GloucesterCast 369 With Senator Bruce Tarr, Bobby Gillis, Ruth Pino, Pat & Jimmy Dalpiaz, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 12/8/19

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GloucesterCast 369 With Senator Bruce Tarr, Bobby Gillis, Ruth Pino, Pat & Jimmy Dalpiaz, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 12/8/19

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Topics Include:

Ice on the harbor this morning December 8th

Treats provided by Mom’s Kitchen-

Mom’s Kitchen will be moving across the street to some new digs!

Gloucester 400 www.gloucesterma400.com

Senator Tarr’s Toy Drive

Beauport Hotel Live Streaming The Deck The Halls Event (indoor caroling is the way to go)

Crush Cancer Sugo vs Gravy Event at Tonno Dec 4 is sold out but donations accepted at the Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ega68a-crush-cancer
Maritime Gloucester Deck the Docks event Wed Dec 4 – Sunday Dec 8. Pat will be volunteering and hope to see you there.
Love Cape Ann
Lobster Trap Tree Lights poll results- Multicolored lights won!
Art Haven Buoy painting begins Monday Buoy Painting Schedule Here
Fish Tales at Gloucester Stage Fri Dec 6. GMG Jimmy and I will be ushering. Again, we hope to see you there. https://gloucesterstage.com/special-events/
Meet the Artist Night at Hammond Castle Monday Dec 9: Reserve your free spot here: https://www.hammondcastle.org/event/marion-rayner-works-to-go-on-display-in-hammond-castle-museum-shop-during-holiday-season/
Hammond Castle is hosting a number of holiday events this year, so stay tuned!
Jim shares his take on Ladies Night last week in downtown Gloucester.
Kudos to Emily the Meter Elf! We have all been so busy this past week with events, sometimes we might forget that the simple things are most appreciated….like an extra quarter in the parking meter! Thanks Emily!
Call In From Chris and Ralph

THE WONDERFULLY WHACKY FEET OF THE AMERICAN COOT!

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Positively pre-historic looking, I was amazed when watching an American Coot lift its foot out of the water. What on earth!

Have you ever seen such wildly wonderful feet?

The Coot’s whacky-looking feet only adds to the charm of this adorable waterbird, with its chicken-shaped silhouette, white pointed beak that ends in a sploge of maroon, and garnet, bead-like eyes. Oh, and when the light hits just right, you can see the Coot’s feet are colored in shades of blue, green, and yellow.

The American Coot’s foot is an all-purpose foot so to speak. The lobes serve the bird well for both walking on dry land and for swimming. Most ducks have webbed feet, which are great for propelling through water, but which don’t work very well on land. The Coot’s lobes fall back when lifting its foot, which aids in walking on a variety of surfaces including grass, ice, and mud.

The Coot’s oversized feet also help in becoming airborne; the bird must run across the surface of the water and flap its wings vigorously in order to take off. Its palmate toe helps it swim, and lastly, the Coot uses its strong feet for battling other Coots.

Before the current cold snap, there was a small flock of Coots at Niles Pond, foraging on pond vegetation alongside the flock of four Swans. They all departed shortly before the snowstorm.

The American Coot chicks are equally as whacky looking as are the adult birds. Image courtesy wikicommonsmedia.

American Coot range map.

Homiecast Picks Of The Day

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Joey Ciaramitaro's avatarThe Homie Cast

Joey

KC +3 over NE, Baltimore -6.5 over Buffalo

Brendan

KC +3 vs Patriots

Denver +8.5

Craig

KC +3

Tennessee – 3 Over Oakland

Jimmy D

Buffalo +6.5

Patriots -3

Connor M

Pats -12.5 at +275

Edelman touchdown at -110

Carolina moneyline +165

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Bubble Subs…

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Holiday lights and cocoa drives #GloucesterMA 2019

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Merry drives and cocoa:

If you’re wondering about holiday lights near you, in addition to the city’s beautiful seasonal trees and festive sparkle downtown, rewarding drives through Gloucester neighborhoods abound. These local homes were shining last week. Can you guess which street was most lit up? Grab some hot chocolate and go!

With each new day, more merry lights brighten December nights. Did we miss a street?

Answer- Reynard Street is dazzling and concentrated. (See if you can spot the back fence illuminated with fish shapes when you go. Neighborhood kids could set up a hot chocolate stand 😉 easy. Walk or drive with the great complete street work by the City DPW.) Other streets with decorated homes: Maplewood, road into Annisquam (coming from Gloucester look off to second story star shining off Goose cove), Rt. 127, Abbott, and) 

Combine it with Middle Street Walk! Mark your calendars: December 14th

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Rockport Santa Helpers

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It was dead low tide so Santa needed a whole boatfull of elves to get up that long seaweed covered ladder. It worked.

Elves who shoved Santa up the ladder. Not shown stage right: David O’Connell at the wheel of the Erin & Graham.

Emily the Meter Elf

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Meet Emily. Yesterday she was going up and down Main Street putting extra quarters in each meter as she went along. Just to be nice. Just to share a little holiday spirit. Just to give you the extra 30 minutes  you might need on a Saturday afternoon in December.  Her parents accompanied her every step of the way. BTW, they are FOBs! THANK YOU Emily and family for paying it forward! You certainly put a little extra spirit in my heart yesterday.

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Holiday Toy Drive with Senator Tarr and 104.9

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Holiday Toy Drive with Sen. Tarr

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December 12 @ 6:00 am – 7:00 pm

Help make is a wonderful holiday season for children in need! Once again we have joined forces with Senator Tarr for our annual Holiday Toy Drive, Thursday, December 12th from 6am – 7pm. We have nine planned stops, and all donations stay in the community they were donated in. Here’s where we will be:

Stop 1: 6am-7am: Capitol Diner, 431 Union Street, Lynn. Benefits Family and Children’s Service of Greater Lynn, Inc.

Stop 2:  7:30am-8:30am:  Marblehead Village School, Marblehead MA. Benefits Salem Bates School.

Stop 3: 9am-10am: Flint Public Library, 1 South Main Street, Middleton. Benefits Neighbors in Need.

Stop 4: 10:30am-11:30: First Ipswich Bank, 32 Market Street, Ipswich. Benefits Ipswich Caring.

Stop 5: Noon to 1pm: Aubuchon Hardware, 50 Enon Street, Beverly. Benefits Beverly Bootstraps.

Stop 6: 1:30pm-2:30pm: Lyon Waugh Auto, Centennial Park Peabody. Benefits Salem Public Schools, Pathways and Action Inc

Stop 7: 3pm-4:00pm: Woodmans, 121 Main Street, Essex, Benefits Action Inc.

Stop 8: 4:30pm-5:30pm: Shalin Liu, 37 Main Street, Rockport.  Benefits Action Inc.

Stop 9: 6:00pm-7:00pm: Cape Ann Savings Bank, 109 Main Street, Gloucester. Benefits Action Inc.

Special thanks to our very special sponsors: Aubuchon Hardware, The Lyon-Waugh Auto Group and Geico in Saugus.

GLOUCESTERCAST 369 LIVE VIDEO FEED WILL STREAM AT SUNDAY MORNING At 9:15AM HERE & AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/JOEYGMG

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GloucesterCast 365 Live Video Feed Will Stream Live At 9:15AM Here & At This Link-www.facebook.com/JoeyGMG

We’ll have Senator Bruce Tarr, Ruth Pino and Bobby Gillis along with our regular cast of crazies.

GLOUCESTERCAST 369 WITH SENATOR BRUCE TARR, BOBBY GILLIS, RUTH PINO, PAT & JIMMY DALPIAZ, KIM SMITH AND JOEY CIARAMITARO TAPED 12/8/19

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Treats provided by Mom’s Kitchen

Mom’s Kitchen will be moving across the street to some new digs!

Gloucester 400 www.gloucesterma400.com

Senator Tarr’s Toy Drive

 

Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church Middle Street Walk

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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Tanguay
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2019 ANNUAL HOLIDAY FAIR AT GLOUCESTER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church holds its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 14 from 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. The fair is one of the favorite stops on Gloucester’s Middle Street Walk.

Bring the whole family to the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church’s Annual Holiday Fair! This year food vendors expand their offerings with coffee, tea, hot mulled cider, bagels, and muffins, and turkey or vegetarian chili, clam chowder, and hot dogs. Many of the food items sell out early in the day so don’t be late!

The fair features a variety of local crafts, a book sale, and a white elephant boutique. Santa will be on hand throughout the day to hear your holiday wish list and pose for a selfie. You’ll find a wide selection of holiday cookies for sale and free s’mores on the Church’s green.

The Church, located at the corner of Middle and Church Streets, will host musical performances, tours of the historic 1806 Meetinghouse, caroling, and more in the Church Vestry.

Activities include:

11:00 a.m.
Gloucester High School Chorus Concert

11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Tours of the 1806 Meetinghouse

9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Food vendors will sell coffee, tea, hot mulled cider, bagels and muffins

10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Food vendors will sell turkey and vegetarian chili, clam chowder, and hot dogs

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy free s’mores on the Church green

12:30 p.m.
Holiday caroling by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church choir

The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church is located at the corner of Middle and Church Streets. Entrance at 10 Church Street – handicap accessible. www.gloucesteruu.org