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With the extremely hot weather forecast for the Commonwealth and the heat advisory issued for all counties including Essex, the Mayors Office in conjunction with the Health Department and the Council on Aging are opening a cooling shelter at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Please see attached.

We appreciate your assistance in getting the word out to those most at risk during extremely hot weather including the elderly, the very young and people with respiratory ailments.

For further questions please contact the Gloucester Public Health Director, Noreen Burke, or Manager of Environmental Health Services, Max Schenk.

Thank You,

Noreen M. Burke, MPP Public Health Director City of Gloucester Health Department 978-282-8016 (phone) 978-281-9729 (fax) nburke@gloucester-ma.gov http://www.gloucester-ma.gov

from the Blue Shutters Inn:

Looking for a way to beat the heat? There’s a room waiting for you at the Blue Shutters — and the refreshing breezes on the shores of Good Harbor Beach are just outside our door.

Click here to check out their Facebook Page

Fenway Park Sunset from Vito and Tonianne Piscitello

 

You don’t have to live with an ugly dirty deck. Write or call ASK ED for info on how to do this.

Where’s this?

I was flipping through my memory banks lately and thought of Gloucester Policeman Keith Trefry. Officer Trefry was one in a million. He’s someone i’ll never forget. I  really don’t know much about him. All I know is when i was young about 12 years old and part of a neighborhood gang. Back then Gloucester “GANGS” played each other in different street sports. The worse thing that i remember was an apple fight.

Keith was always watching out for us kids back then. I remember playing street hockey at Maplewood school. Keith would stop his patrol car and wait for someone to score a goal. He then would flash his blue lights and turn on his siren.That was a big deal for us. I hope he knew how much it meant to us.

I’ll always remember his big smile.

When I came across this memorial for him a few weeks ago i thought what a great tribute to someone i knew who made a positive impact in my life.

Take Care Officer Trefry!

Hi, Joey!

I’m a Gloucester girl who now lives in Hollywood, and I’m casting a new TV series. The search is nationwide, but I’d love to get some Gloucester folks on it. Would you mind posting for us? The deadline is TIGHT, so we’d need to hear from folks this week and next week, if they’re interested.

Here’s more information. This is for a major cable network. Please note that we are looking for single dads of boys, but we are also looking for uncles that have taken on the roll of dad for their nephews. The show is focusing on the "father-son dynamic" so we are looking for dads of boys.

NOW CASTING

A SINGLE DAD RAISING SONS

Are you a single dad raising your sons, caught up with juggling work, fun, and fatherhood? Are you are trying your best to be a good father figure to your brood of boys, while dealing with the trials and tribulations of parenting solo? Is your family larger than life, filled with BIG personalities? Then we want to hear from you!

Metal Flowers Media is conducting a nationwide search for a single dad raising his sons for a new docu-series! This new and informative documentary television series will air on a major cable network, and will show viewers exactly what it takes to be a single father to unruly boys.

To be considered for the show, shoot an email to:

randazza@metalflowersmedia.com

Be sure to include a brief description of your family. Tell us about the boys you raise, their ages, and personality. Please tell us where you live and describe the structure of your household. Include photos of as many family members as possible and a phone number where casting can reach you.

—

Janelle Randazza

Casting Director

Metal Flowers Media

p. 323.364.2186

e. randazzacasting@gmail.com

www.metalflowersmedia.com

What a great way to end the day. Let them do the cooking for you tonight.

This 5×7 inch glass negative of the Cape Ann Granite Company wharf came from an attic in Lanesville. It shows storage yards and sheds for carving, finishing and polishing granite. A large square rigged ship and a schooner are being loaded with stone at the deepwater end of the wharf in Hodgkins Cove, and the tip of Davis Neck is in the distance. The photo was taken from Mount Misery, which is between Bay View and Lanesville. A small gauge locomotive, named Polyphemus, hauled granite from Blood Ledge Quarry (on Quarry Street) down past Old Pit Quarry to the wharf. Today the wharf is home to the Large Pelagics Research Center, researching migratory species such as tuna, shark, billfish, and sea turtles.

Printed archivally from the original 5×7 inch glass negative in my darkroom. Image #RL-001

Fredrik D. Bodin, Bodin Historic Photo

info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com

Dear Joey,

I have a friend who is looking for seagull feathers. This fellow is the harpsichord maker who was so helpful to me as I completed the instrument I built for my wife, featured at the recent concert “A Thousand Sunday Mornings” at the Shalin Liu Performance center and so well promoted on GMG. As you may know, harpsichords pluck their strings rather than hit them with hammers like a piano. The ‘plectra’ are now often tiny pieces of Delrin plastic, but historically they were bird quill from ravens, turkeys or other large avifauna.

I’m told it is now molting season for Homie and so I’m hoping some GMG readers will know of beaches or coves were seagull feathers wash up in quantity. If you would kindly post this request perhaps folks will reply to me at gregbover@cbfisk.com or in the comment section.

Many thanks,

Greg

P.S. For those who missed the SRO concert and illustrated talk at Rockport Music, or anyone who’d like to hear it again, we are planning an encore presentation in the Fitz Henry Lane Gallery at the Cape Ann Museum on September 5 th through the good offices of the Gloucester Lyceum. More details to come as we get closer to the date.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Ask and you shall receive!

#Boom!

We here at the dock are the new owners of this beauty courtesy- http://funkyfreshgloucester.wordpress.com/

Where’s This?

Just a hint. It’s not on Cape Ann.

Announcement: Lindsay Crouse and Rick Blue talk at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

A Free Public Talk with Lindsay Crouse and Rick Blue
at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck July 23rd at 7pm
Get Off Your Own Back!
Why You Must be Kind to Yourself.
Why do you put yourself last? Take a moment to meet the person you never invite to the party. Cutting yourself some slack is the opposite of being selfish. It’s the best gift to give. Learn the ideas behind enlightened self-interest.
Join Lindsay Crouse and Rick Blue for a life-changing evening talk and conversation on July 23rd, 7pm, at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester. Bring yourself and your questions. The event is free and everyone is welcome.  Call Lori MacDonald 310-745-0700 for more information.