Shuttle Smiles on Gloucester Harbor

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

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Come aboard the Lady Jillian (The Water Shuttle) operated by Cape Ann  Harbor Tours, with Captain Steve Douglas .

Father and Son become Cazeault Solar & Home’s 399th and 400th Solar clients on Cape Ann!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

Well Know Local businessmen, Roy Spittle, Founder of Roy Spittle Electric and his Son, Tom Spittle of Roy Spittle Electric and Taormina Electric had Cazeault Solar & Home not only install solar but reroof their homes!

“Cazeault Solar & Home is the best company I have worked with. Everyone is top notch. I have already recommended them to multiple people and our customers. I will use them for every job I can and for me to give out a 5 Star Rating, which I gave to them is unheard of” – states Tom Spittle.

 

“We are blessed to have such incredible Team members. I would not have ever thought we would install 400 solar systems in the Cape Ann area and hundreds more beyond. It is such a pleasure to work with great clients such as Roy and Tom” – Tim Sanborn, owner of Cazeault Solar & Home.

Do you want to put solar on your house and make money?

Fill out the form or email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com and I’ll have lifelong Gloucester resident Tim Sanborn from Cazeault Solar call you to go over your options for free.

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I’m telling you, I believe there is space in the marketplace for a manufacturer to sell newly made old school appliances…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I’ve said this at least a dozen times on the podcast.

I’d love to start a company and call it analog and sell newly manufactured old school appliances.

Ones that lasted and even when they did start to break down on year 20 or so, you could replace the parts in no time at all for cheap.

Shrimp From Turner’s Seafood

Posted on by Nichole S.

We chartered an evening boat cruise last week on the Lady Jillian with Cape Ann Harbor Tours (ALWAYS a great night!) and I picked up some delicious shrimp from Turner’s to share onboard. It was definitely a hit.

Check out Turner’s menu here: https://www.turners-seafood.com/gloucester-market/

Do You Know This Spot?

Posted on by Pat D

I saw this medallion in a local sidewalk for the first time and thought it was very interesting. Do you know where it is and why it is significant? Answers to follow…….

Virtual Job Fair This Week!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

News from the office of Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante

This week, MassHire is holding a virtual job fair every day from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM! If you are looking for work, a new place of employment, or a change in your career path, visit mass.gov/jobfair to register.

The job fair covers a variety of fields and levels of employment. It is being held on Premier Virtual, an online platform that allows jobseekers to interact with employers through a visit to their virtual booth, instant message or video chat, view job openings and submit resumes.

Federal pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits will end in the first week of September. For those on unemployment related to the pandemic, please take this excellent virtual opportunity to help find new employment before those benefits expire.

Please visit mass.gov/jobfair for more details.

Events in the Arts

Posted on by James Eves

Exhibition Three

August 8 – September 11, 2021
Reception: Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 1:00 PM

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930

Jeff Weaver, Walter’s House, watercolor, 17 x 23, $2,400, winner of the Mary Bryan Memorial Award and Medal

The North Shore Arts Association is excited to welcome the public to experience a variety of masterful artworks by its membership in Exhibition Three on display August 8 – September 11, 2021. Paintings, drawings, and sculptures complement each other in this exhibition and are beautifully represented in the Main Gallery. It is a show not to be missed, with award winning artworks displayed throughout, bringing local talent to the forefront in a grand way. 

Please join us for the reception on Sunday, August 29 at 1:00 PM. All are welcome! North Shore Arts Association is located at 11 Pirate’s Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information about events please call (978) 283-1857 or email arts@nsarts.org. Visiting hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM and Sundays 12 – 4 PM.  

Catching Up — pat morss

Posted on by patmorss

Activity over the weekend, and a few earlier encounters.

Several weeks ago, this deer appeared to be dominant on the Audubon rocks
Interesting interactions with others
Filming of the National Geographic series ‘Wicked Tuna’ fleet outside the breakwater
In close on ‘Hard Merchandise’ as she goes out at full throttle
Catbird considering a second brood this season?
Swallows swarming the mosquitoes, late afternoon
No wind. Are swimming crew reverting to a ‘boat-tow’ race?
Free ticket to the Blues Festival at Stage Fort Park
‘Thomas E Lannon’ on her morning sail
Young skipper

These cuties are always crossing the street

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

These ducks are so cute, they are always crossing the street near Clark Pond.  All the drivers are very patient with them.

I Am More Collection

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

This Thursday the I Am More: Massachusetts touring exhibit will join the Cape Ann Makers Market at the Paint Factory, hosted by Ocean Alliance, upstairs in the newly-renovated copper mill building as part of Gloucester’s Culture Splash series of events from 4-8 pm. This is the first Cape Ann exhibit of twenty new portraits and essays from around Massachusetts addressing topics such as opioid addiction, postpartum depression, PTSD, cancer, suicide, and disability. Wellness resources will be available from NAMI Cape Ann and Rep. Seth Moulton. Viewers requiring handicap access can view the entire I Am More collection of 36 portraits and essays at the Salem State University Berry Library from September 1st through November 30th.

Friday through Sunday from 12-5 see the exhibit along with the newest I Am More portrait by Amy Kerr in progress.

Behind the Scenes at the PBS Antiques RoadShow from Bex Borden

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If you’re like me, you love watching the WGBH Antiques RoadShow and wonder what you would bring if you ever got on the show. We all have “something” picked up at a yard sale, bought at auction or passed down through the family.  Well, my mother Dot and I have always been curious about the Chinese Robe she inherited from her aunt in 1980. 

What better platform for appraisal than the WGBH Antiques RoadShow?

In 2019 I applied to the WGBH Antiques Roadshow Boston venue lottery and got accepted! Then COVID hit. I reapplied in May 2021 for a date and venue TBD in New England. I submitted images of the Chinese Robe and was CURATED into the August 10 filming at Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown CT. 

It is important to note this WGBH Antiques RoadShow venue was BY INVITATION ONLY.  There was no cattle-call. Strict COVID restrictions were in place: curated items meant fewer people; curated items also meant appraisers knew ahead of filming date what was coming.  I could only bring 1 person to help me with my 1 item. I was given the 11:30am slot. I brought my BFF Lisa as my handler and emotional support human. We both had to bring our vaccination cards. (AHEM = GET VACCINATED!!)

I definitely needed help with my 1 item as the framed Chinese Robe is 5ft x 5ft. I rented a van and booked a hotel nearby the night before. There were many emails and health checks leading up to our arrival at 11:15am and, unfortunately, they were already behind schedule.  

There was waiting here. Then waiting there. And then more waiting in over there. Finally we got to wait at an important table. And then there was more waiting. During this time, most of the other participants checked out each other’s items. What do you have? Everyone was very nice, respectful and courteous with one another – we were all in the same boat called “Hurry Up & Wait.”

I was reminded of something Craig Kimberley shared with me while on Yankee Fleet. He did a fishing shoot down in Florida, they had no action for 3 days. Dead calm and it was miserable. Once the fish started striking, it was like all that lost time was {forgotten}. Game on! Catch ‘em up!  Well, something similar happened to me at the WGBH Antiques RoadShow

My item finally came up for staging. My item was one of the largest items I saw that day and was framed in plexiglass. The filming crew needed an extra large easel with sandbags but the plexi caused numerous reflections from the stage, equipment, lighting and 3 cameras. The crew took the utmost care to make sure my item looked as perfect as possible. They worked with minimal words, as any well-coordinated team does. Those film crews make the magic of the WGBH Antiques Roadshow come to life on TV.  And I had the A-team.

Before filming started, the crew asked BFF Lisa where we were from. She responded proudly, “Glosta!” One crew guy said, “Hey! I am from Peabody! Formerly from Beverly!” Another replied, “I am moving to Glosta in September!” And just like that we saw each other as locals.

A word about the appraiser of my item: he was magnificent.  He answered all my questions about the Chinese Robe and gave me so much more detail about its origin, usage, design and symbols.  I asked if he was appraising other items that day. 

“No, I just came down for this one.” 

He has a house in Gloucester, and lives here part-time.

PBS will produce this Antiques Roadshow venue into three (3), 1-hour episodes which I was told will air in September 2022.