Good Morning Gloucester

Monadnock…

We were driving through Essex and decided to stop by Googans Galley on Martin St. Jim got himself a bakery treat (their own version of Pop Tart) and I got an Italian sandwich (delicious!!!). We hadn’t been there in a while and it seems they have stepped up the game a little bit in their offerings. There are some provisions, some souvenirs, sandwiches, baked goods and more. We seated ourselves at the window to watch Essex go by and enjoyed the atmosphere. We noticed some local vendors like our friends at Cape Ann Sea Salt have product available on the shelves, so kudos to both the staff at Googans and Cape Ann Sea Salt!! Great stop if you’re in the area. Check out the catering options as well if you find yourself in need.

Dirt’s Domain…

Specials appetizer menu only available from 2-4:30pm Saturdays and Sundays.

$1 wings | $6 Bites | $10 sliders | $10 burger

Dine in only

Machaca

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St

Gloucester, MA

We’ll be open Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am – 11:00 am or sellout at 1 Whistlestop Mall in Rockport.

SCALLION

Bagel of the Week: Asiago

Schmears of the Week: Jalapeño

Bagels: Plain, Poppy, Sesame, Salt, Rosemary Salt and EVERYTHING!

Schmears: Plain, Scallion, Jalapeño Coffee: Motif Morning Roast, Dogtown (dark roast)

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Continuing the Irish Coffee series, I tried one at the Hart House in Ipswich after a recent dinner there. I kind of smiled to myself when it was served as you see here. Plain and simple. And I realized that kind of sums up the entire 1640 Hart House experience. The atmosphere, the food, the whole set up is “plain and simple” which is very comforting! The coffee itself was generously imbued with Irish whiskey and topped off the evening perfectly. Slainte!

MARCH 5, 2025 ~ BACKYARDGROWERSGLOUCESTER

🥕 In this workshop, the Backyard Growers team will introduce you to the Square-Foot Gardening Method, which helps veggie gardeners make the most of often limited growing space to grow the most food possible for a household. We’ll show you how to do this by using gridded square-feet instead of rows.

🍅 You’ll work with us to create your own custom vegetable garden plan for the season.

💚 This is an interactive workshop. All are welcome!

Purchase tickets or reserve your spot

🎟️ Tickets are free for Backyard Growers Program participants (e.g. those who grow food with us in our Community Garden, Backyard Garden, or GrowBag Garden Programs.) Tickets are $20 for the general public. Proceeds from our spring gardening workshops are essential to support our work throughout the year connecting communities with equitable access to the resources, knowledge, and space to grow their own food.

🎉 THANK YOU for supporting our work and being part of our community!

Take note of the following update:

Gray Day…

Chief Edward Conley is pleased to share that Gloucester Police has welcomed Officer Patrick Hunt as the newest member of the department. 

Officer Hunt graduated from the Massachusetts Police Training Committee (MPTC) Lynnfield Police Academy on Feb. 28 and was officially sworn in on Monday, 
March 3.  

Officer Hunt is a Gloucester native and graduated from Gloucester High School in 2021. After graduation, Officer Hunt decided to pursue a career in law enforcement and took the civil service exam when he was 19 years old. 

He is currently attending North Shore Community College, where he is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. 

“Officer Hunt is a lifetime resident of Gloucester, and I would like to welcome him as the newest member of our department,” said Chief Conley. “Wanting to protect and serve the community he grew up in shows great character, and we are excited to have Officer Hunt join our department of dedicated professionals.” 

Some of you may be aware that we’ve been away for a couple of weeks. We went to Erie PA to welcome a new grandson with our daughter Amy. The youngest “Ranger” joins his older brother “Schooner”. Ranger made his appearance 2 weeks early and threw all of our travel plans into disarray and we got to him as soon as we could. We’ve spent 2 weeks introducing ourselves and spoiling Schooner. I find it very interesting that these children will be growing up on Lake Erie, as I did. Perhaps one day they will end up in Gloucester the way we did! They are the great grandsons of a Gloucester Man so who knows? But we are back in town and intend to stay around a while. Hope to see many of you soon.

MARCH 4, 2025 ~ CHASNAZ

This concert, performed by Heinrich Christensen on the 1893 Hutchings/Fisk pipe organ with the Jubilate Chamber Choir directed by Mary Jodice, is the fifth in a series celebrating the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was born on March 21st, 1685, and is considered the greatest composer of all time. This musical offering for the Cape Ann community is made possible through the generosity of H. Woody Brock.
The concert features selections from Clavier-Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, a collection of compositions for organ published in 1739, based upon Lutheran chorales (harmonized hymn tunes), which will be sung a cappella by the Choir. The collection of pieces is considered Bach’s most significant and extensive work for the organ, containing some of his most musically complex and technically demanding compositions for the instrument. It opens with the majestic Prelude in E-flat and concludes with a monumental triple Fugue known as the “St. Anne,” depicting the Trinity in a glorious combination on the “organo pleno,” pulling out all the stops! Organist Heinrich Christensen is the Music Director of King’s Chapel, Boston.
The concert will be held on Friday, March 21st at 7:30pm in the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, located at the corner of Church and Middle Streets (GPS 50 Middle Street). Parking is available on the green. The admission for the event is $35 General, $5 Students (all ages), under 12 free. An elevator is available from the side door at 10 Church Street. For more advance ticket purchases and more information please visit: http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org

Tequila Tasing at Machaca!

Join us next Wednesday March, 12th tasting four tequilas from G4.

We sip each tequila in a champagne glass to see the color, smell the aroma and taste the flavor. 

Jason is back to educate us all on what is in our glass, how it’s made and he is terrific at answering questions you may have.

Each tequila is paired with a small plate of food curated by Chef Luis Pardo.

We laugh, we learn, we drink tequila all night at Machaca! Join us!

Tickets on sale at restaurant or online,

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Machaca

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St

Gloucester, MA