We were driving down Nugent Stretch, from Rockport to Gloucester, yesterday at 10:45 in the morning when Finn swore that he saw a coyote on the side of the road. He made me turn around to prove that he was right….and I was glad that I did. There, rolling around like a puppy in the grass on the lawn of the Sea Lion hotel, was a lone coyote. I drove past him, turned around again, and pulled over safely to take some photos. Yet again only equipped with my iPhone, I sadly couldn’t get great shots, but he was super close and didn’t mind me snapping photos for a little bit before he got up and trotted away to the house next door up on the hill.
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Gloucester is blessed with sweeping vistas of natural beauty but sometimes it’s worth the time to take a closer look at the pieces that make up these grand views.
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GloucesterCast 257 The Ten Year Anniversary Podcast With Robert Schick, Wayne Berger, Jimmy and Pat Dalpiaz, Paula Ryan O’Brien and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 12/17/17
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Podcast is Sponsored By Cape Ann Community Cinema- Free Tickets To Cape Ann Community Cinema – Share this post on Facebook for a chance to win two free tickets to Cape Ann Community Cinema, The Cinema Listings are always stickied in the GMG Calendar at the top of the blog or you can click here to go directly to the website
Thanks To Earl and Arch Who Created The Official GMG Song -“Gloucester Til the End“. Watch the music video Mike Lindberg put to it- brings a tear to my eye when I listen to it-
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Especially during the holiday gift giving season, you may find in your inbox some pretty slick looking scams. This last one came from “AS – Amazon Support” after a recent order was placed, claiming my payment method had been declined. AS is also the initials of the scammer, Andre Shamido, who wanted an updated payment method provided.
It didn’t come through when I converted the following scam email to a jpg, but the scammers “Update your payment method” was displayed within a gold-colored box, similar to the gold Amazon uses to highlight ordering information when Amazon wants you to click on a link.
Amazon will never send an unsolicited e-mail that asks you to provide sensitive information.
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Perfect night to take a break, REST, reset and rejuvenate for the final weeks of 2017.
Join Kathryn Schroeder at NSRY for pure Holiday Winter Bliss. Light up from the inside out with the gift of self-care during this season of giving. Simple, easy poses supported by props to ease the body into deep therapeutic relaxation. Bolsters, blocks, blankets and eye pillows by candlelight along with essential oils and massage assists will bring you back to your breath and harmonize your body, mind and heart. All levels and no experience necessary.
You still have time! Pauline’s Gifts is open through December 22, the last day of one of her busiest years of operation these last 18 years. They’re open seasonally and will reopen in late April 2018.
Spoiler alert for a few of the GMG contributors who couldn’t make it last night…Pat and Jimmy Dalpiaz ordered custom painted Pauline ornaments for the GMG crew Christmas party and 10th year celebration. Thank you so much Pat and Jimmy!
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The volunteer mentors at SCORE want to help people who are dreaming of starting their own business, to understand the process and become a successful entrepreneur. We invite everyone to attend a free workshop at 10 am on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 in the Cape Ann Savings Bank Community Room, located at, 123 Main Street in Gloucester.
Attendees of this workshop can expect to learn all the basic steps in starting a business, how you can get (and keep) customers. Cape Ann Savings Bank’s Business Lending Team will be available to talk about some of the sources of financing available for a small business. It will be an interactive session with much of the content customized to the specific interests of attendees.
SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters. As a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE has helped more than 10 million entrepreneurs through mentoring, workshops and educational resources since 1964. (www.score.org )
The Northeast Massachusetts chapter was established in 1977 and now boasts 40 members who mentor clients by appointment in any of our 11 Branches on the North Shore. (www.scorenemass.org )
Bart Schick, Manager of the Cape Ann Branch, meets clients at the Granite Branch of Cape Ann Savings (247 Main Street, Rockport) on most Tuesdays and anyone can make an appointment by calling 978-691-1321
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Here, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Good Morning Gloucester, is a short video featuring interviews and reminiscences with Joey and few of the regular contributors. First posted on May 11, 2016.
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117,962,797 views (I started the feed stats a couple seeks after the blog was launched. The blog was launched December 17, 2007. The feed stats service was enabled January 19th, 2008).
Brick by brick. From the first month when we reached 100 views per day ad was excited, then 1000 a day after a year or so of putting the link to the blog in front of as many people I could, then adding great people as contributors, 5000, 10,0000, 20,000 four years in, 30,000 and now where we are now averaging around 45,000 views per day based in a city of 30,000. What a gift it’s been to all of us. Mainly the friendships. You could take it all away and those friendships are the most valuable to me. We’ve been through a lot. We’ve lost loved ones, we’ve garnered national attention, won a ton of awards, fought the good fight, but at the end of the day it’s the people- the friendships, the love shared and the passion for highlighting the best our city has to offer. It’s the people. It’s you guys. It’s the community.
Here’s to another 10 years of passionate community love and collaboration.
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Here, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Good Morning Gloucester, is a short video featuring interviews and reminiscences with Joey and few of the regular contributors. First posted on May 11, 2016.
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The Niles Pond Young Swan, rescued by Lyn Fonzo and Dan Harris on Friday, was taken to SeaPort Veterinary Hospital Saturday morning for a wellness checkup and because it is thought she may have contracted round worm at the shelter from where she originated. Dr. Cahill gave her a complete physical, checking on wings, feet, degree of fat on her bones, took an xray, and drew blood for a blood work up. His assistant also plucked a few feathers to send off to a lab to determine the sex of the young Mute Swan. It will take several weeks for the results of the tests, but based on Dr. Cahill’s visual assessment, she appears to be in excellent health!!
Swans can become very defensive when they feel threatened however, the Young Swan has a relatively speaking mild temperament. Lyn and Dan handled her with lots of tender care and caution and no one was bit during during transport and during the exam.
While we were at the vets, Joel Murnroe, one of Mr. Swan’s loyal caregivers and a fine carpenter, was back at Lyn’s home modifying Lyn’s chicken coop, with a larger entryway door and swan-sized rebuilt ramp.
The Young Swan has had an eventful and productive first day in captivity. With much gratitude and thanks to Lyn for taking on the tremendous responsibility of caring for a wild swan for the winter. Our hope is that the Young Swan is a she, and that she will be re-released to Niles Pond this coming spring.
1) Lyn Fonzo and Dan Harris, 2) Joel Munroe, 3) Dan Harris and the Young Swan
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Good Morning Gloucester 