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Community Photos 9/15/13
Roger Francis submits-
A tid-bit of nastalgia from my lost generation… This vessel goes to sea Every Tues & Thurs. at a lake in The Villages Fl.
Hey Joey, I’m sure you got a lot of these, but just in case, here’s mine. There was an awesome rainbow at GHB Friday!
Thanks!
Sue Antinoro
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Bob Vigneaux Catches and Releases A Large “Blueish” Lobster
Bob writes-
Check out this big blue girl I caught, and released, while diving in Gloucester last weekend. She tolerated the 3 minute photo shoot well and swam away unharmed.
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Community Stuff 9/15/13
Missing Cat from Concord St since Aug 17th. Several possible sightings on Lyndale, Woodward and Stanwood Ave.
Please call 978-283-6230 if you live in that area and possibly see her.
Thank you so much. My daughter would love to be reunited with HAZEL.
Thank you Joey!
Painter and Photography Group Meeting
Hi Everyone,
Our first fall meeting of the Cape Ann Painter and Photography group will held on Friday ,October 11 from 10:30-12AM at Cape Ann Giclee on 20 Maplewood Avenue, Gloucester. James Eves has agreed to present another program for us! The last program he presented was very well received by our group and well attended. More details about this meeting will be send out later.
Hope to see you.
Alice Gardner
Sargent House Update-
Join us on September 21st:
Trails & Sails and Block Party Doubleheader
NEXT WEEKEND: Sat., Sept. 21st we have 2 great outdoor events at The Sargent House Museum.
• Trails & Sails. Noon-6:00pm. Open Door Event. (House will be open for paid tours during this time.) Explore the fascinating world of early American feminist writer Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) and her husband Reverend John Murray (1741-1815), the founder of Universalism in the Country. Event includes historic children’s games and activities in the garden that bring Judith’s story to life.
• Downtown Gloucester Block Party. 6-8pm. At 6pm North Shore Folklore Theatre Co. will perform two acts from Judith Sargent Murray’s 1795 play “The Medium” in the garden. We guarantee a good time will be had by all as you watch young Eliza’s story come to life.
Check out our events page for more details! http://sargenthouse.org/events/
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Shark Car Would Like To Remind You..
Shark Car would like to remind you to be at the Fish Box Derby race this Sunday at High Noon, on Rogers Street hill. He sez, “Be there or be meat!”
Rick Isaacs photo
More Info- www.fishboxderby.org
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Not To Miss- Appleton Farms’ 375th Anniversary at their Annual Family Farm Day Event on Sunday, September 15th
Ipswich, MA – August 28, 2013 – The Trustees of Reservations invite you to spend an afternoon celebrating the arrival of fall and farm traditions at Appleton Farms’ annual Family Farm Day event on Sunday, September 15th from 10am—3pm (RAIN OR SHINE).
The family-friendly event features local healthy foods, music by Ben Rudnick and Friends, barnyard animals, a 4—H Calf Show, antique tractors, and traditional farm crafts and activities including pumpkin painting, pony rides, and a hay obstacle course!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10—3 Farm Activities and Crafts, Bee Keeping Demonstration, Barnyard Animals
10—3 Dairy Store Hours
10—3 Old House Tours & Exhibits
10:30—2:30 Pony Rides
10:30—2:30 Food Court
11:30 & 1:30 Music: Ben Rudnick & Friends
12—2 Appleton Cooks! cooking demonstrations
12:30 4-H Calf Show
Appleton Farms is located off or Route 1A in Ipswich, 219 County Road. For details call 978.356.5728 or visit www.thetrustees.org/appleton. Entrance fee: Members $20/per car. Nonmembers: $25/car.
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The New Stickas Are In – Come Get Yours
Thanks Shewsberry and Frank
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Lobster Scampi At Seaport Grille
Are you kidding me????
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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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