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What’s crazy is when the Duckworths moved here Ken and/or Nichole would come down to buy lobsters for the restaurant and introduced me to each baby as they were born.
This morning at 5:00AM The F/V Tight Lines shows up for bait with a new crew member. Looked like any other new backman on the stern of a lobsterboat that pulls up to the dock.
Only this time the new backman was none other than an adult backman-Ben Duckworth, the little baby that Ken and Nichole brought down the dock when they were picking up lobsters for the restaurant way back when.
Seemed like yesterday.
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The Open Door Thanksgiving Food Drive is this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Donate and help stock the shelves at The Open Door to feed local people through the holidays and beyond. Participating locations include:
Market Basket at 101 Gloucester Crossing Road, Gloucester MA
Stop & Shop at 6 Thatcher Road, Gloucester MA
Shaw’s at 127 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester MA
Shaw’s at 146 High Street, Ipswich MA
Crosby’s Marketplace at 3 Summer Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea MA
Market Basket at 231 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley MA
NEW THIS YEAR: Clothing Donation Drive at Second Glance at 2 Pond Road, Gloucester MA. No appointment needed, November 18 only. Clothing donations at Second Glance, Thrift Store of The Open Door, help raise revenue for local hunger-relief programs
“The Thanksgiving Food Drive is more than just a collection of food. It’s an act of kindness given by a community that cares,” President and CEO Julie LaFontaine said. “Donating an extra couple boxes of your favorite breakfast cereal, pancake mix, or a can of coffee is one tangible way to establish traditions of gratitude and show support for our neighbors not only at the holidays but in the tough winter months ahead.”
Instead of holiday fixings which have already been secured for the Thanksgiving Baskets,The Open Door is encouraging items of shelf-stable breakfast foods this year, including cereal, oatmeal, coffee, tea, maple syrup, pancake mix, waffle mix, 100% fruit juice, and granola bars. Donors are asked to please avoid donating anything in a glass container.
Already in 2023, The Open Door has seen more than a 28% increase in visits to its food pantries over 2022. The nonprofit’s kitchen also prepares approximately 3,000 meals each week.
The Open Door will also be accepting clothing donations only at its thrift store, Second Glance, with no appointment needed on Saturday, Nov. 18. Donations at Second Glance help raise revenue for hunger-relief programs of The Open Door.
Turkey for Every Table
Also on Saturday, Nov. 18, The Open Door kicks off its Holiday Basket program. Hundreds of local people will pick-up everything they need to make a special Thanksgiving meal at home, at no cost, at a drive-thru on Emerson Avenue. Holiday Baskets will continue to be distributed by The Open Door right up until the day before Thanksgiving. Holiday Baskets are also available for the December holidays.
Plenty of Holiday Baskets are available, with a turkey and all the fixings, and can be picked-up by appointment. Many pick-up slots are also available. Sign up today for a Holiday Basket for Thanksgiving and December at FOODPANTRY.org.
Members of the community who wish to make a monetary donation to help feed local people through the holidays and beyond can do so at FOODPANTRY.org/donate.
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Join us for a 3-hour fantastical adventure at the Sawyer Free Library this Saturday, November 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with local Dungeon Master (DM) Ephraim Weaver. Beginner and experienced Dungeons & Dragons players in grades 5-12th graders are welcome! Pizza will be served. No registration necessary. Event at Sawyer Free Library located at 21 Main Street, Gloucester. For more information visit, SawyerFreeLibrary.org or 978-325-5500.
We began the quadricentennial celebrations in January with a very boisterous hockey game between the Bruins Alumni team and Gloucester High School Alumni. At that time, the score was 6 – 3 for the Bruins. The Dorothy Talbot rink rocked and was at full capacity.
We hope to repeat that same enthusiasm for a game between Boston College Eagles and Northeastern University’s Women’s College Hockey team thanksgiving weekend. Hosted by Gloucester 400+ and the Athletic Committee, it’s the perfect post-Thanksgiving family event.
The price has been kept to @$5.00. Gloucester 400+ and the Athletics Committee have made available free tickets to our many partner organizations that serve their clients.
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The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Discover Gloucester are excited to be collaborating on the 4th Annual Winter Lights on Cape Ann this holiday season! And we invite all businesses to join in the festive spirit by decorating their storefronts with twinkling lights and creative window displays!
Participation is free! All you need to do is have holiday lights and décor of your choice up and visible to passersby starting Small Business Saturday (Saturday, November 25) through January 1 (and beyond if you so choose).
Back by popular demand is the optional decorating contest! Visitors will pick their favorite decorated business in each of the five participating communities for a chance to win a prize! 2023 voting will be live starting on Small Business Saturday, November 25th.
Please complete the form below before Monday, November 20 to be included in the online map which has had over 17,000 views since last fall!
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