City of Gloucester Shares Information for Phase 2 Residents Eligible to Book COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

No New Local Clinics Planned at This Time 

GLOUCESTER — Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and Public Health Director Karin Carroll wish to share an update regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the city’s clinic following announcements issued by the state this week.

Massachusetts residents 65-years-old and older, residents and staff of low income and affordable public and private senior housing, as well as those 16-years-old and older with two or more comorbidities became eligible yesterday to begin making vaccination appointments.

Eligible comorbidities include: moderate to severe asthma, cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, down syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromised individuals from a solid organ transplant, obesity and severe obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease, smoking and type two diabetes mellitus. 

Due to a high demand for vaccinations and limited supply at this time, state officials warned on Wednesday that those who became eligible yesterday could be waiting more than one month before receiving their first dose.

Residents that became eligible this week can seek a vaccination appointment through a mass vaccination site, and/or may contact their local pharmacy to see if vaccination appointments are available. The closest mass vaccination site is at the DoubleTree Hotel in Danvers. 

To make an appointment at a vaccination site:

• Visit mass.gov/COVID-vaccine to find your phase and priority group
• If you’re eligible, visit https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/ to find a vaccine clinic near you
• Make an appointment online and fill out the attestation form

Those without internet access may also call 211 for assistance making an appointment. 

The 211 line can be accessed by dialing 2–1–1 and selecting the prompt for “Help Scheduling a Vaccine Appointment.” The hotline is only available for residents eligible for the vaccine without internet access or who otherwise cannot use the appointment site, and will take calls Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Translators will be available to help through the 211 line. Callers will be able to speak with a live representative who will help them find a nearby vaccination location and make an appointment. 

If you received your first vaccine at the Rose Baker Senior Center, the City of Gloucester will distribute second vaccination doses as planned in early March, however, no additional first doses will be allocated to the city for distribution at this time. The Senior Center is no longer maintaining a call-back list for vaccine appointments including appointments for homebound seniors.

The state will also be launching a vaccination program for homebound individuals in the coming weeks. 

This January and February, the City of Gloucester successfully coordinated a regional clinic with Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex and Ipswich, through which 500 regional first responders and individuals eligible through phase 1 of the state’s vaccination distribution plan were vaccinated. The City of Gloucester has also vaccinated 280 individuals 75-years-old and older and 220 additional individuals eligible under phase 1 in the community through city-specific vaccination efforts.

The City of Gloucester will continue to share any and all updates regarding local and regional vaccination opportunities at the City of Gloucester’s website here, the Health Department’s Facebook Page@GloucesterMAHealthDepartment here, Mayor Romeo Theken’s Facebook Page@MayorSefatia here and by robocall.

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Omakase (Chef’s choice) $65

9pc of top grade local and Japanese fish prepared Edomae style Nigiri sushi with a Negi Maguro maki + Oyster shooter + Ankimo (Monkfish liver)

• This week’s fish (from left to right): BotanEbi (spotted prawn), Sea Bass, Ocean Trout, Kanpachi (amberjack), Akami Zuke (marinated lean bluefin tuna), Chu-turo (medium fatty bluefin tuna), Sawara (spanish mackerel), Isaki (grunt fish), Hotate (local live scallop)
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Maki (Roll)

Futo maki$10

Tamago, cucumber, avocado, kanpyo (gourd), oshinko (pickled daikon), ocean trout, watercress, oboro (dried fish flakes), shiso (Japanese mint), scallion, sesame

Negi Maguro maki$12

Bluefin Tuna, scallion, oshinko

Negi Toro maki$25

Bluefin Tuna belly, scallion, oshinko

Ocean Trout maki$10

Ocean Trout, shiso, avocado, watercress, oshinko, sesame

Shime Saba Isobe Maki$15

Cured local mackerel, pickled ginger, scallion, shiso, sesame, wasabi

Vegetable maki$7

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Duxbury Oyster, ponzu, radish, pickled jicama, shiso

Uni $8

Chu-Toro $8

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Look at your (great), site every day to keep up with things…  the only comment I have is that sometimes you will highlight a restaurant or store and not list their address…. I think it would help those places if it were easier to find rather than having to look it up on the internet.  Just sayin…..

Thanks!  And keep up the great work!

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A lot of people ask me these kind of questions. Hopefully this is helpful

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Gloucester400™’s Organizational Partner Program Launches with Far-reaching Support Throughout Cape Ann

22 Local Organizations Sign on and “Show the Love” for Gloucester’s 400^th Anniversary Celebration – with More to Come

Gloucester, MA – February 12, 2021 – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Gloucester400™ has unveiled a new program designed to strengthen connections with the community, heighten awareness of the city’s 400^th anniversary, and encourage involvement among a broad range of organizations including non-profits, corporations, and local businesses. The program is the Gloucester400 Organizational Partners Program.  

In its first wave of alliances, Gloucester400 has already attracted 22 organizations that are willing to collaborate and pledge support to working together on behalf of Gloucester’s 400^th-anniversary celebration.

“Working with the entire community to produce a successful quadricentennial is essential,” said Laura Ventimiglia, the Gloucester400 executive director. “Looking ahead to 2023, our initial organizational partners share our collaborative nature, appreciation of Gloucester’s history, and excitement about the city’s future. We look forward to working closely with them and other interested organizations to carry out a celebration that is worthy of our 400-year history.”

Gloucester400 Organizational Partners

The first wave of Organizational Partners includes 22 of Cape Ann’s most well-known and well-respected organizations. Each is unique in its mission, members, and clients, reflecting the rich diversity that has strengthened Gloucester and its Sandy Bay heritage for almost 400 years. Current partners are:

• 1623 Studios
• Annisquam Village Players
• Backyard Growers
• Cape Ann Animal Aid
• Cape Ann Finns
• Cape Ann Media Productions
• Cape Ann YMCA
• Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
• Gloucester Adventure, Inc.
• Gloucester Cultural Initiative
• Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI)
• Good Morning Gloucester
• Greenbelt – Essex County’s Land Trust
• Hammond Museum, Inc.
• LEAP for Education
• Manship Artists Residency & Studios
• Ocean Alliance 
• Pathways for Children, Inc
• Rockport Music 
• The Open Door
• The Sawyer Free Library
• Wellspring House

“We’ve been very pleased by the rapid and wide-ranging response to the Organizational Partner Program. A key aspect of the program is that it allows and encourages each participating organization to retain its unique identity, be its unique self, and participate in a way that is consistent with its respective mission. In our conversations with various Partner representatives the excitement about participating in Gloucester 400 is evident and the early wave of Partnerships indicates that our collaborative approach is successful,” Ventimiglia commented. “It is also worth noting that among our initial partners and in keeping with their slogan ‘We’re Here for You,’ the Sawyer Free Library was the very first organization to partner with us. 

What Does the Organizational Partners Program Entail?

The Gloucester400 Organizational Partner Program establishes an agreement between Gloucester400 and the participating partner to jointly promote the work that each does for the City of Gloucester, thereby bringing attention to their fine contributions. Further, promoting each other’s activities and events that commemorate the City’s quadricentennial mutually raises awareness and drives engagement towards initiatives that serve to celebrate Gloucester’s 400-year history. This happens in the form of marketing and outreach by each organization to their respective memberships, communities, and constituents on behalf of Gloucester’s 400^th anniversary celebration.

Partners may also host or sponsor a commemorative event or project, although they are not required to do so, thus leaving the level and nature of involvement intentionally flexible to accommodate the partners’ respective missions, priorities, and resources. 

Organizations interested in participating are invited to contact Laura Ventimiglia at gloucester400stories@gmail.com. 

Gloucester’s 400^th Anniversary: Our People, Our Stories™

Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest seaport, will be “400 years young” in 2023. To celebrate its past, honor its people, and welcome its promising future, the city has begun preparations for celebrating this historic milestone and organizing the year-long celebration of its anniversary. The theme of the quadricentennial is Gloucester: Our People, Our Stories™ and focuses on celebrating Gloucester’s history through the stories of the people who lived, sacrificed, rejoiced, worked, built, and innovated together – at times risking everything – since 1623. Gloucester Celebration Corporation is the organization established to guide the efforts to create a momentous city-wide celebration among its people and businesses and facilitate an exceptional year of festivities. Visit www.gloucesterma400.org for more information.

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TRADEMARKS: “Our People, Our Stories™,” Gloucester400™, and the 400 Stories Project are trademarks and/or copyrights of Gloucester Celebration Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.