Community Stuff 10/23/12

On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Andrew Innes, a supporter of ballot question #5. This question concerns the Supreme Court ruling known as "Citizens United," a ruling that has had a great impact on the current election.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, October 26 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, October 28 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, November 2 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM.


Gloucester Writer Center Event

When: November 7, 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Gloucester Writers Center, 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA.

Contact: Annie Thomas, 978-283-7738

What: Memoirist Helen Fremont, gives a talk on Perspective and Point of View in Memoir. Helen’s first memoir, After a Long Silence, was published in 1999 and tells of being raised Roman Catholic and discovering in her thirties that her parents were in fact Jewish Holocaust survivors. She is currently working on a second memoir focusing on how the trauma of one generation is expressed in the next. Helen works as a public defender in Boston.


On Friday. Afternoon a group a new moms and their babies will be having a Halloween parade on Main St. At 1:30 in Gloucester 10-26-12


Cape Ann Community Forum

Cape Ann Community Forum
Location: Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
Date: October 30, 2012 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Lahey Health System will host a community forum discussing the future state of healthcare, payment reform and its impact on hospitals and healthcare delivery systems.  Presenters will include Denis Conroy, Vice President of System Integration for Lahey Health System and Cindy Cafasso Donaldson, Vice President and Executive Director for Addison Gilbert Hospital.  All residents are encouraged to attend this presentation which will be followed by a question and answer session

Are you Kidding Me Brad Pitt????

This may be the all time dumbest commercial and expose on taking oneself too seriously of all times.  OH MY LOOOOOORD DUDE, SERIOUSLY????

I hope you got paid ALLL THE MONEY and I Mean ALL THE MONEY for this ad.

Listen Haters Gonna Hate. I’m no Brad Pitt Hater.  I actually liked Brad Pit and his body of work… alllll the way up to ten minutes ago when I saw this commercial on TV.

Dude, you don’t have enough money that you gotta sell out like this?????  Someone needs to fire their agent STAT! Agent needs to go, ad agency needs to go, handlers need to go, anyone associated with this debacle needs to go.

What’s next? Tampon commercials?  Midol commercials?  Bath and Bodyworks commercials?

Douchebag says what?

Flutter From Bill O’Connor

Hi Joey,

On a recent trip to Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, I was followed by a couple of chickadees that would fly very close to me as I walked along the trail.  On a whim, I stopped and stretched out my arm with the finger extended and they would actually land on my finger and quickly fly away!  I tried to get numerous shots but found it hard to manage the camera while the bird was standing on my finger. I snapped this at the moment that one fluttered away.

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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#Boom! Bradley Makes An Honest Woman Out Of Kimberly On Niles Beach Saturday!

GMG FOB’s NOW NEWLYWEDS!!!!

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Joey!  Happy October!  From Kimberly & Bradley
We did it!  Niles Beach, October 20, 2012
Mr & Mrs Bradley Scheetz
(Newlyweds & big fans of Mighty Gloucester)

Engaged On Pavilion, Married On Niles!

You may remember this post back on August 28th-

Newly Engaged FOBs Kimberly Funk & Bradley Scheetz!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Joey C

Hi Joey-

My boyfriend (now fiance!) Bradley and I really enjoy your blog and we LOVE Gloucester (we definitely have the wheels turning for a relocation from Boston one day). Thought I would share a Gloucester story from this past Sunday..
We often come up on the weekends to hang out and one of the things we (mostly me) like to do is look for sea glass at Pavilion beach. That’s where we were this past Sunday when Bradley called me over to look at something in the sand. Just sitting on a rock was a beautiful shiny sparkly ring. I was a little slow..even thinking aloud that someone must have lost their ring..doh! Anyway it was for ME and we got engaged right then and there! We were super lucky that local, Amy Clayton happened to be on the beach and she snapped some pictures for us! Here our a couple of our favorites ..
Kimberly Funk & Bradley Scheetz
8.26.12

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Open Door Autumn Breakfast Thursday October 25th

AUTUMN BREAKFAST

Breakfast is FREE. Donations accepted.

Thursday, October 25 Cruiseport Gloucester

6 Rowe Square

7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

RSVP by Monday, October 22

978-283-6776 ext. 205
Register to reserve a seat
http://theopendoorautumnbreakfast-eorg.eventbrite.com

Founders’ Award

Leslie Pearlman

Helen Muise

Community Service Award

Bruce Gordon

Sharon Muddiman

Unsung Hero

Val Gilman and Jared Gilman

Lisa Reis

Outstanding Community Builder

Joey Ciaramitaro
Good Morning Gloucester

Gloucester Education Foundation Celebration From Terry Weber

Hi Joey,

On Friday night at the Cape Ann Museum, the Gloucester Education Foundation (GEF) held its annual celebration, noting its growth and progress over the past year. Over 100 people attended including teachers, donors, and city officials.

One exciting GEF initiative you’ll be hearing more about in coming weeks is the "Using Technology to Enhance Project-Based Learning" program which will allow students in the program to use iPads to document changes to Gloucester from 1900 to the present day. More details to come!

To see more pics of the celebration, click here

To learn more about the GEF and their mission, click here

MAIN STREET – REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS MEETING Kyrouz Auditorium – City Hall Tuesday October 23rd 7:00 p.m.

This is to advise you that the Gloucester City Council will be holding a continued public hearing regarding the removal of parking meters on Main Street, from the intersection of Main and Spring Streets to the intersection of Main and Washington Streets with a two-hour time limit on a pilot basis only from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013 inclusive.

The Council vote is to amend the current Ordinance to have free, non-metered parking, on a trial basis, from January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013. The two-hour time limit and anti-shuffling ordinance will still be in effect during this time period. The intent is two-fold, first to offer residents and businesses a break in the off-season while still maintaining the rules of the time limits and anti-shuffling laws; the second is to see how this trial experiment works as to whether or not this Ordinance can be enforced on a year round basis.
The Police Chief has been asked to attend to explain parking enforcement’s role.

If the trial basis works, the Council may propose to make the amendment a year round law by Ordinance.

Please attend if you are either in favor or against. Let your voice be heard.
Melissa Cox, Ward 2 City Councilor

CLICKABLE MENUS- CAPE ANN RESTAURANT WEEK October 21 – 26, 2012

Here you can find all the menus and help decide which joint you are gonna go to take advantage of the ridiculous deals-

Pix Fix Three Course  Menus for $33.12 or $25.12

Don’t be a dope, take advantage.  These are stupid crazy awesome prices for these meals!

Sponsored by The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce!

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Look Who’s 50! Our Buddy Toby Burnham!!!

Toby is one of the funniest, nicest guys you’d ever want to meet.  Salt of the earth lobsterman.  We’re lucky to get to deal with him every day- always entertaining!

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Click pic below to watch the video-

click the picture to view the chat

Toby is a good egg.  He walks to his own beat but is a super nice guy.  For some interesting posts featuring Toby (and they’re all interesting if they feature him) click this text.

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Community Photos 10/22/12

Bright and Yellow-

Hi Joey,
The leaves were so "Bright and Yellow" here at our Ski House in Intervale, NH this Saturday morning (Oct. 20, 2012) that it looked like the sun was shining bright. It wasn’t until later in the afternoon. And yes…we do "represent" here at the bar in Intervale.
John Nasser

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The Roseway is getting finishing touches before she sets sail for Savannah.
Cheers, Sharon St Clair-King

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Community Stuff 10/22/12

O’Maley Cross Country

This Thursday, October 25th at Stage Fort Park there will be the Northeast Conference Conference Meet/Jim Munn Invitational.  It brings middle school kids from all over Massachusetts, public schools, private, and home school kids together to compete in one of the biggest meets around.  There will be close to 1500 runners competing.  As the coach, I am trying to promote the sport of cross country and showcase the hard work our kids have done this season. 


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Wind Turbine Transportation Time- Lapse Video From Jay Groccia

Jay Groccia from http://www.onsitestudios.com/   writes-

Hi Joey,

I was hired by Varian Semiconductor to produce a time-lapse documentary film of the installation of their wind turbine.

I started shooting this week and I met Fred of Bodin Historic Photo while the hostess was getting me a coffee Gloucester Cruiseport restaurant. He asked me a few questions about the project and then we said goodbye. The next day I walked into his shop and as soon as I entered he exclaimed, "Hey, I met you last night!". We chatted more and then he introduced me to your blog.

Here is a sneak peek of the film – it shows the barge arriving and a blade getting transported to the site.

StudioVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio in addition is selling Antiques and Collectibles/Come Visit!

Hi Joey,

Just spreading the word that StudioVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio in Gloucester in addition to great art and business graphics is now selling Antiques and Collectibles.  Bob Viau has done much notable art work around Gloucester and Cape Ann such as the copper roses on the Rose Baker, The Artwork depicting Azorean Life on the blue and white tile installations on the Azorean to menus for Passports and the O’Maley School signs.  The studio located at 121 R East Main Street, Gloucester (the little red building behind Smokin’ Jims and Coveted Yarn) is now selling Antiques and Collectibles in addition to unique and beautiful original art.  Prices range from $5-$200.  Open Tues. Thurs. Friday afternoons and most Sat. and Sun.

Check out StudioVO website a www.studiovo.com/ 978-879-6130

Come Visit.

Best, Deej and Bob

Erica Jong Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

“Advice is what you ask for when you already know the answer, but wish you didn’t.”

Erica Jong (1942-   )

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A native New Yorker, Jong (née Mann) is best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying detailing the self-search of a young woman discovering her sexuality and power. A graduate of Barnard College with a Master’s degree in English Literature from Columbia University, Jong has written more than two dozen books including poetry, novels and non-fiction. She is an active campaigner for equal rights for the LGBT community, and continues to write and speak about the intimate lives of men and women of advancing age. She has been married four times.

Greg Bover

What Would You Like To See Fill The Space Vacated By Five Guys?

I WANT ME SOME!!!

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Put in your suggestions in the comments to this post and I’ll put them all into a poll tomorrow.  Deadline for the poll is tomorrow night by 5PM