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.

Cynthia Hill Shows Off Some of Her First Photos From The Sony I Recommended For Her

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Cynthia writes-

Thanks to Joey……

Love it, still haven’t a clue but will have fun learning…

Please see attached – shooting directly into the sun shows the curvature of the earth! How cool is that? Great of David as well!!!

Yeah I know it was on panoramic…couldn’t get rid of it!

Thank you so much.

xoxoxo~Cynthia

click the photos for larger versions

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Here’s the camera I recommended for her-

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The price has come down some.  I paid $359 for mine two months ago.

Here’s my recommended camera list-

GMG Tech Talk- Revising My Recommended Camera List

GMG Tech Talk- the Official Gloucester MA Hashtag- #Gloucester #MA vs. #GloucesterMa

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Bill O’Connor writes-

Hey Joey,

I started this topic on Twitter, but I thought it would be fun to include your audience in the discussion.  This isn’t about trying to get something to trend on Twitter – its more about creating an exclusive Twitter channel for Gloucester, MA.  I just ran into a similar situation with Salem this month.  There’s all kinds of Salems out there but only one Salem, MA. Going to #SalemMa to find info on their busiest month (Salem = Halloween) is much easier than visiting #Salem #MA.

I noticed that #Gloucester on Twitter is totally cluttered with other Gloucesters – mainly Gloucester, England & Gloucester, New Jersey.  It’s enough to make someone have to dig for info on Gloucester MA, and not very user friendly.  

I then checked #GloucesterMa and noticed that @GDTnews started it and think it’s a great idea. It fine tunes the aggregation of our collective data and makes finding Gloucester Mass info on Twitter so much easier.  If we follow a pattern of posting to #GloucesterMa, we can collectively Tweet occasionally on #Gloucester #MA something like – ‘Looking for info on #Gloucester #MA? Try #GloucesterMa!’

I’m with @GDTnews on this and my vote is for #GloucesterMa in all Gloucester-centric tweeting!

Thanks,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid, @kidns

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Joey writes in response-

Well it’s a great topic Bill brings up and I should just state that there shouldn’t even be a debate.  The official Gloucester MA hashtag for twitter should be #GloucesterMA and not two separate #Gloucester #Ma.  The answers should be plain as day when you click on those respective hashtags on twitter. 

When you click on #Ma you’re going to get anything and everything that anyone has used for the #Ma including  everything in Massachusettes as well as a bunch of mother tweets. That alone defeats the purpose of the hashtag which is intended to drill down your results.  On top of that with #Gloucester #Ma you use 15 characters as opposed to 13 characters with #GloucesterMa  Those two characters are valuable real estate in a 160 character max tweet.

To make it more clear-

Click here for  twitter search results for #Gloucester and then here for #Ma and take note of what it returns (you don’t need to have a twitter account to do this)

as opposed to the far better option-click the link-  #GloucesterMa

That should make things crystal clear as to the far superior option.

Thanks Bill @kidns and @GDTnews for bringing it to our attention.  No need for a poll, this is case closed, from now on I’ll be using #GloucesterMa unless of course I need those last two characters in which case the Ma gets the ax.

Oh and BTW, you can follow your boy Joey here- @Joey_C

Cape Ann TV Election Coverage

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Ch. 12
Monday, October 31, 2011
8:00pm Gloucester City Councilor Ward 2 and Ward 3
Debate presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

9:00pm Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large Debate
presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

10:30pm Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

12:00am Gloucester City Councilor Ward 2 and Ward 3
Debate presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

1:00am Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large Debate
presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

2:30am Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum

10:30pm Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum
Thurs., Nov. 3, 2011

9:00am Gloucester City Councilor Ward 2 and Ward 3
Debate presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

10:00am Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large Debate
presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

12:00pm Gloucester Ward 3 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

1:30pm Gloucester Ward 2 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

3:00pm Gloucester Councilor at Large Debate
presented by the Gloucester Daily Times

4:30pm Gloucester’s Mayor Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times
Friday, Nov. 5, 2011

8:00pm Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum

Saturday, Nov. 6 , 2011

12:00am Gloucester’s Mayor Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

1:30am Gloucester Ward 2 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

3:00pm Gloucester Councilor at Large Debate
presented by the Gloucester Daily Times

4:30pm Gloucester Ward 3 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

8:00am Gloucester Ward 2 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

9:30am Gloucester’s Mayor Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

11:00am Gloucester Ward 3 Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

4:00pm Gloucester Councilor at Large Debate
presented by the Gloucester Daily Times

6:30pm Gloucester’s Mayor Debate presented by the
Gloucester Daily Times

8:00pm Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large Debate
presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

9:30pm Gloucester City Councilor Ward 2 and Ward 3
Debate presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

10:30pm Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2011

12:00am Gloucester City Councilor Ward 2 and Ward 3
Debate presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

1:00am Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large Debate
presented by the LWV of Cape Ann

2:30am Cape Ann TV Gloucester Candidates Forum

Ch. 67
Friday, Nov. 5, 2011
6:30pm Gloucester Councilor at Large Debate presented by the Gloucester Daily Times
8:00pm Gloucester’s Mayor Debate presented by the Gloucester Daily Times
9:30pm Gloucester Ward 2 Debate presented by the Gloucester Daily Times
11:00pm Gloucester Ward 3 Debate presented by the Gloucester Daily Times

Adventure, Roseway and Highland Sea Photos From Bob Cullen

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Joey,

Yesterday I was at the Gloucester Marine Railway with my niece and her husband so they could re-visit the Adventure, where they had gotten married 25 years ago by Capt. Jim Sharp in Camden. Joanne Souza, Director of Adventure.org was nice enough to give us a personal tour. We were pleased that the Roseway was also there, because the Roseway was a 2nd boat used for their wedding guests. We were lucky in that the Roseway was just leaving the dock and motoring out the harbor. I got some shots of that. Also, I met a Capt. Tom (I didn’t catch his last name, but he said he had once captained the Highland Sea (aka the Pilot.)) He said I had to take a once-in-a-lifetime photo of 3 ships built by the same shipyard (Tarr and James) in about the same year (1926), all in one frame. So, I did catch a photo of the Roseway as she went past the Highland Sea and the Adventure.

I also took a few photos of a carriage and some screws at the GMR. You probably have enough of those, but, in case you don’t. I just uploaded the 15 photos to my Flickr account – Bob C8. It’s a new set titled “Adventure Anniversary”. They’re set to public viewing. Feel free to post on GMG. In the set they’re in the right order.

It was sprinkling for a time yesterday when I took the photos, so I caught the authenticity of raindrops on my lens cover (or, I forgot to wipe the lens.)

Thanks, Bob Cullen (aka Jenn’s father)

click the picture below to see the slideshow from Bob Cullen

Below deck of The Schooner Adventure

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Best things to do in Gloucester on a rainy day to avoid packing:

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Ann Kennedy writes-

Best things to do in Gloucester on a rainy day to avoid packing:

  • Just follow the crowd
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  • Drive up as many private roads as possible for great scenery (especially exciting if posted "No Trespassing"!)
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Fall at the Historic Burnham House, Essex, MA photo From Len Burgess

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While taking some photos of the Burnham House a bank of clouds came up from behind me and proceeded over the house and within a few minutes they completely evaporated while heading out to sea.
–Len Burgess

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Proposed Cape Ann Painter And Artist Club/Group from Alice Gardner

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Alice Gardner Writes-

Hi Joey,
While getting a cup of coffee at Pleasant Street Tea Company this morning  I had the pleasure of saying hello to you and proposing a painter and photographer group idea that I had been thinking about for some time. You mentioned that several people had talked to you about the same idea. We discussed that the group might meet once a month somewhere in Gloucester and that we could get to know other painters and photographers, share ideas and our work and ,of course ,have a great time. You asked that I become the "point person" and have painters and photographers who might be interested  email me and then we would work it out from there. My email address is alicegardner @comcast.net and my cell phone number is 978-927-5199 and home number is 978-927-5199.
I work with watercolor , gouache and ink to create paintings of scenes and happenings around Cape Ann as well as run a "house portrait" business. My studio is at 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester.
Any painter or photographer in the area who is interested, please email me and also include your phone number. I will be in touch with Joey and then notify you when and where the first meeting will be held.
Thanks Joey!
Alice Gardner

5:20AM On Main Street Snapshot of Snow Totals (or lack thereof) On Main Street Courtesy Island Art and Hobby and Toodeloos–GMG October Nor’ Easter Coverage

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Classic example of how the www.gloucesterwebcam.com project can let you know what’s up when you’re away or in bed.

Island Art and Hobby Facebook page here

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Toodeloos Webpage here

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Click here to see the other cams

Click here to sign up and have your business or community organization represented on GMG when we highlight something cool happening on your cam and also listed on www.gloucesterwebcam.com

Check out the interactive map of all the locations that are live so far and their field of view-

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Follow The First Nor’ Easter Of The Season At www.gloucesterwebcam.com

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Here will be the first really great time to follow along the progress of the storm in real time on www.gloucesterwebcam.com

You can Check Out The Newest addition to the Stable- Gardy Winchester’s Gloucester Harbor Cam-

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Then bop over to Toodeloos and Island Art and Hobby’s Gloucester Ma Main Street webcams to see if there is any snow accumulation-

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Then hit up the Gloucester Harbor Cams from

Discover Gloucester

Lat 43

Cruiseport

The Cut Bridge

Harborview Inn

North Shore Kid’s Wonson Cove Cam

Blue Shutters Beachcam

The Vista Motel

Annisquam Village Realty Footbridge Cam

Here is a list of Webcams that have been ordered and should be installed within the next two weeks-

Schooner Lannon
Cape Ann Marina
Mile Marker 1
Atlantis Oceanfront Inn
Atlantis Oceanfront Breakfast Cafe
Bass Rocks Ocean Inn
Manny Simoes
Bluefish Property’s Motif Number 1
Schooner Adventure
Gloucester Quilter
Cape Ann Healing Center
Gloucester Maritime

Feel free to fill out this form to get on the list

Upcoming Cape Ann Profiles Including Our Greg Bover

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On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Greg Bover, a Vice President of CB Fisk, Inc., a Gloucester-based designer and builder of pipe organs. They discuss the intricacies of designing, constructing, and installing organs. CB Fisk has supplied organs to institutions around the world.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, October 28 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, October 30 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, November 4 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00PM.
Upcoming guests include Mark Warhol, a Cape Ann composer of contemporary classical music other Cape Ann personalities who have a story to tell.
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.

Cape Ann Skaters at the Hamilton Wenham Skate Club Fall Exhibition

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Hi Joey

Here’s a nice photo of Faye Greel, Learn to Skate Director at Cape Ann Skating and Alisa Contreras, coach,  with some Cape Ann Skaters at the Hamilton Wenham Skate Club Fall Exhibition.  Fun afternoon and the skaters were all wonderful!

Enjoy ~Maryanne Askwyth

HW Skate 10-27-11 group best

Cape Ann TV brings home coveted ACM awards

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The Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region has announced the winners of the Fall Video Festival, and this year, Cape Ann TV is taking home two awards. Cape Ann TV won a Second Place award in the Children and Youth category for the Cape Ann TV Youth Productions Club “Interview with Mayor Kirk,” and a Third Place award in the General Talk Show category for “Cape Ann Profiles: Egypt Revolution” produced by Rich Sagall.
    "All credit for the award belongs to Samantha and Cape Ann TV,” said Mayor Carolyn Kirk. “She asked thoughtful questions and made me feel comfortable during the interview — not something that can always be said of professional news organizations!"
    "The students who participate in our after school video club created a professional looking program, they do a fabulous job!” said Lisa Smith who coordinates the youth program. “This show was interesting to watch because Samantha Delaney-Burke, who was only in eight-grade at the time, had a great rapport with the Mayor. She interviewed the mayor from a teen perspective, and the viewer could learn about some of the influences that shaped the Mayor as a young person."
    Cape Ann TV Youth Productions landed another coveted award earlier this year winning the top award for “Bad Day at Good Harbor,” from among all of the high school entries for the Gloucester Education Foundation Video Contest. The Youth Productions After School program has weekly meetings this fall on Tuesdays from 3-5 p.m.
    The other award recipient, Rich Sagall, producer of Cape Ann Profiles, was equally honored to receive recognition. “We are so pleased to win this award,” said Rich Sagall,” producer, “Our show is a great platform to interview a wealth of interesting people and topics in Cape Ann.” Cape Ann Profiles is a new interview program was started in  (month) and features local people in the community and many diverse local and international subjects of interest. Some of Sagall’s recent guests have covered topics from the NOAA and the fishing industry to the Egyptian Revolution. The program is cablecast on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.   
    “Cape Ann TV is working to help members to develop high quality programming skills and for our center to become a leader in providing valuable local content to the Cape Ann communities. These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of all of our members and producers,” said Donna L. Gacek, the executive director of Cape Ann TV. Cape Ann TV is on Facebook and Twitter and you can find much more information on http://www.capeanntv.org and capeanntv.wordpress.com.
     The ACM-NE Region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. The ACM-NE Video Festival honors and promotes community communications and local cable programs that are first distributed on Public, Educational and Government (PEG) access or Local Origination (LO) cable television channels. Awards are presented to creative programs that address community needs, develop diverse community involvement, challenge conventional commercial television formats and move viewers to experience television in a different way.     The ACM-NE mission is to foster the belief that in order for democracy to flourish, people must be active participants in their government, educated to think critically and free to express himself or herself.  The Mission of the Alliance for Community Media is to advance democratic ideals by ensuring that people have access to electronic media and by promoting effective communication through community uses of media.

Castle of the Vampires / Hammond Castle Halloween Party Photos From Kathy Chapman

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Photographs © Kathy Chapman 2011

http;//www.kathychapman.com

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