Sharing information so Elmo returns home soon.

A-whippin’ up the water in the bay…

We saw one of our West Gloucester eagle pair recently in a favorite perch. I got the classic “wink and nod” making me feel like one of the crew.

📅 Reminder that dogs are no longer allowed on Good Harbor Beach starting April 1st.

Dogs are welcome on the beach during these dates:

🏖️Good Harbor Beach: Dogs are allowed from October 1st to March 31st – off leash days on even-numbered days!
🐾Wingaersheek Beach: Dogs are allowed from October 1st to April 30th – off leash days on odd-numbered days!
🐕 Plum Cove and Cressy Beaches: Unleashed dogs are allowed from October 1st to April 30th!
🦀 Crab Beach: Dogs are allowed off leash at all times!

I’m Thinking…

Getting Relief From Psoriasis

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Please come by Angel Wings Wellness 12 Rogers Street to try some samples of our topicals to see if CBD can improve the quality of your life! Free Wellness Consultations and free samples! Fridays and Saturdays 11-4 or call for an appointment  978-985-4592

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MARCH 21, 2025 ~ SAM

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I found these two items featured at Stop and Shop recently and I think they are both a little weird and off-putting. Do you agree or are you all over one or the other? Post Malone Oreos and Orange Cream Coke.

MARCH 19, 2025 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY

New Chapter, New Stories, New Beginnings

Calling all young poets and aspiring writers! The Sawyer Free Library is thrilled to launch the 2025 Poetry Without Paper contest, continuing its decades-long tradition of inspiring creativity in Gloucester’s youth. Running through April 30, 2025, the competition aligns with the culmination of National Poetry Month—an ideal time for young voices to share their poetry and perspectives. This year’s theme, New Chapter, New Stories, New Beginnings, invites students to reflect on fresh starts and new possibilities. The theme also echoes an exciting milestone for the Library itself as it prepares to reopen in September in a newly renovated, expanded, and modernized space.

Coordinated by Sawyer Free Library’s Children’s staff in collaboration with renowned poet and former Gloucester Poet Laureate John Ronan and Library Board member Dawn Sarrouf, this beloved annual competition provides a creative platform for students to showcase their talent in a supportive community of writers.

The contest welcomes submissions from children and teens living in Gloucester or attending its schools in three age groups: elementary, middle, and high school. While participants are encouraged to explore the theme “New Chapter, New Stories, New Beginnings,” poems on any topic are welcome. Poetry submissions may be enhanced with video, images, or music but should be 30 lines or fewer, original, and previously unpublished.

Winners will be selected from three age groups: high school, middle school, and elementary school. First-place winners in all categories will receive $150 Cape Ann gift certificates, second-place winners will receive $100 gift certificates, and third-place winners a $50 gift certificate with Honorable Mention winners presented with a poetry book. All winning poets will receive a certificate, be able to present their poems at an awards ceremony in June, and be invited to appear on an episode of 1623 Studio’s production, The Writer’s Block with John Ronan. Additionally, all winning entries will be on display at and published online by the Library.

Poems must be submitted through the Library website at SawyerFreeLibrary.org from March 1 to April 30. For more information, contact the Children’s Librarian at tbalsan@sawyerfreelibrary.org.

Students do not need to be library cardholders to enter the contest, but for those interested, the Sawyer Free Library offers library cards for children of all ages. Starting from birth, anyone who resides or attends school in Gloucester can obtain a Library card for free by applying in person, online, or by mail. For more information, visit the Library at 21 Main Street, online at sawyerfreelibrary.org, or call 978-325-5551.

Sharing information from the Boat House Grille Facebook page. The Shipyard Tavern will be opening soon in Essex MA at the site of the former Ripple (Before that Periwinkles might be more familiar to some).