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🍽️ Holiday Catering Orders
Call or visit 978-283-3100 to place your holiday catering order!

🧝 Come Find Tomato the Elf!
He’s hiding somewhere inside—can you spot him?

🎅📮 Santa Mailbox is Here!
Bring your letters for Santa and don’t forget to include your return address!

⏰ Open Daily: 6AM – 10PM

Saturday, January 10
2 pm – 6 pm

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21 Kondelin Road

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
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209 Essex Ave

Gloucester

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From Brakes, Mufflers and Oil Changes to 

Full Details and Tinting and more…

We have Gift Certificates

Stop by Route 133 Auto 

And give the gift of Auto Care!

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December 14, 2025 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

The Sawyer Free Library: A Community Reimagined

The doors to the newly reimagined Sawyer Free Library are open, and the excitement across Gloucester is undeniable. This extraordinary community space is far more than a beautiful building — it is a reflection of who we are: rooted in tradition, fueled by creativity, and committed to an inclusive and vibrant future.

Inside, visitors will find welcoming areas for children, teens, and adults; expanded digital resources; and a sustainable, accessible design that ensures everyone in our community has a place to learn, gather, and grow. The Library has once again become our civic anchor — a place where curiosity is sparked, connections are made, and democracy is strengthened.

But while the ribbon has been cut, our work is not done.

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have reached 65% of our $28 million goal. To fully realize this once-in-a-century project, we must raise the final $8 million. One hundred percent of this year’s Annual Appeal supports the Sawyer Free 2025 Capital Campaign, helping us finish what we started and ensuring this remarkable community investment endures for generations.

This is Gloucester’s library. It belongs to all of us.

As we approach the end of the year, we hope the greater Cape Ann community will thoughtfully consider supporting the Annual Appeal. To make a tax-deductible donation, please visit www.sawyerfreelibrary.org or mail a contribution to:

Sawyer Free Library, Annual Appeal, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Thank you for your generosity — and for believing in the power of libraries.

December 15, 2025 ~ gloucestereducationfoundation ~ 

Check out this compilation of video messages from GPS alumni, created by Marty Del Vecchio for the Gloucester Education Foundation’s recent 20th Anniversary Gala.

Please consider a donation to GEF’s year-end appeal before 12/31 to help support thousands of more kids like Rebecca, Trinity, Olivia, AJ, Thea and Nate. The programs that sparked their love for music, engineering, science, dance, theater and community – and led them to labs at Harvard and Northeastern; stages at Emerson, Suffolk, and Berklee; and tall ships sailing to St.Croix! – were make possible by the generosity of the Gloucester community. Over 20 years, YOU have helped raise over $11M for GEF! Thank you!

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Join us in celebrating the fish city’s recognizably salty character with the 5th Annual Gloucester’s So Salty, a festival sponsored by the Cape Ann Museum in partnership with Discover Gloucester. This annual event brings over 2,000 people to the downtown area each January to shop at local stores, enjoy family friendly activities, and find each of the ice sculptures sponsored by local cultural institutions and businesses.
🧊☃️
Find more information coming soon at https://www.capeannmuseum.org/series/5th-annual-gloucesters-so-salty/.

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What’s the minimum height for someone to play Santa?

If you had to choose would you had to choose one or the other, would you pick a super short fat Santa or a tall skinny Santa?
Inquiring minds want to know. #badsanta@gmgjim#shortsanta

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TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 • 26 Kislev 5786

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Temple’s traditional Chanukah Celebration begins with the lighting of our one-of-a-kind Lobster Trap Menorah. We’ll share songs and sweet treats on TAA’s front lawn, then move indoors for a concert with the renowned Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band. Both events are open to the public, but registration is required for the concert (see below).

• 6 PM – Lobster Trap Menorah Lighting – outdoors
• 7 PM – Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band Concert – indoors

More info- https://www.taagloucester.org/event/taa-chanukah-celebration.html

This Wednesday, December 17 from 4:30–9:00 PM, dine at Machaca and support West Parish Elementary PTO.

👉 20% of ALL food sales are donated

👉 Kids Eat FREE with an adult entrée

👉 Zero cooking. Zero dishes. All for a great cause.

Bring the kids, enjoy your Machaca favorites, and help give back to our local school community, just by having dinner.

📍 Machaca – Gloucester

⏰ 4:30–9:00 PM

Eat well. Do good. See you Wednesday.

Gift Cards Available!
Perfect for stocking stuffers or last-minute gifting.

 Holiday Catering Orders
Call or visit 978-283-3100 to place your holiday catering order!

 Come Find Tomato the Elf!
He’s hiding somewhere inside—can you spot him?

 Santa Mailbox is Here!
Bring your letters for Santa and don’t forget to include your return address

 Open Daily: 6AM – 10PM 

Captain Nicolo “Nick” Sanfilippo, 93, Gloucester’s oldest fisherman, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 12, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Nick was born in Palermo, Sicily, on April 2, 1932, the son of the late Dominic and Vincenza (Zizzo) Sanfilippo. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Anna.

A proud fisherman, Nick learned to fish at the age of six alongside his father in Porticello, Sicily. He loved sharing stories of his childhood and his journey to America. As a young boy, Nick lived through the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II, navigating war and poverty that instilled in him the grit, resilience, and survival skills he carried throughout his life.

As a teenager, Nick dreamed of a better future and began his journey to America as a merchant marine. When he stepped off the boat in Boston with just $10 in his pocket and the clothes on his back, he was determined to make America his home.

Through years of hard work and perseverance, Nick built a successful fishing business, eventually amassing a fleet of boats out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Yet his greatest achievement was marrying the love of his life, Anna. Together, Nick and Anna spent 60 years building a beautiful life in Gloucester, raising six children and cherishing many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Nick was always the life of the party, known for his infectious laugh and his love of dancing and singing. He had a way of lifting everyone’s spirits, encouraging those around him to embrace joy the way he did. His favorite reminder was simple but powerful: “Enjoy your life”

His greatest passion was fishing and being on the ocean. Nick was deeply proud of his journey and all that he accomplished. He will be dearly missed by all who loved him for his incredible stories and vibrant spirit, but we take great comfort in knowing that he has been reunited with Anna once again.

The family wishes to thank all the devoted caregivers who surrounded Nick with love and dignity in his final years.

Nick is survived by his six children. Son Dominic, wife Carol, and their three children, Analise (husband Jordan), Christina (husband Ryan) and Michael (wife Lexie); son Accursio, wife Susan, and their four children Nicole, Accursio jr. (wife Cate), Nina (husband Rob), and Leah; son Samuel, wife Jo-Ann, and their children Samantha and Nicolas; son Anthony (Nino),wife Rosalie, and their two daughters Gianna and Talia; son Joseph(companion Tiffany), and his children Sarah (husband Josh), James, and Julia and their mother Phyllis; daughter Enza,(husband Greg) and their children Annabella and Louis. And his many great grandchildren.

Five Brothers, Simone, Frank, Giuseppe, Nino, and John, and three sisters, Dora Giorlando, Maria D’Amico, and Giorlama Melodie and many nieces and nephews.

Nick’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in St. Ann’s Church, 60 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, at 11a.m. Burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by the Greely Funeral Home, 212 Washington Street, Gloucester. For online condolences, please visit http://www.greelyfuneralhome.com In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan Street Danvers MA, or online at caredimensions.org

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Nicolo, please visit our floral store.