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A special evening celebrating author Edith Wharton and thecomplicated splendor of the 20thCentury Gilded Age on Thursday, June 30th
TheSawyer Free Library,in collaboration with theGloucester Stage Company, is hosting a special event,Edith Wharton: Between the Sheets (and the Pages),onThursday, June 30 from 6:00 – 8:00 pmat the Library located at 2 Dale Avenue in Gloucester.
The evening will explore some lesser-known aspects of the life ofcelebrated novelist Edith Wharton’s (House of Mirth, The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome), including her passionate affair with Morton Fullerton in Paris.
Massachusetts Playwright Anne Undeland will discuss the correspondence between Wharton and Fullerton that inspired her award-nominated play, MR. FULLERTON, BETWEEN THE SHEETS, a turn-of-the-century tale of unbridled passion set to be staged by the Gloucester Stage Company. Professor M.M. Dawley of Boston University will speak about Wharton’s work and how, under the surface…
Library kicks off summer reading fun with a family friendly concert on June 28at 11AM
TheSawyer Free Library(SFL) will officially be the hottest place to be this summer!
The Sawyer Free Library is excited to announce the launch of its annual“Summer at the Library,”offering free programs for all ages to entertain, spark, and encourage a lifelong love of reading and learning. From innovative reading challenges to ukulele lessons and shark week adventures to book discussions, author talks, and much more, there’s something for everyone.The summer fun kicks off onTuesday, June 28 at 11:00 amwith a family-friendly concert featuringElijah T. Grasshopper’s Rainbow Dance Partyin the Library’s outside amphitheater.
Family Concert at Library on Tuesday, June 28 at 11AM
The theme for this year’s annual summer reading challenge,“Read Beyond the Beaten Path,”encourages readers of all ages to explore new worlds and…
Jim Montagnino was literally born in Gloucester’s West End in 1941 at 57 Main Street. His father Dominic was a “high liner” fishing Captain who never would allow his son to follow in his occupation because it was too dangerous. So, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army at 17 years old upon his graduation from St. Ann’s High School class of ’58 where he was captain of the baseball team for both his junior and senior year. He was also captain of the basketball team in his senior year.
He and his best friend, Mike Calomo had been freshman at Gloucester High School, but were both rejected at tryouts for both the baseball and football squads, so they both transferred to St. Ann’s High School where they were more than “stars” on the basketball and baseball fields.
After being honorably discharged from the Army he attended and graduated from Burdett College. After high school, Jim soon married the true love of his life, Mary Jo Pratt. They began their life together building on each other’s strengths, a true partnership and bond that lasted the test of time. They enjoyed 58 years of devoted marriage to one another. They had four children and had seven grandchildren whom he all adored.
Jim saw an opportunity to get into to fishing industry another way. He began his career in the seafood industry working in the offices of O’Donnell-Usen and later Booth Fisheries, who were both located in Gloucester. The fishing industry was evolving from smaller fresh fish companies who bought the local and Boston fleets catches to the Trans-Atlantic steamers from Europe and elsewhere who were unloading millions of pounds of frozen blocks bought by Gorton’s and Booth Fisheries He was offered a significant promotion by Booth Fisheries at their N.E. distribution center in Portsmouth, N.H. He refused the offer because his family and the were all in Gloucester. He wanted to continue playing adult Basketball, Flag football (until he was 50) and loved playing card with all his closest friends who were all here in Gloucester.
Jim then decided to bet on himself. He began in a small two-person office with himself and his godmother, Vicki Naves. Together they grew Gloucester Dispatch to a full-service logistics trucking brokerage company with fleet of over 100 tractor trailers covering the 48 states. Jim saw the vision and that those millions of pounds of frozen seafood needed to get from the Quincy Market Cold Storage (now Americold) to their destination throughout the United States.
The success of his trucking business allowed him to invest in his favorite love, the City of Gloucester. He was the first person to invest in the West End, where he bought the west end furniture building from Walter Chadwick and rehabilitated it to apartments on the upper levels and retail on the ground level. Others soon followed his model. He invested primarily at first on Main Street being a regular at Nick’s pool room since he was a kid. When the Brown family decided to sell their department store, he bought it and allowed small businesses to start with the smaller spaces and grow. He later started the first condo project “The Residences at Seaport” on the upper levels of the Main Street and Elm Street levels where National Furniture and Shephard’s Street Market were former occupants. At the time the local zoning did not allow for residences above street level businesses. Each project he developed brought him pride and satisfaction to see his interest in Gloucester was rewarded with their success.
in the 80’s he was the major developer to purchase two out of three parcels at Parker Street. These had been taken by Urban Renewal back in the sixties and never developed until he built the Head of The Harbor. Eventually, Whole Foods was a major tenant for over 25 years as the major distribution and processing center for their New England and New York area purchasing product most of their fish from the local fleet.
This momentum continued and he sold his Cameron’s building to see the latest housing development by Action Inc. and partner with North Shore Community Development at 206 Main Street (across from Elm Street). He was happy to see that project completed.
His passion was to stay in Gloucester and see the beauty and potential of each undertaking.
He was a former board member of the AGH and was an ongoing supporter of the Grace Center, St. Ann’s Parish and an original member of the original group that started the Grace Center.
Most recently, he purchased East Gloucester Marina and his love of boating and fishing continued on. His other love was golfing at Bass Rocks Golf Club which was a favorite form of fun for him and with his friends where many happy memories and were made and challenging tournaments were won.
He was thankful to all those who gave him the opportunity to see his dreams come true.
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Joey, I took shots of all 3 of the women’s teams before and during the competition and all 3 have received their copies. I thought you might like to see a before the race group shot of the 3 crews. It was indicated that they do this every year, and they not only gathered themselves but made certain I knew where to be to take the shot..They were a bit concerned about me climbing the ramp from the dock as on the way down I had tripped landing flat on the dock, and lost my phone overboard!! No harm, but I got to know all of the crew members who quickly made sure i was OK. I told them I always do that to get the crowd warmed up…. Great sportsmanship photo, pre-race which was also evident when the race was over. They all congratulated each other and the winning BackLash.
How close was the race?BackLashRogueXtraOarDinary
And since I was there and got trapped, I learned that on the Walkers parade to the boats for the Greasy Pole, they stop at the stage for a round of “VIVA!” “ST. PIETRO” before getting to the boats. One of the organizers did tell all the walkers this was not a time to drink…
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TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRASH BAG POLICY – TUESDAY, JUNE 28 – TUESDAY, JULY 5. We have been informed that the vendor for the City of Gloucester trash bags continues to face manufacturing disruptions due to supply chain issues and will not be able to meet the demand for bags this week. Mayor Greg Verga has announced relief for residents by allowing each household to put out 2 – large size (no greater than 36 gallon) garbage bags for pick up, free of charge, for the following dates – Tuesday, June 28 – Tuesday, July 5, 2022. This will allow each household a free trash pick up day while we work through next steps with the vendor. We ask for your cooperation in making this possible by limiting your waste to 2 bags.
Please note, Monday, July 4th is a holiday, there will be no trash collection. Households with Monday pick up will be on Tuesday, and all remaining collections for the week will be one day later. Trash pick up the week of July 4th will run on a holiday schedule.
If you have any questions please contact DPW at 978-325-5600 or Mayor Verga’s office at 978-281-9700. We will provide updates for next week as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Greg Verga
Mayor
City of Gloucester, Massachusetts
978.281.9700
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Just to clear up any confusion here is a clarification on the Magnolia Pier seasonal dinghy outhauls design as provided by Mayor Verga’s office.
Timeline of Magnolia Pier:
June 2020
Magnolia Pier Rebuild was completed. The ramp/gangway was purchased as part of the project and the float was older and built by the Gloucester High School.
Gloucester Harbormaster and Magnolia Pier Advisory Committee requested a new float be built for fear of failure of the oversized old float – the request was denied.
September 23rd, 2020
The new gangway and old float were ripped away from the pier due to a storm and weather event.
January, 2021
Meeting with Mayor Theken, Ted, Mike Hale, and CAO to discuss the pier going forward.
May, 2021
Based on a virtual meeting attended by GZA on May 21, 2021, it is our understanding the City of Gloucester desires to make additional improvements at the recently reconstructed Magnolia Pier by installation of a gangway lifting mechanism (“Gallows Frame”).
June 8, 2021
GZA GeoEnvironmental submitted a proposal for the Magnolia Pier Reconstruction Project to begin the development of design drawings, permitting amendments and/or new filings, bid phase and limited construction phase services for the proposed improvement project. In addition, GZA was asked to review the existing float size and provide recommendations for improvements and to investigate interim pier-mounted lifting davits that could be installed on the pier at the gangway connection to assist with gangway removal for the 2021 summer season, and beyond.
June 28, 2021
GZA GeoEnvironmental provided a clarification letter that the load conditions associated with seasonal dingy outhauls being attached to the pier were not included in the design of the Magnolia Pier Reconstruction project. (Letter attached)
In response to this letter, the Gloucester Harbormaster was instructed to send an email/letter to all permit holders stating they would not be able to return the following year (2022).
Permit holders had been reportedly tying their outhauls to the ladders or handrails of the pier. Having small boats tied to a static line causes damage and strain on the pier.
September 2021
The Waterways Board unanimously voted to put a moratorium on issuing any new mooring on Magnolia Pier.
November 2021
The Gloucester Harbormaster was instructed to send an email letter to all permit holders stating they would not be able to return the following year (2022).
January 2022
Mayor Verga’s administration takes office.
February 2022
Mayor Verga directs the City’s CFO to look into potential funding sources to begin the work with GZA to address the gangway and float.
April 2022
The City was able to locate funds to begin the GZA design and permitting process for the gangway and float.
May 11, 2022
Gloucester Waterways Board meets to receive an update on the Magnolia Pier outhauls and to discuss possible actions. The Waterways Board voted to abolish the outhauls on the Magnolia Pier.
Here is the official language from the meeting minutes on the vote:
“Donna Crocker made a motion to abolish the Magnolia Pier outhaul seconded by Chair Steven LeBlanc. The motion passed by roll call 6 in favor 2 opposed”
City Ordinance for the Waterways Board:
“Sec. 10-1. – Waterways board.
The purposes of the waterways board is to provide a broad-based citizen management organization that guides the use and development of the city’s waterways and public waterfront facilities. The waterways board shall be the city body which establishes policies and regulations for the city’s waterways. It is intended that the board adopt clear, concise and fair policies and regulations that promote improved access to the water for all citizens, including commercial fishermen, business owners and recreational boaters. In cooperation with the harbormaster and other city staff, the board is intended to ensure that our waterways are well planned and maintained, utilized to the maximum extent possible, safe, and reflect positively upon the city.”
This is a great opportunity to join what will soon be the eclectic gem on the Neck. The Salted Cod Arthouse will be opening in July, and we are looking to hire the following positions:
Head Café/Bartender – reporting to our General Manager, the head bartender will manage all daily operations of the café to include providing excellent service to our customers, managing inventory, supporting in the arrangement of special events, and training café staff.
Café/Bar Staff – reporting to the Head Café Manager, the Café/Bar staff is responsible for welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking wine, beer, and food orders.
Prep Team Support – reporting to the Head Café Manager, Prep Team Members will have a daily shift in the morning/early afternoon to support with prepping the café for daily operations. This includes food prep, inventory stock, and light cleaning.
From left: Summer Meals for Kids intern Rachel Ellis, Summer Meals for Kids Coordinator Eileen Campbell, intern Harley Pereira, and intern Ryn Montgomery.
Need help getting breakfast and lunch meals for your kids over the summer break? The Open Door is here to help with Summer Meals for Kids!
Back for its 21st season, Summer Meals for Kids provides nutritious meals to local kids by visiting local neighborhoods, schools, and summer camps to make sure children have access to meals while school is out.
The Summer Meals for Kids program strives to accommodate all allergies and special diets, and to learn more about the program or inform staff of a dietary need, please call 978-283-6776 or email summermeals@foodpantry.org.
Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:
Gloucester Walk-Up Locations (operating from June 22 to August 26)
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THIS SATURDAY’S , JUNE 25th , COMPLIMENTARY FINE WINE TASTING AT SAVOUR, FEATURES GUEST HOST & WINE EDUCATOR CHUCK TYNER’S SELECTIONS FROM THE ITALIAN WINE TRADERS’ PORTFOLIO, SELECTIONS TO COMPLEMENT SEASONAL FARE. JOIN US STARTING AT 2PM
Pleased to continue offering case discounts of 10% on wines and all items purchased with the case for all customers. Wine Club members receive 5% off on 6 bottles and all items purchased with the 6 bottles. Thanks again for your support!
AN ALL-ITALIAN FINE WINE TASTING…THE GRAPES OF LAZIO, TUSCANY, CALABRIA, & PUGLIA, ITALY. discou
Lila Spumante Rosato “Lila” is a proprietary sparkling rosé wine made exclusively for the Italian Wine Traders house, so Chuck will have to tell you all about it. It is one of their most successful wines, due to its popularity in Boston-area Italian restaurants. It is 100% Pinot Noir with a lovely nose of summer boysenberry and strawberry fruit, a fine and delicate mousse, following a crisp, dry finish. Lile most sparklers, It. Pairs well: with many different foods, from popcorn and chips to fried chicken and Mousse Truffée… $19.99
Let’s raise a glass with Chuck to toast his recent engagement! Poggio le Volpi Frascati Superiore “People,” Lazio, Italy Varietals: Trebbiano, Malvasia, Alc. %12
Poggio Le Volpi is a family-owned winery that occupies an area between the slopes of Monte Porzio Catone and the Roman countryside, an area where grape vines have grown for centuries. “People” is a great expression of the Lazio appellation. It is a versatile wine to accompany everyday dishes, and a wine to share with friends, intended for all types of palates. Pale and bright straw yellow in the glass, it exudes a fruity aroma full of pear, green apple and grape, mixed with white flowers and cut grass. The wine’s taste is fresh and flavorful, with a pleasant acidity and a clean finish. Excellent as an aperitif, It. Pairs well: with seafood appetizers, risottos, vegetable soups, steamed fish and Thai chicken. ….$14.99
The Argentiera estate covers 200 acres of breathtakingly beautiful Tuscan coast, southwest of Florence. Argentiera is close to the sea and at a high altitude, making the land especially well-suited to growing grapes. The estate is considered among the most beautiful in Italy with its spectacular view of the islands of the Tuscan archipelago. The estate’s Vermentino is an intense straw yellow in color. The nose has fruit-forward notes of pear, banana, and apricot. On the palate, floral tones of lavender and white flowers mix with an herbaceousness defined by wild sage. On the palate, the wine is fresh and easy drinking; truly well balanced. A long, flavorful finish is pronounced by aromatics and definitive minerality. Pairs well: with most seafood dishes, from freshly shucked oysters to fried clams or battered fish tacos. It also pairs well with vegetables and is one of the few wines that pairs well with artichokes! $24.99
Ippolito 1845 160 Anni, Calabria, Italy Varietal: Gaglioppo, Alc. 15%
This wine was created to celebrate the history of the company, which was founded in 1845. The greatness of the Gaglioppo grape together with the company’s desire to innovate have given rise to a unique wine. The best bunches of Gaglioppo, manually selected, are left to dry on racks until the end of November and then the relative pomace macerates with wine from fresh grapes. The wine pours ruby with garnet flashes. Macerated red fruit aromas, woodsy tones, licorice, mixed with dried flowers, wild herbs, balsamic notes, and tree bark on the nose. Fullness, and great tannic structure is balanced by a marked marine flavor and a citrus freshness. It finishes on notes of cocoa and cinchona, sweet spices and red fruit. Pairs well: with succulent meats, red meat sauces, aged cheeses and cured meats…. $27.99
The Coppi winery sits on the hills of the Murgia dei Trulli, a site that has been a winery since 1882. Primitivo, like Zinfandel, is a descendant of Croatia’s Crljenak Kaštelanski. Primitivo is mostly grown in the southern Italian province of Puglia. Since its links relating it to California’s Zinfandel surfaced, plantings have increased significantly. Primitivo is more rustic in character – albeit in a charming way- when compared to its trans-Atlantic cousin. Coppi’s Primitivo is vivid red in the glass. It has a very fruity nose with cherry notes. On the palate, it is dry, quite fresh and structured, fruity, and full-bodied. Pairs well: with ham, meatballs with cream sauce, sausage and potatoes, venison, cold cuts, and matured cheeses.… $17.99
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Kathleen’s Value-Price Gems: Unique to SAVOUR our three value-price collections, with each category ( $9.99ers – $14.99ers -$19.99ers ) offering hundreds of wines at one price, personally curated by Kathleen, some have limited availability > 9.99ers…the quality is taste delivering above-price enjoyment …Value! >14.99ers…exhibiting qualities of complexity…Elevating The Experience! >19.99ers…value laden wines by innovative vintners…Expect Exceptional!
Adding to This Saturday’s Italian Wine Traders’ tasting is Savour’s Everyday Tech Tastings at the North Shore’s Only Digital Wine Machine. Fun to use and enjoy! Taste up to 20 wines…& yes, complimentary. Kathleen welcomes your questions for food pairings.
Welcome Your Donation in any amount for Pathways for Children. Thank You! …Kathleen
For Your Mobile Calendar l June-July Savour Wine Tastings!
>June 25 – Chuck Tyner, Italian Wine Traders July 2- Ann Cortissoz -New England Craft Beer Tasting July 9 – Liv Demond- Cynthia Hurley Wines July 16 -Damon Lawson -IGB Wines July 23 – Max Murphy, Owner Tozi (Fine Mexican Wines)…new to you? July 30 -Arik Colbath, Charles River Wines
PLEASE NOTE: Updated Mask Policy: >We welcome customers and vendors with and without masks. >We continue using our 5 Molekule high performance air purification units that clear the air of 99.9% of viruses, bacteria and allergens every hour, store wide.
We are pleased to continue curbside pickup service
Savour Wine & Cheese l 76 Prospect St. l Gloucester l 978. 282 .1455 savourwineandcheese.com
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