Good Morning Gloucester

Join your hosts Katelyn Ciaramitaro and Megan McGovern for Selling with Style & Simplicity: A Team Approach to Success, an insightful event designed for homeowners looking to streamline the selling process with expert guidance.

Featuring a panel of industry leaders, this event will showcase how collaboration between real estate, home staging, organization, and financing can lead to seamless and successful home sales.

Our expert speakers include:

• Katelyn Ciaramitaro – Real Estate Advisor, Engel & Völkers by the Sea
• Megan McGovern – Founder, SORT by Megan (Professional Organizer)
• Betsy Konaxis – Owner, BK Classic Collections Home Stagers
• Matt Blanchard – Sales Manager, Leader Bank

Learn how strategic staging, organization, market expertise, and financing solutions can maximize home value and create a stress-free experience. Whether you’re preparing to sell or simply want to gain industry insights, this event is a must-attend!

TO RSVP FOR THIS FREE EVENT, click below: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/selling-with-style-simplicity-a-team-approach-to-success-tickets-1247249158809?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sharing information regarding National Vietnam Veterans’ Day Wreath Laying Ceremony March 29 at 9 am rain or shine.

We took a ride north, as we often do to see what we might see. On this wonderful day, Jim found me 2 long eared owls resting within a bunch of bushes and small trees. One was very hard to see well but the other one was sitting there like he was waiting for me. They are really quite beautiful. I appreciate the helpful nature of birders as there was one helpful kind soul who helped us out quite a bit. For additional photos and story details, check out Pat D’s Photos and Adventures on Facebook.

MARCH 17, 2025 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY

Join local authors Robert Fitzgibbons and Wayne Soini at the Sawyer Free Library on Thursday, March 27 at 5:30 pm for a riveting discussion on their book, Murder in Rockport, Massachusetts: Terror in a Small Town, which sheds new light on two chilling unsolved murders that shook the small seaside town in the 1930s.

On May 21, 1932, Finnish tailor Arthur Oker was brutally murdered in his shop in Rockport, sending shockwaves through the community. Just over a year later, on Halloween night in 1933, Swedish immigrant and fellow churchgoer Augusta Johnson was slain in her home, deepening the town’s fear and sparking an exhaustive investigation. Authorities searched every house, interviewed 2,500 households, and even enlisted the help of a mystic—yet the crimes remained unsolved.

Through newly uncovered state police archives, Fitzgibbons and Soini reveal long-lost details about the murders, the extensive efforts to solve them, and a surprising suspect who emerged decades later.

Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. For more information, contact jtravers@sawyerfreelibrary.org.

Winner gets their choice of one of my Gloucester Apparel Quarter Zips. Second Place gets their choice of Gloucester Apparel Cap

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From yesterday’s podcast which you can view here

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In the final segment of random and occasional Irish Coffee posts for 2025, I conclude with a logical choice: 525 Tavern in Magnolia on Lexington Ave. We stopped by after having been away for a while because it’s like joining a group of good friends for a relaxed evening. Who could resist it when Chrissy, our server, said to as we were seated: “Should I start the coffee for your Irish coffee?” YES please. This is the result with the very well placed creme de menthe top-off! It’s a “sturdy” Irish coffee served in my preferred style of mug. A perfect end to my meal AND this series for 2025. Slainte!

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