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.

Dory Report From Laurel Tarantino

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Hello Joey,

It’s me again, Jimmy T’.s Secretary and I’m not sitting in his lap!  We got the Practice dories painted up and ready for the next step, which is "Launch Day" Saturday, April 2nd.  Hopefully that will go as smoothly as everything else has gone.  We couldn’t have done it without our much appreciated volunteers.  We’d love it if more folks would be so kind as to help out on launch day too.  Boats will leave on trailer from Eastern Avenue Storage @ 10:AM brought to the ramp in East Gloucester behind Martinetti Dentist for launching, from there, they will be rowed to their Summer Home at St. Peter’s Square Dock.  We need trailers, rowers, and folks to taxi rowers back to their vehicles.  Last year things went great and we were done in well under two hours.  Seeing the boats back in Harbor Cove will be a welcome sight, like Spring bulbs pushing up through the ground are now.  It won’t be long!

Thanks so very much once again Joey, for your precious time and wonderful exposure.

For more info on how to get involved with the International Dory Rowing Check Out Their Website- http://www.internationaldories.com/index.html

Chip Noton & Marge Robertson "Gettin’ her Done"

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"Bottoms Up"  Jimmy T. & Gina Lampassi

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Gina "Upright!"

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Erick Dombrowski, Chip Norton, Nancy Dudley & Mark Duval

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"Inspector Tarantino"

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Reflection of Columbia in the Gertrude L. Thebaud

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Melissa Cox’ Cranberry Giraffe Represents At The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Home And Business Expo

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Friend Of The Blog Doug Brendel- Book Reading Tonight March 31st At The River’s Edge In Ipswich 6-7:30PM

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River’s Edge Place page15 Market Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
(978) 356-2363

My Sources Tell Me…..

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That Captain Dusty’s Will Open and Ice Cream Location May 1st In The Schooners Plaza In Essex Where Puna’s Market Used To Be. On the Corner of Haskell Ct and Eastern Ave In Essex

I haven’t confirmed this but that’s the scuttlebut anyway.  Smile

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Just thought you might wanna know.

Thanks for the tip LS

Topside Grill GMG Art Show This Season- Sharon Lowe

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Doug Silva who has been making some fantastic changes as manager at his father’s Topside Grill invited our posse to fill the newly renovated space with our photos.  If you haven’t heard by now from Paul Morrison’s Seasonal Restaurant Openings list,  The Topside will be opening April 1st.

We stopped by Saturday morning to drop off our work and I’ll be posting some images of each of our contributors with their pieces all week long.  You can check it all out for yourself (and get some great grub) on April 1st at Topside grill.

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YuKanRun Road Race Just Two Weeks Away

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Joey –
It’s hard to believe that we are only 2 weeks away from race day.
Thanks so much for your help promoting the upcoming Building Center YuKanRun.com Road Race.  I really appreciate your help. If there’s any chance you could include us in another GMG before the race, that would be great.
The discounted early registration fee is available for a limited time and ends on 3/31/11.
We have $1,000.00 in prize money and will have facepainting, balloons, music and more on race day.
Registration is going well and this is going to be a great race!
Thanks again,  Rich Morrell
YuKanRun.com

The Building Center YuKanRun.com

1-Mile Road Race Saturday, April 9, 2011     9:00 am

Gloucester, MA

Announcing the first of nine races in our exciting series that includes events all over the North Shore. Each race gets a little longer and helps you get a little stronger.

Enjoy breathtaking views of the Atlanic Ocean as you run past the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial Statue along the historic waterfront. Test your off-season training and spring fitness or save the date as goal for your first road race.  Portions of race proceeds help support The Open Door Food Pantry. Click here to start your fundraising and help support The Open Door Food Pantry today.

This spectacular course is fast and flat. This is an officially sanctioned USATF race. View a course map.

$1000.00 in prize money! FREE race shirts to the first 300 that pre-register!

Registration:   $15     before 3/31/11    $18     after 4/1/11

Cafe Bishco West End Cafe First Look

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The Cafe Opens At 51 Main Street In Gloucester’s West End March 31st.

We get you inside before anyone else…natch.

Preview Pics- USCG 47’ Motor Life Boat

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Here are a few preview pictures from tonight’s Behind the Black Gate video- look At USCG Station Gloucester. Look for the video at 5PM tonight.  GMG contributor Manny Simoes and I had almost complete full access.  the only room we couldn’t bring you was the control room with the computers.

In tonight’s video we bring you aboard, and down below the belly of the beast- the 47’ Motor life Boat with FOB (friend of the blog) and Coastguardsman MK1 Kurt Lubbers.

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Ho Hum, Another Milestone- 7,000,000 Views for GMG

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A couple of days ago we passed 7 million.  It just seems like yesterday we were talking about passing 6 Million. 

GMG, We’re Killin It Baby!!!!!

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Café Bishco To Open March 31- Another GMG Exclusive

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Look for the interview tomorrow Smile

51 Main Street In Gloucester’s Historic West End

Highlights- Large Portions, Diverse Menu, Free Wifi, Reasonable Prices

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Topside Grill GMG Art Show This Season- E.J. Lefavour

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Doug Silva who has been making some fantastic changes as manager at his father’s Topside Grill invited our posse to fill the newly renovated space with our photos.  If you haven’t heard by now from Paul Morrison’s Seasonal Restaurant Openings list,  The Topside will be opening April 1st.

We stopped by Saturday morning to drop off our work and I’ll be posting some images of each of our contributors with their pieces all week long.  You can check it all out for yourself (and get some great grub) on April 1st at Topside grill.

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E.J. Lefavour

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BEHIND THE SCENES- USCG PRE-INTERVIEW WITH CWO2 LUIS MUNOZ

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Here is a video from our Manny Simoes showing the pre-interview with CWO2 Luis Munoz over at the USCG Station Gloucester.  We have a multi-part video series coming your way which brings you inside the base, onto the boats, into the engine rooms of the vessels, and onto the roof.  I’m pretty sure you’re gonna like this series.

Help Joey Choose A Poem To Read At The Library’s Gloucester Reads Poetry Event

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I need to find a suitable poem to read as part of Gloucester Reads Poetry: a program of the Gloucester Lyceum, which is the program arm of the Sawyer Free Library.

It’s going to be held April 28, 7 p.m. Sawyer Free Library but I need to get my submission in by April 4th.

So in the spirit of the GMG community I think I’ll open it up to you guys, my peeps to submit poetry suggestions and the one I like best, I’ll read at the event.

The explanation and the reading of the poem should take a maximum of 4 minutes.

Chickity Check It!- Never said about restaurant websites blog

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Beth Swan alerted the GMG to this beauty of a blog a couple of days ago.  Check It Out, and this BTW should be mandatory reading for all restaurateur and website developers.

The irony of it all is that I bet some of the people it is intended for may still not even get it after they read it much like how they can’t comprehend the value in tweeting a 140 character daily special “because it takes too much time”

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Never said about restaurant websites

Kathy Cuddyer Breaks News About Harbor Loop Gifts and Stone Leaf At The Home and Business Expo

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You find out more stuff at the Chamber’s Home and Business Expo.