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.

Have you ever seen one of those skate ray eggs on the beach and wondered how it hatches? Well this is how- Video

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*PHOTOS* Gloucester Firefighters Union, Gloucester Fire Collect More than 200 Gifts During Annual Toy Drive 

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Gloucester Fire and Gloucester Firefighters Union collected more than 200 gifts for children in need this holiday season. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Firefighters Union)
GLOUCESTER — Fire Chief Eric Smith is pleased to share that the Gloucester Firefighter Union collected more than 200 gifts for families in need this holiday season.   Toys and monetary donations were collected on Saturday, Dec. 14. Monetary donations were collected at Stop & Shop and used to help fund a large shopping event. The Gloucester Firefighters Union fulfilled wish lists from children across the Cape Ann region, including toys, clothes, and more.  The rear cab of Ladder 2 was filled with collections.   Donations were given to the North Shore Kids Holiday Fund, which supportsWellspring House, and Pathways for Children and Action, which supports local families and children with gifts for Christmas. Chief Smith and Gloucester Fire Department would like to thank residents and community members for their generosity and wish all a happy holiday season.   ###
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Community members stand with Union Reps Matt Aiello, Dean DeCoste, and Joe Johnson during the annual toy drive. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Firefighters Union)
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Members of the community donate toys during Gloucester Firefighters Union’s annual toy collection. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Firefighters Union)
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Firefighter Ishi King, Sara King, and Firefighter Dean DeCoste purchase items for children and families during the annual toy drive. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Firefighters Union)

GloucesterCast 762 12/8/24 Livestream

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Arthritis Pain?

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Arthritis Pain?

If you have chronic arthritis pain, you may be wondering about cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment. CBD, along with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other chemicals, is found in marijuana. But unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive — that is, it does not cause the intoxication or high associated with marijuana use.

There’s a good chance you’ve tried it already: according to a 2019 Gallup poll, about 14% of Americans report using CBD products, and the number one reason is pain. The Arthritis Foundation conducted its own poll, and found that 29% reported current use of CBD (mostly in liquid or topical form), and nearly 80% of respondents were either using it, had used it in the past, or were considering it. Of those using it, most reported improvement in physical function, sleep, and well-being; of note, a minority reported improvement in pain or stiffness.

Stop by Angel Wings Wellness for a free consultation and FREE samples to see if CBD can improve the quality of your life! Fridays and Saturdays 11-4 or call for a private appointment. 12 Rogers Street

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Arthritis Pain?

A lot of colors/sizes are starting to sell out or thin out. If you want something shipped before Christmas I’d shop the Gloucester Apparel Shop Now!

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It would be great if you could post a bit about our Holiday Art Sale on Rocky Neck! For TWO DAYS, Saturday/Sunday, Dec. 14&15, 11-5, artists affiliated with the Rocky Neck Art Colony will offer their paintings and drawings, and glass and ceramic works, at irresistible prices for holiday gift-giving. 

We invite shoppers and Art Trekkers to visit Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, to find the perfect unique handmade present. 

What could be better than an early winter stroll, with art + drinks + snacks?

Shop local! Give the gift of art! 

Participating local artists include: 

Susan Alvey

Paula Borsetti

Jennifer K Brown

Matt Cegelis

Barbe Ennis

Elizabeth Gauthier 

Stephen Gondert

Nancy Gorman

Mel Higgins

Ann Lafferty

Carmela Martin

Vanessa Michalak

Jennifer Pinck

Deborah Quinan

Grace Vasta

Racism, Sexism — Hilarity Ensues

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Funny writer wins serious award

What if you’re the only one who thinks it’s funny?

That’s the worry that plagued longtime GMG fan Doug Brendel, known for his Outsidah.com humor site, after he wrote his novel Praying for Mrs. Mombasa.

“Even after your family and friends read it and laugh,” he says, “you still wonder if they’re just being polite.”

But then the book began winning awards, a total of seven, including a Global Book Award for Humorous Fiction, and the Gold Medal for Humor in the Reader Views Literary Awards competition (sort of the Olympics for self-published books).

“Eventually you say to yourself, Yeah, it must be funny,” Doug says.

Now the novel has received award #8: the International Impact Book Award for Contemporary Fiction.

“This award is extra-satisfying because it recognizes the book not just for its humor but for its place in our culture,” says the author. “I wanted this novel to make a strong statement against racial and sexual stereotyping, and especially with this recognition, I’m beginning to believe that the book accomplishes that.”

Noted as “a hilarious, surreal, irreverent look at how hope works,” Praying for Mrs. Mombasa has defied description by reviewers because it doesn’t fit easily into any conventional genre. The story’s neurotic narrator, for example, gets into testy tiffs with the characters.

Mombasa has also been controversial because “it features ethnic stereotypes, then turns them on their head,” Doug says. “Also, it seems there’s a 6-year-old who smokes Virginia Slims. Shocking, I know.”

Some North Shore bookstores have declined to carry the book. But it’s available in paperback at Dogtown Book Shop in Gloucester as well as Tidal Pages Bookshop in Ipswich, with the paperback and Kindle editions and the audiobook (read by the author) available on Amazon.

For more information, contact the author via Outsidah.com.

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Cover design by Kristina Grundmann

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“Praying for Mrs. Mombasa is a beyond-clever story, inside of a play that’s not actually occurring, in front of an audience that doesn’t actually exist. It will blow your mind, and assumptions, away.” —from the Reader Views Five Star Review

(photo by Cynthia August Images)