Category: Good Morning Gloucester

Storm photos Day 3: Sunday high tide #GloucesterMA #RockportMA Long Beach seawall

Posted on by Catherine

photos: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026

Long Beach update, high tide: The rip rap is exposed along the Long Beach seawall: the August shelf of sand is gone. (compare Thursday views to today’s). All staircases intact. The tides met the wall but with little splash over. Front row cottages’ yard furniture, umbrellas, planters and the like appear unbothered– and the pea stone pathway did not wash every which way. The prevailing blusters remain monodirectional. Accordingly, walkers’ vista one way is blurry white and the other clear and warmer. Seagulls tucked behind the popple berm and atop its ridge. The surf exhausted three off on their own.

SUNDAY
THURSDAY
Sunday 830am
Sunday 8:30am
Sunday 630AM (across MA 9573 outages. 5 in Gloucester)
Long Beach sand on Thursday
FRIDAY

Surfside Subs SUNDAY FUNDAY = GAME DAY SPECIALS! 🏈

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Football is on, the food is hot, and the ice cream is cold! 🍕🦞🍦 Whether you’re grabbing lunch before kickoff, feeding the crew for the game, or celebrating with dessert, we’ve got you covered!

🏈 SURFSIDE — OPEN 11–9

🦞 $17.99 + tax Lobster Roll served with chips & pickles

🍕 Buy any 18” Pizza → get the 2nd 18” HALF PRICE

Limit 2 per customer

🍕 16” Pizzas HALF PRICE!

Limit 5 per customer

🍦 LONG BEACH DAIRY MAID — OPEN 12–9

🍨 Buy ANY ice cream → get the 2nd HALF PRICE!

Bring the family, grab your game-day favorites, and make Sunday a little sweeter! 🏈🍕🍦

📣 Good food + football + half-price deals = a Sunday WIN!

Pizza specials exclude gluten-free and online orders. Pizza specials cannot be combined.

Bye Bye Birdie

Posted on by Pat D

Our bird friends have started to migrate out of the area and you never know where you might find some of them resting. I have put away my hummingbird feeders until next year and I will miss these little visitors but am grateful to find some others as we travel around town. This pair of Great Blue Herons and egret were sharing some space not far from Good Harbor Beach recently. Safe travels! We will miss you too. Until next spring!

Storm news: Concert is off tomorrow–rescheduled for Oct. 4th! Cape Ann Symphony

Posted on by Catherine

Update from Heidi Dallin

“Due to weather conditions, the Cape Ann Symphony has moved The 75th Fantastique! Concert, the opening concert of its landmark 75th Diamond Anniversary season to Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 PM at Manchester-Essex Regional High School auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Tickets for the originally scheduled September 27th concert will be honored at the October 4th concert. Please bring your original tickets to the concert on October 4. Tickets are on sale now for the new concert date : Single ticket prices are $65 for adults, $60 for senior citizens, $20 for students of any age with valid Student ID; $5 for youth 12 years old and under. For information and to purchase subscriptions and single tickets, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org

“A Nor’Easter won’t stop the Cape Ann Symphony from launching our year-long celebration of three-quarters of a century of Cape Ann Symphony bringing world-class orchestral music to Boston’s North Shore, ” says  Cape Ann Symphony Board President Tom Mannle, “The 75th Fantastique! Concert has been moved to Sunday, October 4 at 2:00 PM. When we received the news that the Manchester schools, including our concert venue, would be closed due to the weather conditions, our Orchestra Manager Earl Powers and Maestro Yoichi Udagawa, sprinted into action reaching out to our musicians to determine availability for October 4. Thank you to our dedicated musicians for their flexibility, Manchester-Essex Public schools for making the venue available and Earl and the Maestro for their diligence in putting it all together ! This will truly be an historic concert!”

The 75th Fantastique! Concert features an all-French masterworks program spanning from  Lili Boulanger’s shimmering D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning), a luminous impressionistic gem by one of the first women to win the prestigious Prix de Rome; to Claude  Debussy’s evocative three-movement seascape La Mer , painting the ocean from dawn to noon, the play of waves, and the dialogue of wind and sea in glorious orchestral color; and the program culminates with  Hector Berlioz’s groundbreaking Symphonie Fantastique.  

The Cape Ann Symphony Diamond Anniversary Season Opening Concert, The 75th Fantastique! Concert is now Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Manchester-Essex Regional High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium is handicapped accessible. Ticket prices are $65 for adults, $60 for senior citizens, $20 for Students of any age with a valid student ID, $5 for Youth (12 years old and under). Season Subscriptions are available. For information or tickets, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org“

Artist news: Jason Burroughs Open Studio #GloucesterMA save the date

Posted on by Catherine

Jason Burroughs has a new studio on Commercial Street. Mark your calendars Oct 25, 2026!

Local Alessandro Schoc Is Moving On To American Idol!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

After years of practice and effort constantly being poured into what I love most, I’m excited to announce that I am moving on from the virtual auditions with the producers and executive producer, to the big screen performing for Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood! It’s truly an honor to make it this far and I’m looking forward to this exciting future to come! I made it! Next stop American Idol! 🎉🎉🎉

Alessandro Schoc

Saturday 9/26 treats are calling At Surfside Subs and Long Beach Dairy Maid! 🍕🦞🍦

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Stop by Surfside today for some seriously good specials:

🦞 $17.99 + tax Lobster Roll served with chips & pickles

🍕 Buy any 18” pizza and get the 2nd 18” pizza HALF PRICE

*limit of 2 per customer

🍕 Buy any 16” pizza and get the 2nd 16” pizza HALF PRICE

*limit of 2 per customer

⏰ Surfside open 11–9

Then head over to Long Beach Dairy Maid for dessert! 🍨

🍦 Buy any ice cream and get the second HALF PRICE

⏰ Long Beach Dairy Maid open 12–9

Make a day of it—lunch, dinner, and dessert all covered! 🌊☀️

**Excludes gluten-free and online orders. Pizza specials cannot be combined. **

Learn How Horses Communicate!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

by Angel Wings Wellness

Horses communicate constantly through their posture, movement, expression, energy, and subtle body language. As you become more comfortable around them, you begin to recognize those quiet signals—and discover how trust and connection naturally grow through good horsemanship.

Our approach is grounded in Natural Horsemanship, with an emphasis on understanding the horse, building confidence, and creating a respectful partnership rather than simply learning a set of techniques.

These private sessions are perfect for beginners, horse lovers who have always wanted more hands-on experience, or anyone considering having a horse of their own someday.

Come spend some time at the farm, get your hands a little dirty, breathe in the fresh air, and discover just how much there is to learn from a horse. 🐴

Private Horsemanship Sessions • Ipswich, Massachusetts
Beginners are warmly welcomed.

Message us to learn more or schedule your private farm experience. 978-985-4592

PeaceLoveHorse.com

Learn How Horses Communicate!

Long Beach storm photos: 7:30 A.M. and Friday’s drenched sunset eve. #GloucesterMA #RockportMA

Posted on by Catherine

September storm photos 9/26/26. “It’s a LOT harder this way!” passing walkers oft repeated, heading from Glouc. to Rockport end of Long Beach. At 7:30 AM ribbons of wind whipped dry sand failed to pick up. Rain began 8:30. Next high tide about 11:30. Forecast estimates 5-8pm as greater impact.