Are you kidding me????
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.
Special Night To Honor Cape Ann Chamber CEO Robert Heidt September 19th
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce invites you to a special night as we gather to honor our CEO, Robert Heidt, for all the support and service he has given the Chamber and Cape Ann.
Join us at the Chamber office, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester on Thursday, September 19 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm for a complimentary gathering filled with laughs and thanks.
This complimentary event will feature beverages and appetizers. Please feel free to stop by for 5 minutes or 3 hours and bid farewell to our CEO!
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Community Photos 9/14/13
Is Donna Ardizzoni actually a famous TV star who escaped to Gloucester?
John McElhenny (Supersleuth) submits-
Joey,
On TV the other night I ran across the actress Rue McClanahan, who used to star on TV shows like “Maude” and “Golden Girls.”
Is it true that the lovely Donna Ardizzoni used to be a famous TV star and moved to Gloucester to write for GMG to escape the paparazzi hordes?
At Mug Up on Sunday, somebody call out the name “Rue!” and watch how Donna’s head spins like that lady in the Exorcist. Sure, your real name’s “Donna.” Riiiiight.
Anyone who’s met our Donna knows she has that star quality. Now it’s confirmed. Boom! Another Mystery Solved.
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Community Stuff 9/14/13
Essex Shipbuilding Museum presents…
The Essex Graveyard History Tours, SUNDAY, SEPT. 15th between 2-4pm
at the Old Burial Ground Main St., Essex, MA
https://www.facebook.com/events/516492061772213/
Take a trip through an ancient Essex cemetery, and meet some very interesting and important figures in Essex and American history! The live actors in period costumes bring history alive. From grave robberies to revolutionary war heroes, the Old Burial Ground in Essex on Main Street will be a place to see on September 15th. Tours run continuously between 2 – 5pm. Last tour leaves at 4pm. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. Admission: Members $8 and Nonmembers $10. Rain date September 22nd. If raining check the website on day of event.
After the tour you are welcome to see the museum.
For more information call (978) 768-7541
at Old Burial Ground Main St., Essex, MA 01929
from the Rockport Cultural Council :
The Rockport Cultural Council is now welcoming grant applications from individuals and organizations seeking funding for programs/activities/events that fall under the categories of arts, humanities or interpretive sciences, including field trips, performances, exhibits and tours. These projects must have some relationship to Rockport.
Applications are available online at http://www.mass-culture.org/rockport and can also be picked up at the Clerk’s office at town hall or the Rockport library.
The postmark deadline is October 15th, 2013. Applications may be for grants for programs that take place between July 1, 2013 (retroactive) and December 31, 2014.
The Rockport Cultural Council’s funding, slightly increased from last year, stands at $,250 to be distributed in fiscal year 2014.
For more information, potential applicants can also contact Maura Wadlinger at maurawadlinger@gmail.com or 978-546-6096.
On Saturday, Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW), will conduct a morning walk for persons interested in an up-close view of Good Harbor’s salt marsh. The walk will take place under sunshine, cloudy skies, or light rain – but not stormy weather! We’ll meet in the Good Harbor Beach parking lot in the resident area nearest Thatcher Road at 10 AM. Please wear outdoor clothing and boots if you want to leave the roadway and actually enter the marsh – an experience which, of course, is highly recommended!
There will be much to learn from observing the various species of vegetation growing in the marsh, the creeks, the tidal pools, and the fish and invertebrates feeding in the area. Sites needing restoration will be identified and variances between the lower and upper marsh will be explained by Barbara as she endeavors to answer all of our questions.
We’re hoping that you will be able to join us for our first group foray into Good Harbor’s salt marsh, and that you might even care to become involved in future marsh protection projects! Please join us for a terrific morning outing!
Kathe German,
Friends of Good Harbor Membership Chair
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Oh, By The Way, Some Time Last Month Good Morning Gloucester Passed 40 Million Views-
Best Team In The Business- Only Getting Better
Great work guys.
Not only do we have the best contributors, we have the best online community of positive people who just love our area to death.
Keep writing in to encourage your favorite GMG contributors to keep on creating interesting content. (Your comments are what let them know that you appreciate the effort).
Jeeze, what’s the next milestone? I remember the first day we broke 1000 views and I thought that was about the coolest thing ever. Now if we have less than 50,000 in one day I start to question where we could improve!
Monsters in this space. Absolute Monsters.
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Ward 1 Update From Councilor Paul McGeary
This is just a quick heads-up for those of you who live near Good Harbor Beach, the Back Shore and Eastern Point. The annual Lone Gull 10K road race will be held this Sunday, Sept. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. in that vicinity. Nautilus Road will be the only road closure. It will be closed for the duration of the race, though there may be some traffic slowdowns as runners make their way along the course. This is a significant event in the New England road racing calendar, and the money raised goes to benefit the Children’s Center for Communication, a program to assist children with severe communication issues.
The map below shows the race route:
Hazardous waste disposal Sept. 28
The city will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the DPW Yard on Poplar Street.
Residents are asked to schedule an appointment to bring their materials to the DPW yard. The Recycling Department is currently accepting appointments. Please call 978-281-9785 to schedule your appointment.
Gloucester residents are allowed to bring up to 25 pound or gallons of material at no cost. If you exceed 25 pounds or gallons, and additional fee will be accessed and payable to Clean Harbors (payable by check only, cash is not accepted). For up to 10 gallons or pounds over it is $24, for 10-25 gallons or pounds over the charge is $44.
Please understand that we can only accept hazardous materials when Clean Harbors is on site, early drop offs will not be allowed. For a complete list of what is acceptable please click on Acceptable Materials below.
Please understand that we can only accept hazardous materials when Clean Harbors is on site, early drop offs will not be allowed.
Acceptable Materials
From the House
Rubber Cement, Airplane Glue, Fiberglass Resins, Photo Chemicals , Chemistry Sets, Furniture Polish, Floor & Metal Polish, Oven Cleaner, Fluorescent Bulbs, Mercury bearing wastes, Drain & Toilet Cleaner, Spot Remover, Rug & Upholstery Cleaner, Hobby Supplies, Artist Supplies
From the Yard
Poisons, Insecticides, Fungicides, Chemical Fertilizers, Weed Killers, Moth Balls, Flea Control Products,
From the Workbench:
Oil Based Paints ONLY, Stains & Varnishes, Wood Preservatives (except Penta), Paint Strippers/Thinners, Solvent Adhesives, Lighter Fluid
From the Garage
Fuels/Gasoline/Kerosene, Motor oil, Car batteries, Antifreeze,m Engine Degreaser, Brake Fluid/Carburetor Cleaner, Transmission Fluid, Car Wax, Polishes, Driveway Sealer, Roofing Tar, Swimming Pool Chemicals
Unacceptable Materials
Latex Paint (pop lid, let dry, throw in trash), Empty Containers/Trash, Commercial or Industrial Waste, Radioactive Waste, Smoke Detectors, Infectious & Biological Wastes, Compressed Gas Cylinders (other than propane), Ammunition, Fireworks, Explosives, Fire Extinguishers, Prescription Medicines/Syringes, Asbestos
Safely Transporting Hazardous Materials
Leaving materials in original containers., Tighten Caps and lids., Sort and pack separately: oil paint, pesticides,and household cleaners.
Pack containers in sturdy upright boxes and pad with newspaper.
NEVER MIX CHEMICALS.
Pack your car and drive directly to the site.
NEVER SMOKE while handling hazardous material.
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Terry and Edith From Welland Ontario Represent At Captain Joe’s
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Storm’s A Brewin!
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Lobsterman Mark Ring Says The Only Thing Sadder Than A Bloody Mary Contest Winner Using Store Bought Mix Is…
The judges who voted for a winning bloody mary which uses store bought bloody mary mix. Let’s hope this year’s judges hold the competition to a little higher standard.
Last year’s winner Richard Rosenfeld with his store bought Bloody Mary Mix Trophy-
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Gloucester writers and photographers, check out the American Guide
Cat Ryan submits-
Gloucester writers, photographers, GMG contributors…check it out and submit!
THEN Federal Writers Project American Guide
“WHEN the Federal Writers’ Project was set up in Massachusetts, and the staff received its first instructions from the central office in Washington, the editors blithely embarked on a task of whose magnitude they had little conception: the job of adequately describing the 316 towns and 39 cities of the Commonwealth, and of presenting, as concisely, accurately, and simply as possible, the facts about the State, from its Architecture to its Zoology, from the year ?00,000.000 B.C., when its geological history began, to A.D. 1937 when its social history has by no means ended…Although comprehensive, this book is not an encyclopedia. Its purpose is not to catalogue all the facts, but to present and preserve significant facts.”
AND NOW American Guide http://theamericanguide.org/
THE AMERICAN GUIDE is a revival of the Depression-era guidebook series by the same name. It’s part archive curation from back in the day, part documentary travel in the here and now. It’s here to keep a state by state record of an America coming out of the Great Recession and beyond: to document people and places both pretty and hard because, all things being equal, that’s what makes America, America.
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Community Stuff 9/13/13
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Communuity Stuff 9/13/13
Temple Ahavat Achim invites the community to its Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) services!
Kol Nidre service will begin at 7 pm on Friday, September 13th.
Yom Kippur service will begin at 9 am on Saturday, September 14th, and will include Yizkor at 10:30 am and Youth & Family service at 12 pm. Blowing of the shofar (a ram’s horn trumpet) and Community Break Fast will begin at 8 pm.
No tickets required!
All are welcome!
Team USA Lunenburg 13
It was a disappointing finish to 2013 International season in late August when 4 teams (no Women’s Team) made the trek to Lunenburg, NS to face the Canadians on their home turf (or water). All the American teams were defeated but a great effort was put forth by all teams to make the trip and compete in the 61st annual International Races. Some highlights on the trip included our new junior team of Kyle Edmonds & Thomas Beaton who rowed their first race with a steady stroke and an excellent course, then sang with Garnet Heisler later in the evening. Team Krazy’s Mike Frontiera rowed two races with great navigation but not quite enough speed to beat the Canadians with his Viking partner Elin DiAngelo in the mixed doubles and Billy Edmonds in the Over 40. And, the last minute substitute team of Glenn Harrington & Erik Dombrowski lost to the June International Champs Joel George & Markus Schmidt.
Mark your calendar for these upcoming race dates:
This Saturday, September 15th, Gloucester Gig Harbor Row, Registration starts at 8AM Niles Beach
Sunday, September 29th, IDRC Oarmaster’s Cup Solo Dory Race, 10AM Maritime Gloucester Pier (tentative location)
More info to come!
The Taste of Cape Ann Call to Action for Restaurants and Foodies
The most delicious fundraiser of the year is nearly here – it’s time to get your restaurant registered or your event ticket ordered.
The Cape Ann YMCA’s 5th Annual “Taste of Cape Ann” returns to Cruiseport Gloucester on Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 6-9PM. The event features the best of Cape Ann eateries offering food, wine and spirits for one $25 ticket price with the proceeds of ticket sales going to support Cape Ann YMCA Teen Service Trips to New Orleans, Navajo Nation and Nicaragua.
The service trips empower local youth to spend a week working in communities hit by environmental and economic devastation. Teens participate in learning modules before and after traveling on school break to offer hands-on aid in areas of great need. The New Orleans Mission, now in its 4th year, originated as a Cape Ann trip but has generated enough interest to cause its expansion to include youth throughout the North Shore YMCA system two years ago and prompted the addition of the Nicaragua trip in 2013, and the Navajo Nation trip in 2014.
Taste of Cape Ann ticket prices have been lowered to $25 this year (from the original $40 of past years) to invite more local folks to come out, celebrate and enjoy an evening of food, wine and spirits in support of these powerful youth opportunities. The participating restaurant and spirits vendors list is expanding with the boom in new restaurants opening on Cape Ann and the event is expected to fill fast – both for restaurant slots and ticket sales.
Taste of Cape Ann is:
A great place to showcase your business in front of people who’ll be dining local all winter
A great PR opportunity – your business in the spotlight helping your community and those beyond
A great place for locals to sample food and drink from their Cape Ann food choices
A great reason to get out and support kids doing good
RESTAURANT INFO – Here’s who’s committed to participating so far:
Alchemy Bistro
Caffe Sicilia
Cape Ann Brewing
Classic Cooks
Dinner Dealer
Dog Bar Grill
The Grand Café at Emerson Inn
Guiseppe’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
Latitude 43
Mamie’s Kitchen
Passports
Stone’s Pub
Virgilio’s
Wally’s Bistro
Plus several wine and spirits vendors
Restaurants wishing to participate should contact Jennifer Amero at JameroMarketingSuite@gmail.com . There is no vendor fee. We ask only that you read and sign the logistics/registration form, plan to bring enough food for 250 guests to have a small sampling of your best buzz-worthy offering and that you come prepared to hand out menus and advertising information and anything you want to get in front of local diners. To that end, restaurateurs should plan on staying through the event or sending a sociable representative from their venue to help in a great PR opportunity for a great cause. (Detailed logistics will be sent upon signing on)
TICKET INFO:
October 3, 2013 at 6:00pm
Taste of Cape Ann
Cruiseport Gloucester, MA
Link for Tickets: https://northshoreymca.ejoinme.org/?tabid=483002
Links to articles on both these missions can be found after the event details.
http://www.northshoreymca.org/blog/may-2013/ymca-teens-travel-to-new-orleans-for-annual-servic/
http://www.northshoreymca.org/blog/march-2013/y-teens-first-international-service-trip-to-nicara/
For information on Teen Programming at the Cape Ann YMCA contact Rick Doucette at doucetter@northshoreymca.org
New fun work and a chance to meet the artists at Local Colors.
Beer Tasting provided by Cape Ann Brewing. Light Refreshments will also be served.
Local Colors— “Cape Ann’s Oldest Artists’ Cooperative”— is a thriving community of artists in the heart of historic Gloucester , Massachusetts . The Co-op’s light-filled gallery offers a dynamic selection of original art, including: hand-painted oils, and watercolors; evocative photography; luxurious and eclectic jewelry; sumptuous knitwear; beautiful ceramics; solid hardwood furniture, and more— all inspired by the beauty of Cape Ann. The ever-changing artist displays and themed group shows ensure a new “find” with every visit, and the affordable prices offer something for everyone.
Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative
121 Main Street Gloucester , MA 01930 (978) 283-3996
http://www.local-colors.org/ https://www.facebook.com/GloucesterArt
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iPhone 5s and 5c and What I Would Have Done If I Were Apple
I’m am an apple product fan. Huge fan of the iPhone and the iPad. I own a first gen iPad and still use it. Even though I am an android phone user I can still appreciate Apple hardware.
Every product refresh they make they include great enhancements but I think there is one move they have yet to make but I think would be an absolute monster boost to their sales.
A larger iPhone to me would be a monster hit. As a Samsung Galaxy s3 user I really appreciate the extra screen real estate and I appreciate even more the ability to strap on a cheap aftermarket battery to the back of my s3 which triples the battery life.
I believe there are many people out there that want the smallest and lightest phones they can get but with the sheer computing power available on today’s smartphones they are being used more as portable computing machines and I think there is a distinct trend with people who want larger phones to be able to hit the keys easier and navigate easier, see videos more clearly, ect, ect ect.
Although I recognize that Apple will probably never let you open up your iPhone or add a micro sd card slot for more memory a larger iPhone would mean more space internally for a larger high capacity battery. If there’s one thing that sucks about a smartphone for a power user it’s the amount of life a battery on a small phone has. Bigger phone, bigger battery.
For me the ability to get many different android smartphones with detachable backplates allowing for huge batteries and larger screens are the difference and why I’d recommend an android phone over an iPhone. But if I was a casual non-demanding smartphone user it would probably be iPhone.
The success of the Samsung Galaxy Note which is basically a Samsung Galaxy with an even larger screen shows there is big demand.
I don’t agree with Apple’s tactic of offering a low cost iPhone either with the 5c and it’s plastic parts. Apple has always been synonymous with unapologetic top grade hardware and premium pricing. people were and are willing to pay for it knowing they are getting the best hardware without ever questioning it.
I equate coming out with a lower grade iPhone to a brand like Tommy Hilfiger who for a brief moment was competing with the likes of Polo/ Ralph Lauren and then went and sold out and buried there products into discounters like Marshalls and TJ Max. Forever to be equated with a poor man’s Polo and never will they ever be able to command the premium pricing they once did.
I say instead of offering a cheaper iPhone option that they should have offered a larger iPhone option with a mongo battery and charge even MORE for it. That would have pleased Wall Street I bet.
.Samsung Galaxy s4 vs iPhone size-
Galazy Note vs iPhone size-
Samsung Galaxy vs Samsung Note size
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MAC HOLIDAY FAIR- RESERVE YOUR TABLE NOW!
Contact Marcy Plante @ mplante@manchesterathleticclub.com
To reserve your table!!
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Fran Strazzulla Represents! In St Pete Beach
Hi Joey. I am a former Gloucester resident of 37 yrs. Retired to St. Pete Beach, Fl. Love GMG. Ty.
Fran Strazzulla
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Want. The Bonavita Immersion Dripper Combines the Best of Two Coffee Methods
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Community Stuff 9/12/13
ESSEX RIVER CULTURAL DISTRICT KICK-OFF & HISTORIC ESSEX WALKING TOUR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Saturday, September 28, 2013, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929
(circa 1916) Henry C. Burnham stands with his three pecks of clams.
Join us in celebrating the Essex River Cultural District and its new Historic Essex Walking Tour. Take a walk through time, connecting past and present and experience over three hundred years of Essex history through photos and stories on our self-guided tour. The walk spans the one-mile Essex River Cultural District on Main Street with short side trips extending onto Martin Street and Eastern Avenue.
Located along our new sidewalks, over a dozen interpretive signs mark historic sites dating as far back as the 17th century – including the Old Burying Ground and the First Congregational Church, which houses an original Paul Revere bell, cast in 1797. Journey forward in time to the Victorian Era and view our unique Shingle Style Essex Town Hall and T.O.H.P. Burnham Library as well as other century old structures. Learn how over 300 years of shipbuilding in Essex produced close to 4,000 wooden vessels. Gain insight into the history of clamming and the antique and railroad industries, and the importance of the Essex River and Great Marsh.
The Essex River Cultural District, Historic Essex Walking Tour Committee, the Essex Historical Commission, Essex Merchants Group, and Essex Shipbuilding Museum invite you to a free ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street.
Local and State officials will be in attendance to cut the ribbon on both the Essex River Cultural District and Historic Essex Walking Tour. This will be a great opportunity to mingle with friends, neighbors and local artists. Lobster, corn and hot dogs along with beer and wine from Chebacco Market will be available. Enjoy live music and demonstrations, and take the Historic Essex Walking Tour with our new brochure as your guide. A special Historic Essex Walking Tour “Kid’s Quiz” will give children an opportunity to win gift certificate for a free ice cream from DownRiver Ice Cream.
Experience historic Essex as you never have before. Join us in celebrating Essex’s rich history and exciting new Essex River Cultural District!
About Essex River Cultural District
In 2012, Massachusetts Cultural Council recognized Essex as a “…district that presents a dynamic and active relationship between history and the river, not one that is frozen in the past: residents are encouraged to get out on the river; the shipbuilding tradition is alive and well; and early antiques share shelf-space with more recent memorabilia and present day crafts.”
Writer Meg Kearney to speak at Gloucester Writers Center
Contact: Chloe Martin, 949-677-2451, chloemart@gmail.com
When: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 7:30pm
Where: Gloucester Writers Center, 126 East Main Street
The Gloucester Writers Center presents Meg Kearney, poet and author on September 19, 2013, at 7:30pm at 126 East Main Street. She is the author of two collections of poetry An Unkindness of Ravens and her most recent Home By Now. Home By Now was winner of the 2010 PEN New England LL Winship Award; it was also Foreword Magazine’s book of the year and a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. She has written two books for teens: The Secret of Me, a novel in verse, and The Girl in the Mirror. Meg’s first picture book, Trouper (the three-legged dog), is forthcoming from Scholastic in 2013 and will be illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
Founded in 2010, the Gloucester Writers Center’s mission is to preserve, promote and celebrate Cape Ann’s rich literary legacy and to encourage writing and citizenship in the belief that all voices count. For more information about GWC go to gloucesterwriters.org
The announcement of our race that you ran on Sept has drawn all kinds of attention. Thank you so much for running it!
I am attaching it again, with a different photo, hoping you are willing to run it again before Saturday. However, if you think that once was all you can do, that’s totally fine. We appreciate your support and regular features of our club!!
Best, Debe
The Gloucester Gig Rowers and Maritime Gloucester are planning their 5th Annual Harbor Race for Sunday September 15. The 3+ mile triangular course is open to Pilot Gigs, Whaleboats, Dories and other traditional rowing craft. The course will start and finish at Niles Beach. Registration opens at 8AM, at Niles Beach, at 9:00 there is a Captain/Cox meeting and heats will start at 9:30am. Pre registration is strongly encouraged, contact Debe Holland at debe.holland@comcast.net or 781 608-9006. The cost is $30 per person, $25 with advance registration received by August 30th
Pizza! Pasta! Piano! Come eat great food at Giuseppe’s (2 Main St., Gloucester) to help raise money for the Docksiders. Sunday, September 29th, 4pm to close, 10% of all sales will go to the fund for the band to play on the Carnival cruise ship Victory. We will have CDs for sale, as well as a 50/50 raffle and other goodies. Plus entertainment! Annette Dion will be performing from 6pm to 9pm!
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Lowell Peabody Represents In Greenville SC
Chatting with new friend Joel Robert Poinsett who introduced to the US the flower now known as the Poinsettia. Seems he brought it back from Mexico when he served as the Minister to Mexico in 1825. Seemed to think there was little hope of my ever keeping a Poinsettia alive…
Home town baseball team is the Greenville Drive, part of the Red Sox organization. Pictured is what I could see of their “Green Monster” in left field at Fluor Filed.
Lowell
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LOBSTER GANGS OF THE EARLY 80’S- HUS MAN AND TUF
WOODEN BOATS , WOODEN TRAPS AND RESPECT .
I see a little bit of the crazy in Tuffy’s eyes.
Good Morning Gloucester 