Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Looking for the perfect spot to host your holiday party? The Captain Courageous Room at Minglewood Harborside can host up to 50 for a sit-down dinner and up to 110 for a cocktail style party. To start party planning, visit our website, find the “Private Events” tab and fill our an Event Request Form. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

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Please join us on November 3rd to learn about sustainable agriculture* on Greater Cape Ann! 

On Sunday, November 3 at 3 p.m. at the Annisquam Village Church,  the Interfaith Committee of the Cape Ann Climate Coalition will hold its 3rd and final event in our series focused on sustainable agriculture, healthy soil, carbon sequestration, eating healthy and buying local. 

You will hear from a panel of three local farmers who are practicing sustainable agriculture on their farms. Alison DiFiore, Executive Director of Backyard Growers and a farmer, will moderate this session.  

The IFC is receiving grant money from NOAA to put on these programs.

The poster for this event is attached. Please share widely!!*Sustainable agricultural practices are intended to protect the environment, expand the Earth’s natural resource base, and maintain and improve soil fertility. Based on a multi-pronged goal, sustainable agriculture seeks to: Increase profitable farm income and promote environmental stewardship.  Source:  USDA NIFA

Thank you!

Marion Phipps, Sharon Byrne Kishida

Co-Facilitators of the Interfaith Committee of the Cape Ann Climate Coalition

Rebecca and Vanessa

Michalak / Nagle Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art Gallery

20 Pleasant Street

Gloucester MA 01930

October 28, 2024 ~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce ~ 

Do you want a chance to win $10,000? Wouldn’t that come in handy for shopping this holiday season? Or perhaps you would love to get away from the cold weather and go on that “dream vacation” this winter.

A $10K Grand Prize is at stake – but you can’t win without buying a ticket! Get your ticket (or tickets) today for a chance to win big! $25,000 in cash prizes is set to be given away. Only 500 tickets will be sold and there are 12 chances to win!

You have until Wednesday at 3 PM to buy your tickets online at https://bit.ly/25KGame or by calling the Greater Cape Ann Chamber at 978-283-1601.

Make the night even more fun by getting into the Halloween Spirit and arriving in costume! Guests who come in costume will be eligible for additional prizes.

Don’t have your ticket yet? Visit https://bit.ly/25KGame or call the Chamber at 978-283-1601 to get your chance at a “Big Win!”

The drawing is this Wednesday, October 30 at the Gloucester Elks from 5 – 7 PM. You do not need to be present to win! Limited tickets may also be available for sale at The Elks of Gloucester on the night of the event.

GOOD LUCK!

When you have a partner that is beautiful, but truly a PARTNER, pulling in the same direction, making your life filled with happiness. When your kids are healthy and thriving. When you have your health, and you have just an incredible group of awesome friends, life is pretty frickin good.

Thanks to all the people that reached out today, so cool.

Here’s to another year and some cool trips to warm locales this winter!

 best dressed wins a $50 gift card and your choice of merch (hat, hoodie or tee) 

go big or gourd home, winner announced around 7pm

A beautiful shot by @michaelpiazza

A gorgeous Kinmedai(golden eye snapper) from Chiba, Japan. Reservation at www.sushisanglee.com

Calling all tequila aficionados and food lovers! Mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening featuring the art of tequila with Atanasio Tequila!

We’re thrilled to invite you to an exclusive Tequila Dinner where you’ll savor four distinct Atanasio tequilas—each carefully crafted, each unique, and each telling its own story. Guided by Chef Luis Pardo, your tasting journey will be enhanced by a specially curated menu that pairs each tequila with vibrant and flavorful dishes designed to elevate the experience.

🥂No Ice, No Cocktails—Just Pure Tequila Pleasure!

This isn’t your typical tequila experience. Each sip will be served straight, allowing you to appreciate every nuance of Atanasio’s rich visual presentation, complex aromas, and exceptional flavors. This is tequila at its finest, and we’re here to celebrate it together!

Limited Seats Available! Reserve your spot now and join us for an evening filled with flavors, stories, and good company.

Tickets available at Machaca for purchase or click link below to access tickets online!

Ticket purchase includes tax & gratuity 

Online tickets available below:

MACHACA

TACOS & TEQUILA

14 ROGERS ST

GLOUCESTER, MA

Vote no on Question 5 Rally

Hey Joey-

Thank you for taking the time to hear me. I am writing to inform you that members of Cape Ann will be holding a rally at the rotary in Gloucester on Monday, November 4, 2024 with the intent of spreading an emphatic opposition to Question 5 on the state ballot for this upcoming election. I have spoken to restaurant owners, managers, and employees alike and expect a strong turnout amid the presidential supporters. The time of this gathering will be from 3-6 PM, and there is a public FaceBook group, Cape Ann Says NO To Question 5, organized to promote both this event and distribute awareness geared toward this cause.

Support from local news would be an integral part to speeding the spread of our ardent cry to stop Question 5 from passing.

Question 5 is a doomsday package wrapped with a pretty bow to the service industry of Massachusetts. An outside Californian company has pushed this onto our ballots and will lead to crippling labor costs, higher prices, forced unionization and decreased quality of life for thousands of Massachusetts residents. Vote NO ON QUESTION 5!

Shawn McQueeney

77 Rockyneck Avenue

Gloucester, MA

October 27, 2024 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

Join author Alice Markham-Cantor at the Sawyer Free Library on Tuesday, October 29 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm as she discusses her book, The Once & Future Witch Hunt, which investigates the Salem witch trials and their lasting impact.

Past and present collide in this page-turner investigation of Salem’s irrepressible question: How could this have happened?

In 1692, Martha Allen Carrier was hanged as the “Queen of Hell.” Three hundred years later, her nine-times-great-granddaughter, Alice Markham-Cantor, set out to discover why Martha died. As she chased her ancestor through the archives, graveyards, and haunted places of New England, grappling with what we owe the past, Alice’s connection to Martha led her to a shocking truth: witch hunts didn’t end in Salem.

Extensively researched and and compulsively readable, told through alternating fiction and non-fiction chapters, The Once & Future Witch Hunt does not treat Salem as a cautionary tale. It treats Salem as an instruction manual—not on how to perform witch hunts, but how to stop them.

The author talk is taking place at Sawyer Free Library at 21 Main Street. Registration is not required. All welcome. Questions? Contact: lsvensson@sawyerfreelibrary.org.

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