Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I caught this image with my phone on Friday while they were pressure washing the new grain silo at the Cape Ann Brewing Company. Apparently they’ll be able to store half of an 18 wheeler’s tanker load of grain in there and will feed into the building from the outside with an automated auger system. Who would have thought that a grain silo –something normally associated with farming –would end up in Saint Peter’s Square?

Enjoy! ~Bill O’Connor North Shore Kid

Hi Joey.

With the New Year I have been hearing reports from my clients who have Successfully Stopped Smoking and wanted to share this poem and advice with GMG readers.

STOPPING smoking is the BEST Thing anyone can ever do! Taking back your health, as you take back control of your life. I stopped many years ago, and am so glad I did!

There are now many low cost/no cost options for those serious about stopping smoking. I offer FREE consultations for those interested. (Serious inquiries only please!)

Wishing you and the residents of Gloucester the Best of Health in this New Year!             Karen

Season Opening game March 24, 2012, Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington

The Boston Derby Dames, Massachusetts only WFTDA sanctioned flat track roller derby team, announces details of their 2012 season schedule this month, with all games to be played at their home base of Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington, MA.
In this their 7th year, BDD has more than 65 skaters on five teams: the Cosmonaughties, Nutcrackers and Wicked Pissahs; a B level team aptly called the Boston B Party and the all-star travel team, the Boston Massacre. As founding member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (wftda.com), BDD has worked to build and represent the sport on an international level.
As the 2012 national season begins, the Boston Massacre is ranked 7th in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association’s Eastern Region (wftda.com/rankings). Plus, Derby News Network Power Rankings put Boston in the number 20 spot overall in the country (derbynewsnetwork.com).
Our 2012 season (March–October) is poised to be another heated season with the home teams vying for supremacy—  the four-time champs Wicked Pissahs try to hold on to the Championship Fez Cup from the graceful grip of second-place finishers and 2010 champions the Nutcrackers, while the Cosmonaughties battle for their first-ever trophy.
The Boston Massacre has experienced major transition in players, losing several to retirement but gaining a track full of fresh young blood anxious to prove their mettle in this season’s tough schedule. Training harder than ever before, the Massacre are up to facing a challenging season as they welcome Pennsylvania’s Dutchland, Indy’s Naptown, Cincinnati’s Black Sheep, Maine’s Port Authorities and the ever-popular Montreal New Skids on the Block.
Hoping to make the 2012 WFTDA Championships in Atlanta this fall, a feat they accomplished in 2008, this may be a break out year for Boston’s all-star team as the sport continues to grow in athleticism and its fan base continues to broaden.
Our season opening games in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 broke attendance records. Last year’s 2011 opener sold out and once again left a line of anxious fans buying tickets for the next bout in advance, plus, BDD sold out the first four games of the 2011 season. For 2012, the injection of fresh meat blood combined with the inspiration of dedicated vets promises a season like none other.

MARCH 24th
Cosmonaughties v. Nutcrackers
Boston B Party v. Maine Calamity Janes (Portland, ME)
APRIL 28th
Wicked Pissahs v. Nutcrackers
Boston Massacre v. Naptown Tornado Sirens (Indianapolis, IN)
MAY 19th
Cosmonaughties v. Wicked Pissahs
Boston Massacre v. Dutchland Derby Rollers (Lancaster, PA)
JUNE 16th
Nutcrackers v. Cosmonaughties
Boston Massacre v. Maine Port Authorities (Portland, ME)
JULY 14th
Nutcrackers  v. Wicked Pissahs
Boston Massacre v. Montreal New Skids on the Block
AUGUST 11th
Wicked Pissahs v. Cosmonaughties
Boston Massacre v. Cincinnati Rollergirls
SEPTEMBER 8th
1st Place Team v. Expo Guest
Home Team Playoffs
OCTOBER 13th
3rd Place Team v. Expo Guest
Home Team Championships

Just wanted everyone to know that Capt. Bill Lee’s "new" Ocean Reporter arrived in Rockport this afternoon. Bill seems real happy with his new boat and plans to have her over to Rose Marine at the beginning of next week for a new coat of paint, no doubt black with a bit of yellow trim. Congrats Billy! Thanks, Skip Montello

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On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Lisa Smith and Andrew Love, the two production coordinators at Cape Ann TV. They discuss what it’s like to work at a community access station, the importance of the station to the community and how individuals can become involved.

Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, January 6 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, January 8 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, January 13 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, January 15 at 2:00PM.

Rich Sagall is a physician and the president of NeedyMeds, a national non-profit that provides information on programs that help people unable to afford their health care costs. He also publishes Pediatrics for Parents, a children’s health newsletter.

Barbara Boudreau writes-

Hi Joey,

I didn’t know if you run any tributes to people who have passed, but Gloucester lost a very special lady on Tuesday.  Perhaps you knew her from her music – she was a gifted piano player – a wonderful musician.  The wake is tomorrow (Friday) at Greely’s and the funeral Saturday at St. Ann’s.  I wrote this piece about her if you have room for it on the web site.  Great job on the site – it tells a wonderful side of Gloucester.

Barbara Boudreau

I’m very sad to report that my dear buddy Mary Jo Frontiera passed away on Tuesday. She was a magical presence who possessed that quality all musicians strive for, yet many never achieve. When she played, the music simply came out of her and greatly affected everyone within earshot, regardless of age or station in life. Memories of her sitting in at the Studio Restarant live vividly in my mind. No matter who was playing before or after, she always commanded the most thunderous applause with her simple, but elegant style and interpretation, her impeccable sense of time and creative musical genius. Though she was completely self taught and never considered herself to be a singer, she was one of my favorites, and her rendition of "Street of Dreams" was the ultimate. Mary has been out of the music circuit for some time now, but was playing regularly for Day by Day elder services in Gloucester, bringing the gift of music to those who need it most. If you had the privilege of visiting at her apartment in Poplar Park, you were always treated to a free impromptu concert which spanned the gamut of the American Songbook and beyond, to classical, and at times, Beatles tunes that she loved. Mary Jo LOVED music. It remained to the end the most important aspect of her life. Just last Monday, she played for me at her house, and I will keep that memory of Winter Wonderland clutched in my heart. The world has lost a true treasure today.

Barbara Boudreau