So why not do a contest I guess, right? Everybody like free swag. Captain Joe and Sons Baseball Cap to one of the next ninety Facebook Like people.
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Check Out Science All Around Us with Collin Keegan
Our Buddy Tom Ellis Of the Schooner Thomas E Lannon Is Involved In A very Special Project-
Science All Around Us with Collin Keegan
As captain and owner of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon for the last 17 years, I’ve met thousands of people. Many stand out,
but one eight year old boy named Collin Keegan is exceptional. I first met Collin on a Saturday morning Kids-go-Free sail.
It was obvious from our first conversation that he was special. Collin has a huge curiosity about the world and likes to share
what he learns with other kids. What better way to do that than through video? After seeing the first edits of this film,
Collin came up with the idea of “Science all around us.” And that became the title of the 5 episode video series we would
like to produce.
I’m asking you to watch this short video about Collin. If you like the idea of getting our youth excited about learning,
you can help by making a kickstarter pledge. Even if you cannot donate, you can help by sharing this video with your
friends, colleagues, or members of the organizations you belong to. And I know you’ll enjoy watching Collin!
Our goal is to produce a pilot video that will attract a distributor for the series.
Check Out The Kickstarter Campaign Video-
Meet Collin Keegan. At first glance, he looks like a normal rambunctious eight-year old. He likes wearing a faded red baseball cap. He carries a pen and a notebook in his pocket just in case he needs to draw a diagram to explain a scientific concept to a friend or peer. He has a charming British accent and an endearing lisp. He’s cute—that you’ll be able to recognize easily—but something special sparks inside this small forty-pound boy when he’s sharing knowledge and learning with others. He has a truly infectious joy of learning and an amazing ability to recognize the creative way science affects and shapes our world. Through Collin’s eyes the rudder and steering wheel of a sailboat become a “mechanical connection system.” He knows intuitively the science that propels every day objects, and he applies scientific concepts and principles in a way that’s truly inspiring.
Collin docking the 65 ft Schooner Lannon
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and once again check out the mission page here
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Man Card Revoked
There comes a time in the whole engagement process where a guy’s gotta have the balls enough to just say- “No, I’m not gonna do a Spice Girls video with you.” Bottom Line. End of Story.
Zero chance this dude ever lives this down from the absolute beatdown his boys are gonna lay on him.
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Calling all residents: the City needs YOU to help improve the Oval Playground
Calling all residents: the City needs YOU to help improve the Oval Playground
Ward 3 City Councilor Steve LeBlanc and the Community Development Department need your help on November 6th, 7th and 8th when the “Community Build for the Oval Playground” will take place. This is a great opportunity for civic-minded folks to roll up their sleeves, have some fun, and help install a new playground at Palazola Field!
Volunteers are asked to be available from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on one of the three community build days. Work will include installing concrete foundations, sorting, erecting and assembling playground equipment. To ensure safety and quality, volunteers will be trained and supervised by an experienced playground site specialist.
Dress in comfortable work clothes and closed toe shoes. Lunch and refreshments will be served.
The “Re-shaping the Oval Playground” project, which is funded by the Massachusetts “Our Common Backyard” program and federal community block grants (with project management funded through the Mass in Motion program), will not only improve the play area off Centennial Ave. near Harvard Street, it will provide more opportunities for kids to play and get fit.
The City is seeking 20 volunteers a day to help in the three-day effort (with an alternative extreme weather day on November 9.) Mayor Carolyn A. Kirk notes that with the “Renewal of Newell” last year and September’s completion of the update to Burnham’s Field, the City continues to build on its successes and create more opportunities for recreation, play, and support of active lifestyles.
Councilor LeBlanc, who reports that the existing equipment will be reused at Riverdale Park, hopes that community members, neighborhood associations and other community groups/organizations will sign up as community build volunteers.
Online volunteer registration is available at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0F4DA9AE28A4F94-community/.
Community members can also contact Councilor LeBlanc at SLeBlanc@gloucester-ma.gov.
Community Development Department Senior Project Manager Stephen Winslow also can be reached at swinslow@gloucester-ma.gov or at 978-282-8007.
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You Know What Tiny Little Space Is Just killing It With programming?
The Gloucester Writers Center.
Jesus I’m not sure there’s another joint around that packs as many events per square foot into their space.
The folks running the place are just relentless.
Kudos to them.
Check out and follow their website for updates- http://gloucesterwriters.org/
And furthering the conversation about local arts, I’m not sure local writers get enough due. It’s non stop with our awesome artists and great for them but let’s all take notice of all the awesome Working Writers in town.
Congrats on being big time relevant.
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Chickity Check It! Maps and data for ocean planning in the northeastern United States
Redesigned Home Page Accommodates Growing Collection of Maps and Data Posted on Oct 27, 2014:
Check it Out by Clicking the Image
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Gram and Gramps Getting Freaky
(Not my Gram and Gramps)
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Community Stuff 10/28/14
Cape Ann Skating Club “Frozen” Party Open House
Hi Joey,
Cape Ann Families are invited to the Cape Ann Skating Club Open House “Frozen” Ice Skating Party on Saturday, November 15, from 1-3 pm at the Talbot Rink, O’Maley School, 32 Cherry Street, Gloucester.
Free Family Event!
*Free Skating Lesson with “Frozen” characters
*Free Arts & Crafts
*Bake Sale & Hot Cocoa
*Used Skate Sale
*Great opportunity to learn about Cape Ann Skating Club programs
Participants are welcome to dress up as Frozen characters! For free skating lesson, Public Ice and Skate Rental fees apply.
For more information regarding Cape Ann Skating please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/CapeAnnSkatingClub
website: http://cafsc.org/
This Wednesday at the GWC
Hi Joey.
I am offering an outreach program for ‘Military Veterans of Cape Ann’ in honor of Veteran’s Day next month and wondered if you could help me spread the word! Thank you in advance for all that you can do for this special project!
11/11/2014. Reiki Clinic/Share 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
Manchester Healing Arts Center. 66 Summer St. (Rt. 127.)
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. FREE for Vets (with military I.D.)
Nominal donation all others. RSVP- info@dreamtimewellness.com.
11/20/2014 ‘Evening of Wellness’ for Veterans and Their Families.
4-8 pm. Manchester Community Center. 40 Beach Street. (Yellow Building by the Train Station.) Manchester-by-the-Sea. FREE to Veterans for 1st Session. $10.00 Donation for others. Proceeds go towards local charities. Bring Military Card. Register in Advance – info@dreamtimewellness.com or phone- 978.283.4258.
Thank you! Karen
Karen Pischke BSN, RN
Gloucester MA
Students at Manchester Memorial School were treated to a presentation by Nick Bollettieri. The world-famous tennis coach was here for the weekend visiting Manchester Athletic Club’s MAC Tennis program, where he gave private and group lessons to hundreds of up-and-coming tennis players from around New England, including those in the MAC Tennis Academy program.
430 students in grades K-5 were treated to a Q&A with the energetic octogenarian who created the first full-time tennis boarding school that combined on-court training with an academic curriculum. A method that produced 10 number-one world-ranked players, including Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams.
Bollettieri spoke to students about their school’s core values: Honesty, Effort, Acceptance, Respect and Responsibility, and Thoughtfulness (HEART); as well as the importance of education, working hard, and living a healthy lifestyle.
“A positive attitude gives you a chance to be successful and can make the impossible possible”, Bollettieri told students. “If you feel that you are special, you have to prove that you are special. Don’t ever say I can’t, say I will. If you put everything you have—every ounce of effort—into winning, then you are a winner no matter the final score.”
“Nick is a great example to young people of how discipline and hard work can provide opportunities and lead to great success,” said John Willis, Principal at Manchester Memorial Elementary School.” He has travelled the world motivating young people, and a lot of what he believes in is what we teach our students here.”
Bollettieri’s visit was made possible by the MAC Sports Foundation, which was created in 2012 by Manchester Athletic Club in partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The mission of the Foundation is to offer scholarships to talented junior athletes who do not have the financial means to reach their goals, as well as to provide grants to schools and community organizations offering youth athletic programs.
Manchester Athletic Club is located in Manchester by-the-Sea, MA, and is the only USTA Training Center in New England and one of only 12 USTA Regional Training Centers in the country. MAC is also home to New England’s professional tennis team, The Boston Lobsters.
Back Row: Tennis legend, Nick Bollettieri, with Manchester Memorial Elementary School Principal, John Willis. Front row: Students: Cole Riehl, Maria Rising, Milo Zeltzer, Nina Zalosh, Lily Stefanovich, Tess Carpenter and Hannah Davis.
Gloucester Democrats collect clothing, phone cards, and clothing for our troops
Once again, the Gloucester Democratic City Committee has organized a collection for our troops stationed overseas. They are gathering clothing (especially underwear and warm socks), as well as phone cards and books. Crossword and sudoko books are among the favorites; so are DVDs. All goods should be brand new, of course.
Items can be dropped off at the Cape Ann Democratic Headquarters in the Main Street Plaza, next to Walgreens. It is open 10am to 6pm weekdays, 9am to 5pm Saturdays, and 2pm to 6pm Sundays. The drive will conclude on Tuesday, November 4.
Thanks!
Deanna Fay
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Anyone Wanna Explain To These Women Scrunching Their Lips Together That They Just Come Off As Try-Hards? Updated…
What is it with this new trend with women scrunching their lips up for social media photos?
Can anyone pinpoint when this all started and who made it a “thing”?
Yo, your lips get stung by a bee or somethin?
Weird thing is that most of these women are already attractive so I don’t get the lip move. I get that they’re probably not desperate for a date but what it does reek of is desperate for attention.
Anyway, not that I think we necessarily have a young readership that this would apply to but just in case I can save a youngster that might be reading, not a good look.
Update:
OK,I spotted the trend but apparently I’m way behind on this- www.antiduckface.tumblr.com/ has been on the case for a while now.
Worth a looksie.
UPDATE 2:
CHRIS DEWOLFE IS JEALOUS AS HELL AND WANTS YOU TO KNOW- NOBODY DUCKFACES LIKE CHRIS DEWOLFE DUCKFACES
UPDATE 3 from Know Your Meme- http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/duck-face
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Community Photos 10/28/14
tough Week For Fires On Cape Ann
Here is a picture of our brave Essex firefighters battling a tough blaze at Pike Marine on Main Street Essex last Wednesday night.
Richard Ross
There’s Something About The beacon
Al Bezanson submits-
Beacon Marine was the winter home of Green Dragon 51 years ago, and here we are again
Fall At Halibut Point From Peter Digre
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Four Years and Still Going Strong- Rusty and Heidi At Fort Square Cafe
Photo Frank Ciolino
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New Buildings Go Up At Former Donut Jim’s Site and More From Anthony Marks 10/28/14
Happy Halloween – photos from Anthony Marks
Historic Magnolia Building Gone – photos from Anthony Marks
Rising From The Ashes Of Donut Jim’s – photos from Anthony Marks
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GloucesterCast 101 With Guests Frank Ciolino and Kim Smith and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 10/26/14
GloucesterCast 101 With Frank Ciolino and Kim Smith Taped 10/26/14
Topics Include: Magnolia House Of Pizza Fire, Niece Amanda gets Released From the Hospital, 100th Podcast Recap, Brothers Brew Is Out, Last Stop Variety Is In, Thanking James and Anna Eves From Cape Ann Giclee, Anna Bangladesh, Sad That We Left Jenn Cullen Out, Missing Ed Collard, If Someone Wants To Make Me Happy They Should Mention That They Liked The Podcast, Joey Ciolino Bails Out The Dock, Frank Ciolino Stops By, Pizza Void In Magnolia, The Three Stooge Special At Tuckers Farm Family Diner, Dave Tucker Cooking Breakfast At Mile Marker One Now, 525 Doing Sunday Brunch and It Looks Amazing, Kim Smith Apparently Has No Juice At 525, Frank Is A Fan Of The Shrimp Scampi At 525, Frank Gives The Pros and Cons Of Moving From Central Gloucester To Magnolia, Going To Magnolia Is A Commitment For An East Gloucester Guy, Frank Turns Into The Incredible Hulk Behind The Wheel, Franks Favorite GMG Events- The Food Eating Challenges, The Rogue Burger Challenge At Passports, The Three Stooge Challenge At Tuckers Farm Family Diner, The Hot Wing Challenge At The Farm Bar and Grille, Ed Collard, Big Lar, The Last Day Open For Mayalisa and Co At The Lobster Pool, Lobster Pool Fans Pleas To Not Change It, Frank Goes Off On TV Dumpers and Has A Solution, Frank’s Take On Question Two and The Bottle Bill, Gloucester Citizen’s Police Academy, Election Get Out The Vote Party, Agreeing To Disagree
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Sylvia Plath Quote of the Week from Greg Bover
“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.”
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
A Jamaica Plain native, Plath wrote and published poetry from an early age. Educated at Smith College, where she edited the college magazine, she received a Fulbright grant to study at Cambridge University in England, where she met and later married poet Ted Hughes. She struggled with depression throughout her life, spending significant time at McLean’s hospital in Belmont and receiving electroshock therapy. Plath is credited with popularizing the confessional poetry genre and won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection Ariel. She survived a number of suicide attempts, but ultimately succumbed just after the publication of her novel The Bell Jar, leaving two children aged 2 and nine months.
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Community Stuff 10/27/14
Operation Troop Support
“INDIVIDUAL SERVING SIZES” ARE GREAT FOR OUR TROOPS ON THE GO
Food Items:
Coffee / Tea / Sugar / Creamora, Granola bars / Nuts / Beef Jerky / Cereal / Cookies / Pretzels
Peanut butter – (don’t forget the Crackers!)
Tuna / Fruit / Soup, Powdered Drink Mixes, Sun Flower Seeds / Gum / Mints*PULL TABS ON CANNED ITEMS, PLEASE
Toiletries:
ALL ARE NEEDED!
**Especially Baby Wipes & Q-Tips**
Clothing:
SOCKS! SOCKS! SOCKS! Our Troops walk 10+ miles every day ~
Fresh, Clean Socks are a Luxury. Underwear ~ Boxers / Briefs / Ladies’ Panties, T-shirts
Recreational Time:
Cards and Letters from Home, Paperback Books / Magazines / Playing Cards, Crossword Puzzle Books / Word Find Books, Pens / Pencils / Notepads, DVD’s / CD’s, Portable DVD Players, Portable CD Players, Phone Cards
Small, Hand-held Electronic Games
~PLEASE REMEMBER OUR FEMALE SOLDIERS~
*DONATIONS TO HELP WITH MAILING COSTS AND TELEPHONE CARDS ARE APPRECIATED
We ask that you keep all Our Soldiers and Our Wounded Recovering in
Military Hospitals around the World in Your Thoughts and Prayers.
The hospitalized Warriors and their families need gift cards!!
Walmart, Kohl’s, Target, CVS, Walgreens
HOLIDAY DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE DECEMBER 1ST .WE MAIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
PLEASE DELIVER YOUR DONATIONS TO:
LUCIA AMERO
OFFICE OF VETERANS’ SERVICES
(OFFICE) 12 EMERSON AVENUE/ ( MAIL) CITY HALL/9 DALE AVENUE
GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
lamero@gloucester-ma.gov
TELEPHONE (978) 281-9740
Butternut Squash Across Gloucester on Food Day
Happy Food Day, Gloucester!
Every Gloucester student from Kindergarten through 12th grade celebrated “real food, just food” this Friday, October 24 in a district-wide Food Day event. The event was coordinated by Backyard Growers, FoodCorps, Cape Ann Fresh Catch, and the amazing kitchen managers at each Gloucester school.
Food Day isn’t entirely new in Gloucester. Last year, FoodCorps service members serving with Backyard Growers and The Open Door organized a tasting of local butternut squash at Veterans Memorial Elementary School as part of this national event. This year, Backyard Growers has expanded its school garden programs to include every school in Gloucester, and decided to ramp up its Food Day programming as well.
Ken Bonfield’s Artistry of the Guitar
featuring Ryan Ayers & Shun Ng
Saturday, November 8, Concert 7:30 PM, Tickets $15 at the door
Fingerstyle Artistry Workshop at 3pm, $30 or $40 for workshop & concert
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester.
Gloucester MA— Gloucester resident, and master guitarist Ken Bonfield will host an Artistry of the Guitar in-the-round concert at The Cultural Center in Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, MA on Saturday, November 8th with special guests Ryan Ayers and Shun Ng. A Fingerstyle Artistry Workshop will be offered at 3pm for $30. The concert starts at 7:30pm and tickets are $15 at the door. For both events the cost is $40. Concert Doors open at 7pm; there will be light refreshments. Each show will start with a short solo set from each artist followed by a short intermission and then a second set with all three guitarists in-the-round swapping songs and stories and sitting in on each others compositions.
Please visit the artist’s website for more information:
Ken Bronfield: http://kenbonfield.com/
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4 Years Ago Today Was Captain Pete Mondello’s 60th Birthday
A lot has changed in the 4 years since that day except how hard Pete works to provide for his family- THAT IS A CONSTANT.
One of the best guys you’d every want to have the pleasure of knowing as a friend OR a business acquaintance.
Pete Mondello is the kind of guy everyone should be lucky enough to have in their circle of friends.
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Community Photos 10/27/14
Fall Foliage photos from Anthony Marks
Take Me Down To The Harbor Now from Peter Digre
Len Burgess submits-
The annual Model Ship Show at the Torigian Community Life Center in Peabody last weekend was
a big success.
Here’s some photos from the show…
https://plus.google.com/photos/101278359235301240346/albums/6073767805011147249
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Our Lois Lane (Donna Ardizzoni) Photos Used In CBS Boston Magnolia House Of Pizza Story
BROTHERS OF THE BRUSH AT GLOUCESTER STAGE OCT 30-NOV 9
October 30-November 9
Thu, Fri, Sat at 7:30, Sun at 3pm
Adults $20, Seniors $15, Students $10
Opening night, Thurs Oct 30 benefit for Gloucester Writers Center-all welcome
Gorton Theatre (home of Gloucester Stage Co.) 267 E. Main Street, Gloucester.
Purchase your tickets online using PayPal or a major creditcard (no account required). Click here to purchase
NOTE:Unfortunately you can only purchase one type of ticket at a time. You will be able to change the quantity in the next step.
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BREAKING NEWS: Tony’s House Of Pizza In Magnolia On Fire Right Now
FRANK CIOLINO PHOTO
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