Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Sidewalk Bazaar Next Weekend! Schedule From Grace Giambanco Numerosi
Hi Joey- Thank you for all your help promoting the 53rd Annual Gloucester Sidewalk Bazaar. It’s coming up next week THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY!!
The committee has been working hard to ensure that this year’s event has something for everyone. It is our hope that it’s another great event to add to the already amazing events Gloucester has to offer. We are so lucky to live in such a great community. As you know, the Sidewalk Bazaar is a Gloucester tradition that shouldn’t be missed.
Attached is a synopsis of the events, couldn’t possibly fit everything in on one page.
Hope to see you on Main Street!!
Thanks again. Keep Smiling.
Grace Giambanco Numerosi
GLOUCESTER 53RD ANNUAL SIDEWALK BAZAAR
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
August 4th, 5th & 6th
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
DAILY EVENTS:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Celebrating Downtown Gloucester: Main Street retailers and restaurants are joined by crafters, artisans, and local non profits creating three fun-filled days for the whole family. Enjoy outdoor dining, live music and children’s activities along with the unique shopping experience.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. INFLATABLE BOUNCIES: Fun for all by Prime Time Party Zone (located in the Blackburn parking lot).
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FACE PAINTING in front of Toodleloos! and various other locations
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ROAMING RAILROAD: Enjoy a ride on the Roaming Railroad. All ages welcome.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PUPPET SHOWS brought to you by North Shore Bible Church and Faith Christian School.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. TWISTED MAGIC: Performances all along Main Street
11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. NATHAN THE JUGGLER: Performances all along Main Street
1:00 pm. – 5:00 p.m. BALLOON CREATIONS by Charlie Fogarty near Kid’s Unlimited
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CREATIVE ART ACTIVITIES: Brought to you by Cape Ann Art Haven
1:00 p.m. DANCE PERORMANCE by Dawn’s School of Dance
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Stop by the Park at Corner of Main & Porter Streets
and enjoy a variety of musical entertainment.
1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. Ric St. Germain (Rhyme & Blues)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. by Annette Dion (Roots Rock)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5th
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. TWISTED MAGIC: Performances all along Main Street
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SNAKES: Presented by the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team (both Friday & Saturday)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Stop by the Park at Corner of Main & Porter
for musical entertainment all day.
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. J & C ENTERTAIMNENT DJ & Karaoke
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Moira Kelly (Celtic Harpist).
2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Clarita (10 yr old Violin Virtuoso)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Annette Dion (Roots Rock)
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CREATIVE ART ACTIVITIES: Brought to you by Cape Ann Art Haven
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. BALLOON CREATIONS by Charlie Fogarty near Kid’s Unlimited
1:00 p.m. DANCE PERORMANCE by Ms. Tina’s School of Dance
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SIDEWALK CHALK ART: Brought to you by Cape Ann Art Haven.
10:00 a.m. BEST-DRESSED DOG PARADE: This year’s theme is Superheroes. Prizes will be awarded. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at Cape Ann Animal Aid booth in the West End.
The Parade through the marketplace will begin at 10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. MR. DEMETRI’S TAEKWONDO: Come watch a cool demonstration of Taekwondo.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Stop by the Park at Corner of Main & Porter Streets
and enjoy a variety of musical entertainment.
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm John Hicks (guitar, ukulele & vocals)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm Brad Byrd (singer songwriter)
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Basic Chicken Salad From Sista Felicia
Basic Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 breast of chicken (skinless & boneless)
1 stalk of celery diced into bite size pieces
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoon mayo
3 cups water
Step 1: Place water, chicken breast, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in medium size sauce pan over high heat cook until chicken is completely cooked through.
Step 2: Remove chicken from pan and let rest in a bowl until cool enough to touch.
Step 3: Slice celery lengthwise 3 times. Stack celery pieces together and chop into bite size pieces
Step 4: Using your hands pull chicken apart into shredded pieces set aside
Step 5: Place the chicken into the bowl of Cuisinart chopper and add diced celery reaming ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
Step 6: Cover Cuisinart bowl and pulse 2-3 times
Step 7: Open lid and add 2 tablespoon of mayo
Step 8: cover and pulse chop 2-3 times or until chicken salad is the consistency you like
*Note, at this point add more or less Mayo to suit your taste buds! Try adding sliced almonds, sliced seedless grapes, or even try dried cranberries! As you can see my family enjoys a moist but not wet consistency
Step 9: Place Chicken Salad into a air tight plastic container and keep refrigerated until ready to serve
Enjoy!
Last week hot and feeling way too lazy to cook, I decided to head off to the market early in the morning to buy deli sandwich meat and snacks for the beach. Immediately after taking a # at the deli counter, I realized there were 5 people ahead of me and quickly had to think of a plan “B”, knowing my kids wanted to get to the beach by noon! I walked over to the cold chest storing the pre sliced deli meat, to see what my options were and was disappointed to find there was no pre sliced “Buffalo Chicken” ,(the only Deli meat my son will eat). I noticed small containers of prepared chicken, ham and egg salad. I picked up a “Small” container of chicken salad and my finger tip nearly burned completely off. Yikes! The cost of a small 15 oz. container was selling for $6.99. Seriously? Not to be cheap, but one can buy a whole chicken for less than that. Even a rotisserie chicken cooked for half that price. I placed it back on the self along with my laziness to cook, and added a package of 6, fresh chicken breast to my shopping cart. When I arrived home my MTMM kicked in(Multi-Tasking Mother Mode) … unloading groceries, packing up the beach bag, switching loads of laundry, along with prepping dinner, all awhile whipping up a batch of ridiculously easy chicken salad I have made for years. Lunch and dinner for 4 for under $10
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Allen Estes Featured On The Cover of The Noise
Joey Ciolino and Kyle Edmonds Prep For Dory Eliminations
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Filling Bait Bags Aboard The F/V Trapper John
We will be testing some new Kayalu mounts next week as they have exceeded our expectations!
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Fisherman Tattoo Series- Steve Redfern F/V Trapper John
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Clouds over Glosta by Joe Lentini
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote of The Week From Greg Bover
Let us then be up and doing
With a heart for any Fate
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor, and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Born in Maine when it was still a province of Massachusetts, Longfellow became the best known of the lyric poets of the 19th century. His poems still form a core of the New England experience and include The Wreck of the Hesperus, Paul Revere’s Ride, The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. Longfellow taught for many years at Harvard College, and his pursuit of and eventual marriage to Frances Appleton still serves as an example of persistence to literary swains of Cambridge. Her accidental death in 1861 cast a dark pall over the last twenty years of his life. The bridge over the Charles River between Kendall Square and Beacon Hill is named in his honor.
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Here & Now Sunday July 17th at The Sargent House Museum
‘HERE & NOW’ SERIES BRINGS ARTISTS TO HISTORIC SITE
Here & Now: Contemporary Artists Working in The Sargent House Museum Garden
Launches this Sunday with artist Kathy Gentile Roberts
Here & Now was conceived as a means to revitalize the 1782 Sargent House and energize the under-utilized Sargent House Museum garden. The garden’s tiers, which were added to the site in 1925 by preservation architect Joseph Everett Chandler, create unique spaces for artists to set up and find inspiration in the garden. Known for restorations at the House of the Seven Gables and the Paul Revere House, Chandler made various alterations to the historic site and grounds.
Built in 1782 for Judith Sargent Murray—an early feminist writer, philosopher, and social activist, the Sargent House is a fine example of high-style Georgian domestic architecture, enlarged during the Federal period, and converted into a museum during the height of the Colonial Revival.
There are still opportunities available for artists to participate in the Here & Now series. Interested artists should contact Site Manager Kate Laurel Burgess-Mac Intosh at kburgess1@mac.com or by calling 978-412-5290.
Upcoming Artists in the Here & Now Series
July 31: Kathryn Gentile Roberts
August 7: Mary Rhinelander McCarl
August 14: Dorothy Englander
August 21: Carole Anne Meehan
August 28: Coco Berkman
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Julie Smith Asks- Burke Field, Magnolia
Julie Smith asks-
Hi- With all of your knowledge of Gloucester, do you have any idea who/what teams, if any, use the Burke Field in Magnolia? Or is it not used very often anymore?
Thanks for your help
Julie
Lisa Ramos answers-
Joey- Re; Julie Smith- the best one to ask about this information is Bill Knovack, but I can tell you that the Magnolia Mens softball league uses the field regularly for games and I use the far end field near the playground for practice for my Astros t-ball team. Also, the Magnolia Historical Society has donated their time and efforts in field clean up and brush removal, and in removing all the overgrown brush along the sidewalk on Route 127, Western Avenue, (yes there is a sidewalk there) in addition Jay Prince , Gloucester Firefighter, made and donated a new bench for the Astros in the name of the Magnolia Historical Society. Thanks Jay!
Lisa Ramos
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John Hiller Represents!
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Run Gloucester! 7-Mile Road Race Needs Volunteers
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (August 1, 2011) – Volunteers are needed for race weekend for the Run Gloucester! 7-Mile Road Race, set for Aug. 21 on scenic Cape Ann.
“We need volunteers to help out with registration, water stations, parking, course monitoring, and various other assignments" said Diane Anderson, volunteer coordinator for the race.
Volunteers can sign up online at the race website by going to the volunteer page at
http://www.rungloucester.com/volunteer. Race officials say all are welcome, no previous experience is necessary and that volunteering is best when it’s done with friends and family.
"We also need volunteers to help us get the word out to runners throughout the region about this beautiful road race here in Gloucester,” she added. With five miles of ocean views, Run Gloucester! is an excellent way to visit and see the history and seascapes of historic Cape Ann. This is the second year for the race, which was created by Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports, Inc., who also serves as race director of the BAA Boston Marathon, TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K in Maine, Feaster Five Thanksgiving Day Race,
Harvard Pilgrim 10K at Patriot Place and others.
In addition to volunteering, Gloucester area runners are encouraged to register in advance at http://www.rungloucester.com.
Registration for the race and bib pick-up will be held Saturday, Aug. 20 at Gloucester High
School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Race day registration is available from 6 to 7:45 a.m. at the high school.
New this year, the Road Runner Club of America Expo which will be held Sat., Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 21 from 8-11 a.m.
Race day parking will be available at Gloucester High School and at Stage Fort Park. Race
organizers are encouraging runners who pick up their numbers or register for the race at the high school on Sat., Aug. 20 to park at Stage Fort Park on race day, and those picking up or registering for the race on race day to park at Gloucester High School.
Proceeds from the Run Gloucester! 7-Mile will benefit the Gloucester Fishermen Athletic
Association, which raises funds for Gloucester High School student-athletes, sports programs and facilities, and is a key supporter of the renovation of Gloucester High’s Newell Stadium.
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Banging Out A Lobster Trap Trawl Aboard The Trapper John
Captain Chris Orsillo and Mate Steve Redfern bang out a trawl.
What is very encouraging and a testament to the conservation efforts of the lobster industry is how many short lobsters there are that will be there to be harvested as they grow. You can see how many get thrown back and it is quite a few.
Once again we used the Kayalu saltwater resistant suction RAM mount to secure the $79 Kodak Playsport Zx3 to the window behind the pilot house of the Trapper John.
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Adam Bolonsky Is Looking For A Striper Photo For an Article
Hi Joey;
If things go to plan, I’ll have published in the September issued of On The Water magazine a 2,500-word story on striper fishing inner and outer Gloucester Harbor during the fall run.
Can you put a call out to compadres you know, and via GMG, that I need high res. (at least 1megabyte) photos of large stripers bass taken from any type of boat?
Photos that include recognizable Gloucester landmarks would be great, but are not a necessity. Fish can’t look obviously dead: i.e. covered in blood, with their guts hanging out or anything graphic like that.
Photographer gets byline credit but no cash.
Thanks,
Adam
All I have is Pablo here-
So get to it photo snappers!
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Ron Gilson Writes- Development is Fort Solution, Not Problem
From Ron Gilson’s “The Gloucester I Love”
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011
Development is Fort Solution, Not Problem
Finally, "Sam" Parisi, a Commercial Street resident, is speaking out.
A Fort waterfront property owner, businessman, and former fisherman, Parisi, is telling it like it is (Letters, the Times, June 28), and in a few short paragraphs to the Times, Parisi lays out the dire plight of his industry and the neighborhood he resides in.
The day after his 1960 G.H.S. graduation he was on the deck of his family’s dragger, F/V St. Rosalie. He brings to the table eight generations of Parisi family involvement in the fishing industry.
In my lifetime, the Parisi’s have built, skippered, invested, and crewed at least a dozen large commercial vessels. They have owned several waterfront properties, hired hundreds of fellow crewmen, and landed millions of pounds of fish over these years. "Sam", his brother "Mike" and their wives, continue to eke out a living on the waterfront while our own federal government commit felonies, break into our fish auction, and routinely fine and regulate our harbor out of existence….that’s the reality.
Entering Commercial Street and the Fort area, we are greeted with a "For Lease" sign on the upper floor of the Chamber of Commerce building. Across the street is a new wharf and building, for years begging for a tenant. The Birdseye plant and acreage cries out for development. The Amero property (formerly Cape Ann Fisheries) languishes, while the former Producer’s wharf property is now owned by the city for $78,000 in back taxes, and is reduced to storing lobster traps, for free!
Parisi’s property offers 33,000 square feet of class A building space but only 20% is rented! Because of increasingly more stringent government regulations, Parisi has lost three of his four tenants years ago and they haven’t been replaced. Contrary to frequent activist "spin", business investors are not lining up for Parisi’s waterfront space, even at a reduced rate!
In 1964, "Tony" Parco and partner "Ed" McCollum opened Ocean Crest Seafood. At the Open House festivities, I counted no less than 32 floral tributes sent by fishing vessel owners, soon to be their suppliers.
Now, all those boats are gone and have not been replaced. The founder’s siblings labor on. The company has reinvented itself. They have representatives sitting daily at the fish auction and have established a successful fertilizer division, Neptune’s Harvest. They continue streamlining their operation. Yet Ocean Crest Seafood survives while struggling with diminished product availability as more and more fish is processed out of town and away from the local waterfront.
Next door at Cape Pond Ice Co., management has rewritten its business plan. Their boat customers are few, they now market bagged ice cubes, create specialty ice products, and actively promote and sell Perfect Storm inspired "T" shirts, etc. The ice company has reinvented itself with new products and creative merchandising. They, too, are hanging on!
The Fort business community has changed. Companies once totally water dependent are now only water related!
Finally, "Sam" Parisi, a Commercial Street resident, is speaking out.
A Fort waterfront property owner, businessman, and former fisherman, Parisi, is telling it like it is (Letters, the Times, June 28). And in a few short paragraphs to the Times, Parisi lays out the dire plight of his industry and the neighborhood he resides in.
To read the rest visit his blog-
The Gloucester I Love Written By Ron Gilson
or his Gloucester Daily Times Opinion story
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Thanks Jo-Ann Castano For Nominating Us For Boston’s Most Valuable Blog
Jo-Ann Castano- the godmother of Gloucester community internet wrote me a note this morning to tell me that she nominated GMG as the Most Valuable Boston Blog.
She nominated us here- http://boston.cbslocal.com/most-valuable-blogger/
It’s quite an honor just to be mentioned by someone I respect as much as Jo-Ann after everything she has done for our community.
Thanks Jo!
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Laura Harrington Launches Where’s Alice Bliss Social Media Campaign Through GMG
Did you know that Gloucester resident Laura Harrington’s Book “Alice Bliss” received a 4 star People’s Pick recommendation from People Magazine?
Laura writes on her blog-
Where’s Alice Bliss? launches Friday 7.29.2011 Help us send Alice Bliss around the world
This summer I’m inviting book bloggers from across the United States and the globe to participate in an exciting, new international adventure: Where’s Alice Bliss? Please join us and help send Alice Bliss around the world. What Is Where’s Alice Bliss? Where’s Alice Bliss? is a campaign to send copies of the novel Alice Bliss to as many countries and U.S. states as possible. Through bookcrossing.com, copies of Alice Bliss will be registered and tracked as they travel around the world, passing from one reader to the next. Your bookcrossing ID (BCID) allows you to follow your book wherever it goes. It’s like a passport enabling your book to travel the world without getting lost. Once your book is registered, you will leave it in a public place with a…
Click here for the rest of Laura Harrington’s post
Also here is our first interview when Alice Bliss was released-
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Terry Weber Reports- Dining at Duckworth Bistro
Enjoyed my first dinner at Duckworth’s Bistro this week, and it lived up to its reputation. In fact, after tasting one bite of the food, I completely forgot to take pictures of the appetizers before I completely devoured them (see picture of the remains of the mushroom soup). Believe me, I would have licked the plates if I didn’t think my dinner partner would be appalled :).
The service was sweet–Colleen our waitress was genuinely friendly, gracious and made our meal even better. About our meal, we shared a couple of appetizers: Creamy Mushroom Soup, Caesar Salad and Zucchini Fritters. The mushroom soup was a deep grey which I was not accustomed to, but it was the best mushroom soup I’ve ever had with a rich, earthy flavor. Jackie said her steak was perfectly cooked and delicious. The leg of lamb I had for an entree was tender, cooked exactly as I requested, and came with the freshest tasting mix of Lima and green beans.
Speaking of the beans, Colleen explained their great taste by telling us the beans came from a local Gloucester farm. Duckworth’s buys many of their ingredients at local farms including the Beacon Street Farm in Gloucester; Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, and of course their lobsters are from Captain Joe & Sons. It was a great first time dining experience! We would have had dessert but we were too stuffed!
Joey adds-
It should be noted that Terry took these photos in the very low light conditions of the kitchen at Duckworth’s with the camera I recommended- The Canon Powershot s95. No flash and very natural looking photos! Excellent Terry!
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The Most Honest Fisherman I Know Tells It Like It Is…. Again
Right before our eyes
By dougmaxfield
For some bizarre reason, I have been trying to get a little more involved with fisheries management as of late. Nothing crazy, just making some noise regarding topics I know very little about. Par for the course.
Last night I took part in a conference call to brainstorm about how we should combat consolidation issues created by sector management. Naturally, folks on the council looking to consume allocation think that the issue of consolidation is a myth. They claim that the industry is over-capitalized and therefore not making any money. I’m still waiting for an accurate account of revenues in the day boat fishery to be released; a before and after snapshot of profits. One that would account for all of the smaller operations that aren’t fishing at all anymore. Having seen one very well-respected young fisherman sell out recently; and hearing through the grape-vine that several other key players in the Gloucester day boat fleet are planning on doing the same I’ve got a feeling that the program has benefited exactly who NOAA wanted it to benefit. Don’t get me wrong: this is not a pity party for those choosing to sell out. They will be paid huge for their allocations and will be just fine. No shame in that…they’ve earned it.
Good Morning Gloucester 