Author: Donna Ardizzoni

Ardizzoni Photography, Business Manager, Grandmother, love living in Gloucester, love to swim, kayak, walk and of course take pictures. Our company does computer networking, Office Management, Medical Billing, transcription, networking software updates and virus protection

The season is upon us

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Thank you for shopping and eating local.  Have a couple of shows coming up the next few Saturdays. Hope to see all.  Always fun to see everyone.

 

Save the Date, hope to see all tomorrow

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Holiday Craft Fair, see you there and thank you for shopping local.  Ardizzoni Photography

Beautiful Sunday afternoon

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Rick and I took a walk on Good Harbor Beach on Sunday.  It was beautiful and many people took advantage of a nice Sunday.

A splash over on Stacy Boulevard

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As I was walking Stacy Boulevard on Friday afternoon, the ocean was singing a song and letting us all know who is in charge.  When I took this photo behind a wave came right over me, lucky my camera was protected.  Love it when the ocean is rough.

 

Rededication of the Cannon at Stage Fort Park

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Thursday, November 2, 2023, was a beautiful day for the rededication of one of the Cannon at Stage Fort Park.  Stage Fort Park is so glorious and a jewel for the city.

Thank you to the committee for all their hard work.

The Gloucester Meetinghouse

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A CELEBRATION OF GLOUCESTER’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY, NOVEMBER 18TH AT 2:00PM IN THE HISTORIC
MEETINGHOUSE, CORNER OF MIDDLE AND CHURCH STREETS (GPS, #50 MIDDLE ST.)
‘REFUSING TO PAY,’ GLOUCESTER’S ROLE BUILDING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN AMERICA
This three-part program was created for Gloucester’s 400ᵗʰ Anniversary Celebration to share the story of
how Rev. John Murray and his Gloucester followers influenced the separation of church and state, the
promise of religious liberty in the First Amendment.
The first segment is a video that tells the story about how in 1782 Murray’s followers refused to pay
Gloucester taxes to support the town church system. Their possessions were seized and they sued to get
them back. It took three years, but they eventually won, setting a key precedent. The Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court ruled that “a free populace cannot be taxed to support a state church.”
In the second segment Rev. Murray magically returns to share what happened in Gloucester, details
about the famous court case, and a second court case that led to Massachusetts legally recognizing the
independence of diverse churches and synagogues.
The third segment features a panel discussion including Q&A with the audience about why this story
matters so much in present-day America with often caustic civic discourse and religion in the center of
political culture wars.
A reception with light refreshments will follow at the Sargent House Museum, a short walk down Middle
Street (#49.)
This event is free and open to the public. It will also be live-streamed by Studio 1623 on the local
channel 6 and will be available later on YouTube.
It was jointly produced by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation, the Gloucester Unitarian
Universalist Church and the Sargent House Museum. For more information please visit:
http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org

Happy Humpback November News

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Reblogged from Happy Humpback Newsletter


Greetings!
We have a lot going on this November! We will be having a food drive for the Open Door ahead of Thanksgiving as well as new menu items! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to make sure you don’t miss out on any news or promos in real time! Here are some of the highlights to look out for!

Happy Humpback Food Drive

With Thanksgiving and winter holidays on the horizon, we’re going to hold a food drive to support the mission of The Open Door, the area’s leading hunger-relief organization.
Our food collection site will benefit people right here in our community.
Last year, The Open Door distributed 1.78 MILLION pounds of food—that’s
1.48 MILLION meals—to 8,486 people.

We are looking to raise 200 lbs of food this drive. To help us reach our goal, we are also having a competition amongst our Happy Humpback team to see who can raise the most food! But to make sure we reach our goal and help out as many people as possible, we are asking for your help donating food.

The Open Door’s most-needed items are canned chicken and tuna, peanut butter, healthy snacks, 100% juice/juice boxes, breakfast cereal, hearty soups, and canned fruits and veggies. They are requesting no glass containers or packaging for these items.

The Open Door serves people in Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Ipswich, Topsfield, Rowley, Boxford, Hamilton and Wenham, with mobile sites in Danvers in Lynn. Thousands of local people rely on their programs to help make ends meet. This holiday season, you can help The Open Door serve our neighbors by dropping off a bag of food into our collection bin at our cafe. You can drop off food any time during our normal business hours, 6am through 2pm, Wednesday through Sunday from November 1st though November 20th.

To find out more about Open Door’s mission and the many wrap-around nutrition programs they provide, visit FOODPANTRY.org.

Rededication Ceremony

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From Veterans Service
November upcoming events:
Stage Fort Park Cannon Fort rededication ceremony- Thursday November 2nd 4pm
Monthly Veterans Breakfast is this Sunday beginning at 8am (let’s pack the house) Sons of American Legion Capt. Lester S. Wass Post 3
Salute to Veterans Breakfast Thursday Nov 9th (free to veterans- registration is required) North Shore Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
City of Gloucester, MA Veterans Day Ceremony beginning at 9am at Gloucester High School
Manchester American Legion Casino Night Saturday Nov 11th Amaral Bailey
Pratty’s is donating 100% of their proceeds to local veterans.. show them some support.
Reminder- Cape Ann Veterans Services is a drop off location for new and lightly used coats. Together Gloucester, Inc. Thank you to everyone that has dropped off and donated already.
(More local Cape Ann happenings to be added soon)