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.

Here’s What’s Up Today- 2011 Essex Clamfest! Live Blog

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The Essex Division of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the twenty-ninth annual Essex ClamFest on Saturday, October 22nd (rain date: Sunday, October 23rd), from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Shepard Memorial Park in Essex.
The highlight of the day will be the Clam Chowder Tasting, a competition that pits area restaurants against one another to determine who serves the best chowder on Cape Ann.  Many of the area restaurants are expected to serve up their favorite chowder recipes starting at 12:00 noon and ending at 2:00 p.m.  The public (for a nominal fee of $5 per person) will also have the opportunity to sample and vote on their favorite chowder.
In addition to the Chowder competition, an interesting variety of activities has been planned, including an arts and crafts area; entertainment throughout the afternoon; the Lions Club food pavilion; an Ipswich Ale station; organization, church, and non-profit tables; a number of games for children and a health fair which will include flu shots. The crafts area and the rides will be open to the public starting at 11:00 a.m. 
For more information contact Tim Burton at 978-283-1601 or by email at tim@capeannchamber.com.

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Donna Ardizzoni reports live 9:45AM set up-

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Vampires at Hammond Castle

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Hi Joey,

I haven’t seen any press on this, so I thought you might want to let people know that the new residents of Hammond Castle are looking to have guests for dinner — literally!  The Castle is open this weekend and next for a bloody good time!

Just a note to those who go – parking seems to be an issue, so for everyone’s safety please park at Stage Fort Park (Free!) and take the free shuttle to the castle.

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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The First Good Morning Gloucester DVD Is In The Can In Time For The Holidays!!!!

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The DVD menu-

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Awaiting The DVD Case Artwork from Beth Swan and I’ll be sending it out for the DVDs to be pressed.

It was a ton of work and there is as much footage as I could fit onto the DVD- 154 minutes of GMG Videos

I’ll be donating 5% of the proceeds from the sale of this DVD to The Saint Peter’s Fiesta to rebuild the Greasy Pole.

21 Chapters in all-

  1. ReplyGloucester at Dawn Featuring Music By Dan King
  2. 2011 Friday Greasy Pole 
  3. 2011 Jr Womens Seine Boat Champs Donna Del Mare
  4. 2011 Saturday Greasy Pole Featuring Footage From Adam Bolonsky & Sam Hartson
  5. Building The 2011 Greasy Pole Shrine
  6. Down The Fish Hold Of The Sanfilippos Captain Domenic
  7. Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
  8. Why I Love Gloucester Interviews
  9. How Your Lobsters Were Harvested- Aboard The Trapper John
  10. Blue Lobster Landed In Gloucester By Lobster Boat The Connemara Bay
  11. Lobster Molting In Real Time At Captain Joe and Sons
  12. Monkey Balls or Sea Squirts -European Invader Ascidiella Aspersa
  13. One Inch Baby Lobsters Filmed and Released
  14. Rare Golden Sea Robin Landed Videotaped and Released
  15. Triple Pincer Claw Lobster
  16. The Back Shore 3/16/10
  17. Salting Herring At Cape Seafoods
  18. Gloucester Zen 6/3/11 Good Harbor Beach at Dawn
  19. Lobstermen Matt and Mark Ring Prepare A Trawl For The ’11 Season
  20. Fontana Family St Joseph Novena 2011
  21. Ferrante Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011

I saw it for the first time on a television yesterday at Cape Ann TV.  The women couldn’t tear themselves away from the set. 

The goal was to make a DVD which you could show people and blow them away with stuff that they have never seen before.  Especially cool are the mutant lobster and marine life videos on the larger screen. 

As a Christmas or Hanukah  present it’s a no-brainer.  Small size, easy wrapping, totally unique, totally Gloucester, easy shipping, perfect price point- $20.

This will be the perfect gift to have a couple wrapped and in the front hall closet for when those people stop buy with a present for you but you didn’t think to get them one- you have a couple Good Morning Gloucester DVDs all wrapped up in the closet and ready to go!

No brainer, right?

They will cost $20 for 1 Buy 5 and get 1 free, buy 10 and get two free.

I’ll put up a paypal link once I have them in my possession.

Huge thanks to Dan King for the background music for the DVD menu and The Joey C’s Gloucester at Dawn Slideshow, Adam Bolonsky and Sam Hartson’s Greasy Pole Footage and Beth Swan for Designing The DVD Artwork.

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If you have a relative that has moved away, if you want to show something during Thanksgiving, if you want to try to explain Greasy Pole to friends that have never seen it- this is it.

New Face & Voice @ Gimmesound.com- Kory Curcuru

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Peter and Vicky Van Ness write-

Dear Joey,

Please allow me to introduce Kory Curcuru — a glosta boy who’s recently returned home from Australia and Hollywood, where he wrote comedy and produced DVD special features for all the major studios.  Here’s a picture of him at Sardo’s inBurbank.

Before he abandoned us in 2006 he wrote Gloucester’s funniest book, St. Peter’s Fiasco.  You can still get this spoof of the Perfect Storm at Stop & Shop’s dollar table and other fine establishments; and it’s complete with his famous Glostary for those trying to learn how we speak in our fair City.

He’s moved back, bought a house here and has nearly completed his second book about Gloucester.

Vickie and I are lucky enough to have known Kory for over a decade and ecstatic to be working with him now.

Kory is gimmesound’s new talking head.  You can see his 1 minute videos showcasing Gloucester’s thriving music scene every day beginning tomorrow (Friday 10/21) at http://gloucester.gimmesound.com

Check it out!

Click below for the video with Kory Curcuru

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Tiny Tugs At The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center Photos From Cliff McCarthy

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Hi Joey,

I don’t know what this was all about, stumbled upon it at the GMHC this afternoon.

There was a British film crew there filming from a tow boat.

Peace,

  Cliff McCarthy

Cliff, they were shooting an episode of the BBC hit show Three Men In A Boat. 

Boom! That Just Happened!!!! Toodeloos Toy Store Webcam Now Live On www.gloucesterwebcam.com

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Our Man Tim Blakeley from www.GloucesterBytes.com has been banging out the installs today and we now have Toodeloos Toy Store added to www.gloucesterwebcam.com

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Toodeloos has the view of I4C2,Gloucester Harbor and The Paint Factory.

As soon as Susan from Toodeloos embeds the Toodeloos webcam feed onto her website we will direct people that click on it on www.gloucesterwebcam.com to her webpage where she has the feed embedded.

The Rollout Begins on www.gloucesterwebcam.com – 7 Seas Whale Watch Is Now Live!

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Last night 16 webcams were delivered via Fedex and the rollout has begun!
We have now have 5 up and running and we will contact the businesses who have signed up in the order that they committed to it and roll them out.
Now once they embed the webcam feed on their websites we will drive traffic to their sites.
You can view them all as they go live on www.gloucesterwebcam.com

 

Click here to get an email when new webcams go live

Tim Blakeley from GloucesterBytes has been banging out the installs very quickly and is only charging people $50 for a regular  install if it doesn’t include additional hardware.

If you want your business or community organization to be part of it you can fill out the form-

Lanesville Community Center is hosting its first annual"Halloween Monster Bash" on Saturday, Oct. 29th

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The Lanesville Community Center is hosting its first annual"Halloween Monster Bash"  on

Saturday, Oct. 29th from 7:30 to midnight at the LCC.

This is a party for adults only, with cash bar, DJ, food, a 50/50 raffle (proceeds to LCC building fund)

and lots more!  Open to the public.  Admission is free and costumes are highly encouraged!

If you have any questions you can email me at adion82@yahoo.com  or feel free to call me at  978-239-3586

Hope the GMG folks can make it!

Thanks!~ Annette Dion

After School Video Club at Cape Ann TV

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After School Video Club

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at Cape Ann TV
for Cape Ann Middle School
and High School Students

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Tuesdays
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Begins October 4, 2011
at the Cape Ann TV Studio
38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester

Sign up for Cape Ann TV’s exciting after school program.
You will write stories and create television programs
to air on Channel 12!

A $20 fee includes a one-year membership to Cape Ann TV

For more information and to register contact Lisa:
978-281-2443
lsmith@capeanntv.org

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www.capeanntv.org

 

seen around Cape Ann last weekend from mike dyer

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Wares in Window, Main Street Antiques, Essex

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Heading for Ice, Gloucester

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Still Green, Red Rocks trail, Gloucester

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Closing Day, Down River Ice Cream, Essex

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How Lucky We Are

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Photo Charity Ciaramitaro

I think we forget how lucky we are.  It’s the middle of October and not only are flowers still blooming but even the bees are out.  Charity Ciaramitaro

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Fed Ex Just Delivered 16 Webcams!!!!!

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Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes will be starting his installs tomorrow and we should be bringing you more and more online every day this week!

Buckle Up Kids, This Is Gonna Be A Fun Ride.

We will keep you informed of how it goes.

Here’s the list of 24 webcams due to be live within the next two weeks-

www.gloucesterwebcam.com

 

Announcing Reception and Grand Prize Drawing of Movalli Oil Painting Benefiting Busting Breast Cancer

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(Manchester, MA) Manchester-based non-profit Busting Breast Cancer: Prevention not Profits (formerly known as Know Breast Cancer) is happy to announce their Reception and Grand Prize Raffle Drawing of the Movalli Oil Painting “Gloucester” which was donated in memory of Carleen Muniz. The reception and celebration will take place at the John Archer Estate, 10 North Street, Danvers, MA on October 23, 2011 from 3 PM to 5 PM. Musical entertainment provided by Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester. Area restaurants will be providing food. Wine and green tea will also be served.
Please join us for what will be a fun filled afternoon. Also, hear from Susan Wadia-Ells, Founder of Busting Breast Cancer, who will present inexpensive and healthy ways to lower your risk of breast cancer. Gloucester is top on the list as one of the cities and/or towns ofEssex County that will be receiving free seminars as part of the Essex County Busting Breast Cancer Initiative.
Busting Breast Cancer (formerly known as The National Breast Cancer Prevention Project and Know Breast Cancer), was founded by Susan Wadia-Ells, PhD. The organization is focused is on helping women to stop breast cancer before it starts, rather than focusing on detection and treatment. Wadia-Ells’ forthcoming book “Busting Breast Cancer” is based on international research over the past 5 plus years and will change the way the world thinks of breast cancer.
The Essex County Initiative is a project of the National Breast Cancer Prevention Project. The Website is www.knowbreastcancer.net. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at their website through the 23rd of October.
For further information please contact Volunteer Lisa Vincent at 978-660-0686.

Manchester Art Festival Movalli paintingHonky Tonk Women of Gloucester will perform noon to 2 p.m. at Maritime Gloucester (Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center) 23 Harbor Loop in Gloucester as part of the Schooner Festival weekend.