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.

2013 Cyclocross

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A few racers were out late Friday afternoon taking a few practice laps on a peaceful course. Clearly ready for the weekend! Also seen on the course was another crew that seemed to be preparing for an entirely different event!

 

Community Photos 9/30/13

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Mr. Lincoln is to show scale…

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Sailing Past The Boston Skyline, photo by Anthony Marks

Sailing past The Boston Skyline

Busy weekend at the Gloucester Marine Railway from Mary Barker

Hi Joey,

Friday was a busy at at Gloucester  Marine Railway.
The Roseway is up on the rails.  Her crew are busy taking down her rigging in preparation for her masts being pulled on Monday morning (for inspection).
The Phyllis A is minus a few boards right now as she continues to be rehab’s.
I was able to capture some shotsof the Liberty Star as she was being lifted out.
You can see the Roseway’s crew up in the rigging beyond the Liberty Star in the last shot.
How nice to see 5 wooden boats (the Adventure and Highlander Sea as well) at the GMR.

Janet Rice submits-

Hi Joey-

I work for Annabelles PetCare in Gloucester. So, of course, I noticed how the dogs were enjoying the Cyclocross Races at Stage Fort Park just as much as their humans were!

Best-Janet

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Joey,

Took this today, it was just gorgeous from Rocky Neck today! Hope you will share. 🙂

Sue Ann Pearson

Sailboat at E Point

Hi Joey

Don’t know if you have room for a couple of shots I took this morning at Rust Island with my new Sony NEX-5 camera.  Great features.

Thanks for the tip. 

Sandy Chadwick

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Community Stuff 9/29/13

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Joey,

The Gloucester Education Foundation awarded the Gloucester Public School District $143,000 for programs for the 2013-2014 school year as part of GEF’s Fall funding cycle. 

GEF Check Presentation

Pictured from left to right are Dr. RIchard Safier, GPSD Superintendent; Christina Raimo, GEF Executive Director; Maggie Rosa, GEF President; and Jonathan Pope, Gloucester School Committee Chairman.

September 26, 2013…Gloucester, Mass.— The Gloucester Education Foundation (GEF) has awarded a total of $143,000 in funding to the Gloucester Public School District (GPSD) for a variety of programs at all of Gloucester’s seven elementary, middle and high schools for the 2013-14 school year.  GEF’s Board President, Maggie Rosa, and Executive Director, Christina Raimo, made the check presentation to the District at the September 25 meeting of the Gloucester School Committee.
Among the programs being supported through GEF’s funding this year are:
·    a new “wet lab” at the O’Maley Innovation Middle School to provide students with hands-on experiences in studying the life sciences;
·    the week-long Summer Engineering Adventure, which sent 40 Gloucester students to explore the laboratories on the Cambridge campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
·    scientific field studies, ballroom dance instruction, and drama productions at all of Gloucester’s elementary schools;
·    the addition of a ShopBot® digital router to the Cabinet Design & Innovation program at Gloucester High School;
·    a new District-wide visiting artist program;
·    Soundfields® amplification systems for all elementary Grade 2 classrooms;
·    summer preparatory classes for students taking advanced-placement courses in chemistry, English literature and composition, history and economics;
·    the O’Maley Afterschool Program;
·    participation by Gloucester High School teachers in the Building Learning Communities Conference, held in Boston in July and the May 1 education forum held in Gloucester.
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“GEF is pleased to be able to provide this level of support to the Gloucester Public School District for enriching and innovative programs that stimulate learning in all of Gloucester’s students. While this award represents the lion’s share of GEF’s sponsorship for 2013/2014 we will be providing additional grants in the spring. ” said Dr. Rosa.  “We are so fortunate to have the support of our very generous community, which makes all of these programs possible,” she added.
Gloucester Education Foundation is a nonprofit community-based 501(c)3 organization that is made up of individuals who are committed to maintaining a culture of excellence within the Gloucester Public School District. GEF works with educators, school administrators and with other organizations to generate support for programs and practices that will inspire and excite a sense of learning and exploration among all students.  Since its founding in 2005, GEF has provided more than $2.7 million for programs in the Gloucester Public School District.

 

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Alright Kiddies You Wanna Buy Sista Felicia’s Cookbook? She’s Now Got Her Online Store Set Up!

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Click Here To Go To Sista Felicia’s Online Store To Buy Her Cookbook

GloucesterCast Sept 29, 2013 With Guest John Sarrouf and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

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GloucesterCast Sept 29, 2013 With Guest John Sarrouf and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

Topics Include Gloucester Conversations, Fuller School Dialogue, Best Sub Joint In Gloucester,Favorite Gloucester Cultural Events, Favorite Restaurants and More

For More Information about Gloucester Conversations-

http://www.publicconversations.org/gloucester

To sign up and be part of the dialogue-

email gloucester@publicconversations.org

 

 

Cape Ann Painters and Photographers Group

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The Cape Artists and Photographers Group met at the Ocean Alliance (former Copper Paint Factory) on Thursday morning to paint and photograph the beautiful surroundings and hear about the renovation process by CEO Iain and Assistant Rebecca and their staff. Below are a few photos.

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Sunday Morning 9/29/13 4:20AM Bait Barrel Blunder

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Enjoy Your Coffee This Morning Knowing Someone Somewhere Had It Way Shittier Than You.

A Fork Falls Off The Forktruck Sending Herring Across The Floor

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

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“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (1835-1910)

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Best known by his pen name, Mark Twain, Clemens was a giant of American humor and letters. A Missouri native, he had brief careers as a miner and a river boat pilot before his short stories began to receive widespread notice. He was the keenest wit of his age and wrote what many call the greatest of American novels, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).  Through a series of bad investments he lost all of the money he made from his books and a good deal of his wife’s substantial inheritance, which motivated him to begin many years of international speaking tours. The money from these performances eventually overcame his debt and added to his fame. He was a friend and advisor to presidents, scholars, and scientists, Nicola Tesla chief among them. Born when Halley’s comet was in the sky, he died, as he predicted, when it returned.

Greg Bover

Last Chance To See Northern Exposure show at Hall Haskell House Today!

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Northern Exposure  show at Hall Haskell House September 26 -29.

Scenes of New England surround the walls of the historic Hall Haskell House in Ipswich. Artists Jeannette Steele Esposito and Anne Costello have represented New England in the brilliant colors of the four seasons, both in studio work and plain air paintings.

Esposito, an Ipswich resident, is an artist member of the Rockport and Newburyport Art Associations, she received her training at Kent State University, and has participated in workshops in the US and abroad. Her work can be found at The Clown gallery in York, ME, the Mars Hall gallery in Port Clyde, ME, as well as at Time and Tide and Zenobia in Ipswich.

Costello, a Newburyport resident, is a member of the Rockport and Gloucester Art Associations. She is a retired art teacher, who has continued her study and love of painting in varied media workshops in the US.

Both women are active members of Confetti, a group of artist friends who meet weekly to paint, critique, and travel to art related events. Other members of Confetti include Su Guest McPhail, Cynthia O’Grady and Judy Stover, all of the North Shore. Each of these artists will also be represented at this show.

Esposito has been showing her line of clothing at Olde Ipswich days for a number of years now, she will be displaying a small sampling of her clothing during this event.

The Hall Haskell House is located at 36 S. Main St. Ipswich (rt1A), Gallery hours are Thursday, September 26 through Sunday, September 29, 2013. Daily hours are 12 noon to 5:00pm. An artist reception will be held Friday, September 27, 6:00 – 8:00pm.  The Gallery will also be open during Ipswich Illuminated, Saturday September 28, 6:30-9:00pm.

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The show will run during Arts Ipswich weekend, this is an exciting event, and we’d encourage you to get out and enjoy this annual celebration of the arts in Ipswich.

Friday night will be the opening reception at the town hall, live music, food and drinks. Vote for your favorite art, then come and see the show at the Hall Haskell House. 

On Saturday the town will celebrate all day with music, poetry readings, live plays, and ending with Ipswich Illuminated, a celebration of the river and light. For more information,

http://www.ipswicharts.com/map-postcard-2013-art-show.JPG

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Mayor Kirk Atop The Wind Turbine

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I bet Mac Bell would love to take Carolyn up on the same offer he made her in the push off the Magnolia pier for charity 😉

 

Christopher Godfrey Represents! In Cobscook Bay

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This was recently seen waaaay down east (on Cobscook Bay, actually)!  I wonder… You may label it as you see fit.  Cobscook Bay, by the way, is utterly beautiful!  And those reversing falls: wow!  Not for the timid.  Lubec is a strange little village: the folk must go stir-crazy during winter: all that fog, for one thing!  Top of the morning to you! Christopher

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October Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Newsletter

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October Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Newsletter

Thank you to the Friends of Seacoast!

The Friends of Seacoast has provided our facility with a new sound system which has enhanced the participation of residents who are hearing impaired in their leisure activities.

The Friends of Seacoast enhance the resident’s lives at the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with hours of enjoyment by providing the finances needed for the special entertainment, supplies and community outings.

Any and all donations to “The Friends of Seacoast” are gratefully accepted.

FYI- The Cape Ann Museum has provided passes for any Residents their families and staff  from Seacoast who would like to attend the Museum.

The Cape Ann Museum received a grant from “Mass Humanities” and will be offering Seacoast an on going program from September 2013 through June 2014 called  “The Power of Place”

This artistic expression project will include poetry, painting

A museum tour and art demonstrations within the Seacoast facility.

We are looking forward to many upcoming events with the support of the Friends of Seacoast including foliage trips to Turner Hill and to Russell’s Apple Orchid in Ipswich.

Dinner Theater with entertainment and special foods, The Schooner Adventure History Sharing program, weekly concerts and more……

Alison Cox,

Activities Director

Mike Murray’s Gloucester Visit

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Hey Joey,   I visited Gloucester once again on Saturday and had great fun.

I sailed in the footsteps of my ancestors on the Thomas E Lannon schooner.

Had a fabulous dinner at Passports and lucked into a block party.

I mingled with locals and truly enjoyed my stay. This is what makes Gloucester so unique.

Now unfortunately I also entered into  the redundant mode. When I first entered Gloucester naturally I stopped in at Oakhill cemetery. 

The grass was mowed this time which was a plus. However, a 40 ft branch that crashed upon a good size section of headstones and completely engulfed them as you entered the cemetery has kept my in need of maintenance visitation streak alive and well.   I don’t know what it is about Gloucester and its lack luster upkeep of cemeteries but apparently they just aren’t important enough for people to care.  Either that or people are just have too much fun to pay attention? 

I will make the notification calls to Malden Catholic Cemetery division but how long would it remain like this if I didn’t visit ? How long has it been like this and has just been mowed around instead of proper maintenance?

I’ve learned to like Gloucester for what it offers in the present and to see it like it truly treats the past.

A Frustrated Gloucester fan

Mike

Raising the sail

Community Stuff 9/28/13

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Cape Ann Museum to close for renovations
The Cape Ann Museum will close at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29 in preparation for a major renovation project. This transformational project will focus on four areas: updating the building’s infrastructure (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, fire and security systems) in the older parts of the Museum (1930s – 1960s); architectural enhancements to the interior of the more than 50 year-old spaces (new flooring, ceiling and finishes); capitalizing on underutilized spaces; and reinterpreting and reinstalling the collection in ways that better tell the Cape Ann story.
The Fitz Henry Lane, Davis and Folly Cove Designers galleries will be totally redesigned. By reconfiguring existing spaces, two new galleries have been created: a Central Gallery which will serve as the educational hub of the Museum, a gathering place where visitors are introduced to the Museum and its collections, and the Thacher Island Fresnel Lens Gallery devoted to the newly arrived 10 foot tall, one ton First Order Fresnel Lens. Visitors will greatly benefit from the improved basic amenities, including a wireless environment, a more gracious reception area, an expanded gift shop, personal lockers, and an additional restroom. Boston-based designLAB Architects is responsible for the overall design.
While the Museum will be closed, it will continue to offer a full schedule of programs off-site, often in collaboration with area cultural and educational institutions. Please visit http://www.capeannmuseum.org for current program listings and to keep informed of the progress of this very exciting project.
In many ways, the story of the Museum can be told through its architecture. Founded in 1873, the Museum settled in its first permanent home in the early 1920s. The gracious Federal period building (1804) on “Captain’s Row,” home of Captain Elias Davis, proved a good investment for the Cape Ann Scientific & Literary Society, as the Museum was first known. The Society’s collection grew and in 1930, it added a new gallery to display paintings, furniture and sculpture and an auditorium to accommodate cultural programming for the community. The 1960s brought the addition of a gallery to showcase the Museum’s growing Fitz Henry Lane Collection and another gallery for its maritime collection. The Cape Ann Scientific & Literary Society became the Cape Ann Historical Association. In the late 1980s, the Association purchased an adjacent building and created space for a library/archives, children’s room and a new wing for its maritime collection. A new gallery and sculpture garden were added in 2001. Fast forward to 2013 – The Association is now the Cape Ann Museum and updates to the earliest additions of the Museum are long overdue.
The Cape Ann Museum, located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester, MA, celebrates the art, history and culture of this singular place. In addition to being a preeminent art museum with the single largest collection of paintings by Gloucester native Fitz Henry Lane, it houses an extensive collection of marine and granite industry artifacts and the largest collection of textiles created by the Folly Cove Designers. The Museum welcomes over 20,000 visitors annually.

 

Rockport Community Blood Drive

Sponsored by the Rockport Rotary Club

Friday, September 27 from 1-6 p.m.

Rockport Community House

58 Broadway

For an appointment, please call

1-800 RED CROSS (733-2767)

or visit

redcrossblood.org

Community Photos 9/27/13

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Anthony Marks Submits-

Baby On Board, photos from Anthony Marks

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Teegan and her mother loved sailing on the Ardelle.

Curtis Sarkin Submits-

We currently have a rare calico lobster on display in our Aquarium.  Due to the black and orange coloration, we’ve nicknamed her “the Halloween lobster”. 

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