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Aboard the Gateway Endeavor for the Schooner Race Today
The Gateway Endeavor is a Boston- based boat that inspects the LNG lines every day of the year. It also assists in boat fires as you can read here.
Captain Sal lives here in Gloucester.
More photos of the schooners will be posted soon.
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Latest Water Emergency Update
Water Update, September 4th, 6:00 p.m. Last update by: tohanley on 09/04/2009 17:57:31 GMT (Read: 236) |
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| WATER UPDATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 12 NOON Last update by: cpantano on 09/04/2009 12:16:43 GMT (Read: 218) |
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BOIL WATER ORDER STILL IN EFFECT
OUTDOOR WATER BAN LIFTED: We have a sufficient quantity of water in Bond Hill storage and the water level is continuing to rise. People are encouraged to resume their outdoor water use as this will help draw chlorine into the water system. If at any time the situation unexpectedly changes, the outdoor water ban could be reinstated. Although we expect to stop receiving water from our neighbors, we intend to leave the temporary lines in place should we need to resume. |
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| WATER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 3RD 6:00 PM Last update by: tohanley on 09/03/2009 17:59:14 GMT (Read: 338) |
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PLEASE NOTE – CHANGE OF VENUE FOR MEETING The Mayor will be holding an information meeting regarding the water situation on Tuesday, September 8th at 5:00 pm at the ROSE BAKER SENIOR CENTER. All are invited to attend. |
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| WATER UPDATE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009: 12 NOON Last update by: thqt07 on 09/03/2009 14:32:08 GMT (Read: 458) |
| The Mayor will be holding an information meeting regarding the water situation on Tuesday, September 8th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Rose Baker Senior Center. All are invited to attend. |
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| WATER UPDATE: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Last update by: cpantano on 09/03/2009 12:52:20 GMT (Read: 1987) |
| Frequently asked questions regarding the water situation. |
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Shore-side fun for festival visitors
By Gail McCarthy
Staff Writer– Gloucester Daily Times
The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, now in its 10th year, has created a special day for land-bound visitors to the Schooner Festival.
Landlubbers will have a smorgasbord of activities to choose from during its seventh Heritage Day this Saturday.
“We’re pleased that we can participate to provide more land-based activities, for families in particular, because there are lots of wonderful things to see, but for many of them you have to be on the water. So the Heritage Day allows us to give exposure to many things,” center director Harriet Webster said.
The center’s exhibits and aquarium will be open free of charge throughout the day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Canada’s Bluenose II will be berthed at the center from tomorrow through Monday and will offer free public deck tours Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at other times to be decided throughout the weekend. Other vessels docked at the center and available for dockside viewing include the Roseway, the Pride of Baltimore and the Unicorn.
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Local Firefighter brings Band to Harbor Loop
The Harbor Loop concert last night had been rescheduled from earlier in the summer. Hoodoo Revelator rocked the hill in the final concert of the season.
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Mike Chipperini, a Gloucester firefighter, wailed on the harmonica with the rest of the band as they played the blues, J. Geils, the Stones, and more.
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Holly Harris, from Boston radio station WBOS, emceed all night adding to the full-moon entertainment. The concert was sponsored by the Dog Bar and Mahoney Insurance.
We say a sad good-bye to the end of the summer concerts, but there’s always next year!
A big thank you to Morgan Huke of Cape Ann Concerts and all the others who made these concerts possible.
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Ready? Set? Go!!!
By now you’ve all rushed out to get your hula hoop to start practicing for the Block Party Hoola Hoopla on Sept. 19.
Let us know how you’re doing, and use this video as an instructional aid.
Frank? Are ya working it? We know the competition’s out there!
Hedge, you in? Kathleen? Joey‘s up to 15 minutes! Jay, can you beat that? I can!
🙂 🙂 🙂
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GMG Local Music Sept. 3 – Sept. 7
Lots of great music around town this Labor Day Weekend. Check it out!
Remember you can subscribe to GMG Local Music by clicking on the link on the sidebar.There’s lots of good music in Gloucester this week. This post will be updated as info comes in.
THURSDAY SEPT. 3
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Blues Party at the Rhumb Line
From Dave Sag-
“Wow! a busy week ahead! So gird your grid for the big end of summer blast.
This thursday at the Rumline I’m proud to present the one, the only Godfather-in-law of punk: Willie”Loco” Alexander, the all-weather blues god and all purpose keeper of the flame. The master of piano triplets, he’ll be bangin’ out Fats Domino and Buck Cherry lix all nite long. Backing him up will be Johnny Loud, the quiet drummer and , of course Greg T. and myself.”
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd….9-12pm, THE ERINN BROWN BAND (Steve Peabody, Alison Keslow and 2N) play @ LATITUDE 43, Rogers Street (Rt. 127) in Gloucester,MA.
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FRIDAY SEPT. 4
Elliott’s
Orville Giddings band from 8:30 to 11:30
From Dave Sag-
“Friday nite I’ll be down at Elliot’s ,filling in with the Orville Giddings band from 8;30 to 11;30. Li’l Stevie Chaggarris on drums holding down the fort.”
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Event: GARFISH @ The Gull Restaurant Friday September 4th
“Put on your dancing shoes!”
What: Performance
Host: Gar Hiltz
Start Time: Friday, September 4 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, September 5 at 12:05am
Where: The Gull Restaurant
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SATURDAY SEPT. 5
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th…5-9pm, Erinn and Alison play @ THE GULL, 75 Essex Street (Rt. 133) at Cape Ann Marina Resort in Gloucester, MA
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Madfish Grille
Madhouse
From John Keegan-
Join us in celebrating the Last Dog Day’s of Summer at the Madfish Grill this Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 5th, 2009
A Rare Live appearance! John Keegan and Madhouse will be playing at the Madfish Grille, On Saturday, September 5th, 2009 , 77 Rocky Neck Ave, Located in the Historic Rocky Neck District of Gloucester, Massachusetts The Oldest Art Colony in the Country!
What could be a better way to celebrate the Official Send-off to the Summer Season
Fantastic Food,( they got a GREAT NEW Chef) Ice Cold Drink’s, an awesome Raw Bar, and your favorite band playing at one of the Coolest Places on the Water!
Come One, Come All, Come Early, Bring Your Friends, and don’t forget your Dancing shoes!
Hope to see you all there,
Rock On!
John
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SUNDAY SEPT. 6
Event: SAFETY Labor Day Red & White Ball at Rockafellas in Salem
“Wear white for labor day!”
What: Concert
Host: Rockafellas
Start Time: Sunday, September 6 at 9:00pm
End Time: Monday, September 7 at 12:00am
Where: Rockafellas of Salem
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MONDAY SEPT. 7
All DAY MUSIC @ THE BLACK LOBSTER, Bridge St (formerly Strombergs)
in the Tent, on the water, beneath the Beverly/Salem Bridge!
L A B O R D A Y !!! September 7th, from 12-7pm.
LISA MARIE BAND plays from 12-2 pm
ERINN BROWN BAND plays from 2:30-4:30 pm
ELLE GALLO BAND plays from 5 -7 pm
For more Info…
www.ErinnBrown.com
www.Gimmesound.com/Erinn2nbrown
www.CDBaby.com/ErinnBrown2
www.myspace.com/erinnbbrown
THANX FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fat Man of the Mountains
Posted by David Olson
Sorting leaves to figure out dominant tree types in the “Outdoor Classroom.” From Kestrel’s Facebook page
As many of you know, I’m combining a personal journey — an attempt to climb all 48 New Hampshire 4,000 footers in a single summer — with an effort to raise money for an environmental education group, Kestrel Educational Adventures.
For a modest nonprofit with a tiny staff and even tinier budget, Kestrel has a powerful impact. Its instructors connect hundreds of North Shore elementary school students to nature — real nature, in all its wet, smelly, messy glory. Sometimes that means bringing animals into the classroom to help explain how ecosystems work. Sometimes it means taking kids into the woods to see vernal ponds teeming with life. This year alone, Kestrel’s naturalists expect to work with more than 1,700 students at 23 partner schools.
The Conservation Club checks out an osprey nesting platformKestrel also runs successful after-school Conservation Clubs in Ipswich and Gloucester. The boy, a member of the Gloucester club, spent much of last spring helping to build an osprey nesting platform along the Annisquam River. This spring they’ve been outside for almost every meeting; Lucas comes home with his shoes and pants covered in mud, muck and grass.
All of this is done on a budget that, at under $40,000 a year, could charitably be described as ’shoestring.’ Times are tough for nonprofits these days, especially the smaller ones. Sometimes folks don’t take pay for the work they do. Budget-strapped, test-centered schools don’t have the money to offer much beyond the basics of environmental education.
So why does it matter?
Kids need nature. Their bodies, minds and souls crave it. And we’re not giving it to them. If anything, we’re taking it away.
A walk in the Manchester woods. From Kestrel’s Facebook page.Author Richard Louv puts it this way in his book, “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”:
“The shift in our relationship to the natural world is startling, even in settings that one would assume are devoted to nature. Not that long ago, summer camp was a place where you camped, hiked in the woods, learned about plants and animals, or told firelight stories about ghosts or mountain lions. As likely as not today, “summer camp” is a weight-loss camp, or a computer camp. For a new generation, nature is more abstraction than reality. Increasingly, nature is something to watch, to consume, to wear — to ignore. A recent television ad depicts a four-wheel-drive SUV racing along a breathtakingly beautiful mountain stream — while in the backseat two people watch a movie on a flip-down video screen, oblivious to the landscape and water beyond the windows.”
Bringing kids into contact with the outdoors has several benefits. Studies have shown it helps soothe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, improve science test scores and boost a child’s physical activity and overall health.
To read more, click here and here.
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Where Zat? WINNER!
Submitted on 2009/09/01 at 12:34pm by Stephanie Palazola!
G=Gloucester House
L=Stone Leaf
O=Cameron’s
U=Halibut Point
C=Cormorant Shop
E=Nelson’s
S=Black Swan
T=The Dress Code
E=Pleasant Street Tea Company
R=Sugar Magnolias
Congratulations, Stephanie! You can pick up your t-shirt down at Capt. Joe’s! How did you get these so quickly?? It took Stephanie less than 24 hours to get them all!
Here are the signs that Hedge photographed and then created this great contest-
A huge THANK YOU to Hedge for the time and effort he put in to making this fun for all who participated!
Hedge also offered up his prize- “You can give the winner the shirt I never picked up at Capt. Joe’s from a couple of weeks back. My penance for giving everyone sore necks from looking up at signs!”
Watta guy!
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Where Zat? Clue #2
L is in the name of the West End shop in the photo above.
Remember, don’t post your answer once you figure it out. But you can boast that you got it!! 🙂
Good luck!
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Where Zat? Clue #1
G=
– longtime restaurant
– owner has double initials
– it’s not on Main St.
– sign has the initials of the two words that make up name
If you get it, don’t post the answer. Put it aside til you identify more during the week. See how many you can get.
Good luck!
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Water Update- Outdoor Use Ban Reinstated
| WATER UPDATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 31,2009, 6:00 PM Last update by: cpantano on 08/31/2009 18:18:55 GMT (Read: 72) |
| August 31, 2009
As a result of the continues presence of coliform bacteria in the Gloucester water supply, representatives from the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), United Water (the city’s contract operator for the city’s water treatment plants), New England Civil Engineering, Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. (qualified consultants with expertise in water systems) along with local and state elected officials met on Monday, August 30, 2009 in order to assess the current water emergency, and determine the appropriate course of action as we move forward. At that time the following action plan was created: |
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| WATER UPDATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009, 10:00 AM Last update by: cpantano on 08/31/2009 10:01:17 GMT (Read: 832) |
| OUTDOOR WATER BAN HAS BEEN REINSTATED. |
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| WATER UPDATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 Last update by: cpantano on 08/31/2009 11:09:56 GMT (Read: 1089) |
| INFORMATION RELEASE – AUGUST 30, 2009 |
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| WATER UPDATE: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Last update by: cpantano on 08/31/2009 08:02:30 GMT (Read: 1536) |
| Frequently asked questions regarding the water situation. |
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| WATER UPDATE: TIMELINE OF EVENT TO DATE Last update by: cpantano on 08/31/2009 08:02:53 GMT (Read: 1224) |
| Timeline of event to date. |
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Where Zat? A New Twist!
This great idea was sent in by “Hedge”.
I’ll let him explain-
“Here’s the idea behind this contest. Pictures were taken of different signs from businesses in Gloucester. One letter was taken from each sign and used to spell a word.
The object of the contest is to identify each business by the letters used.”
We’ll get you started by giving you one:
The first “e” comes from this sign-
So the best way to do this is to print out the “Gloucester” above and take it with you when you’re downtown and thereabout. This is hard, but your mind records much more than you think it does. Get as many as you can and submit your answers. I’ll give clues if they’re needed.
Well, here we go!! Good luck and have fun!!
A big thank you to “Hedge” for this contest!
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Out in our yard-
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25th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Next Weekend!
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No home phone, no internet, no iPhone
Yesterday was one of those days when you yearn for the days before our dependency on electronics. You may remember my ranting about Comcast a few weeks ago. Well, we gave them all the patience we had. They came out and did a bunch of re-wiring, etc. Thursday, and it worked great for 12 hours.
Yesterday, service went down. Of course this means no internet or phone. So I called on my cell, and a woman in the corporate office said it was a node issue in our area. Great.
In the meantime, my cell phone died. I noticed that we had service, and connected my phone to the computer. Itunes popped up with an update for the phone and starts the process. Halfway through, I kicked myself for doing it. The phone froze completely. The internet and home phone were down. My main hard drive ran out of space. So from 8:30 last night until this morning my umbilical cord was severed, and I was going into shock.
I survived. The internet and phone were back on this morning. I googled answers to my iPhone issue and actually figured it out. The I made a call to Verizon to solve my Comcast fiasco.
I still remember our first telephone number 1465-M! A simpler life for sure.
—Sharon
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A Cool Photo Tip!
How to Blur a Distracting Background
Armed Only With a Point and Shoot 
The mission: Take a great portrait in front of a distracting background.
The equipment: The crummiest point-and-shoot camera on the market.
Your task: Throw the background out of focus so you can emphasize the subject.
Mission Impossible? Hardly. Even with the simplest point and shoot, you can get the blurry background you crave. Here’s how:
- Put the camera on the “portrait” setting.
- Move the subject away from the background.
- Back away. Far away. Farther. Keep going. OK, stop.
- Zoom in on the subject and take the picture.
That’s it! Try it for impromptu street portraits, vacation photos, or any time you need a great picture in a lousy location.
Click on through for the fine details and more clever photo tips!
How to Blur a Distracting Background (Plus More Handy Tips!)
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Harbor Loop Concerts a Big Hit!
With the great weather last night, the hill on Harbor Loop was packed. The pizza and other food vendors stayed open after the Farmer’ Market closed. Kids were everywhere. The Megan McKenzie Band opened the concert and rocked the house. To hear the band, click here.
The sun set, and Phat Maxx took the stage. The kids accepted the band’s invitation to come onto the stage and little rockers danced the night away.
Next week is the last concert with Hoodoo Revelator who had to be rescheduled because of bad weather early this summer.
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Glosta-phobic t-shirt orders
The new order of t-shirts are in! Several people have asked how they can get one.
Kathi, Carol, Kalesy and anyone else who wants a shirt, click here to send me an email with your order.and how to contact you so we can meet up. The shirts are $15 and come in L and XL. If you need it mailed to you, it will be $2 more.
I only have 30 shirts so get yours ASAP!
Thanks! —-Sharon
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GMG HOOLA HOOPLA!
Dig out your ol’ hula hoops and get your hips a-swingin’ ! We know you want to prove to all your friends in G-Town that you’ve still got the moves!
Take on the GMG challenge and practice your butt off for the HOOLA HOOPLA to be held at the September 19 Block Party.
Everyone from the tiniest hoopster to Gramma and Auntie Gladys is welcome to compete in this fun event. So go get yourself a new hoop or dust off your old one and start shakin’ those hips!
Good Morning Gloucester 