Into the Wind

Posted on by Nichole S.

Last month Thatcher and the Sandy Bay Yacht Club Race Team spent three days, in somewhat snotty conditions, sailing at Marblehead Race Week.  About 25 different clubs and sailing programs were represented in the three day event at Pleon Yacht Club.  Upon dropping Thatch off each morning I sat, completely impressed, and watched the scene unfold around me.  I couldn’t believe how independent, confident, and dedicated all of the young sailors were.  Rigging boats is no joke and takes it hard work and preparation…and often times, commitment to jump in and help others.  There is no simply show up and race.

Here is a little time lapse video of just some of the action as about 175 boats set sail….

SeniorCare Honors Lafontaine at 46th Anniversary Gala

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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SeniorCare Inc. will host its 46th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Danversport, located at 161 Elliott Street in Danvers, MA. The Gala will feature a delicious dinner, dancing to the sounds of Madhouse and a Silent Auction. The Gala is presented by ABC Home Healthcare Professionals.

SeniorCare will honor three community leaders at the Gala.  Mary Ann Camp of Rockport will be presented with the Myra L. Herrick Outstanding Older American Award. Julie Hazen LaFontaine of The Open Door will be presented with the Rosemary F. Kerry Community Service Award. William Coughlin of Beverly will be presented with the Board of Directors Community Partners Special Recognition award.

Tickets to the Gala are $75 each or a table of 10 for $650. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For information about the Gala, contact SeniorCare’s Marketing Officer Tracy Arabian at 978-281-1750 or tracy.arabian@seniorcareinc.org or go to http://www.seniorcareinc.org.

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SeniorCare presents A Matter of Balance workshop

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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SeniorCare Inc. will host a free 8-week workshop, A Matter of Balance, at their offices located at 49 Blackburn Center in Gloucester, MA, on Mondays, starting on September 10 and ending November 5, 2018. Each session will be held from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Many older adults experience concerns about falling and restrict their activities. A Matter of Balance is an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels.

Participants learn to:

  • View falls as controllable
  • Set goals for increasing activity
  • Make changes to reduce the risk of falling
  • Exercise to increase strength and balance

Who should attend?

  • Anyone concerned about falls
  • Anyone who has fallen in the past
  • Anyone who has restricted activities because of falling
  • Anyone interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength

For more information or to register, contact Beverly Flanagan at 978-281-1750. For more information about SeniorCare programs, visit our website at

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See amazing 1901 historic photos from Bruce Roberts: Gloucester crews worked on Haskell’s dam

Posted on by Catherine

City of Gloucester officials are working towards a Phase 3 for the Haskell Pond Dam reconstruction which I wrote about last week (Part 1). I included information about the original monumental build. In response, Bruce Roberts was kind enough to share these amazing photographs of the impressive crews at the Haskell Pond construction site 1901. Bonus: they were annotated by his grandfather in 1958.  West Gloucester families may recognize a surname or two, maybe a family resemblance. Please help ID if you can.

Bruce Roberts explains: “My grandfather, Edward F. Roberts, identified the individuals back in 1958.  There are some folks he didn’t recognize, since he would have been pretty young when these images were taken.  The first picture has the most identified individuals. One thing that has always been remarkable to me in the second image is how much Chester Andrews, my g-grandfather, resembled my father, Eugene Roberts, at that age.”

 HASKELL’S POND CONSTRUCTION ca.1901-02 – (Individuals ID’d by Edward Roberts in 1958)

Clearing Haskells pond late 1901 © courtesy historic photo collection Bruce Roberts

Photo 1, Dec 1901 (in snow): “Wood Choppers at Haskell’s Pond, December 1901”
Front Row, L-R: 1. Otis Lufkin, 2. Matt Poland, 3. Loren (sp?) Harris, 4. Melvin Wilkins, 5. Jim White

Back Row: 1.Asa Sargent, 2. unknown, 3. Ed Lufkin, 4. James Chadbourne, 5. Joseph Abbott, 6. unknown, 7. Joshua Roberts, 8 & 9. unknown

Clearing Haskells pond late 1901 © courtesy historic photo from collection Bruce Roberts

Photo 2 (late 1901 or early 1902):

Front, L-R: 1. Loren Harris, 2 & 3. unknown, 4. Asa Sargent

Center, w/ white shirt: Eps Walter Haskell

3rd row: (Right side, behind Asa Sargent, in light coat): Chester Andrews

(2nd to left from Chester Andrews): Fred Jeffs

2018 July 2 Haskells Pond Dam reconstruction Gloucester Massachusetts Department of Public Works directing SumCo_ photograph ©c ryan (4)

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53” striper caught in Gloucester By Jeff Favaloro!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey Joey!

Thought maybe you would like to share this on GMG! Me and my friends went out striper fishing yesterday with my dad (captain Nick with Coastal Fishing Carter’s) and my best friend caught a 53” striper! Weighed over 50lbs! Thought the people of Gloucester would enjoy a picture!

 

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A FINE FROGGY LUNCH FOR A LITTLE BLUE HERON

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns


First hatch year Little Blue Heron catching an American Bullfrog

Why is this not so little white heron called a Little Blue Heron? Compared to a Great Blue Heron, it is relatively smaller. As to the entirely white plumage, this is a first hatch year Little Blue in its white phase. In the second spring and summer, the white feathers will gradually be replaced by beautiful slate blue feathers, giving the bird a temporary and unique calico appearance.

Little Blue herons are closely related to Snowy Egrets and the white immature morphs feed alongside the Snowys. You can tell them apart easily not only by bill and feet, but by their feeding habits. Snowy Egrets forage with a great deal of flourish, agitating the water with their feet, and vigorously fluttering, flapping, and flying along the shoreline. Little Blue Herons are stealth hunters, moving with slow deliberation before executing an exacting capture.

 

 

GROW NATIVE BUTTONBUSH FOR THE POLLINATORS!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

North American native Buttonbush attracts a bevy of butterflies and bees with pretty and fragrant flowerheads. Buttonbush grows easily in moist soil as well as average garden soil, in full sun to part shade. In our region it grows to about six to ten feet, and can be kept in check with an occasional pruning in early spring.

Monarch Butterfly drinking nectar from Buttonbush florets (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

The CAPE ANN SYMPHONY CHORUS welcomes new singers in all voice parts!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

The CASC, under the direction of Wendy Betts, will begin rehearsals for its November Holiday Pops concerts on Tuesday September 4 at 7 PM in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester. Please bring $25.00 for your membership/music fee to our first rehearsal. Please call Wendy at 978-546-5220 or email her wendybetts@juno.com, if you are a new singer interested in joining our chorus. Concert performances are Ipswich High School on Saturday November 24 at 2 pm, Manchester High School that evening at 7:30 pm, and Sunday November 25 at 2 PM in Manchester. Rehearsals run 7-9 PM everyTuesday evening through November 20. New singers must audition with Wendy August 29-31 at 13 Penzance Rd, Rockport.

4Ever Fab Concert Postponed

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Message from David Benjamin: The 4Ever Fab concert at the Antonio Gentile Bandstand scheduled for August 12, has been postponed until Tuesday, August 21, at 7pm. Please help get the word out. This is the only concert that does not have a “next Wednesday evening” rain date.

Wedge on a Ledge

Posted on by Pat D

One of the collective nouns for egrets is a “wedge”, so when I saw this I had to share it.

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We found them at Parker River Refuge recently and were quite captivated.

Register Now For The 42nd Annual Magnolia 5K Road Race and 1K Fun Run

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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If our recording software didn’t mess up you could have heard Randy, Quinny and Wyatt tell us all about it yesterday.

Here’s the link to register