

My View of Life on the Dock


GloucesterCast 500 Live From Minglewood Harborside With Special Guests Over The Bridge and Zach Sears Taped 5/13/21!
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Grand Banks is hosting a Stage Fort Park Clean Up! Together with our partners at Annisquam Landcare and Provia, we’re going to keep our shores beautiful, naturally.
Join us this Saturday, May 15 @ 9:30!
Stage Fort Park is one of the most visited spaces in Gloucester, and for good reason. It’s beautiful and it provides fields, playground and tables for everyone to enjoy. To protect this incredible resource, we need to do our part. So we are hosting a cleanup to keep Stage Fort beautiful. Not only will this help keep the space clean, but it will prevent the trash from getting blown out to sea, and polluting our harbor and the ocean beyond. Join us for you chance to help.
We’ll provide gloves and trash bags. After you collect the trash you can leave your bag of trash with us. We’ll also have coffee and pastries incase…
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The tulips on the boulevard are always gorgeous, but the clouds and rays of light above them caught my eye last night while sitting in ballpark traffic. I love how many people I see stopping to appreciate the flowers and taking advantage of the wonderful photo opportunities.

The Gloucester Elks is hosting a craft fair in their parking lot this Saturday May 15 from 10 AM – 3 PM and we hope to see you there! I will be debuting my collection of notecards, placemats, coasters and prints featuring the images you see here among others. Stop by the table and mention Good Morning Gloucester for a special discount on notecards!
We will also be filling in for our friend Donna Ardizzoni and her beautiful beach towels, notecards and other items will be featured at our table. She’s unable to attend but I am sure you will see her out and about again soon with her beautiful items. Stop by and say hello!






| This month’s GMGIScience Hour (our final talkbefore a brief summer hiatus!) features Dr. Nadia Rosenthal, Scientific Directorof The Jackson Laboratory.OurScience Hour Warm Upbelow gives a preview of Dr. Rosenthal’stalk,Exploring COVID-19 Host Genetics with Mice,where she discusses JAX’snew program to develop animal models of COVID-19 through humanizing their genetically diverse mouse strains to reflect different patient responses to the virus.
Dr. Rosenthal joins the Science Hourthis Thursday, May 13 at 7:30pm.Haven’t registered yet?Click here to register! |

Known as: A Molecular Biologist, and Scientific Director of the Jackson Laboratory
Based out of: Bar Harbor, Maine
What she does in 10 words or less: Studies genetic variation in mice to better understand human disease.
Why what she does is important to you: Dr. Rosenthal uses naturally occurring variation in the genetic code of different strains of mice to study the biology of…
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TRADES GATEWAY PROGRAMWe’re happy to announce our exciting new Trades Gateway Program! Students will be able to train for the trade of their choice, including plumbing, electrical, welding, HVAC, and more. Visit our website for more details.
HARBOR VILLAGE MURAL PROJECT Check out this video for updates on Gloucester’s newest public art and sign up to vote on your favorite mural concept.Are you an artist interested in creating a mural? Apply here by May 16th!

ACTION INC. FEATURED IN NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION REPORT!
Action Inc. has been recognized nationally for our quick response to the pandemic and for successfully fundraising for and launching the Cape Ann Emergency Relief Fund.
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Jackie Bennett submits:

We whittled down the master list to these which we consider the best of the best!
Never a good sign when the semi truck driver gets out of the cab to walk across lanes to the cement truck driver. This afternoon on Rogers St. just FYI





We had a great podcast and breakfast in an igloo at Mile Marker One this morning. There’s only one week left for igloo dining at Mile Marker this season. The deck is being prepped for summer and the igloos will be put away. You can reserve your igloo for dining online; call for indoor dining reservations. No igloo fees apply Wednesday, Thursday or Friday so consider getting down there this week!
Check out the new gear while you are there. It’s very sharp.




As most people on the North Shore have been inundated with phone calls from a scammer claiming to be from Amazon. THIS IS A SCAM, they are trying to get you give up your personal information. Yesterday we received over 30 calls on our business phone number. Today it is our cell phones. They have been using local area codes and local exchanges. Even when blocking number they just get another numberr. Just hang up. The Gloucester police also has been notified.
Poppies popping….



Next step underway – Gloucester DPW conveys that a textured surface for easier tread is being applied today. The pass through is a work in progress.
