Puhlllleaaaase Paul. Do The Right Thing And Tune Me Up Tomorrow Night! 
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Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Community Photos 12/12/13
Beautiful December Magnolia Sunset!
From Sue Ann Pearson
Joey – here are our pets Tony and Cuba wishing you a merry Christmas
Tony is a Black Lab – Bichon Frise mix while Cuba is a Havanese puppy.
Judith Monteferrante
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Gloucester Schooner Festival awarded four scholarships to Cape Ann organizations who foster greater knowledge and appreciation of Cape Ann’s coastal waters
On Tuesday, December 3rd at Maritime Gloucester, the Gloucester Schooner Festival awarded four scholarships to Cape Ann organizations who foster greater knowledge and appreciation of Cape Ann’s coastal waters by providing opportunities for young people to sail, row or otherwise become immersed in our ocean environment. The 2013 Gloucester Schooner Festival Awards were given to adults and student representatives from GHS Sailing, Cape Ann YMCA, the Gloucester Museum School and Sea Scout Ship 5. Checks for $1,000 were presented to each organization. The grants are made available through the generosity of the corporate sponsors of the Schooner Festival, as well as raffle and merchandise sales.
The picture include the following individuals from left to right
Tom Balf, Maritime Gloucester,
Patti Paige, GHS Sailing
Amanda Madeira, North Shore Sea Scouts Ship 5
Jo-Anne Crawford, Gloucester Museum School/Project Adventure
Katy Coffey, YMCA Sailing
Daisy Nell, Gloucester Schooner Festival
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Community Stuff 12/12/13
December 9-15, 2013
MIDDLE STREET WALK
Museum Pop-Up Shop and Guided Tours
Saturday, December 14, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Gloucester City Hall on Middle Street
Paul Cornoyer (1864 -1923), December, Gloucester (c. 1916).
Oil on canvas. Museum purchase. 2007.23.
Guided Walking Tours
Join Museum docents for an illuminating tour of Gloucester’s historic Middle Street. Tours leave City Hall at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. No reservations necessary; free and open to the public.
Ornament Making and Museum Pop-Up Shop
Drop in any time from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for this family oriented activity during the Middle Street Walk. Create a Folly Cove Designer inspired holiday ornament and browse a special selection of holiday gifts in our one-day only Museum Pop-Up Shop.
A full schedule of the day’s events can be found here.
2013 ANNUAL APPEAL
Grandpa’s Turnip (n.d.). An original Folly Cove Design
by Irina Tolford. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum.
There’s still time to make a year-end gift to help sustain the Museum’s day to day operations – particularly vital in this transitional period. Please be bold and give generously. For more information please contact the Development Office at (978)491-7959.
Cape Ann Artists Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair
Saturday December 14th 2013
10.00am – 2.00pm
Essex Yoga Coop, 121 Eastern Ave (above Schooners Market)
December at Rose Baker Senior Center
Rose Baker Senior Center
December Activities
Special December Events
When What Comments
10:00 December 11 Educational Program Senator Bruce Tarr
1:00 December 9 & 16 Good Ole Salty Band
11:45 December 11 Traveling Chef American Carvery: Roast Beef, Signup by December 9
10:00 December 12 Elder Abuse Presentation
11:45 December 12 Singing Seniors Special Performance
10:00 December 19 Financial Consultation Tom Dexter, CFP, signup required
11:15 December 19 Christmas Luncheon Signup by December 17
11:45 December 19 Ice cream Social Provided by Walgreens
11:45 December 19 Blood Pressure Screening Courtesy of Walgreens
11:30 December 20 Congressman John Tierney Appointment required
1:00 December 30 Seafood Retires Meet
Ongoing Programs When Comments
Exercise
Arthritis Pain Relief Exercise 10:15 Mondays
Gentle Mat Yoga 10:00 Tuesdays
Gentle Chair Yoga 12:15 Wednesdays
Gentle Chair Yoga Plus 10:00 Thursdays
Zumba Dance Exercise 10:00 Fridays Held at City Hall
Tai Chi Easy 12:30 Tuesdays & Fridays Registration required
Cards, Games and Entertainment
Duplicate Bridge 11:30 Tuesdays
Scrabble Noon Tuesdays
Cribbage Tournament 1:00 Tuesdays
Bingo 12:30 Wednesdays & Fridays
Bridge and Whist 1:00 Thursdays
Thursday Movie 12:30 Thursdays
Computer Classes
New Sessions Starting January 13 Signup Now
One on One Computer help Signup required
Trips
CATA Shopping 10:00 Mondays
Southern Charm March 23 – 29 Brochure at Sr Center
Alaskan Cruise May 26 – June 8 Brochure at Sr Center
Arts and Crafts
Art Program 10:00 Mondays
Drawing Class 10:00 Tuesdays & Fridays
Knit and Crochet Group Tuesdays at 10:00
Health
SHINE 9:00 to 4:00 Monday thru Friday
VNA North Shore Clinic 9:30 Wednesdays
Podiatry 9:30 Thursday October 10 and 24 only
Music
Singing Seniors 11:30 Tuesdays
Services
Supportive Day Care 9:00 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
Handy Sewing Lady 10:00 Mondays
Grief and Loss Support 1:30 Mondays
Care Giver Support 2:30 Tuesdays
As a part of the Gloucester Middle Street Walk, Temple Ahavat Achim is offering a tour of its wonderful building and a session of Questions & Answers with Rabbi Steven Lewis!
Please visit us this Saturday, December 14th from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm!
We are located at 86 Middle Street in Gloucester.
Marty Morgan sale continues
Hi Joey,
My studio sale continues on Saturday December 14th and 21st from noon to four. Call ahead for other hours: 978-281-3347. I have lots of mugs of all sizes, beautiful vases, lamps and serving pieces, as well as some new quarry vessels. A selection of bowls, planted with narcissus bulbs will be available during December. All of the pottery is on sale at 20% off for this month. Marty Morgan Pottery 428 Washington Street , Gloucester .
In other news – I am very honored that Discover Gloucester gave me this year’s “Good on Ya” award for my work with the Cape Ann Artisans over thirty years and the work I’ve done for the Empty Bowl Event.
Happy Holidays!
Marty
Friends & Family Night Dec. 12
Join us for a jingle bell rockin’ good time from 5pm to 10pm.
Thanks for shopping small and shopping local. Enjoy the holiday season.
The crew at Harbor Goods
Harbor Goods
119 Main Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-282-1550
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Two Days Til The 2013 GMG Holiday Party At Bodin Historic Photo!!!
Are You A FOB?
Then you better get your sexy ass down to Bodin Historic Photo For The GMG XMAS Party December 13th! 6PMTil We Burn Down The Neighborhood!
I’m just gonna put this out there that if you consider yourself a FOB you had better show up for our killer OFFICIAL GMG CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!!
We’re gonna celebrate it all, Kwanza, spinnin the dradel, all that fun shit!
Dreidle Dreidle Dreidle A Dreidle Made Of Clay! Sing It Toby!!!!
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Tonight Through Friday- Buy A GMG Hoodie, Technical Jacket, DVD, Dry Fit Shirt and Get a Free Gift From The GMG Swag Pile
I’ve got lots of caps, books and T Shirts that people have given me- all brand new and looking for a new home. Any order placed now through Friday and I’ll include a bonus gift.
It’s getting to be that time of year where if you haven’t bought your presents you start sweating it. And how you gonna go and enjoy the holidays when you haven’t got your presents bought yet?
If you have a spouse or someone that loves Gloucester or the Good Morning Gloucester order up some awesome gear and I’ll get it out right away so your holiday shopping can be done already and you can go about the business of enjoying the holidays stress free without worrying about those gifts you haven’t bought yet.
Oh if you order a couple of Dinner Dealer Decks I’ll add in a bonus gift as well.
Easy gift giving right there baby.
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Performance jacket. A zip-up standing collar can be worn open or closed to give you just the right amount of airflow during physical activities. The zippered chest pocket makes this mid-weight jacket perfect for your phone or MP3 player so you can listen to music while you train. The arm pocket is a great place to secure your keys so they are out of the way.
Standing collar
Zippered closure
Long sleeves
Zippered chest and arm pockets
Mid-weight
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Anyone wanna tell me why the lobster pumps decide to shit the bed when its below freezing?
Couldn’t this stuff have failed on us in August when fixing it wouldn’t suck so bad?
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Gloucester Family and Friends Night This Thursday Night (Retailers send me your announcements and I’ll add them)
Big weekend here- HUGE weekend here in G Town! Thursday Night Family and Friends Night downtown, Friday Night The GMG Holiday Party, Saturday The Middle Street Walk and Lobster Trap Tree Buoy Painting and Lighting. That’s a perfect frickin trifecta of awesomeness right there baby!!!!
As more of our local merchants submit their plans I’ll add them to this post for handy reference on what to do and where to go.
Hopefully Fred Bodin will circulate this post to our local merchants so they know to submit stuff to me to add in.
First Up Maritime Gloucester submits-
Maritime Gloucester will be open for Gloucester’s Family & Friends Night this Thursday, 5:00-7:30. Bring the whole family! We’ll have a craft project for the kids and great deals in the shop for everyone. There will be snacks and hot chocolate and lots of good cheer!
Join us for Friends & Family Night
Dear Joey,
Season’s Greetings!
Why shop alone when you can make a night of it with friends and family? ‘Tis what the season is all about!
This Thursday, December 12th from 5pm to 10pm, celebrate the season at Harbor Goods with live music, specials, holiday treats and free wrapping.
Shop small and local in Downtown Gloucester while you enjoy strolling carolers and musicians in a family-friendly and festive Main Street event. The winner of the $1500 Shopping Spree will be drawn during the evening.
Mix, Mingle and Be Merry with the crew at Harbor Goods/Life is good
119 Main Street, Gloucester, MA
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Cape Ann Farmers Market to Host the Winter Solstice Market
What: A special indoor farmers market for holiday shopping
Where: Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Middle and Church Streets
When: December 21th, 2013
Time: 9 am – 12 Noon
Event: Winter Solstice Market.
The Cape Ann Farmers Market will hold a special indoor market for holiday shopping. The market will feature local produce, meat and poultry, crafts, baked goods, pickles, preserves, herbal products, candles, smoked fish, Trupiano sausage, honey, soup, guacamole, pasta, dog treats and more. Gifts for giving and food for the feast will be on sale from local vendors.
The Cape Ann Farmers Market is an independent non-profit, mission-based organization, started by and for the community of Cape Ann, and sustained with one part-time paid employee. It is funded by vendor fees, memberships, donations, and grants. To help underwrite expenses for the Winter Solstice Market, the Cape Ann Farmers Market will sell gently used cookbooks along with Farmer Market merchandise, such as tote bags, t-shirts, and private label organic coffee. Special membership packages will be available, which make great gifts, as do raffle baskets, which will include food and merchandise from Market vendors and area restaurants.
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Gloucester U Launch Information
For Parents:
Gloucester U is an exciting and engaging after school experience that will start this January. Gloucester U has been made possible by the 21st Century Community Learning Center Federal Grant. It is a completely free program for students and includes courses such as cooking, technology, service learning, and more. Attached is a flyer with the January courses.
Come learn more about this program and how it can benefit your child’s education experience to become a life long learner and navigator of the 21st century. There will be an informational meeting this Thursday, December 12 at 5:30 in the GHS library. Please also visit www.gloucesteru.weebly.com for more information.
Best,
Samantha Whitney
swhitney@gloucester.k12.ma.us
Lead Program Coordinator
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Three Days Til The GMG Holiday Party At Bodin Historic Photo!!!! You Better Be There Or I’ll Send Paulie Walnuts For You!!!!
Are You A FOB?
Then you better get your sexy ass down to Bodin Historic Photo For The GMG XMAS Party December 13th! 6PMTil We Burn Down The Neighborhood!
I’m just gonna put this out there that if you consider yourself a FOB you had better show up for our killer OFFICIAL GMG CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!!
We’re gonna celebrate it all, Kwanza, spinnin the dradel, all that fun shit!
Dradle Dradle Dradle A Dradle Made Of Clay! Sing It Toby!!!!
GloucesterCast 12/8/13 With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Toby Pett
Also known as Mr Happypants.
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Christmas In Cape Ann Question From Sarah Smith
Hi Joey C,
I’ve been a subscriber to GMG for about 6 months and thoroughly enjoy the ‘inside scoop’ on all that is going on in the community.
We will be spending our first Christmas in Cape Ann this year and was interested in your readers suggestions for activities that week.
What’s on their top 10 list???????
All the best,
Sarah
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Gloucester Getting City-Wide Lighting Upgrade!
Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk is pleased to announce the completion of a four-year, city- wide lighting upgrade that will produce significant energy savings estimated at l.2 million kilowatt hours annually. The upgrades include l8 individual projects in nine municipal buildings and Will result in improved safety and better lighting quality in these buildings.
Gloucester was designated a Green Community by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) in 2010. As part of that designation, DOER provided funding to help the City achieve a 2() percent reduction in municipal energy consumption over five years. The lighting projects are part of that greater five-year energy reduction plan and are projected to reduce the City’s energy consumption by seven percent.
Mayor Kirk stated, “Our community benefits from the clean energy generated by the Wind turbines. Similarly, we all benefit by reducing energy Consumption. It is better for our pocketbooks and for our planet. l am proud of the progress We are making in reducing energy costs While helping to build a sustainable future.”
As a result of Green Community grant funding and use of National Grid incentives, the cost to the City for the lighting projects was 53 percent less than it would have been and resulted in a savings of $710,000.
In addition to the lighting projects, Green Community grant funding has been used to purchase idle reduction technology as part of a pilot project for the city’s vehicle fleet. The goal is to reduce vehicle fuel consumption and emissions. The grant funding is also being used to explore the potential retrofitting of City streetlights with LED lights in order to further reduce municipal energy consumption and costs.
The Green Community projects are managed collaboratively by the Department of Public Works and the Community Development Department with support from the Clean Energy Commission. Together, these two departments and Commission are Working to develop and fund additional energy reductions projects.
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The Daily Traveler Chimes in On Gloucester’s Most Beautiful Lobster Trap Tree (and those other horribly misfigured Lobster trap trees from other places)
This Is a Thing? Lobster Trap Christmas Trees Are Serious Business in New England
December 7, 2013, 11:00 AM
We’re always excited to discover a Christmas tree that isn’t a “tree” at all. Like the one made of wine bottles at Seattle’s Hotel Vintage Park, the 2,130-foot tall “tree” of lights on the side of Italy’s Mount Ingino, and Lithuania’s recycled plastic bottle spruce. But for more than a decade, a new holiday tradition has been brewing in some of New England’s most charming coastal towns: lobster trap Christmas trees. And the competition to build the best of the bunch has gotten heated. We’re not about to get in the middle of a friendly fishing village rivalry, but take a look at the different ways in which five towns are putting their personal stamps on the lobster trap tree trend.
Click here for the entire story
I believe we’ve already chimed in year after year on the matter- the evidence is clear and the people have spoken. Sane people prefer our Lobster Trap Tree decorated by sweet adoring children from the Gloucester Community with heart felt appreciation for our lobster industry and hard working fishermen to the abominations seen below.
Don’t forget to bring your children down to Art Haven to paint a buoy to adorn the tree. That’s what separates our lobster trap tree from all those horribly disfigured monstrosity lobster trap trees up in Maine that are all simply built out of generic traps and cheap pre-made ribbons imported from China and manufactured in sweat shops with unfair labor practices.
Here we go folks, the fourth year of our fair and balanced GMG Lobster Trap Tree poll-
Gloucester’s Lobster Trap Tree Decorated With Hand Painted Buoys By The Loving Appreciative Children Of Gloucester MA-
vs.
Provincetown lobster trap tree adorned with cheap imported Chinese pre-made slave labor ribbons-
Isn’t Provincetown where all the gays are? I know the gays are better than this, much more creative and artistic. Be better Provincetown, you’re not representing well here- at all.
vs.
Then you got the terribly disfigured one from Maine where it looks more like a Christmas Spike than a Christmas Tree-
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Alicia MF DeWolfe Chimes in On Sticky Fingers
Hey Joey,
Just made my maiden voyage to Sticky Fingers in Browns Mall and OMG! I grabbed one of everything (well i really wanted too) and brought it back to the restaurant for everyone to try!
Everything is homemade and there is something for everyone! They even have a nice variety of gluten free goodies!
I’m in love and I think I gained 20 lbs just walking in!
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2013 Middle Street Walk Schedule
Thank Bill OConnor for producing this readable, searchable program-
2013 Middle Street Walk Schedule of EventsSaturday, December 14, 2013 |
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|---|---|
| When | Where and What |
| 8 am – 6 pm | Gloucester Boy Scout Troop #112 will be selling Christmas Trees on the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church lawn, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 6pm |
| 9 am-4:30 pm |
Saunders House, Sawyer Free Library
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| 10 am- 2 pm |
Sawyer Free Library
Presentation of History of WPA Murals and Samuel Sawyer |
|
10 am |
Gloucester City Hall
|
| 10 am-3 pm |
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester Cape Ann YMCA Sargent House Museum |
| 10 am-4 pm |
Cape Ann Art Haven
Sargent House Museum |
|
10:30 am |
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester |
|
11 am |
Sawyer Free Library |
| 11 am – 4 pm |
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church |
| 11 am-2 pm |
Gloucester City Hall
Tours of City Hall Tower on the half hour by Maggie Rosa, Chair of City Hall Restoration Committee. Guided Tours of Middle Street
|
|
11:30 am |
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church Gloucester City Hall Auditorium |
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11:30 am – 1:30 pm |
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
|
| 12 pm |
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester Concert – Plum Cove Singers |
| 12-2 pm |
Middle Street Trolley Rides Featuring the Songbirds and a Holiday Sing Along, courtesy of CATA. |
| 12:30 pm |
Gloucester City Hall Auditorium
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church |
| 1 pm |
Saint John’s Episcopal Church |
| 1 -3 pm | A Visit with Santa at Brown’s Mall |
| 1:30 pm |
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church |
| 2 pm |
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm |
Temple Ahavat Achim Sargent House Museum |
| 3 pm |
|
| 3:30 – 5 pm |
Art Gallery Open Houses – Pleasant & Main Streets
|
| 4:30pm |
Cape Ann Art Haven & Gloucester Police Station Plaza |
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Judy Beavers (Not Her Stage Name) Has Some Nice Things To Say About Shopping In Gloucester
We headed to Gloucester this afternoon, from Salem where we live, to do a bit of Christmas shopping.
As we neared Exit 14, there were several trees along the side of the road, which someone has decorated for the holidays. Whomever took the time, thanks! Such a great surprise.
As always, Gloucester shopping didn’t disappoint: the Island art & hobby shop, Local Colors, Toodleloos …. all of Main St., always a pleasure. Among the many reasons, just one of why we love Gloucester.
Judy B & Family
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Mark Your Calendars Dec 13th At Bodin Historic Photo- For The 2013 GMG Holiday Party!!!
Are You A FOB?
Then you better get your sexy ass down to Bodin Historic Photo For The GMG XMAS Party December 13th! 6PMTil We Burn Down The Neighborhood!
I’m just gonna put this out there that if you consider yourself a FOB you had better show up for our killer OFFICIAL GMG CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!!!
We’re gonna celebrate it all, Kwanza, spinnin the dradel, all that fun shit!
I’m springing for the Sebastians Pizza, bring a jug of booze or some beer, we will have cups and ice and we’re gonna have a good time.
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GloucesterCast 12/8/13 With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Toby Pett
GloucesterCast 12/8/13 With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Toby Pett
Topics Include: Topics Include: Holiday Fair Weekend, Cape ann Farmer’s Market Harvest Market, Downtown Gloucester Ladies Night, Magnolia Historical Society opening of Art in the Schoolhouse, The Hive Bex Borden, David Brooks, Giftwrapping Service and Great Community Partners, Peter and Vickie Van Ness, GMG Holiday Party at Bodin Historic Photo, Thank You To Fred Bodin and His Ladyfriend Janet, Middle Street Walk, Bill OConnor, North Shore Kid, Gingerbead House Competition, Buoy Painting, Lobster Trap Tree Lighting, Rusty and Ingrid Handmade Prints, Half Marathon (Fu#$ing Up Traffic),Curmudgeons That Can’t Stand Being Slightly Inconvenienced, Olivias For Sale or Lease, Restaurant Dead Pool, Ideas For Olivias Space, Question: Do Liquor License Boards Govern Entertainment As Well?, Former Old Timers Space, Aaron Tuftley, Sprockets, Your Dream Vintage Vehicle, Meg Frontiero, Tony Ciulla, Styles On Main, Sticky Fingers, Spin The Dradle With Toby At The GMG Holiday Party Friday Night, Downtown Gloucester Men’s Night, Passports, and Other Restaurants Doing 20% off Gift Certificates, Dinner Dealer Decks Are Out, Cape Ann Brewing Dinner Dealer Coupon
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FEMA flood map video From Kenny Mac
http://capeanninfo.com/ Buying or selling on the coast? Beware of the new flood zones and rate changes. Step by step directions will help you find your map.
Good Morning Gloucester 