Happy Friday Cape Ann 🥯🥯🥯❤️❤️❤️!!!

Open this weekend from 8 – 11 am or sell out at 1 Whistlestop Mall in Rockport. 😊

Father’s Day Bagel of the week: Hot Stuff – Jalapeño Cheddar 🌶️🌶️🌶️🧀🧀🧀

Gloucester Education Foundation looks back at a busy year – and busy hands – in new report!

 ~ GLOUCESTEREDUCATIONFOUNDATION

GEF released its FY25 Impact Report today, “In Their Hands: The Power of Experiential Learning”. This colorful report highlights 30 hands-on programs led by talented Gloucester educators who go above and beyond to help students learn by doing. With nearly $475,000 invested in GPS this school year, GEF sees that the Gloucester community is steadfast in their support for our schools and experiential learning. We hope you’ll help keep that momentum going with a gift to our spring appeal!

Learn more about GEF at http://www.thinkthebest.org.

Surfside Subs and Pizza Thursday 6/12 🍕🍔🦞

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” Pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$15.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

Derek Reed, Gloucester native and business owner recently released his first book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮! There will be a book signing event on June 24th at the Elks starting at 4 pm.

Help Fund Ocean Explorers

 ~ MICHAELDEKOSTER

For the past 21 years, Maritime Gloucester’s Ocean Explorers program has brought marine science education to every 3rd, 4th, & 5th grader in the Gloucester Public Schools. We visit the classrooms in all 4 elementary schools and welcome these students to our campus to participate in exciting hands-on experiential learning in our Sea Pocket Aquarium, the Marine Science Education Center, onboard the Schooner Ardelle and so much more. Over the course of the school year, your kids interact with our educators a total of 6 times, offering invaluable access to the harbor, bridging a unique connection with our local youth in our own blue backyard. 21 years participating in our curriculum equates to the educational engagement of over 13,500 students! 

As we mark this year’s final 5th grade graduation celebration, we want to emphasize the importance of this program in our schools and we urge you to consider supporting its continuation. Maritime Gloucester annually raises the funds to sustain Ocean Explorers as our gift to the community, but we now are urgently seeking funding to keep this program alive for elementary students across Cape Ann and beyond. To support Ocean Explorers into 2026 and help us keep this essential program going at no cost to the Gloucester Public Schools, please Donate Today: MaritimeGloucester.org/give-1

250th Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment Info From The Chamber of Commerce

 

I wanted to reach out to help pass along important information about the 250thBattle of Bunker Hill Reenactment happening in Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park on June 21st and 22nd.  There have been several questions about the schedule and logistics so we wanted to help keep you informed.  With thousands of visitors expected that weekend, this event will have a significant impact on area businesses.

 

The events will take place on Saturday from 8am – 5pm and Sunday from 8am – 2pm.  There will be free shuttles available for attendees from the MBTA stations as well as various designated parking areas around the city.  You can find the most up to date information including a full schedule and transportation details athttps://battleofbunkerhill250.com/

 

Discover Gloucester also has a dedicated page on their website with a link from their homepagehttps://discovergloucester.com/250th-battle-of-bunker-hill-reenactment-in-gloucester-ma/

 

The event is also listed on our website on the Events Calendarhttps://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/the-250th-battle-of-bunker-hill-reenactment-36795?calendarMonth=2025-06-01

 

REMEMBER!!! 2nd & 4th Thursday Street Sweeping. Move your car the night before to avoid a ticket!!!

🧹 2nd & 4th Thursday Street Sweeping – Southerly/Easterly Sides
Effective May 1 – Nov 30 | Time: 12AM – 6AM

Street sweeping will start at 12:00 AM early Thursday morning (just after midnight Wednesday night) and take place on these roads:

  • Washington St (Main St ➡️ Gloucester Ave)
  • Main St (left side/southerly)
  • Rogers St (St. Peters ➡️ E. Main)
  • Prospect St (Washington St ➡️ Flannagan’s)

🚗 Please pay attention to any posted signage! Please move your vehicles the night before—ticketing is enforced!

Jon Sarkin Maritime 2025

Last year at this time, we held a solo show of all of Jon’s maritime work. One year later, we reprise the theme in his honor.

However, this time opening up the gallery to 10 artists, each with a fresh take on all things nautical. See the flyer below.

Art Show
June 16 – July 5

Fiesta Kickoff Party / Reception
June 26, 5pm – 8pm

Jon Sarkin ·39 Main Street, Gloucester MA 01930, United States

Indigenous Ways: Spirituality and Care for Each Other and for All of Life 

This presentation will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St. Gloucester, on Saturday, June 28 at 4PM. This is a free event. All are welcome

David Weeden, a member and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee, MA will talk about his tribe’s history of living lightly along the coast before Europeans arrived in New England and how traditional ways are being adopted to restore the health of degraded ecosystems in Mashpee.  

Indigenous peoples throughout the world have known how to live sustainably and in harmony with nature.  This program is devoted to the memory of Dr. Judith Oleson, a member of St. Paul Church and expert in international reconciliation.  As Cape Ann deals with the increasing threats from climate change coming to our shores, we will need to rethink everything about how we relate to and steward our community and our ecosystems at risk.  

According to Reverend Sue Kohler-Arsenault of the Annisquam Village Church, 

“Some of the most significant voices in the interfaith movement to address the climate crisis come from Native communities.  We are fortunate that someone who is putting his own community’s practices into use can help guide us towards next steps here.”

The event is presented by the Interfaith Committee of the Cape Ann Climate Coalition with support from a grant from NOAA.

thank you!!

Marion Phipps

Sharon Byrne Kishida

Co-facilitators of the CACC Interfaith Committee

Surfside Subs and Pizza Wicked Wednesday 6/11 🍕🍔𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5🍕But any 12” Pizza get a 12” CheeseFor $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$19.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

We’re Open Saturday For Father’s Day Shopping!!! Here are some great Father’s Day gift ideas: Fiesta Caps, Lobster or Terrycloth Polos, 01930 Caps, Cape Ann Nautical Chart Coozie Sets, Don’t Feed The Locals SPF Hoodies, Gloucester Golf Caps, Lobster Caps- More Than I Can List! All Under $35

Open at 44 Main St 11-5

Shop-

https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

The GloucesterCast’s Chris Langanopolopolopols Sunnoo EV Charger Is Live

Dear Friends, Family, and Investors:

We’re thrilled to share that our first market-ready EV charger (the “Unit”) is now live and operating in the field.

This round was raised with a clear goal: build and deploy our first commercial unit. We’re proud to say we’ve done exactly that—and early performance is exceeding expectations.

The system is now fully operational outside our Las Cruces facility, delivering clean, solar-powered EV charging. This milestone marks our transition from development to real-world deployment, and validates both our technology and the belief you placed in us.

EV Charger Highlights

  • 80 kWh battery powering one Level 2 Type 1 (J1772) connector – future models will feature two North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors
  • 8 kW+ charging rate, delivering up to 42 miles of range per hour of charge – up 28% more charging power than our closest competitor
  • Dual-axis, single-motor solar panel tracker capturing up to 62% more energy than fixed panels
  • 240V outlet for e-bikes and light EVs
  • Ability to combine solar and battery power for charging

How It’s Performing 

Our Unit has met its initial performance targets and given us a clear path to unlock even greater capability in the next-generation system:

  • Drawing directly from the sun, with supplemental battery input, the unit successfully achieved our original 8 kW charging rate benchmark. Ongoing testing has revealed optimization opportunities that could push this to 12 kW.
  • We’re operating at up to 80% of the 80 kWh battery’s capacity using a C2 discharge rate lithium battery—providing strong baseline performance and valuable data to optimize power delivery and efficiency.
  • The system continues to run reliably in real-world conditions, and the data we’ve gathered is already informing upgrades to maximize throughput and durability.

The unit will soon move to its first public site at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, where it will provide charging for students and faculty. The pilot is expected to begin by the end of the summer, with success measured by usage, uptime, and the potential to unlock a formal purchase conversation—NMSU currently has no EV chargers on campus.

What This Round Enabled
Your investment helped us:

  • Build and deploy a working EV
  • Validate our solar-tracker design in the field
  • Prepare for the pilot run and lay the groundwork for manufacturing
     

We’ve remained lean and resourceful, stretching every dollar to get us to this point.

What’s Next

  • Launch the Arrowhead Center pilot
  • Design validation and 3rd party review to prepare for scaled production
  • Advance conversations with municipalities, defense-related microgrid projects, and regional property owners
  • Participate in SigmaBlox, an accelerator focused on military sales preparedness, at the end of July 
  • Release of The Blox, the entrepreneurship docuseries we filmed last July, expected this summer

We’re also starting to explore licensing and commercialization opportunities for our patented turret system—a unique line of value we believe has standalone potential.

How You Can Accelerate Our Next Phase
Now that the Unit is live, we’re entering a phase where the right conversations could move us from validation to traction. If you’re connected to any of the following, we’d love an introduction:

  • New Mexico-based organizations pursuing EV infrastructure — including municipalities, developers, and corporate campuses exploring EV mobility solutions
  • Defense or microgrid programs — our off-grid tech is a strong fit for resilient, mobile charging infrastructure
  • Hardware IP licensing experts — we’re beginning to explore commercialization pathways for our patented turret system

A warm intro, or even a quick reply with a name, would go a long way. 

Looking Ahead

Our focus now is proving demand and securing our first sale or contract. That traction will be the catalyst for our next fundraising round, likely later this year. If you’re interested in staying close or considering re-upping when the time comes, we’d be happy to keep the conversation going.

Thanks again for backing us at the beginning. We’ve delivered on our first goal. Now we’re building momentum.

With gratitude,

The Sunnoo Team

Chris Langathianos
Chief Executive Officer

Sunnoo