This wasn’t a tasty meal based on it being healthy. This was an incredibly tasty meal based on any level at all. I’d eat this every day of the year. Packed with protein, and veggies. Killer diller!
Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
Basketball Sunday Mornings AST Sports Basketball Skills for Boys & Girls @ MAC
Basketball Sunday Mornings
AST Sports Basketball Skills for Boys & Girls @ MAC
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MANCHESTER ATHLETIC CLUB, 8 Atwater Ave, Manchester, MA 01944
Sundays: Weekly BASKETBALL Skills Class Schedule for Boys and Girls:
BASKETBALL – Sunday mornings at Manchester Athletic Club
10:00 – 11:00 Age 7 to 12 AST Sports is offering basketball skill lessons for
less experienced players who want to develop skills and play the game the right way.
11:00 – 12:00 Age 12 to 15 Designed for more experienced players who want skills training to learn, strengthen and refine all fundamentals through drills and controlled scrimmages.
Kids get lots of individual attention, improve their game…substantially, have fun and learn the right way to play! AST Coach-Clinicians are experienced, skilled and always positive.
Price: $20 each class or 10 weeks for $180.
MAC Member discount Price: $15 each class or 10 weeks for $140.
Friends & Family Discount Price per player for 2 or more attending together:$15 each class or 10 weeks for $140.
Personal Individual & Semi-private training sessions available at affordable rates during the week. TEAM & SMALL GROUP CLINICS CUSTOMIZED FOR SCHOOLS & LEAGUES.
Call to register. Bring this form with cash/check to class. Credit cards accepted on ASTHOOPS.com
Please print clearly: MAC Member circle: YES or NO
Class Time: ___________________ Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________________
Age(s):________________ Grade(s):________________ School Attending:_____________________________________________
Email:_________________________________________@_____________________________ Phone:______________________________
Guardian name:______________________________________________________________ Cell:_________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Any special requirements our AST Sports staff can provide? Email asthoops@aol.com.
Any questions, call or text 978-930-4071. Check us out at our website ASTHOOPS.com
Celebrating 300 Years At The First Congregational Church of Hamilton
Good morning, Joey.
I’m wondering if it would be possible for you to post this on GMG sometime this week? We’d love to have a great turn-out next Saturday (this is the first of three period concerts to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Hamilton), and it’s not very often that the Handel and Haydn Society comes to the North Shore. And not only are they coming to our “neck of the woods,” but seats are only $15!
Thanks so much,
Patricia
Dear friends,
You DO NOT want to miss the opportunity to see a select ensemble from the internationally known Handel and Haydn Society performing right here in Hamilton in the First Congregational Church sanctuary on Saturday, January 25, at 7:00 p.m.
Highlights of this concert, which is part of our year-long 300th celebration, will include a harpsichordist and many classic eighteenth-century selections.
Information and tickets for this and other upcoming concerts are available online at www.fcchamilton.org.
Please feel free to forward this e-mail to your friends and neighbors.

6th Annual Cape Ann Art Haven Buoy Auction & Family Fun Night January 24th
Looking for a fun event the whole family can enjoy? Come to the 6th Annual Cape Ann Art Haven Buoy Auction and Family FUN Night on January 24th from 5:00 – 8:00pm. There will be art activities, live music, open buffet, silent auction of our amazing artist buoys and much more!
$20 Family | $10 Adult | $5 student. [@ DOOR: $25 Family | $20 Adult | $10 student]
BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE or through your local parent representative:
West Parish: Stephanie Pallazola
East Gloucester Elementary: Muffy White or Aria McElhenny
Beeman: Jennifer Sanfilippo
Veterans: Melissa Francis or Jenn Fernandez
Plum Cove: Kristen Virgilio
Eastern Point Day School: Traci Corbett or Muffy Lake
St. Johns: Mary Terelak
Rebecca Borden
President & interim Executive Director
Check Out Bobby Viau’s Buoy- Speaks to me for some reason
Bad Ass!
Also Check Out Bex Borden’s-
Bex wrote-
Here is the buoy I made. Labor of love, baby. You can plug in the lights. I made 98 traps and 80 mini buoys. It’s ridiculous
Wicked Tuna Season 3 airs Febuary 16th !
@FVHardMerch: Wicked Tuna Season 3 airs Febuary 16th ! #wickedtuna #Hardmerch
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It’s time to skate at Gloucester’s Talbot Rink. Come enjoy Gloucester’s newly refurbished rink!
Hey Joey,
It’s time to skate at Gloucester’s Talbot Rink. Come enjoy Gloucester’s newly refurbished rink!
The Cape Ann Skating Club is taking registrations for group lessons for hockey & figure skaters (boys & girls 4-11, teens 12 & up, Tiny Tots 2 1/2 & up, & adult classes), private lessons, birthday parties or any type of group skating parties.
Classes are filling fast! Download registration form at http://www.cafsc.org and get your new skater off to a great start with professional skating coaches recognized by USA Hockey & US Figure Skating Associations. Ongoing registration. Prorate for late start in any ongoing sessions.
Talbot Rink, O’Maley School in Gloucester:
Group lessons for beginners-advanced skaters, children & adult classes offered
Saturdays 1 pm & Tuesdays 6 pm
Birthday Parties or Family/Brownie-Girl Scout Troupe etc. Parties available at Sat. 1 pm
More ice-times are available for private or semi-private lessons for hockey and figure skating skills from beginner to advanced to get their skating edge!
For more information visit our website at http://www.cafsc.org or call 978-546-2290.
For more information regarding Cape Ann Skating please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/CapeAnnSkatingClub
website: http://cafsc.org/
Chickity Check It! A Simple Strategy for Writing Your First Series of Blog Posts From Gloucester Guy Ryan Pinkham
http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/social-media-marketing/start-blog/
Ryan just nails this.
Life Saving Commendation
All,
On 1-3-14 R-1 (LoCoco and Severance) and E-1 (Harvey, Trupiano, Wonson D, Wonson B.) all responded to a cardiac arrest with by-stander CPR in progress. The gentleman was successfully resuscitated and subsequently went home with his faculties intact. This crew was given a great opportunity to make a difference and they did. Their outstanding resuscitation efforts resulted in a life saved and I want to commend them for a job well done. The GFD is making regular CPR saves above the traditional averages and the credit for this extends to the community for calling 911 and performing CPR until our arrival and for the dedication to excellence demonstrated by our personnel.
I want to thank these personnel and they will be provided with a written Life Saving Commendation.
Best regards,
Eric Smith
Fire Chief
City of Gloucester Fire Department
Project Uplift
Hi Joey!
It was another great season for Project Uplift, and I’ve attached our final press thanking everyone who made it possible. Please share! I also attached a photo from a video spot shot by Cape Ann TV.
Thanks as always,
~ Jessica
The part I don’t understand is…
-why we have to pay their health insurance when they crack their heads open.
January Newsletter from Art Haven + The Hive
$40/month/1 class
$60/month/2 classes
REGISTER ONLINE
CLAYWORKS: M & W
Gr 1-4
3:30 -5:00
Gr 5-8
5:30 – 7:00
DRAWING: Tues
Gr 1 – 4
3:30 – 5:00
Gr 5-8
5:30 -7:00
PAINTING: Thurs
Gr 1 – 4
3:30 – 5:00
Gr 5-8
5:30 -7:00
6th Annual Buoy Auction & Family Fun Night
January 24th from 5:00-8:00p at Gloucester Cruiseport
Looking for an event the whole family can enjoy? Come on out to our 6th Annual Buoy Auction and Family FUN Night. There is free food, engaging art activities, silent auction of our amazing Artist Buoys and the live auction of kids’ painted buoys.
BUY YOUR AUCTION TICKETS ONLINE
Family $20.00
Adult $10.00
Student $5.00
BUY ONLINE NOW
AT THE DOOR:
Family $25.00
Adult $15.00
Student $10.00
ILLUSTRATOR
Mon, Jan 20 – Feb 24
PHOTOSHOP
Tues, Jan 21 – Feb 25
POTTERY 1
Wed, Jan 22-Feb 26
POTTERY 2
Thurs, Jan 23-Feb 27
SCULPTURE
Fri, Jan 31 – Mar 7
SIGN UP ONLINE
How to find out if you’re in a flood zone in Manchester MA Video From Kenny MacCarthy
GHS DRAMA FUNDRAISER BRINGS HOTLINE STORY TO LIFE
Students from the Gloucester High School Dramatic Program, under the direction of Nick Neyeloff, will present a staged reading of scenes from My Beautiful Failure, a teen novel about a suicide hotline, on Friday evening, January 17, at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester. Admission is $5 per person, with all proceeds to go to the school’s drama program.
My Beautiful Failure is the work of Gloucester author Janet Ruth Young. Set in a locale similar to Cape Ann, it tells the story of Billy Morrison, a teen boy who volunteers at the hotline hoping to save a life, then finds that he’s falling in love with one of the callers. Says Young, “I can’t wait to see how the actors translate this story from the page to the stage. For one thing, they will not be able to look at one another, since their characters are connected only by phone. Also, the hotline does not use caller ID or any other form of tracking, so each time Billy answers the phone he has no idea what kind of situation he’s getting into.”
The cast includes Christina Giambanco, Mikayla Healey, Diana DiLiberti, Celia Sanfilippo, Zachary Schultz (in photo), and Sabrina Siragusa. A book signing and discussion will follow the reading. For more program information, call (978) 283-6530; for directions and parking, see www.rockyneckartcolony.org.
Captain Pete Mondello in 1973 loading up his traps
Community Photos 1/15/14
Ramani Rangan submits-
On The Boulevard-
Hi Joey –
I read and participated in the poll on most picturesque location. Here is an October photo I took of the Burnham House in Essex.
Best Regards,
Ron Farren
Hi Joey,
Here is a shot of the half moon with a bit of a moonbow around it! The sky was particularly beautiful.
Gail Byrnes
Community Stuff 1/15/14
Alchemy will be hosting it’s next Art Gala this Wednesday, January 15th from 5:30- 7:00. We will be featuring local photographer Alex Rose from Rockport. 10% of all art sales are donated to GEF.
Artist Info: Alex Rose, 26 is a freelance photographer from Rockport, MA. In 1999 when he was in middle school, Alex began taking pictures of friends, family and landscapes. He continued to explore the camera over the years while he travelled through the U.S. and Europe. He used film exclusively until 2009 when he began using his first D-SLR camera. Though he’s never taken his photography too seriously, he has developed a definite aversion to using any kind of Photoshop or editing software. All of his photos are manipulated through camera settings and lens filters.
Hi Joey,
Today I have on my Girl Scout hat!
We are having a recruitment for Cape Ann Girl Scouts on January 18th at Sawyer Free Library.
Would you please post the attached flyer on goodmorninggloucester.org?
It is definitely the best way to publicize anything going on in Gloucester!!!!!
Thank you… again…!!!
Gloria Parsons
Director of Downtown Lynn Cultural District DEADLINE FEB 3
Description:
Position Summary:
We are seeking a professional to take the lead in implementing the mission of the Downtown Lynn Cultural District. This is a highly visible role ideal for someone with strong events planning experience and who possess a passion for the arts. She or He possess a collaborative work style and can deliver high quality, district wide events to appeal to a wide range of audiences.
The Downtown Lynn Cultural District, established in 2012, has as its mission “to engage Lynn residents and visitors in a revitalized urban experience that has arts and culture at its core.” Under the direction of the Executive Director of the Lynn Museum, the Director of the Downtown Lynn Cultural District (DTL) coordinates the District’s cultural affairs operations and events and is directly responsible for management, marketing, and grant writing/fundraising to support the District’s cultural affairs and creative economy programs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Development:
- Develop and implement processes for engaging and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders in the community whom are interested in developing district-wide arts and cultural events.
- Create regularly scheduled, collaborative District programs that highlight the vibrant ethnic diversity and unique concentration of arts organizations in the District. Develop an annual downtown arts festival and other programs that build audience and promote economic development for the city. Work with City departments to assure success in coordination of activities.
- Forge new relationships to help build diverse audiences and encourage Lynn’s immigrant populations to participate in cultural activities.
- Design and implement a method for evaluating the effectiveness of programs/events.
- Seek public and private financial support for collaborative cultural programs and activities.
- Establish good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with community groups, funders, politicians and other organizations to help achieve the goals of the organization.
Marketing and Communication Skills:
- Oversee brand, marketing, and public relations goals for the District. Maintain web, social media strategies and online calendars and keep brand and marketing strategy on track. Further develop the District’s marketing plan to increase visibility and attract artists/creative.
- Communicate with stakeholders and the greater community about the work of the District.
- Leverage and optimize traditional media opportunities, online social media and the organization’s database to raise awareness and communicate with current and new audiences.
Advocacy and Community Relations/Partnerships:
- Represent the Cultural District at community cultural events and exhibits.
- Create a forum for the coordination of cultural activities including networking of resources and production of promotional materials. Create press releases, flyers, ads, banners, web content and other marketing materials to promote and publicize the District’s cultural life.
- Serve as the City of Lynn’s liaison to other local, state, regional and federal cultural agencies, including the Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities.
- Serve as the Cultural District liaison to the business community in the City of Lynn. Advance partnerships among cultural, business, and higher education communities.
- Position the Downtown Lynn Cultural District as the key leader in advocacy for the cultural community.
- Brief city officials and business leaders about the economic and social impact of the arts in our community.
Administration
· Oversee all financial aspects of the organization and provide administrative management of its operation.
· Oversee part-time Cultural District Programs Coordinator and Communications coordinator.
Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of cultural program development, event planning, grant writing, budgeting, marketing and public relations and non-profit management
- The ability to plan programs, delegate tasks and coordinate large-scale, district-wide events
- Working knowledge of Lynn’s creative economy a plus.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- An undergraduate degree in fine arts, cultural studies, urban studies or other relevant discipline. A graduate degree in arts administration or an arts or cultural related discipline is preferred.
- At least 5 years cultural program administration experience that includes event marketing and management of which at least 3 years are in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
- Availability to work evenings and weekends on a routine basis.
- Knowledge of Spanish, Khmer, Russian or another language a plus.
How To Apply: please send your cover letter and resume to director@lynnmuseum.org
Apply by: February 03, 2014
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Hi my is Robert Trott out of troop112 working on my Eagle Scout Project and having a fundraiser at Gloucester House on February 8 to help restore Riverdale Civil Wars Monument and wondering if you can post this if you need more call or email me thank you Robert Trott
First Look Video: The Mexican Touch 185 Washington St Gloucester MA
Jack Kornfield Quote Of The Week From Greg Bover
“The basic principle of spiritual life is that our problems become the very place to discover wisdom and love.”
Jack Kornfield (1945- )
A Dartmouth graduate, Kornfield joined the Peace Corps in 1967 and was posted to Thailand where he met Achaan Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw, monks who introduced him to Theravada Buddhist thinking and practice. Five years later he returned to the United States and co-founded the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and writes and teaches about meditation. His books After the Ecstasy, the Laundry and The Eightfold Path for the Householder focus on incorporating Buddhist practice into the western lifestyle. Many of his excellent audio recordings are available through the D.I.Y. Dharma and Urban Dharma websites. Kornfield currently resides in Woodacre, California, where he founded the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Not For Astronauts.
Thanks Tuffy for submitting this one. Tremendous.
Register For The 92nd Annual Cape Ann Chamber Dinner Dance Saturday, January 25, 2014

92nd Annual Dinner Dance
Saturday, January 25, 2014
The Essex Room at Woodman’s of Essex
127 Main Street, Essex
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Join us for a very special evening celebrating the Chamber’s 92nd Annual Dinner! Come hear 2013 President, Ed Collard, speak about this past year’s accomplishments while incoming President, Mike Luster, will address what is to come in the future!
Cape Ann’s premier social gathering of the year will begin at 6:00 pm with a cocktail reception followed by dinner, the program and dancing! This year’s event will feature the 80’s cover band “Safety”.
Please RSVP along with payment ($85 per person)
by January 17, 2014.





















