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.
Giuseppes NYE
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My Next Cell Phone Case Is A Lobster
submitted by StopKickingMe and Keith Trefry-
Video at Mashable– Lobster iPhone Case is Truly a Work of Art
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Famous Artists Teach at The Hive
Famous local artists Ken Knowles and Caleb Stone will teach at The Hive this Jan.2013!
Go to www.arthaven.org for schedules and check out www.kenknowlesfineart.com and http://calebstoneart.com for a peek at these extraordinary painters!
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Mary Ann DeLouise
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The Duckworth’s Welcome New Baby
Jude William Born At 4:54AM
Everyone is healthy and happy!
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Plunge for Pete – Freezin for a Reason
Good morning Joey
I am not sure you know about and will be covering the "Plunge for Pete" taking place tomorrow afternoon at Good Harbor Beach. It would be great to get some publicity for this awesome event. Over 80 people will be plunging into the water at 1PM to raise awareness of ALS in support of a wonderful 27 year old, Pete Frates from Beverly. Here’s the link to his page.
Sully and Jan
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Cape Ann MarketWATCH 12/27/12
Contact Kenny MacCarthy at 978-758-0983 for your Real Estate questions or needs. He’s my guy!
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Community Stuff 12/28/12
Community Preservation Act News
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) would like to invite any interested parties to attend a Public Hearing and Information Meeting regarding the Community Preservation Act (CPA), Round IV (2013), application process.
The CPC would also like to obtain the views of any interested persons, boards and committees, regarding the city’s needs for community preservation with an emphasis on recreational uses due to the recent changes to the CPA legislation.
The meeting will take place on:
Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Friend Room, Sawyer Free Library
2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester MA
Please pass on this information to board and committee members and/or anyone you think may be interested.
The Round IV application process is as follows:
Project Eligibility Form (1 page) Due: February 1, 2013
If project is eligible, full application Due: March 15, 2013
Information, application forms and instructions are available on the Community Preservation Committee webpagehttp://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?NID=103 and at the Community Development Dept., Grants Office.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Debbie Laurie, Senior Project Manager, CDBG & CPA
Happy New Year!
Celebrate the New Year, with a special sparkling wine or champagne
from Savour Wine and Cheese.
Ready to say Good-bye to 2012 and Hello to 2013!
Come to Savour Wine and Cheese, at 76 Prospect St. in Gloucester, to get just the right sparkler or champagne to ring in the new year.
We have unusual sparkling wines, from Italian Brachetto, with its shimmering notes of fresh raspberry to a sparkling Gruner Veltliner that shines with fresh vegetables (and can’t be found anywhere else in the area).
From vintage Cava to great Prosecco (check out the nod to Savour in the Boston Globe), we have it all, including the Adami Prosecco Bosco di Gica, mentioned in the Globe article.
I am also very proud to be offering a magnificent collection of fine Grower Champagnes, from the Thierry Theise portfolio. From Premier and Grand Crus to Blanc de Blancs and Roses, these wines are clean and fresh, with fine bubbles, and a subltle complexity found in much more expensive labels, all for $50.00 – $70.00.
We are also offering a few speciality food items we got in for Christmas at 50% off too (like the wonderful Chocolate covered figs, that sing with the Five Vitners Zinfandel or the 2000 Vintage Port)! So come in and see what you can find to make the end of this year and the beginning of the next something truly memorable.
All the best for great health and prosperity in the New Year.
Sincerely, Kathleen Erickson and Robert Morgan
Savour Wine and Cheese
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Tons of Stuff Happening At Cape Ann Museum
For more info- http://www.capeannmuseum.org/
2013 Folly Cove Designers Calendar available
while supplies last in the Museum Shop or online!
January is Membership Month! Museum admission is free to all Cape Ann residents during the month of January.
Saturday, January 5
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Members’ Reception
Please join us for light refreshments to celebrate the New Year. This is a complimentary, members only program. To make a reservation email amyfanning@capeannmuseum.org or call (978)283-0455 x35. Thank you for your support!
Saturday, January 12
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Draw-Copy-Paint-Stomp-Repeat!
Family program: Learn about the Folly Cove Designers’ process, then get to work in the Children’s Activity Center. This drop-in program is free for members and Cape Ann residents or with Museum admission. For more info call (978)283-0455 x16.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gallery Demonstration with Artist Mary Rhinelander
Join Mary Rhinelander in the Folly Cove Designers exhibition for a block printing demonstration. Visitors will have a chance to try their hand at printing. This is a drop-in program that is free for members and Cape Ann residents or with Museum admission.
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Some Notables Who Have Not Chimed In On The 2012 Rocky Neck Pledge To Plunge List…
The 2013 Rocky Neck Plunge will be held Jan. 1st at 11 am
Here are some GMG FOBs who have yet to pledge to plunge-
The Van Ness Clan, Mayor Kirk and Bill, Marty Luster, EJ, Patrick Ryan, Father Green, , Greg Bover, Gloucester Newcomers Rich Bean, Brooke and Tristan Welty, Len Burgess, Ron Gilson, Janet Rice,Rob Hall and Beth Swan (they’re married), Elinor Teele, Anthony Marks, Joan Kimberley, Toby Pett, Doug and Gloria Parsons, Bex, Alice Gardner, Maggie Rosa, Solange Baumann, Shewsberry, Joey Ciolino, Denny Cunningham, Marty Morgan, Misti and Larry from Glosta Joes, Katherine Richmond, Bob Ryan, Paulie Walnuts, Judy Wilburn, Al Bezanson, Thom Falzarano, David Cox, Tom Philbrook, Brenda Davis, Kathy Chapman Scrobie, Meg Lee, Andrea Holbrook, James and Anna Eves, Kevin From New Jersey, Bill O’Connor and B, Litter Lady, Patty Goulart, Carol McKenna, Terry Del Percio, Sinikka Nogelo, Laureen Maher, Martin Del Vecchio, The Destinos Kimberley Funk and Bradley Sheetz, Sheree DeLorenzo, Gail Guitarr, Heidi Wakman, CammyGramm, Bruce McDonald, The Grows, ect ect ect.
If you’re a FOB we want you there and don’t forget to bring some grub for Open Door.
From Cathy McCarthy-
Hey Joey,
The Annual Rocky Neck Plunge will be held on Jan. 1st….2013 at 11 am..
Once again, we will be hosting a food drive for The Open Door.. ‘
Items most needed::
Tuna, 100% juice, Soups, Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, Breakfast Cereal , Baking Items.
They requested no glass bottles. We collected over 600 lbs last year and would love to be able to hit that mark,plus more..
We will do our traditional poem by George Sibley at 11 am. and then the plunge…
Much Thanks Joey,
Cathy McCarthy
Rocky Neck Plunge Countdown- 6 DAYS!!!!!! Comment and Get On the Pledge To Plunge List!
Here’s the IN List-
Pledge list- Joey C, Paul Morrison and Rubber MF Duck, Donna Ardizzoni, Rick and Ericka Hyam, Karen Ristuben, Ed Collard, Heather Smidt and Nick Zagami, The Anderson clan is IN, colleen apostolos-marsh, Melissa and Bill Cox, Gabe, BJ, Will, Amandacakes, Alicia Pensarosa, Steve Noble, Stephanie and some other idiots, Lindle Willnow, Zamira, Barry Cuda Pollock
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Video- Family Fun With Bows and Arrows
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Greg Bover’s Quote of The Week from Japan!
I’m in Japan for a couple of weeks so the quote is sent in from Kyoto today.
"You wouldn’t worry so much about what other people think of you if you knew how seldom they do."
Variously attributed to Olin Miller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Phil McGraw and others.
Greg
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JoAnn From Melrose Represents!
Dear Joey
We had your lobsters tonight and as we have done after every lobster we got from you, my husband and I sprawled across our dining room chairs and said: OMG, that was the best (f___, you know the word) lobster I had in my life. We’ll be back for more real soon
Best
JoAnn
Joey, I stopped in earlier today– you were right about Mamie’s burgers. Here’s a pic of the Greek burger.
JoAnn Jastrzab
(From Melrose)
One of Mamie’s Kitchen Lunch Specials-
Her cup of chicken & rice soup and "half" sandwich were delish. Thanks for your recommendation. I’m looking forward to chewing down tonight on the lobsters we bought from you!
Best,
JoAnn
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Caffe Vittoria North End With The Bean and Snoop Maddie Mad
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Ocean Sea Foam Covering Back Shore Road In Gloucester MA
Sista Felicia Photo
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North Shore Lesbian New Movie Night
North Shore Lesbian Is Rockin A New Movie Night.
Get your lesbo on with some popcorn and huge fountain drinks!
For the record I totally support lesbianism. Especially hot lipstick lesbian lesbianism. Makes way more sense than a dick in the ass doesn’t it? (not that there’s anything wrong with that if you’re into getting a dick in your ass) Like us guys are totally gross, I can way more relate to a woman wanting to go down on another woman than a sweaty dude but again, if going down on sweaty dudes is your thing than I fully support your love of going down on sweaty dudes.
The lipstick lesbian thing sounds way more appealing though, no?
Love is love baby! Equal rights on the marriage thing too- total no-brainer. How the gays don’t already have equal rights to marry universally by now is just flat out baffling to me.
Either way, do gay men have a similar organization as North Shore Lesbian? If so, tell them to send me press releases and I’d be happy to publicize their events as well.
Gay pride baby! Somebody needs to make me a GMG Logo featuring a rainbow color theme so I can post it on the future gay posts. STAT! Beth Swan can you work your graphic design magic on the logo with some rainbow action?
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Community Photos 12/27/12
Christmas Eve Moon and Star, 2012
Peace, Janet Rice
Christmas morning in Annisquam From Lowell Peabody
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Community Stuff 12/27/12
Hey Joey,
Heres a direct link for all the local live music on New Year’s Eve if you wanted to share it with your readers. Hope you had a good xmas! See ya soon
Richard Mandelbaum
Joey–I rent a theater at Hollywood Hits Theater in Danvers and each Tuesday and Thursday have a choice of Gloucester films with me for people to enjoy namely Gloucestermen, Schoonermen, Schooners Built in Essex, Diving Locker Museum, Parade of Sails, Perfect Storm footage, Old Sea Wrecks such as USS New Hampshire off Manchester, Hurricane Sandy in Gloucester. Great films to watch.
Shows start at 11:30a at Hollywood Hits Theater and run to 1:15p. $5, $4 Seniors. More info 978 7772711.
Thank you.Dan Tremblay, Danvers, Producer. Heritage Films
Check Out The Winners of Seaport Grille’s Ugly Sweater Contest-
Winners of the UGLY SWEATER CONTEST Dec 24th at Seaport Grille
On Monday Dec. 24th, Seaport Grille held the First Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!
What a bunch of Laughs!
Hey Joey,
I don’t know if you might be interested in telling GMG fans about our children’s book Giuseppe McGuire from Old Boston Town. I have enclosed the press release and a link to the book trailer. Thanks to the panel discussion at the library in Gloucester last month, we decided to go ahead and self publish through amazon. In Book 2, Giuseppe ends up in Gloucester with his friend the Charles River Monster. Look for it in the Spring!
I appreciate your time. Thank you for making GMG such a great source of information for locals and wanna be locals, such as myself.
Many blessings,
Heather Smidt
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GMG Rubber Duck Fundraising Race Event On Tap For This Spring
With The Stupid Amount Of Rubber Ducks Arriving Daily, City Councilor Melissa Cox Came Up With Yet Another One Of Her Brilliant Ideas-
A GMG Rubber Duck Race At The Good Harbor Beach Creek.
We Will Need Duck Collectors In Wet Suits To Insure No Wayward Ducks Make Their Way To The Ocean On The Outgoing Tide.
So here’s what I’m thinking
When we announce it this spring we go down to the Good Harbor Footbridge, sell ducks for $5 a pop, number them and put folks names corresponding to that number on the sheet and get some swag gifts from area businesses and do 25% of the money collected to the winner of the duck race and 75% going to a local charity. From the footbridge to a lobster pot line stretched across the entrance to the creek. we could also have a huge picnic party on the bank of the creek at Good harbor Leading up to it!
Sound Good?
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What Our Turbines Look Like From The South Shore via Boston Harbor Beacon
New Gloucester wind turbine visible from afar
Posted on November 6, 2012 by admin
You can see it! Last Saturday, I noticed the structure off the Northeast while I was out in the bay East of Boston Harbor. The new wind turbine in Gloucester is very clearly visible to boaters from outside Boston Harbor, and as it turns out, is even visible from as far away as the South Shore: Specifically, Turkey Hill in Hingham and the cliffs over Jerusalem Road in Cohasset. As such, this adds a great location point for boaters to help them determine there position and direction while far out on the wide open sea. The Gloucester turbine will be a good visible marker along with the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, The Salem Power Station, the Lawson Tower and Driftway Wind Turbine in Scituate, and Thacher Island in Rockport.
Good Morning Gloucester 