Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Beth B Has A Question About The Mural In City Hall
Hi Joey,
As I was reading about the quilt project I thought about the mural in City Hall (I assume it is still there) depicting the young Gloucester High School students. I wonder if anyone has complied a list identifying the people in the mural. It originally was on the wall at Central Grammar and was moved when the building became apartments. My mother is in the picture, she graduated from GHS in 1935 so the mural was done sometime prior to that.
Just curious!
Beth B.
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Snoop Maddie Mad Loved the 2011 July Downtown Gloucester Block Party
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Third Annual Essex Youth Triathlon Aug. 6th
The Essex Board of Health is holding its third annual Essex Youth Triathlon on Sat., Aug. 6th for youth of all abilities, ages 5 through 15. This event is held to encourage healthy habits that our youth can carry into adulthood by instilling the joy of health, excitement of physical activity and pride of participation. Cost is $25 per participant, with a family maximum cost of $50. USAT membership is required to participate in the triathlon. This is available for a $5 annual fee at the USAT website. Pre-registration for the triathlon is required. Additional information on the triathlon, including forms, the link to the USAT, and the link to active.com for electronic registration, is available on the Town of Essex website, www.essexma.org.
If you would like to help by volunteering or by making a donation of money, raffle prizes or gifts for the participant “goodie” bags, please contact the BOH at 978 768-7614 or boh@essexma.org.
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Greenbelt Brings The Legend of Pale Male to the Cape Ann Community Cinema July 21
Join Essex County Greenbelt at the Cape Ann Cinema on Thursday, July 21st at 7:30pm for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, “The Legend of Pale Male: A hawk. A city. A love story.” The film is being presented as one of several Greenbelt 50th Anniversary community outreach activities this year.
Affectionately known to New Yorkers as Pale Male, the rare Redtail hawk becomes a magnificent obsession of a young Belgium photographer who tracks the extraordinary predator with a video camera for twenty years. The hawk and his adventures are a metaphor for triumph against all odds. Pale Male’s nest, perched on a posh 5th Avenue co-op, starts out as a novel curiosity to a handful of avid birdwatchers but becomes an international tourist destination – a place of pilgrimage. Then, one December afternoon without warning, in the space of half an hour, the building dismantles Pale Male’s beloved nest. In a wingbeat, media from around the world assemble on 5th Avenue to cover the unprecedented protest. Gathering behind Pale Male is an army of birdwatchers; movie stars, poets, children, dogs, and late night comedy show hosts. What unfolds next, as they say, could only happen in New York.
“Greenbelt is thrilled to bring the inspirational story of Pale Male to the Cape Ann Community Cinema in celebration of our 50th Anniversary year”, said Ed Becker, Greenbelt Executive Director. “It’s a marvelous tale, for all ages, that demonstrates the wonders of nature, even in the most challenging settings and circumstances.” he continued.
Cape Ann Community Cinema is located at 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester with plenty of nearby parking. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and free admission for children 12 and under.
The Essex County Greenbelt Association is a member supported nonprofit land trust that has protected over 14,000 acres. Since 1961, Greenbelt has been working with local communities and landowners to acquire and protect ecological areas, farmland and scenic vistas, protecting the open space heritage of Essex County. For more information about Greenbelt programs visit www.ecga.org or call 978-768-7241.
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Madfish Grille Burger- Yeah, It Tastes As Good As It Looks
To View The Great Gloucester Burger War Slide Show Click The Pic
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Live Blogging Todd Farm- Our Girl Sarah Kelly Rocks It At Todd Farm Today The Roving Home Is All About The Vintage Baby!
All Photos- Sarah Kelly
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A question from Thomas G. Brown
Thomas asks-
Good morning Joey:
Living on Atlantic road we are seeing a good bit of activity at the liquid gas
facility. The large red crane ship, the large new tug boat,and several other
vessels were there yesterday. The crane ship has been on station for about 2 weeks now. Can you tell us what is going on? Thank you. Tom Brown.
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Who Peed in Ed’s Cheerios This Morning?
Find out at Mug-Up 10:00AM 77 Rocky Neck Ave. Madfish Wharf The Khan Studio Good Morning Gloucester Gallery Coffee-Pastry (feel free to bring something)- and Ed.
Should be a great turn out this morning.
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Moon Over Strawberry Cove From Donna Ardizzoni
Donna Says-
“Amazing”
I’m quite sure that if Donna did lots of videos her Ed Collard signature line would be- “Amazing”
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Huge Huge Congratulations To This Year’s Block Party Organizers
Speaking as one of the founders and a former Block Party Committee member I would say that last night’s Downtown Gloucester Block Party was the best yet!
Fantastic on so many different levels, this is what it’s all about!
I saw Mark McDonough running around downtown last night like a mad man- sweating, clearing trash barrels and taking care of logistical things. This all while his restaurants are all in full swing. That is being a doer and not a talker and believe me, I’ll take 1 doer over 10 talkers any day! He took charge and pulled the people together to make it happen this year. Kudos to the restaurants and stores who contributed to help pay to sponsor it. Kudos to Valerie Marcley who did an excellent job as the event coordinator.
There was so much stuff going on we never even made it down to the West End.
The children’s activities were great, and the street performers were interesting and really entertaining.
Kudos to Lorre Anderson of The Black Swan and all the volunteers. I was not involved with the planning (just our little publicity machine here) so I don’t know everyone to thank but I’ll ask for a list from the organizers so the people who put on this outstanding community event get the deserved recognition!
EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!
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Are there more rabbits around than usual?
Donna Ardizzoni took this picture yesterday
It seems everywhere I go there are rabbits hopping about lately? Is it mating season? Have the rabbits been getting extra busy if you know what I mean 
?
All those foodies who have been salivating over thoughts of dead bunny stew must be thrilled with such an abundance of livestock to choose from.
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Live Blogging The July 2011 Block Party
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Barbara Luster Moon Shot
Barbara (Marty’s Wife) Luster writes in-
Can’t wait for the real moon shot on Mon.
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We Will Be Playing The 2011 Greasy Pole, Seine Boat Races and 2011 St Joseph’s Novena Movies In Front Of Empire For The Block Party Tonight
Starting at 8:15PM
Some Images from tonights movies-
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Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken Quote of The Week From Greg Bover
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Henry Louis (H.L.) Mencken (1880-1956)
Often referred to as the “Sage of Baltimore”, Mencken’s notoriety was solidified by his acerbic coverage of what he called the Scopes Monkey Trial and his widely read book The American Language (1919). He wrote essays and criticism for the Baltimore Sun, the New Yorker, and the New York Times and was a founding editor of the influential American Mercury. He was a follower of Nietzsche and counted Twain among his heroes. His support for Ayn Rand helped to launch her career.
click the pic to see his wikipedia page
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Magnolia Library Art Festival Judges and People’s Choice Selections
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Questions From Bill Hubbard
Hi, Joey,
As an ex-gloucesterman and artist I look at thousands of local pictures and maps. I know that the East Gloucester Ferry ran from the railways on Rocky Neck to about where the Coast Guard Base is today. But I’ve never seen a picture of the Ferry which someone told me was Little Giant. Wonder if any of your eaders could send in one to GMG? Also, there are a number of sizable granite piers on Lobster Cove in Annisquam and I know it was frequented by coasting and fishing schooners in the past. I’d like to now when the wooden(now footbridge) was built and, it it originally had a span that opened. I hope one of your readers can answer that too.
Bill Hubbard
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Topside Grill To Raffle Off Two Free Front Row Nascar Tickets Tonight
Doug Silva manager at The Topside Grille writes us that you can go in and ask for a free raffle ticket to win two front row Nascar tickets for tomorrow at Laconia.
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Bill Hubbard Painting
Joey,
You’ve had some great blogs thes past few weeks especially the Fiesta pictures.
Hers’s my latest painting. It’s based on a 1909 post card that was titled, Coasting schooner in Gloucester Harbor. I could not recognize the local from the picture but it was probably around the head of the harbor and it does look familiar.
Bill Hubbard
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Visit my artists website at:
http://bill-hubbard.fineartamerica.com
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