Good Morning Gloucester

Today at 4:14 PM the Super Moon will rise on Cape Ann into screamingly clear skies except for the sea smoke blowing away from the coast. Anywhere you can get a look at the ocean horizon to the ENE and you can watch it rise.

But if you really want to see awesome Super Moon I suggest two locations. The upper level of Granite Pier in Rockport or Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester because then you either have the Rockport Breakwater or Thacher Island as back drops.

But if you are into it you want to know to the second and your phone clock can give you precise time so:

Granite Pier Rockport moon rise: 4:14:14 PM

Good Harbor Gloucester moon rise: 4:14:26 PM

You will notice those are to the second. Things that might change it by a few seconds: Warm air steaming off the ocean might bend the light around the horizon speeding the appearance of that first glimmer of the moon. The sea smoke might mask moon rise by several seconds maybe even a minute. If you are on Good Harbor Beach the moon is going to rise right behind the North Tower of Thacher. If the island blocks moonrise this might delay it by several seconds.

You can also go to the website here at mooncalc.org and find your favorite spot. Just pick up the marker and move it around. If you are planning on a shot from Good Harbor Beach I suggest going to the website and zoom in and out to see how Salt Island and the shore can get in the way depending on where you are. Back shore is also good because the moon will be to the right and clear of Thacher Island.

You can go to these spots and marvel at my amazing powers of prediction or you can take a photo and post it on the Good Morning Gloucester Facebook Page.

Christmas Tree Collection January 8 thru the 12

Special curbside collection of Christmas trees will be the week of January 8 through the 12 on your regular trash collection day.  Trees are picked up in a separate truck and must be free of decorations, lights, and tree stands.  Have trees out by 7AM.  Trees in plastic bags will NOT be picked up.

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

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!

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Have a very healthy and happy New Year.

Niles Beach 4:30pm Dec 31st, 2017