Image ~ December 3, 2025 ~ middlestwalk ~ 

This Saturday, December 6th, Operation Keep Gloucester Warm returns to Trinity Church with free coats and winter essentials for anyone in our community who needs them.

We need your help to get the word out — please share this flyer far and wide!

Post it, text it, send it to a friend, hang it at work… every share helps a neighbor stay warm all winter long.

Thank you to our amazing volunteers, partners, and donors who’ve been showing up with so much kindness this season. This community makes magic happen.

Final Deadline: December 10th

Gloucester, we’re in the home stretch! There’s ONE WEEK LEFT to donate to Machaca’s Christmas Toy Drive! Donations are distributed by the Gloucester Police Community Impact Unit, and we need your help to make this final week the biggest one yet! 💛

From now through December 10th, we’re collecting NEW & UNWRAPPED toys to bring holiday joy to families right here in our community. Every gift matters. Every donation brings a smile to a child who needs it. 🎁❤️

TOY DRIVE FINALE EVENT — DON’T MISS IT!

Wednesday, December 10th | 5–7 PM at Machaca

Bring your last-minute donations and join us for an unforgettable night!

📸 Photo fun with our kid-friendly bat-themed superhero

STAY FOR DINNER — IT’S KIDS EAT FREE WEDNESDAY!

Every Wednesday at Machaca, Kids Eat FREE with the purchase of an adult entrée.

So drop off a toy, take some fun holiday photos, and let us take care of dinner!

💛 Let’s Finish Strong, Gloucester!

With just one week left, let’s rally together and PACK that donation box.

Thank you for helping us make the season brighter for families across our city. ✨

Bring the kids and come MEET SANTA on Sunday, December 14th from 11am–1pm

We’ll have:
🔥 S’mores
🎁 Gifts from Santa
📸 Plenty of photo ops & holiday cheer

Tag your Santa squad and mark those calendars!

12 Rogers Street

Angel Wings Wellness is now under new management and has rebranded as “Peace Love and CBD Collective.” We still offer the same premium CBD products to support your wellness, along with free consultations and personalized guidance.

Plus, we have incorporated Glosta Grooves! Check out our wicked cool, locally made treasures—from vibrant hand-dyed apparel to unique gifts from talented local artisans. Come explore our colorful, fun-filled collection and celebrate the hippie inside us all!

12 Rogers Street

Friday and Saturday 11-4

978-985-4592

December 2, 2025 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

Staying Healthy Through the Winter: Herbal Program for Health and Wellness
Tuesday, December 16 | 1:30–3:00 PM
Community Room | Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester

Discover natural ways to support your health through the cold and flu season at the Sawyer Free Library with Rivka Schwartz of Health and Hearth, a local herbal and wellness practice.

In this informative and practical workshop, you’ll:

• Explore simple strategies to help strengthen your immune system
• Learn about herbs with antiviral properties
• Discover how to make herbal teas and long-lasting herbal tinctures/extracts

The program will include samples, take-home recipes, and an information packet so you can continue your wellness journey at home.

All are welcome. Registration requested at sawyerfreelibrary.org.

Pat Dalpiaz and I Will Be Partying Our Asses Off – Come Shop With Us At 44 Main Street Thursday Night For Ladies Night! “Refreshments” Free Gift Bag With Purchase, Huge Promotions! 

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Stop by for a treat and a photo of your pup with Mrs Claus!

Gloucester… you already know what the first week of December means.

It’s LAAAAADIES NIGHT.

And Machaca is right in the middle of the action.

While you’re bouncing around downtown grabbing those holiday steals, make sure you swing into Machaca because every woman who walks in gets a FREE raffle ticket for our Ladies Night Raffle Basket!

Yes, free. Yes, fabulous. Yes, you want it.

Take a shopping break and come recharge:

🍹 Margaritas flowing (classic, spicy fig, pear cinnamon… pick your vibe)

🥃 Tequila flights perfect for the group chat Snapchat

🌮 Appetizers to keep you fueled for round two of shopping

🎙️And as if that wasn’t enough… KARAOKE NIGHT starts at 8:30 PM!

So grab your girls, your bags, your holiday spirit, and swing by 14 Rogers St this Thursday.

Shop → Sip → Sing → Win.

That’s the move. 💃🎄✨

See you at Machaca!

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A Replacement Pair?

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Ann-Margaret Ferrante passed away peacefully at her home in Gloucester on November 27, 2025, after a long journey with pancreatic cancer.

A lifelong resident of Gloucester, Ann-Margaret was born at Beverly Hospital on June 26, 1972, to Joseph and Frances (Giacalone) Ferrante. Her parents’ Sicilian backgrounds and the jobs they held during her childhood had a big influence on Ann-Margaret; Joseph was a fisherman, and Frances was a school librarian.

Ann-Margaret’s childhood was spent growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood of immigrant and immigrant-descended families and the kids of the “churchyard gang.” As a child, she enjoyed playing many sports, a love that carried into adulthood when she watched the Patriots and Celtics games with her mother.

After graduating from Gloucester High School as a member of the Class of 1990, she attended Tufts University, graduating with a double major in economics and international relations. She then earned her juris doctor at Suffolk Law School. Later, during her time as state representative, she attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and earned a Master’s in Public Administration.

Ann-Margaret’s legal and public service career prior to being elected began with working in State Senator Bruce Tarr’s office. She initially practiced law with Dwight Ware, whose office was on Pleasant Street in Gloucester. She then joined with Bob Visnick and Kevin Kiely to form the law firm of Kiely, Visnick, and Ferrante, later reforming as Kiely and Ferrante. She also practiced law on behalf of the Gloucester Seafood Auction and served with distinction as the first Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fisheries Recovery Commission.

Ann-Margaret was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2008. During her tenure, she served on a number of committees, eventually chairing the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, and serving as the vice chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the highest ranking committee in the House of Representatives.

Throughout her legislative career, Ann-Margaret worked to ensure that Cape Ann always had a seat at the table in legislative matters. She was focused on her fishermen, jobs and economic development, and helping those in need.

Ann-Margaret’s connection to the fishing industry through her father led her to be a lifelong advocate for the fishermen. She led the charge to end abusive practices taken by the federal government against fishermen and never stopped proposing and passing policies to support the fishing industry and the working waterfront.

Her mother’s job as a school librarian instilled a lifelong love of reading in Ann-Margaret. This love resulted in her paying for books to be distributed by the First R Foundation, bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Cape Ann’s children, and passing a law that would make a statewide Imagination Library possible.

One of Ann-Margaret’s proudest achievements was the creation of the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute and Gloucester Biotechnology Academy. GMGI is the prime example of her focus on economic development and job creation. She was delighted that cutting edge fisheries and life science research was being conducted on Cape Ann and that students from Cape Ann were being trained for well-paying careers in the field.

Ann-Margaret is survived by her mother Frances, aunt Grace Ann (Douponce) Giacalone, godparents John and Gerry Willette, many cousins and 14 godchildren. She was predeceased by her father Joseph, aunt Kathleen Giacalone, and uncle John Giacalone.

A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in St. Ann’s Church, Holy Family Parish, 74 Pleasant Street, Gloucester on Thursday, December 4, 2025, followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated at 1:00 p.m. A private burial will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ann-Margaret’s name to the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at https://labs.dana-farber.org/halecenter/donateor the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute to support the Ferrante Postdoctoral Fellowship at http://gmgi.org/donate-now/.

November 30, 2025 ~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce ~ Edit

Kick off the season in festive Rockport style! Join us for Holiday Shopping Night and enjoy an evening of cheerful lights, local treasures, and holiday spirit. Start at Dock Square, where shoppers can pick up a free Christmas in Rockport tote bag filled with a list of participating businesses, special coupons valid all season long, and a bonus raffle ticket. As you explore Rockport’s charming shops, you’ll find festive treats and refreshments offered by many local retailers and be serenaded by strolling musicians bringing holiday magic to the streets. Every purchase at a participating store earns you an extra raffle ticket for a chance to win one of three exciting prizes. End the evening at the after party and live raffle drawing at Brackett’s Oceanview Restaurant where the celebration continues with good company, great prizes, and plenty of holiday cheer!

Dear Gloucester Cultural and Civic Center board members, former board members, donors, supporters, allied professionals, and those who opposed our endeavor,       

After valiant efforts and due consideration, the Board of Directors of Gloucester Cultural and Civic Center, Inc. have decided to cease pursuit of the organization’s dream of building and operating a cultural and civic center in the heart of Gloucester and to close our non-profit organization.

Until December 15, 2025, you can still view our website and plan, at which point it will be taken down.  

We will be going through the legal process of closing our non-profit corporation with distribution remaining funds to a worth organization or organizations that will carry on our mission of enhancing the cultural and civic life of Gloucester.

I thank you all for your support and loyal opposition to our project over the last 6 years.

Very best wishes,  

Tom Burger