible. This year we are going to have a raffle. Anyone donating or attempting to donate blood will be eligible.

We are asking if you would notify your family, friends and coworkers about the date of the blood drive, and to ask anyone you think might be willing to donate a raffle prize to contact Sharon or Roger. Prizes can be gift certificates, merchandise, gift baskets, artwork, etc.

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    2014 Shop Rockport Event Friday December 5th

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    Hi Joey C!
    Join us in Downtown Rockport, Friday, December 5!  Participating cafes,
    galleries and shops will be serving hor d’oeuvres, wine and drinks while
    you shop throughout downtown Rockport and enjoy a night of special
    promotions from 4-9pm!
    Visit our Facebook page for more information:
    https://www.facebook.com/shoprockportma01966
    Thanks for sharing!
    Dawn @ La Provence

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    GloucesterCast 104 Featuring Guests Kim Smith, Donna Ardizzoni and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 11/16/14

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    GloucesterCast 104 Featuring Guests Kim Smith, Donna Ardizzoni and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 11/16/14

    Topics Include: Free Grand Prix Of Gloucester Cyclocross Rapha T-Shirt For One Of The First Ten Verified GloucesterCast Subscribers- Subscribe Here, Congratulations To Pat Conant Winner Of Facebook Contest, Thanks To Paul Morrison For Fresh Limes, Good Egg James Fiahlo Copper Dory Planter Raises $350 For Paul Russo Brain Cancer Foundation– High Bidder From Gayle Piraino GAP Promotions is the High Bidder, Clean Gloucester and The One Hour At A Time Gang Cleans First Parish Burial Ground, Revitalization Of Magnolia Continues, The Chesire Cat, The Magnolia Consignment Store,Chef From the Patio Now At Magnolia Pub, Sawyer Free Library, Passports Wine Dinner Coming Up This Thursday, Electricity Rate Wrinkle, Arthur Bevalaqua, Solar Panels, Gloucester Clam Ads Turn Out To Be A Positive, The Idea That Unless You Are Losing Money You Are A Bad Person, The Football Post, Over Prescribing Drugs To Control Kids,Science All Around Us, Nubar Alexanian, Tom Ellis,  Paul Boudreau, Turducken Is Out, What Will This Year’s Thanksgiving Food Fad Be, The Chateau’s Fried Ravioli, Joey’s Favorite Things- Krups Coffee Grinder, Bonavita Pourover Coffee Maker, Contigo Autoseal Coffee Travel Mug, Prynt , Taste Of Magnolia, Lillian LoGrasso’s Event, Lobster Trap Tree, Shop Rockport, TBT Post, Alpaca Sweaters, Brother’s Brew Will Be Open For Shop Rockport, Marshall’s Farm Stand, Thank You To Nichole’s Family To-Do Post, Joppa Flats, Ruby and Luke McElhenny and Dax Who Was Named After Dax Shepard, The Alpaca’s That Eat You.

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