ROCKY NECK POLAR PLUNGE UPDATE: THE PLUNGE IS A GO!

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Checking on conditions at Oakes Cove Beach, I met Jeff Surette. He assures the community that the Rocky Neck Polar Plunge is ON as scheduled at 1pm today.

It was minus two degrees when I left to photograph this morning but the temperature is expected to rise to twelve degrees. Be safe Hearty Souls!

Please don’t forget to bring your donations for the Cape Ann Food Pantry.

Oakes Cove Beach January 1, 2018

Happy New Year Thoughts…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

First A Short From Some Of The Homies From The HomieCast Crew-

 

Yesterday while scrolling through social media I saw a ton of people using hashtags like #fuck2017 #2017sucked.  I suspect that most of those hashtags were directly related to politics.

This is what I’d like to say- if you have your health, if you are surrounded by people that love you, friends and family, then that is what matters.  We rang out 2017 surrounded by people that love us, that wish good things for us.  For 2018 do yourself a favor and don’t let your year in retrospect be decided in your mind by who is holding office whether it be local, state or federal.  Let it be decided by the wealth in human friendships and love in your life.  In the end that’s what matters.  Be rich in friendships, be rich in love- it brings you a hundred billion times more pleasure than anything else.

We’re so lucky to have such great friends and family.  #focusonthepositive

 

 

1/1/18 Sunrise at 07:12:49 AM

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Forty-nine seconds after 7:12 AM today, sunrise occurred for the first time on Cape Ann in twenty-eighteen.

Stella: “No really, I’ll pinch a loaf in the backyard and you let me back in. Go take a photo of sunrise and I’ll go in the kitchen and pee on the floor, thanks.”
Outside for ten minutes. My gloves were off for twenty seconds and they are still stiff 30 minutes later. The sea smoke is hard to capture since it looks like far away clouds but most of the photo is steaming right off the hot 39 F Gulf of Maine.

Enough Said

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Overnight the calendar turned to a new year.  It’s a time for reflection.  Some of us had a great 2017 and are sorry to see it go.  Some of us need to start anew and bid good riddance to last year.  Whatever your situation, we hope you have enough.

Enough winter to relish the summer.

Enough sniffling to enjoy good health.

Enough penny pinching to appreciate prosperity.

Enough heartache to feel true joy.

And…… enough New York to savor Gloucester…..

Happy 2018 to all!

Some Amazon “Alexa” Show Skills We Love

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Alexa Play Beach Video

Alexa Play Fireplace Video

Alexa Open Fishtank

 

Get an Alexa Show Here

Press play for the demonstration-

 

THANK YOU! AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND JOYOUS NEW YEAR

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Thank you community for your tremendous support with our online fundraising campaign for my documentary Beauty on the Wing. Your help has meant the world and because of you I will be able to create the final cut in 2018. We will continue fundraising efforts while editing and I will keep you updated on our progress. And if you couldn’t contribute for whatever reason, I thank you for your good words of support.

2017 has been the best year, not only because of your contributions to my film but because our first granddaughter Charlotte was born on July 10. My family has been blessed many times over this year, most especially because this beautiful little person and her mom Jessica became a part of our family.The photo was taken in late summer when Charlotte was only two months old and I smile every time I look at it, her expression is so thoughtful. There is no age limit and no age of entry–every person has the innate capacity to become captivated by nature!

With thanks and gratitude for the generous spirit of these kind people and foundations: LAUREN MERCADANTE (PRODUCER), SUSAN FREY (PRODUCER), NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS FOUNDATION, JOHN HAUCK FOUNDATION, BOB AND JAN CRANDALL, MARY WEISSBLUM, SHERMAN MORSS, PETE AND BOBBI KOVNER (ANNISQUAM AND LEXINGTON), ALICE GARDNER (BEVERLY), CLAUDIA BERMUDEZ (LEXINGTON), JAY FEATHERSTONE, MIA NEHME (BEVERLY), CHICKI HOLLET, JUNI VANDYKE, ERIC HUTCHINSE, KAREN MASLOW, MARION F. (IPSWICH), ELAINE M., KIMBERLY MCGOVERN, MEGAN HOUSER (PRIDES CROSSING), JIM VANBUSKIRK (PITTSBURGH) NANCY MATTERN (ALBUQUERQUE), DONNA STOMAN, PEGGY O’MALLEY, JOEY CIARAMITARO, CATHERINE RYAN, JOEANN HART, JANE PAZNIK BONDARIN (NEW YORK), ROBERT REDIS (NEW YORK), NUBAR ALEXANIAN, HILDA SANTOS (SAUGUS), PETER VAN DEMARK, PATRICIA VAN DERPOOL, FRED FREDERICKS (CHELMSFORD), LESLIE HEFFRON, JIM MASCIARELLI, DAVE MOORE (KOREA), LILIAN AND CRAIG OLMSTEAD, JOHN STEIGER, PAT DALPIAZ, AMY KERR, BARBARA T. (JEWETT, NY), ROBERTA C. ((NY), MARIANNE G. (WINDHAM, NY), PAULA RYAN O’BRIEN (WALTON, NY), MARTHA SWANSON, KIM TEIGER, JUDITH FOLEY (WOBURN), PATTI SULLIVAN, RONN FARREN, SUSAN NADWORNY (MELROSE), DIANE LINDQUIST (MANCHESTER), HEIDI SHRIVER (PENNSYLVANIA), JENNIFER CULLEN, HOLLY NIPPERUS (BROOKLYN), TOM HAUCK, AND ANONYMOUS PERSONS FOR THEIR GENEROUS HELP.

THE BRUTALITY OF FISHING IN WINTER

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Not a job for the faint of heart. 

Watching Joey and Captain Russell with his crew of the FV Lady Jane offload at Captain Joes on this last morning of 2017 you couldn’t help but be struck by the deadly dangerous conditions of working in frigid Arctic temperatures and blistering winds. Nearly every surface of the boat was covered in a thick layer of solid ice.
Prayers and best wishes to all our Gloucester fishermen for a safe and prosperous 2018.

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GHS boys hoop vs Manchester Essex in Bank Gloucester Holiday tourney

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GHS Boys run away from Manchester Essex winning 84-56.

SEVERAL SPOTS HAVE OPENED FOR DUCKWORTH’S NEW YEARS EVE FABULOUS FINE DINING!!!

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Unbelievably, several folks have cancelled their reservations for tonight’s beautiful New Year’s Eve dinner. There are openings at both the 5:30 and 9:00 times. Chef Ken Duckworth and staff have prepared a most elegant and delicious menu for your New Year’s celebration. Call Duckworths asap if you would like to make a reservation at 978-282-4426.

Pier 23 Kitchen Is Hiring!

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Pier 23 is looking to expand their team and adding staff to their kitchen. Grill, fry,  breakfast, lunch/dinner experience preferred. Compensation based on experience.

Contact here

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GloucesterCast 258 Parts 1 &2 With Eoin Vincent, Nichole Schrafft, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 12/31/17

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GloucesterCast 258 Parts 1 & 2 With Eoin Vincent, Nichole Schrafft, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 12/31/17
Part 1
Part 2

When you subscribe you need to verify your email address so they know we’re not sending you spam and that you want to receive the podcast. So once you subscribe check your email for that verification. If you don’t see it, check your spam folder in your email acct so you can verify that you’d like to get the GloucesterCast Podcast sent to you for listening at your convenience.. Topics Include 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 Subscribe to The GloucesterCast Podcast by Email The New Year’s Eve Podcast/ We’re Engaged Podcast! Rocky Neck Polar Plunge IS ON! City Inauguration Monday Jan 1 from 1-3PM The Condiment Conundrum Nichole Working With Mark Godfried Cutting Tuna Heads Off Kinco Hydro Flector #1786P Gloves Awesome Available At Nelsons Shoutout From Anita Anger of Thanks! Murder On the Orient Express Eoin Vincent- Ballroom Dancer Duckworth’s Bistot Has a 5:30 and 9:00PM Seatings Available Phone: (978) 282-4426 Join Us For New Year’s Eve At Feather and Wedge Prix Fixe Menu, Champagne Cocktails and Fun! Call Feather and wedge For NYE Reservations- (978) 999-5917

5 Main Street Rockport, Massachusetts 01966

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New Restaurant At Mile Marker- Riverview Bar and Deck Kudos To Joe Loiacono Canada Goose Jackets Here’s a Link How the proposal went down. Guest Contributor Of The Month (Kate’s Awesome Idea) Introducing Eoin Vincent www.18haven.com George’s Coffee Shop/ Pier 23 Kitchen Pier 23 is looking to expand their team and adding staff to their kitchen. Grill, fry, breakfast, lunch/dinner experience preferred. Compensation based on experience Monarch Film Thanks 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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frnUCIn1amQ

A Bright Shiny Penny For Your Thoughts

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Jim and I are disappointed that we will not be able to be in Gloucester to greet the New Year.  We’ve both been laid low by “the crud” and don’t wish to share it with our Glosta friends.  You can thank me later.

We’ve added a few things to our bucket list as we contemplate the New Year.  Jim wants to participate in the Rocky Neck Polar Plunge.  I want to find a snowy owl and get a spectacular photo.  We both hope to explore Magnolia, Manchester and Lanesville a bit more.  I’d like to add some names to the family tree as a result of research done in the area.  Modest goals for us, but we have big hopes for you all.

A new year is like a shiny penny: bright and full of promise.  We hope 2018 is your best year yet.  We hope we can all live by the Dogtown words of wisdom but more than anything else, we wish you

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It seems the world is running short but perhaps 2018 will turn that around.