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5 Masted boat Camden ME. From Edward Como via Eloise Como Brown
I came across this in my grand dad’s glass plates..
I also have many shots taken ca. 1900-1908 of folks and a few of the Gloucester harbor…
My Grandfather was Edw Como, who for many years, sold men’s suits at the Empire Clothing Store and was a hobby photographer..
Thanks for all you do..
Eloise Como Brown, formerly of Beverly Farms and now in NCarolina..
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Community Photos 4/25/13
Lowell Peabody submits-
Father Green steps up for Shakespeare
I am sure this event was well covered by Father Green. I want to be sure he doesn’t overlook his part in the celebration of William Shakespeare’s 449th birthday. All the world’s a stage and he took it!!
Lowell
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Community Stuff 4/25/13
CAT Collaborative weekend opening for Becky Shaw @Gloucester Stage Co.
more info- www.catcollaborative.org
Greg Gibson reads from his new crime novel, The Old Turk’s Load
For Immediate Release
When: Wednesday, May 8th at 7:30 PM
What: The GWC and the Bookstore of Gloucester are sponsoring a reading by Greg Gibson. Gibson will read from his new crime novel, The Old Turk’s Load. Luc Sante, author of Low Life and Kill All Your Darlings, had this to say of the new novel: “A marvel of Chandleresque plotting, with a deeply felt and utterly real ‘60’s setting and a heart as big as all outdoors.”
Who: Greg Gibson is a writer, publisher, a member of the Gloucester Writers Center’s Board Directors, and has been an Antiquarian book dealer since 1976, specializing in old and rare maritime books, documents, manuscripts and ephemera, and in the Literature of Cape Ann, about which he compiled a lengthy bibliography in 1978. His publishing house, Ten Pound Book Company, has published 30 books, including Vincent Ferrini’s autobiography Hermit of the Clouds and Peter Anastas’s Maximus to Gloucester. He is the author of Gone Boy (Random House), Demon of the Waters (Little Brown) and Hubert’s Freaks (Harcourt) as well as numerous small press publications.
Where:
The Harbor Room at 8 Norwood Court, Gloucester Massachusetts. To find out more about the Gloucester Writers Center visit http://www.gloucesterwriters.org.  To find out more about the Bookstore of Gloucester visit http://www.gloucesterbooks.com.
Hi Joe,
I was hoping you could help get the word out about a fundraiser we are holding at Espresso Italian Grille & Pub. It will be a pizza buffet on Monday, April 29th from 6-9:30. The cost of the buffet is $10per person and 100% of all buffet sales will be donated to the One Fund Boston. We appreciate any "shout outs" you can give to make this event a success.
Thanks So Much!
Espresso Management and Staff
The Five Wishes Program at the UU Church
On Sunday, May 5th, at 4:00 pm, the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church on 10 Church Street (on the corner of Middle and Church) will host a showing of the Five Wishes film downstairs in the vestry. Ginny Cohen, RN, whose ministry is devoted to end of life issues, will lead a discussion afterwards. The Five Wishes is a Living Will that incorporates emotional and spiritual needs along with medical wishes. This document is a way for individuals and families to plan ahead in order to better cope with serious illness or accidents. This program is free and is open to the public. The Five Wishes material will be available for a small fee. For more information, please call 978-283-3410.
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Mayor Kirk Asks You To Vote In This Good Harbor Footbridge Poll
Mayor Kirk is asking for community feedback-
Hi Joey,
We have a bit of a dilemma regarding the Good Harbor Beach footbridge.
The estimate we have for repairs is $65,000. This is basically a temporary fix and carries the risk of being washed away during the next big storms. Also, the Conservation Commission is throwing down the gauntlet on any more temporary fixes.
An alternative would be to have the broken section be replaced with an aluminum boat ramp-like structure. It would have a synthetic decking, four feet wide with railings, and hook in on just the ends (no pilings necessary). Total cost of this fix is $20,000, the ramp would be made here in Gloucester by a Gloucester company, and could be finished within 3 weeks. It could be removed in the event of a hurricane as well.
So I gotta ask GMG readers, which would you rather?
New England Charm? ($65,000 wooden temporary repair)
Or
Yankee Ingenuity? ($20,000 aluminum repair on broken section, rest would remain wood).
Your readers probably photograph / paint this view more than most so we thought we’d start here to gather feedback.
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The Latest GloucesterCast Podcasts
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Fr Matthew Green Taped April 23, 2013
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Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard Taped April 22, 2013
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro and guests Peter and Vickie Van Ness taped April 21, 2013
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro with guest City Councillor Melissa Cox taped April 20th, 2013
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Podcast Host Joey Ciaramitaro and guest Bill O’Connor taped April 18th, 2013
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Earth Day: Planting salad greens at West Parish- Lara Lapionka Reports
Hi Joey,
Here are some pictures of West Parish students planting salad greens as part of the first annual, district-wide salad planting day. What a great way to celebrate Earth Day!
Featured here are Ms. LaCoste’s and Ms. McKechnie’s classrooms. All five elementary schools participated–more pictures to come!
Thanks – Lara
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Epicureans for Education This Saturday, April 27, 6:30pm Ryan & Wood Distilleries "The Spirit of Cape Ann" Blackburn Center, Gloucester
Join us for a GREAT night of food, drinks and helping kids… can there be a better combo? Okay, maybe all of that on a tropical island, but a top notch distillery located on our little island isn’t a bad spot either!
Enjoy chef hosted interactive cooking demonstrationsof sustainable local seafood,
along with wine and cocktail tastings
Your evening includes heavy hors d’oeuvres by Turner’s Seafood, beverages including beer and wine, entertainment by DJ Tony, "Instant Wine Cellar" raffles and silent auction.
Cheers! Alexandra Lorenzano & Kathi Turner, event co-chairs
$65 per person, $75 at the door
Click here to purchase online or call 978-283-1700 to request tickets payable by check
Proceeds from the evening benefit the scholarship and financial aid programs of Eastern Point Day School.
Check us out online at www.easternpointdayschool.org.
Call us at (978) 283-1700 or email at info@easternpointdayschool.org
for information or to arrange a tour.
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Again and Again’s New Sailbag- Numbers and Polkadots
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Update For Boston/Watertown From Gloucester Police Chief Len Campanello
Hi Joey,
Just wanted to give your reades a brief outline of Gloucester Police Departments involvement in the Boston Marathon and ensuing events last week. Gloucester Police Department is part of a multi-jurisdictional consortium called NEMLEC (NorthEast Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council). NEMLEC deploys resources for different scenarios on a needs based analysis and when requested. One of their resources is a highly trained, quickly deployable Rapid Response Team (RRT). This team is comprised of officers from within the consortium who are uniquely trained to provide direct support in emergency events such as the bombing in Boston and the following suspect manhunt in Watertown. NEMLEC was requested by Boston Police immediately after the bombing.
A number of Gloucester Officers are specially trained and are active individual members of NEMLEC. One of these officers, our K9 handler Chris Genovese, was activiated to the NEMLEC Rapid Response Team the day of the bombing. He and a Gloucester detective assigned to the DEA were an integral part of securing Boston in the confusing hours that followed the inital blast. Additionally, both officers stayed deployed in Boston and later in Watertown and assisted closely with the manhunt and capture of the second suspect.
As a City, we received no threats of any kind as a result of this incident. In a preventive measure, I ordered the Police Safety Boat launched and several sweeps of the Harbor were made Monday night. I also deployed our second K9 on several days to check our more vulnerable areas, again being proactive and protective. Our patrol force was asked by the MBTA to make frequent checks of the commuter rail stations, which we did. We remain, as always, vigilant for any safety issues that arise, but again I want to emphasize that no threats were received or perceived for the City of Gloucester as a result of the bombings in Boston.
I am extremely proud of the affliation that Gloucester has with NEMLEC, our own officers, and in our ability to render highly trained and professional aid when needed. As a result, should Gloucester have a need, NEMLEC will be there, as they were in November when we were facing a stand-off with a suicidal person holding a gun.
Today, we mourn the loss of our brother officer from MIT and pray for the MBTA officer still hospitalized, as well as for the victims of Marathon Monday’s attacks. The support we have received from the residents of Gloucester is amazing and we thank you for all you have done to show your appreciation. In the end, this is what you pay us to do and we are humbled and honored to be abe to protect and serve the citizens of Gloucester 24/7.
Thank you for the opportunity to update your readers.
Leonard Campanello
Chief of Police
City of Gloucester, MA
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Lesson for the day- Don’t throw rocks at dogs.
Warning- don’t watch the video if you don’t like to see dogs attacking humans that deserve to be attacked.
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Posers Gotta Pose
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Help us Beautify the City Gardens on the Boulevard – Sunday April 28th
Susan Kelly Writes-
On Sunday April 28th a group of Generous Gardeners will be cleaning up the gardens to the right of the Fisherman’s Wives statue. We are going to be including these gardens in the garden tour to benefit the city Harborwalk and other Gloucester gardens on July 13th. Everyone would like these gardens need to look terrific, so plants need to be divided and weeded. There is also a new empty bed that can be filled with these divisions.
Are you available for a few hours to help? We will be there at 9:00 am. Gloucester High Honor Society students will receive community service credit hours. No gardening experience necessary. We will provide gardening gloves if you need them.
Contact Susan@generousgardeners.com with any questions or to sign up to help.
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Community Photos 4/24/13
GHS Sailing Team 4/22/13
Lowell Peabody submits-
This team has some pretty rough conditions! It was cold, but the strong winds gave them a fun ride!
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Community Stuff 4/24/13
Gunilla Caulfield and June Houghton Sullivan Guest Speakers at the Pigeon Cove Circle
Rockport author, Gunilla Caulfield and June Houghton Sullivan Guest Speakers at the Pigeon Cove Circle
On Thursday, May 30 at 6 p.m. Rockport author Gunilla Caulfield and June Houghton Sullivan will be guest speakers at the Pigeon Cove Circle meeting, Six Breakwater Avenue, Rockport. Gunilla Caulfield will discuss her recent book, "WW II Army Nurse June Houghton Sullivan – A Life Story!" This heroic true-life story of June Houghton Sullivan of Rockport, will provide members of the Pigeon Cove Circle and guests an opportunity to meet this talented author and respected Army nurse June Houghton Sullivan. A book signing will be held and those who wish to purchase a book ($15.) may. It is not necessary to be a member of the Pigeon Cove Circle to attend this event, all are welcome.
The Pigeon Cove Circle is a civic organization made-up of men and women throughout Cape Ann. During the year a variety of fund-
raisers are held and these monies are utilized for community purposes such as scholarships to Cape Ann students, etc. The group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. A pot-luck dinner is held and guests are always welcome at no fee and pre-
registration is not required. Those attending are welcome to bring an item for the pot-luck buffet. New members are always welcome as are guests.
Hi Joey:
Golden Living of Gloucester is a skilled nursing facility. The majority of the residents here are senior citizens. They wanted to find a way to show their support for our fellow New Englanders who have been effected by the tragic events of Monday April 15th, 2013.
They came up with the idea of writing letters. Thank you letters to the Boston law enforcement and emergency medical services and get well letters to the victims in the Boston hospitals.
Our residents have invited the staff of Golden Living and would also like to extend their invitation to the citizens of Gloucester to join them in their efforts to give back to our fellow Americans in this time of need.
In addition to writing letters Golden Living will also have a collection for ONEFUND.ORG for anyone who wishes to make a donation. I have attached the flyer to this email. We were hoping your blog could help us put the word out to the community.
We hope to see you there Sunday May 5th, 2-3:30pm. Golden Living Gloucester, 272 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Please call with any questions 978-281-0333.
Respectfully,
Jamie L. Desmond
Cape Ann YMCA to host National Senior Health & Fitness Day on May 29th
The Cape Ann YMCA, Middle Street, Gloucester, will be hosting National Senior Health & Fitness Day on May 29th from 7:30 a.m. –
11:30 a.m. Services for seniors, exercise programs, information on shingles, lyme disease prevention and more.
For further information, please contact Chris Erbland at 978-283-0470.
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Video- Gloucester MA Waterfront , Rockport, Bearskin Neck, 1959-1967 Part 1
Old reels of tape converted to digital files. Ciaramitaro and Curcuru families. Benny Curcuru, Auntie Annie, Captain Joe and Felicia Ciaramitaro. Stage Fort Park, Gloucester Harbor, the Paint Factory, The Dragger Fleet, Downtown, Rogers Street, The Gloucester House, Bearskin Neck, Rockport. I don’t recognize a lot of the older Italian women and men, feel free to leave a comment with the names you recognize and the time displayed when you see them in the comments on this video. Thank you
Gloucester MA Waterfront , Rockport, Bearskin Neck, 1959-1967 from Joey on Vimeo.
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CAYH Girls Hockey — Free Open House/Clinics at Talbot Rink April 25 and 27
Cape Ann Youth Hockey is hosting two Open House/Clinics at Talbot Rink for all girls interested in learning about the Cape Ann Girl’s Travel Teams for the 2013-14 Hockey Season! Next year we will be offering teams at the U10, U12 & U14 levels. Registration is currently OPEN on the website for the 2013-14 Season!
If your daughter or someone you know is interested in playing hockey on an All-Girls team for next season, or in the future, please come for our on-ice clinics and Open Houses to learn about our program from the players, coaches and parents from last year’s inaugural season!
Dates/Times:
Thursday, April 25 6:00-7:00 PM @ Talbot Rink, Gloucester
Saturday, April 27 4:00-5:00 PM @ Talbot Rink, Gloucester
2012-13 Inaugural Season Highlights
- Lifelong friendships and memories made!
- 14 players playing travel hockey for the first time
- U12 & U14 teams competing in the Middlesex Yankee Conference Girls League
- U12 Division Championship
- U12 Bronze Medal in Maine Tournament
- U14 Division Semi-Finalists
- Friendship with Harvard University Women’s Hockey Team
- Clinic with USA Olympic Gold Medal Coach – Ben Smith
- Team trips to local Women’s College Hockey Games
Hope to see you there!
Robie MacLaughlin
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GloucesterCast April 23, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Fr Matthew Green
GloucesterCast April 23, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Fr Matthew Green
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We discuss Fr Green’s recent decision to take a year off from priesthood. What he loves about Gloucester, His Favorite Local restaurants, His origami classes at The Hive and how he announced his decision to his parishioners.
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Video- The Summer (of teaching) With Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay stopped down the dock to talk about the many opportunities to listen to her teachings including one at The Hive on the 26th, The Summer Retreat, Amesbury, New York, Rocky Neck Cultural Center and Rockport.
She will be at The Hive 11 Pleasant St Gloucester April 26th 7-9PM to give her talk- “Creative Where It Counts” Listen to the interview for more info-
For more info- www.thesummerretreat.org
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