These guys. All so much fun to watch. Those winning walkers get lots of press, and rightfully so, but also worth celebrating are some of the Greasy Pole’s unsung heroes. Cheers to those who hit the water with no flag in their hands.
Man Down!
He may have been over-served this past weekend. We wish him well in his recovery.

Sunday Fiesta Part two
NSAA News
Harold Kloongian Retrospective July 10th through July 25th Open Free to the Public!
Demonstration July 21st 2pm Pop Up Show July 16 -21st John Caggiano
Demonstration July 21st 2pm Pop Up Show July 16 -21st John Caggiano, a long time Cape Ann artist, will demonstrate his skills painting with brushes and palette knives. His oil palette, which has evolved over many years, is large and varied. It contains many colors, most of which are utilized in every painting. He will most likely paint from photos unless it is feasible to move outside on the grounds of the Northshore Arts Association, in which case he will choose a subject from the surrounding area. Questions from the audience will be welcomed. If time permits, he will be happy to critique a painting that you bring with you as long as you are willing to share it with all in attendance. Aside from the Northshore Arts Association, John Caggiano is an elected member of the American Society of Marine Artists, Academic Artists, Hudson Valley Art, Lyme Art and Rockport Art – Associations. Annually he is a juried and invited artist in up to a dozen plein air events around the country including Cape Ann Plein Air. Some recent awards are the Texas Ranchland Award from En Plein Air Texas, the Guerrilla Painters Award from Wayne (PA) Plein Air Festival and Second Place in the Marine Art Exhibition at the Lyme Art Association. John Caggiano’s art may be viewed on Facebook, JohnCaggiano.com or at his gallery on Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Massachusetts founded in 1981.
Sunday Fiesta part one
Part two of Sunday In the morning.
CIGARISM Small Size Aluminum Alloy Metal Cigar Ashtray Review
Perfect for the deck, it’s heavy and feels premium like it should be at least double the cost. I also like how deep it is so ash will stay contained unlike a shallow ashtray.
Link to purchase here
- Material: Aluminum Alloy, Gloss Finish
- Size : 4.72″×2.75″×0.98″ Weight: 225g
- Color: Gray (As per pictures shown)
- Capacity: 1 Cigar
- The ashtray holds cigars of max ring gauge 60 (24mm)
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPS FRANKIE TAORMINA, MICHAEL SANFILIPPO, AND RANDY SWEET IN ONE PHOTO
LEND ME YOUR EAR MADAME MAYOR
SCENES FROM THE 2018 SAINT PETER’S FIESTA OPENING PROCESSION AND CEREMONY -By Kim Smith
Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema 2018: the dates and titles for the free outdoor movies are…
City of Gloucester and Rob Newton, Cape Ann Cinema and Stage, announce the 2018 Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema free outdoor movies line up:
Fifth annual year- Save the dates! Five free movie nights begin Wednesday July 11th, 2018- The Summer of Song!
July 11 ::: The Greatest Showman
July 18 ::: Coco
July 25 ::: The Wizard of Oz
August 1 ::: The Beatles Yellow Submarine
August 8 ::: Footloose
July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 and 8. Rain dates August 15 & 22
The 2018 series poster and movie flyers were designed by Ariana Puopolo for Jill Cahill, Community Development Director, and based on original designs by Chris Muskopf and C7A.

First up

THANKS
Over 5000 Cape Ann residents attended Gloucester’s HarborWalk Summer Cinema series in 2017. Awesome North Shore 104.9 amps the pre-show festivities! The HarborWalk Summer Cinema series is presented by the City and Cape Ann Cinema & Stage with the support of local businesses:
North Shore 104.9
The Building Center
ToodeLoos! (has participated every year!)
Doyon’s Appliance
and Cape Ann Savings Bank.
The Summer 2018 movie nights are presented by
Woodman’s of Essex; DIVA; Cape Ann Lanes, The Cave Gloucester Mass: Cheese, Wine & Chocolate Shop, and Gloucester Auto Body.
Contact Rob at Cape Ann Cinema & Stage for partnership options

Fun Sunday at Fiesta
HOW SWEET IT IS! RANDY SWEET YOUR SUNDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION -By Kim Smith
Support In Seattle
Hi Joey, In Seattle for the National Special Olympics & Bobbie (Silva) Bronson – obv from Glou, now lives in WA – stopped by to cheer on her Glosta Girl #marlinmeg

Annisquam then and now | DPW and Greenbelt team up at Lobster Cove new land preserve to solve access at narrow and blind corner on Leonard Street

In 2017, donations of $650,000 were secured to preserve four acres of Lobster Cove acquired by Essex County Greenbelt Ed Becker and Dave Rimmer working with the city staff (DPW Mike Hale, Ken Whittaker, Community Development) and many in the community. The property is co-owned by Mt. Adnah Cemetery.
Wilman Trail
Recently DPW teamed up with Greenbelt to scrub out trees, rocks, earth and stone to grade a pedestrian path along its Leonard Street stretch at the landing past Annisquam Church. Widening Leonard Street because of its variable and intermittent scale would be a very expensive and perhaps unwelcome project. This quick jaunt seems like a thoughtful solution to support safe access and property exploration in a tricky spot.

‘Squam rock has some practice boulders
No longer hidden by overgrowth, beautifully balanced granite outcroppings were exposed. If you look just so you might see the lines of a baby shorebird under wing or is that just me? Hmmm… Mother Ann, Squam Rock and baby Bird Rock.

Fourth of July Message from Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken
City Hall TEL 978-281-9700
Nine Dale Avenue FAX 978-281-9738
Gloucester, MA 01930 …
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#CHOOSEGLOUCESTER VIDEO SERIES: MEET GLOUCESTER HIGH STUDENT DELANEY BENCHOFF
Ask her about Gloucester High School, and Denise Benchoff will tell you about the teachers who come in during the summer to help her daughter Delaney and other kids get a jumpstart on their classes.
“I see a lot of dedication with the teachers,” says Denise, whose older daughter graduated from Gloucester High and went to the University of Delaware to study mechanical engineering. “I’ve talked with a number of parents whose kids have gone on to great colleges. I am happy I chose the Gloucester schools.”
Watch Delaney’s story:
This is the third in a series of video profiles about why students and their families choose the Gloucester public schools. Read the introductory post about the #ChooseGloucester series here. The first profile of student Lizzie Luster is here and the second profile of Austin Monell is here.
MICHAEL SANFILIPPO YOUR 2018 GREASY POLE CHAMPION! -By Kim Smith
Randy’s “Sweet” Grab of the Flag
Pet of the Week- Secret

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