Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

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Update For Boston/Watertown From Gloucester Police Chief Len Campanello

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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

Help us Beautify the City Gardens on the Boulevard – Sunday April 28th

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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.

Community Stuff 4/24/13

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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.

Video- Gloucester MA Waterfront , Rockport, Bearskin Neck, 1959-1967 Part 1

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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.

CAYH Girls Hockey — Free Open House/Clinics at Talbot Rink April 25 and 27

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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

Check out GoodMorningGloucester » The GloucesterCast Podcast

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If you could listen and rate the podcast it will help with its listing on iTunes. Thanks,Joey

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GloucesterCast April 23, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Fr Matthew Green

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GloucesterCast April 23, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Fr Matthew Green

Click to listen- With Host Joey C and Guest Father Matthew Green

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.

Video- The Summer (of teaching) With Lindsay Crouse

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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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Stepping Up For City Hall

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RUN, don’t walk – to Bananas, Gloucester Music or Alexandra’s Bread and get your tickets for the enormously popular theatrical event and fundraiser – STEPPING UP FOR CITY HALL.


Imagine the Gloucester Bananas shop windows come to life, as the mastermind of style, Richard Leonard and his accomplices, the Bananarettes, provide an elaborate and high class revue, Stepping Up for City Hall on Saturday evening May 4th and Sunday afternoon May 5th. You will feel you have been transported to Broadway from the minute you step into our historic Kyrouz Auditorium, and we are certain you will leave uplifted and entertained.

Tickets are nearly SOLD OUT for the Saturday event, but there are still limited tickets available for the Sunday afternoon show, available at Bananas, Gloucester Music and Alexandra’s Bread. 

Sunday tickets are $35 and doors open at 2:00 pm for the 2:45 show. 

You do not want to miss out on this one of a kind event!

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Beach Gourmet’s Open Chef’s Table – Sunday, April 28th

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Open Chef’s Table – Sunday, April 28th

(The last table sold out within 24 hours)!

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Please join us for Beach Gourmet’s

Open Chef’s Table

(You can sign up for one place or all 12)

MENU

Hors d’oeuvres

Broiled Shrimp Cocktail

Pear and Blue Cheese Tartlet

Wine: Labrandi Ciro Rosato, Calabria, Italy

Starter
Spring Greens with Roasted Pear, Blue Cheese, Toasted Pecan, and White Wine Vinaigrette

Wine: Weingut St. Urbans-Hof Trochen Riesling Kabinett "Wiltinger"

Entrée
Spiced Duck Breast with Savory Bread Pudding, Plums Sauce and Roasted Spring Vegetables

Wine: Radio-Coteau Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2009

(A wine typically exclusive to America’s finest restaurants, 94 pts. in Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar)

Dessert

Warm Apple Gallette With Sea Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Wine: Chateau Climens Barzac

Visit Beach Gourmet and Savour Wine and Cheese

76 Prospect St. 978 282-1455

Hold Fast and Stay True From Fred Bodin

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Fred writes-

What a week, heavy and horrific. Today, Sunday, I wanted to go to church, something I don’t do enough. This a window from the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church near where I sat today. I came away with this thought: "Hold Fast and Stay True."

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Deej Viau Would Like a Little Earth Clean Up Help In Her Neighborhood

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Deej submits yesterday early afternoon-

This is Gloucester Ave. across the street from the bowling alley up to Maplewood.  I’ve been yellow bagging it today and can’t put a dent in how bad it is.  I could stand still, not
move my feet and with my grabber, fill a yellow bag to the brim, move two
feet and do it again.

and an update from Deej last night-

I went back out tonight to another street one block over.  Again, unbelievable, adjacent to a building on Grove Street .  I’m plowing away and a little 8 year old named Jake comes out with his grabber.  He wants to help me.  My yellow bag is full and I was just about to go home but I couldn’t resist.  He ran in his house and got his own bag to share with me.  He asked me why people put trash on the ground and I had no good answer for him.  We chatted away about school and homework and reading books.  I told him thanks little pal and he asked if we could meet tomorrow.  I was so overwhelmed.  We parted but I got back into it a little further up the block and got over this broken fence.  Jake must have seen me and I see him coming back up the street with a huge wheel barrel.  We found so much more stuff, even a new hockey stick he asked if he could have.  What a great boy.  His parents should be proud.  I will write him a thank you note and get him a Friendly’s  gift card,  not because I think he should be rewarded but just because he is an awesome kid.  Nice end to a dirty day!

Community Stuff 4/23/13

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Ohana will be participating in Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer.  During the week of May 6th – 12th  – 50% of all sales of desserts will be donated to fight breast cancer. 

Join us for the Jerusalem studies, Haifa works, Tel Aviv dances! Learn about 3 major Israeli cities! Enjoy the music, dance, food, learning activities and games!

Sunday, April 28th at 10 am at the Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle St., Gloucester).

Israel Celebrates 65

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Joey,

Since being burned last June, I have had 5 skin grafts and 5 surgeries. Between the surgeries and follow up appointments at Mass General Hospital, I have found myself on Cape Ann once or twice a month. Being treated as a "local" by the community has been wonderful. My friends are having this fundraiser to help me with my expenses as I have been out of work 7 of the last 10 months and when I am back to work, it is only part time until the next surgery. Bob and Dave from VINTAGE @ 211 East Main St. Gloucester was kind enough to donate a 100% wool hand knit Irish sweater towards the raffle. Thank you Bob and Dave. If anyone else wishes to donate or contribute a raffle item/gift certificate, I will be back in the area, May 9-10 and I could pick up at that time. Or they could be mailed to the p.o. box address on the fundraiser information sheet.

As always, post all, some or none.

thank you, Joey,

Lisa Cardinal

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Boston Marathon bombing victims face daunting uninsured costs

Dear Joey,

I’m not sure what the appropriate format is to submit this to you at GMG, but there is a small window of opportunity to target help for these innocent victims. The NYT just published this article this morning:  http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/us/for-boston-victims-price-of-recovery-may-be-another-burden.xml?f=19

One Fund Boston has been established by Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino, and it accepts PayPal, credit cards and checks. I’ve already posted this on my FaceBook account.

https://onefundboston.org/

Thanks, Rick Isaacs

GloucesterCast April 22, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard

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GloucesterCast April 22, 2013 With Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard

With Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard

Click to listen-

Topics Include:
Father Green Leaving

Chamber Restaurant Week

Chamber Golf Tournament

Fear of Wild Animals

Local Restaurant Tips

Craig Kimberley

Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Movie At The Farm Bar and Grille

Don’t Bet Against Sista Felicia

Community Photos

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Shot this daffodil in my little garden today and thought I’d do some fooling around with Photoshop Elements. –Len Burgess

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Lone Dory photo by Anthony Marks

Lone Dory