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.

GloucesterCast 706 Live From Our New Studio/Shop at 44 Main St Glou 1/21/24 Link to Join Here-www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester

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GloucesterCast 706 Live From Our New Studio/Shop at 44 Main St Glou 1/21/24

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Gloucester Fire Department Extinguishes Garage Fire

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Gloucester Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in an attached garage at 46 Old Nugent Farm Road on Friday afternoon. (Courtesy Gloucester Fire Department)

Fire Chief Eric Smith reports that Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a working fire in the attached garage of a home on Old Nugent Farm Road on Friday afternoon.

On Friday, Jan. 19, at approximately 12:11 p.m., the Gloucester Fire Department was called to 46 Old Nugent Farm Road for a report of a fire.

Companies arrived to find heavy fire coming from an attached garage. Crews quickly worked to knock down the fire before it could fully extend to the home. 

There were no reported injuries.

Rockport firefighters covered Gloucester stations and Beauport Ambulance was on standby. 

The cause remains under investigation by the Gloucester Fire Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Section attached to the state Fire Marshal’s Office.

Calling all student documentary filmmakers!

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We are currently seeking submissions for our documentary shorts competitions for high school and college students! Selected shorts will screen during the first weekend of the Fest (March 21-24, 2024) followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers in attendance.

Submissions are FREE and all forms of documentary are welcome. *Entries must be made by current students or 2023 graduates who live in MA OR attend(ed) a MA high school, college, or university. The deadline to submit is March 1, 2024.

Please help us spread the word!

Sincerely,
The SFF Organizing Team

Here’s The Obituary For Toby Pett

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We will talk a little about Toby on today’s podcast

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Toby Stewart Pett was born in Beverly (as were his brothers as their father Dr. Morris Pett was the physician delivering babies at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester) on May 19, 1951 and passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. He was the son of Dr. Morris and Fay (Gennet) Pett and the brother of Arley and Barry Pett. He was the uncle of Isabel Pett and brother-in-law of Miriam Pett. Toby grew up on Good Harbor Beach and went to Gloucester Public Schools until he transferred in high school to Cushing Academy. He also attended UMass Amherst. Toby took a summer school trip to Hawaii, though we think his love of the water led him to take two classes: Surfing101 and Surfing102. Toby also traveled to Iceland. Toby’s love of the water led him to his to loves, the water in different forms. His love of skiing led him to years of working in the ski industry, spending countless years skiing throughout New England. Toby was even known for having his own ski wax, which he shared with many friends. The greatest love of his life was sailing, and anything related to it. He delivered sailboats, worked on them, and sailed on sailboats, from run-abouts, to J boats. He even gave a sailboat to his niece Isabel. Toby also loved his home City of Gloucester, participating in many activities and causes. He was also a Gloucester City Councilor-at-Large from 1978 to 1979. He lived in many locations in Gloucester throughout his life, with his “retirement” years recently at Sheedy Park. Regardless of where he was, Toby had a reputation not matched by many, both in the kitchen and behind the bar!
Toby is also survived by many cousins and legions of friends from his early years, through work and pleasure; all were special to him.
A private, immediate family only, burial was held on Friday, January 19th at Mt. Jacob Cemetery in Gloucester.
A celebration of life will be held in the spring/summer, probably on the water. If anyone would like to help or contribute something to the celebration in Toby’s memory or honor, feel free to contact Arley, Barry, or Isabel.
If anyone would like to make a contribution in Toby’s memory, they can make a check out to the Gloucester Fund, with SailGHS in the memo section, and mail it to 45 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. You can also visit gloucesterfund.org to make a donation by Paypal or Venmo. All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Click for video- Friends and Scenes At Our Shop At 44 Main Street During Cape Ann Museum’s “Gloucester’s So Salty” Saturday! We will be live-streaming from the shop this morning

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Scene’s from 44 Main and friends that popped by to shop and say hi! @capeannmuseum #gloucestersosalty event has been a blast! One more day! We will be live-streaming this morning with @clangerrr and @realtor_katelyn from the shop, swing by and make funny faces in the window while we record! Special thanks to @miranda.aisling and @tessting123isthisthingon for all the work they did along with others to make this such a great event! @discovergloucester

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Gloucester 400 ice sculpture shattered!

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Cat Cavallini Photo

Lorna Burd shares this info:

“I tried to put this in the GMG page but couldn’t. I just took this last night @5pm. I work a the Franklin, left there about 10:15 and it was still in tact”

Gloucester Fishermen vs Wakefield Warriors Girls Varsity Hockey (Replay) 1/17/24

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Gloucester Fishermen vs Wakefield Warriors Girls Varsity Hockey (Replay) 1/17/24
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We’re playing Greasy Pole Videos and My Beautiful Wife Kate Is In The House At Our Shop At 44 Main St!

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Free Thirsty Seagull or Gloucester Lobster Stickas With Any Purchase!

Ice Sculptures!

Pat D’s Photos!

Cape Ann Museum Did A Great Job Planning This Weekend’s “Gloucester’s So Salty” Event!

My Beautiful Wife Katelyn Ciaramitaro With A Two Bedroom Two Bathroom Condo Coming Soon- Get On Her List For Upcoming Listing Info!

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Today!!! 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty Schedule of Events- We’ll Be Giving Away A Free Thirsty Seagull Or Gloucester Lobster Sticka With Every Purchase At Our Shop At 44 Main St Open At 10AM

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Specific times subject to change, check back soon for even more fun activities!

Grab a map from the Cape Ann Museum and find all 10 Ice Sculptures around Downtown Gloucester!

  • Katy and the Big Snow presented by Harbortown Cultural District at Gloucester City Hall, 9 Dale Street
  • Doe and Fawn at the CAM Sculpture Garden, 27 Pleasant Street
  • A Gloucester Dory at the CAM Courtyard, 27 Pleasant Street
  • Graflex Speed Graphic Camera at the CAM Courtyard 27 Pleasant Street
  • Stratocaster at The Cut, 177 Main Street
  • Thank You, Gloucester! at the Gloucester 400+ Office 123 Main Street
  • Eastern Point Lighthouse at Cape Ann Savings Bank Park 109 Main Street
  • A Sleeping Mermaid presented by Gloucester Accommodations at Sargent House Museum, 78 Main Street
  • An Olive Branch at Cape Ann Olive Oil, 57 Main Street
  • Love of Reading at Sawyer Free Library, 21 Main Street

All Weekend Activities:

  • Enjoy free admission and art activities, find salty spotlights in the galleries, and meet members of the CAM Teen Council at the Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant Street
  • Test your photo detective skills in the CAM Library & Archives with snapshots from the Gloucester Daily Times photo archive.
  • Submit your idea to name one of Gloucester’s Snow Plows! Inspired by Virginia Lee Burton’s beloved children’s book “Katy and the Big Snow,” which features the fictional town of Geoppolis based on Gloucester, residents and visitors are invited to come up with their most creative snow plow names. The winner will be selected and shared at the end of January! Gloucester City Hall, 9 Dale Street
  • 20% off all salt products at Cape Ann Olive Oil, 57 Main Street
  • Start at Mile Marker One with Breakfast in an Igloo or end it with a Sweet & Salty Cocktail in an Igloo, 75 Essex Ave Route 133, reservations recommended for igloos
  • Strike a pose for a framed photo, enjoy the Legacy of the Lockwood Family show along with readings by Jim Dunn and Barbara Golden at Lockwood Studios Fine Art & Design Gallery, 2 & 4 Eastern Avenue
  • 25% discount on room rates at the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn, 1 Nautilus Road, Gloucester
  • Grab a piece of Saltwater Taffy at Fireflies Boutique, 100 Main Street
  • Salty Poetry Snippets at Dogtown Books, 132 Main Street
  • 10% off Select Salty Books and a Salty Blind Date with a Book at the Bookstore of Gloucester, 61 Main Street
  • Enjoy free Saltwater Taffy, Salty Stickers and Surprises at Toodleloos, 142 Main Street
  • Free Salted Caramel latte at Castaways Vintage Café, 65 Main Street
  • 50% off all SALTY CREW apparel PLUS a pair of earrings with every $50 or more purchase.  This is in addition to our big winter blowout sale where everything else in the store is 40% off (30% off Habitat), Design of Mine, 33 Main Street
  • 20% off all bath salts, Goodlinens Studio, 130 Main Street
  • Free Thirsty Seagull Or Gloucester Lobster Sticka with any purchase! Gloucester Apparel and Pat D’s Photos, 44 Main Street
  • After Hours: 10% off your experience at Cape Ann Lanes/Laneside Pub & Brewery, 53 Gloucester Ave

Friday, January 19, 2024:

  • 7:00 pm: Gloucester’s So Salty Kick Off at the Salted Cod Arthouse with live music from Bill Dwyer Band and salty drink specials.  No cover charge.  53 Rocky Neck Ave. 
  • 7:30 pm: Grab a piece of salt water taffy and enjoy the stories of Gloucester in Fish Tales: Illumination presented by the Gloucester Writers Center at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street. Tickets available at http://www.gloucesterstage.com. 

Saturday, January 20, 2024:

  • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Make your own colorful salt art with Pathways for Children
    Cape Ann Museum Studio, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 10:30 – 12:30 pm – Make Your Own Ice Cream with the Open Door
    Sawyer Free Library at 21 Main Street
  • 12:00 – 2:00 pm – Paint a salt dough fish at Local Colors while supplies last, 121 Main Street
  • 12:00 – 5:00 pm – Hot Mead Toddies, Hot Cider, and Hot Cocoa from 1634 Meadery
    Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 12:00 – 3:00 pm – Mini Tours of the Sargent House Museum, 49 Middle Street
  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Shim Sham Shimmy Tap Dance Demo and Class
    Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm – Find the Flock of Dancing Seagulls on Main Street!
  • 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Sea Shanties with Three Sheets to the Wind
    Cape Ann Museum Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 5:30 – 6:30 pm – Corey Wrinn: Roll and GoSongs inspired by Gloucester
    The Cut, 177 Main Street. No cover charge. 
  • 8:00 – 11:00 pm – Salty Soul: A night of funk, soul and RnB spun on vinyl by Gloucester’s own DJ Enzo Arcari and Josh Byrnes aka “DJ Elevator Man” at The Cut, 177 Main Street. Tickets available at the door. https://thecutlive.com/events/20

Sunday, January 21, 2024:

  • 10:00 – 10:30 am – Mayor Greg Verga reads Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
    Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Paint a Scallop Shell
    Cape Ann Museum Studio, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Strengthen your Salty Voice in a Voice & Embodiment Class with Lanes Coven’s Lily Narbonne. Cape Ann Museum Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street
  • 2:00- 2:30 pm – Capoeira Roda Demonstration
    Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
  • 2:30 – 3:30 pm – Shim Sham Shimmy Tap Dance Demo and Class
    Movement Arts, Gloucester, MA, (MAGMA) 11 Pleasant Street
  • 3:00 – 4:30 pm – Gloucester Songwriters Swap with Alexandra Grace, Eva James, and Corey Wrinn
    Cape Ann Museum Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street

Make sure to visit all the Gloucester’s So Salty 2024 Community Partners!

  • 1634 Meadery 
  • Atlantic Vacation Homes
  • Beauport Hotel Gloucester
  • Blue Shutters Beachside Inn 
  • Cape Ann Lanes/Laneside Pub & Brewery  
  • Cape Ann Motor Inn
  • Cape Ann Museum 
  • Cape Ann Olive Oil Co. 
  • Castaways Vintage Cafe
  • City of Gloucester
  • Design of Mine
  • Discover Gloucester 
  • Dogtown Books 
  • Fireflies Boutique  
  • Gloucester 400+ Anniversary 
  • Gloucester Apparel and Pat D’s Photos
  • Gloucester Stage Co.  
  • Gloucester Writer’s Center 
  • Goodlinens Studio
  • Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
  • Harbortown Cultural District
  • Harborview Inn
  • Lanes Coven Theatre Co
  • Local Colors 
  • Lockwood Studios Fine Art & Design Gallery 
  • MAGMA 
  • Mile Marker One, The Hotel at Cape Ann Marina 
  • Pathways for Children 
  • Sargent House Museum 
  • Sawyer Free Library 
  • Source Bakery
  • The Bookstore of Gloucester 
  • The Cut 
  • The Emerson Inn
  • The Open Door
  • The Salted Cod Arthouse 
  • The Vista
  • Three Sheets to the Wind
  • Toodleloos 
  • Wingaersheek Motel

Information From Barry, Arley Pett and Isabel Pett About The Passing Of Truly One Of A Kind Toby Pett

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On Tuesday, January 16th, we were notified of the passing of our brother and uncle Toby Pett. It was totally unexpected, and we wanted to notify all of our family members around the country before making this announcement. Burial will be private for immediate family only. We hope everyone understands that announcement and request. We will be having a celebration of life for Toby probably in the spring or summer, where we will celebrate his love for his City, and the loves of his life ……….. sailing and skiing. If anyone would like to make a contribution in his name they can make a donation to SailGHS, care of the Gloucester Fund at 45 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. Checks made out to the Gloucester Fund, SailGHS in the memo section, or you can go to GloucesterFund.org and pay by PayPal or Venmo. If you would like to participate in putting on the celebration of life or sharing your memories with Toby in any way, feel free to send a private message to me, Arley, or Isabel and give us a way to get in touch to discuss with you. Thank you to all for your thoughts and prayers. Fair winds and a following sea Toby!