Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

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2014 Fishtown Horribles Parade Award Winners

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Monica Madruga submits-
Joey, Thanks again for all of your support! The parade greatly appreciates you….

Every child that enters the parade as a “horrible” has the opportunity to win some great prizes. Kids can win a trophy, a bike and even a week at summer camp! Each horrible receives a raffle ticket for entering the parade. Every year the parade committee buys 2 bikes to give to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Milo Szuter and Ben Mello. Camp Spindrift also donates a week at camp to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Olivia Madruga and Jake Mello. The winners of the 6 “Most Horrible” trophies are; Dogtown-Emma Mania, Fisherwoman-Maya Goolsby, Lego Liberty-Ella Tucker, Ballerina-McKeen, Uncle Sam for Peace-Ryan Madruga, & Miss USA-Olivia Madruga. The “Most Outstanding Horrible” went to The Stockman Family for “The Tall Ships”.

Floats:

Most Unusual: F37 Animal Shelter

Best Youth Group: F45 Art Haven

Best Musical: M11 Annisquam Players

Religious and Fraternal: F26 Assembly of God

Civic and Community: F42 Farmers Market

Business and Industry: M5 Ace Hardware Picked up by; Janet Smith

Judges Choice: F33 Private Freedom Picked up by; Rob, Stephany & Daniella Pallazolla

Most Creative: F13 Marlee’s Mermaids

Grand Theme: M6 Gortons Picked up by; Charlene Rowe

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Gloucester Police Department Promotions

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July 3, 2014
Mayor Carolyn Kirk and The Gloucester Police Department are proud to announce the following promotions effective the week of July 13, 2014.

Officer Brian Aiello promoted to the rank of Sergeant

Sgt. Michael Gossom promoted to the rank of Lieutenant

Sgt. William Leanos Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

We would like to congratulate these three individuals on their accomplishment and wish them well in their future assignments.

Respectfully,
Leonard Campanello                   
Chief of Police               

Rip Tide Advisory From Mayor Kirk

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Hi Joey,

Even though it might be a gorgeous beach day on Sat. and Sun., we’ve just received the MEMA (Mass. Emergency Management Agency) report which is calling for rip tides as the Hurricane passes to our east.  Can you post the attached?  Thanks!

Carolyn A. Kirk

Mayor

City of Gloucester

9 Dale Ave.

Gloucester, MA 01930

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City Announces Riptide Advisory Due to Hurricane
Beach Safety Plan in effect on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th
(Gloucester, MA) – The City of Gloucester today announced that dangerous conditions, including rip tides and strong surf undertow, are expected this weekend at Good Harbor and Wingaersheek Beaches in Gloucester. To ensure the well-being of guests, a Beach Safety Plan will be in effect for Saturday and Sunday, July 5th and 6th at all City beaches as Hurricane Arthur passes out to sea to the east of Cape Ann.
Under the Beach Safety Plan, lifeguards have authority to close all or portions of the beaches at their discretion. In sections that are open, swimmers must refrain from going into the water above the waist. Gloucester police officers will be on beach patrol throughout the weekend to enforce the lifeguard orders.
While Gloucester Fire and Police department personnel will stand ready to respond to any water-related emergencies, all life safety officials urge beach goers to immediately obey lifeguard instructions.
All beach goers are reminded that lifeguards are not on duty after 5 p.m. Residents and visitors are urged to stay out of the water when lifeguards

Open House On The Back Shore Sunday

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http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/93-Atlantic-Rd-Gloucester-MA-01930/56041552_zpid/?gclid=CjkKEQjwia-dBRC07eeatYGe-78BEiQArZhbgMKpbE4O6gywqWky4yfCSBD

Joey,
We’re having a Open House on Sunday…could you please post this on Good Morning Gloucester?

xxoo
thanks
Louise

Ringo and Company Prep the Stage For Tonight’s Concert On The Boulevard

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Vickie and Peter Van Ness report-

The Gloucester Fireworks Committee just cancelled tomorrow’s fireworks due to weather predictions (see Gloucester Times article here), but the Horribles Parade and free concert are still on in the hopes that weather will clear up.

Music featuring Cape Ann Big Band and The Runaround Sound will begin after the parade passes by the Boulevard stage (probably around 7:00pm) and continue until 11:00pm with a spectacular laser light show somewhere in between.

So come out and enjoy the parade and free concert.  Let’s show all those people visiting from out of town that bad weather predictions aren’t enough to spoil our fun!

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GMG FOB Potluck Horribles Tailgate Tonight ht

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Our spot is secure in front of 41 Western Ave on the Boulevard.  PRIME TIME HORRIBLES  VIEWING!  Bring your beverages a dish and beach chairs and let’s enjoy each other’s company.  You can drop off your beach chairs now so you don’t have to carry them tonight.  Look for the black fish tote with the GMG stickers.  That’s the spot.

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Breaking News Rockport MA Parade and Bonfire Change of Date

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Melissa Cox submits-

They have changed the date from Friday July 4th to Saturday July 5th. Parade still starts at 6pm.  Line up is at 4pm at the High School. 

Hope to see everyone there! 

Raw Weather Data from National Weather Service

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Bill O’Connor submits-

Hi Joey,

With Tropical Storm/maybe Hurricane Arthur approaching, I thought GMG readers might be interested in some of the raw data available from the National Weather Service.  Most weather related information that is available on the internet and in the media is rooted in information from the NWS, because they aggregate collected weather data from all over the world and share it publicly as a gavernment service. NWS runs the National Hurricane Center, a site that serves up raw unadulterated weather data related to Hurricanes and Tropical Storms that’s free from any commentary.   This is a great tool if you are into tracking the weather as it happens directly from the source.

When you land on the NHC homepage, you will be presented with a map that has each active tropical storm’s and hurricane’s current position on the map.  Choose the storm you want to track and click on it [on the map].  Clicking the storm will bring you to a page that has all kinds of data on the storm, with maps that will show storm surge predictions, surface wind info, wind speed probability, history and all kinds of other data.  Keep an eye out for the Warnings/Cone Interactive Map, it’s the familiar map with the projected storm path, but includes coastal warning information as well. 

· Here’s a link for the overview page for Arthur: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?5-daynl#contents

· Here’s a link to the large tracking map for Arthur: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?gm_track?large#contents

These pages use aggregated data to generate the maps and reports available, but if you’re really geeky, I would suggest a visit to the Observations – Radial Search page.  There you can input the center of your search area [latitude & longitude] and the distance and time period you would like to search in all directions from that point.  The search result will spit out a table of weather observations from the given time range. Data sources would include buoy data, C-MAN station data, Drifting Buoys, Ships and other sources (like lighthouses). Weather information included in the raw data is wind speed and direction, peak gusts, wave height, wave frequency and wave energy, barometric pressure (and trend) at sea level, air temperature, sea surface water temp , visibility, tide, water depth of reporting station, and some stations will even report swell activity.

· Radial Search Page for Arthur: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php?storm=at1

· Radial Search Page with blank search parameters: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/radial_search.php

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Holy Cow Is Coming Back!!!!

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Community Stuff 7/3/14

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GAAC July Meeting, “Astrophotography From Beginner to Expert”

The 8:00 pm Friday July 11 meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club is a free astrophoto festival, filled with outstanding photos of planets, and immense, distant, colorful galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, shown on GAAC’s 100 inch screen! The meeting will feature in-person presentations by four outstanding photographers, showing off their best work, and an introduction by our own Steve K, who will demonstrate how simple astrophotography can be for beginners. 

Photographers Mario Motta, Phil Orbanes, John Hobbs and Barry Yomtov will each present their ten favorite pictures, and will talk briefly about what the objects are, how far away they are, how big, and a little about why and how each person got that shot. 

This will be a spectacular, colorful night, with great presenters, and we’ll have a wonderful time getting a rare, entertaining and accessible look into the world of astrophotography. Many of the photographs can be previewed in the Gallery section of the club website, at http://gaac.us/

The club meets on the second Friday of every month at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street Lanesville, from 8:00 to 9:30 pm. Parking is free. The public is warmly welcomed and there is no cost. More information is available through the website, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage or in the club twitter feed, @gaactweet.

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Summer Drop-In Programs at Maritime Gloucester

Enjoy a wide variety of summer drop-in programs at Maritime Gloucester, five days a week through August 23!  All are free with admission or membership, and no registration is required. 

Creature of the Week
Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays
PreK – 6 Years with an adult
Each week we will highlight one of the fascinating creatures living in our Aquarium. Program includes an exploration in the Aquarium, a story and a creature craft.
10:30 – 11:30 am

Plankton Safari
Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays
Children 5 and up  with an adult
Please join us for an afternoon of investigation in our video microscope laboratory.
1:30 – 3pm

Catch of the Day
Wednesdays and Fridays
6 – 12 Years with an adult
Each week we will offer a different hands-on marine-themed program integrating projects in marine engineering, biology and maritime history.
1:30 – 2:30 pm

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Stop, Drop, and Sail: Date Night Aboard the Schooner Ardelle

Parents enjoy a beautiful summer sail around Gloucester Harbor while the kids (ages 4+) stay on-shore with Maritime Gloucester education staff for fun activities in our Touch Tank Aquarium. 

Want to add dinner?  We’ve teamed up with Beach Gourmet to offer dinner onboard!

Buy Tickets Here!

Image credit: Bill O’Connor 

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Lahey Health, Addison Gilbert Hospital to host cocktail cruise in Gloucester Harbor

Celebrating the contributions of the Dusky Foundation

On Thursday, July 10th at 6 p.m., Lahey Health will host a cocktail cruise to celebrate the contributions of the Dusky Foundation and its support of Addison Gilbert Hospital, Cape Ann’s resource for state-of-the-art care close to home. Cape Ann residents are encouraged to attend and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and music by physician-led band The Way to the River aboard The Beauport Princess. While cruising around Gloucester Harbor, guests will also have the opportunity to mingle with Dr. Howard Grant, CEO & President of Lahey Health; Dr. Richard Nesto, Chief Medical Officer of Lahey Health; Tim O’Connor, Chief Financial Officer of Lahey Health; Denis Conroy, CEO of Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals; Cynthia Donaldson, Vice President of Addison Gilbert Hospital; and Mr. J. Linzee Coolidge, Trustee of the Dusky Foundation.

Interested attendees can visit philanthropy.lahey.org/cocktailcruise for tickets or contact Nora C. Johnson at 781-744-7854 for more information.

AGH Cruise Flyer

Hi Joey!

The Chamber is gearing up for another GREAT Auction this year!!  This is our biggest Fundraiser of the year, as well as a fun social gathering of all of Cape Ann’s finest!  We have lots of beautiful artwork from local artists: paintings, prints, sculptures, pottery….some truly unique and beautiful items!  We also have many goods, services and gift certificates to local retailers, restaurants and  businesses.  We would really appreciate your help in getting the word out about our Great Event!

Friday, July 18, from 5:00-10:00pm, at the Essex Room at Woodman’s.  Tickets are $30 or a reserved table of 10 for $300.  I have attached a flyer with more information.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you and I hope to see you there!

Kerry

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Beauport Princess Discounted Tickets Tonight Only

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Make your reservation today for our
Sunset Dinner Cruise!

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Enjoy music by Singer/Songwriter AJ Edwards while
dining on a delicious buffet dinner of carved prime rib,
baked haddock and much more! All this and a cruise of
Historic Gloucester harbor, what a perfect evening!
Discounted, tonight only!
$29adults/$15children
Ticket price includes dinner, cruise and music!
Call for reservations!
978-865-3210

Lobster Aquarium Sign Made By 4th Generation Eloise Ciaramitaro

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Eloise writes-

Come to Captain Joe and Sons and see some rare lobsters. They’re really cool.  One is yellow, one has four claws, one is tagged from New Hampshire Fish and Game.

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2014 Fishtown Horribles Announcement

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Hey Joe, my name is John Linquata and I’m a member of the Fishtown Horribles Parade Committee.
    We have been working all year long to put out another fun and entertaining parade for this great city. This year we are honoring Ray Smith of Smith Hardware who was a life long sponsor of the parade as parade marshall. We have Gloucester’s own 2014 Special Olympic Gold metal winner Danny Williamson as Grand Marshall Danny brought home the gold in the shot put and bronze in the 100 and 200 meter relay. We will also recognize and congratulate our two scholarship winners Samantha Ryder and Malya McLean.
  Of course some of our favorite marching bands will be back and a few new ones that we are really excited to see perform here. As always we will have all the amazing floats that the wonderful people of Gloucester put together for the city to enjoy (which people can pre-register for at www.fishtownhorribles.org ). Of corse the Horribles our namesake who we are always looking for more of and clearly the Cape Ann YMCA would like to see more of too, because they donated two weeks at camp spindrift, one for a boy and one for a girl, anyone who would like to help collect money this year as a horrible will get an extra shot at the week at camp. And as always the parade line up is first come first serve which means the earlier you show up the closer to the front you are, Horribles are encouraged to show up around 5 pm and the parade starts promptly at 6 pm.
    If anyone would like to volunteer we never turn down help we will be at the High School Auto shop Wednesday after 6 pm decorating and setting up and on Thursday from noon on, there is always plenty to do. And if anyone has any questions all of our contact information can be found on our website again that is http://www.fishtownhorribles.org and don’t forget to like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fishtownhorriblesparade and tag us in your photos new or old we love to see them and others do too. We can’t wait to see everyone there have a happy and safe 3rd and 4th.
      Thanks again Joe, anything we can do to get more people involved only makes the parade better for everyone, so we really appreciate your help. Have a great day.
John Linquata

GLOUCESTER AND PROVENCE FRANCE SUMMER EXCHANGE Saira Austin in Gloucester and Magali Excoffier in Mallemort, Provence, France

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This will be the third summer that a French family and I exchange our houses, our cars and our friends. Four years ago Magali and Thierry and their two children Ariane and Thibaud arrived in Gloucester to spend a whole summer. They stayed in one room at the Captain’s Lodge. They fell in love with Gloucester and I fell in love with them. Thibaud spends his summers sailing at Eastern Point Yacht Club and Ariane spent hers drawing with the Rockport Art Association and learning English at a school in Boston. Now, during the summers, I live in their house and they live in mine. We exchange our cultures, our passions, our gardens, our town’s festivities. Magali and I would like to tell our story as it unfolds in this ‘Good Morning Gloucester’ blog.

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Ariane, Magali, Thierry and Thibaud when they first arrived in Gloucester

Magali is introducing herself and her experience in french to friends she has made here in Gloucester and to friends home in Mallemort. If you wish to be in touch with her you can reach her best by email at…magali-excoffier@orange.fr

She would be so happy to meet more people who are in love with Gloucester.

Nous nous sommes rencontrées il y a 4 ans par amis interposés un matin lors d’un breakfast aux” 3 sisters” . Depuis,  nous ne nous sommes plus quittées . Fan de Provence et nous amoureux de la New England nous avons décidé avec Saira Austin d’échanger nos maisons l’été suivant. L’aventure dure depuis 4 ans et n’est pas prête de s’arrêter car nous échangeons bien plus que nos simples maisons ! Nos cultures, nos habitudes, nos coups de coeur, nos festivités, nos amis, notre voisinage, nos jardins, nos passions…Au fil des ans Saira est chez elle à Mallemort , nous arrivons chez nous à Annisquam ! Bien au delà de nos  progres linguistiques c’est un autre monde que chacun apprend à comprendre et à aimer chaque jour . C’est une histoire de famille et de belles amitiés au  des frontières et de nos différences , cet échange est une belle histoire d’humanité.

De la Méditerranée à l’océan, Mon fils Thibaud sera cet été aide instructeur à l’école de voile d’Eastern Point.Ma fille Ariane nous rejoindra en aout pour profiter des plages de light house,  good harbor et des couchers de soleil sur Halibut Point ! 

A chacun son été ! Le notre sera à Cape Ann !  

Si vous souhaitez nous rencontrer , parler français, échanger sur la Provence …magali-excoffier@orange.fr

Nous arrivons le 1er juillet !