East Gloucester Coyote
Hello! Thought you would enjoy seeing this beautiful coyote (HUGE!) in Gloucester (not naming exact location)
Erin Hutchings
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SNAPSHOTS FROM THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE INAUGURAL PARTY!
Hats off to Lenny Linquata and his Gloucester House team for a smashing inaugural party!
A rose (thorn) between two thorns (roses)
Mayor Sefatia and grandchildren AJ, Bianca, Emma, and niece Lia
Rona Tyndall, Nina Groppo, Frank Groppo, Peter Anastas, and Susan Pollack
Jane Fonzo, Frank DiMercurio, Christopher Sicuranza, and Sam Orlando
Nina, Frank, and Senator Tarr
Geraghty Family
Abbie, Tony, and Natalie
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GLOUCESTER 2016 INAUGURATION
Gloucester welcomed in the new year with an exuberantly positive 2016 inauguration. City Hall was packed and the crowd was jubilant!
A musical prelude was provided by the GHS Docksiders, followed by a moving rendition of “God Bless America” sung by Gordon Baird. The Presentation of Colors was given by the Gloucester High School ROTC. Mayor Sefatia’s grandchildren AJ, Bianca, and Emma, and niece Lia, led the Pledge of Allegiance and Alexandra Grace sang the national anthem. The Reverend Rona Tyndall and Father James Achadinha gave the invocation. Guest speaker Peter Anastas presented an inspiring speech. A glitch in the ceremonies arose when it was discovered there wasn’t a Bible in the house. Instead, a Bible app was used in its place!
Joe Ciolino, newly elected City Council President and Steve LeBlanc, newly elected City Council Vice President
Mayor Sefatia, the City Council, and School Committee took their oaths of office followed by a heartfelt speech given by the Mayor. Very special presentations by the Mayor were given to Daniel Ruberti and Amy-Elizabeth Geraghty.
Daniel Ruberti and Mayor Sefatia
Amy-Elizabeth Geraghty and Mayor Sefatia
Cousins Steve, Grace, and Aaron
Steven, Melanie and City Councilman Steven Le Blanc
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Very best wishes to Mayor Sefatia Romeo Thekan, the new City Council, and School Committee!
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Sundogs from the State Pier
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MAYOR SEFATIA ROMEO THEKAN INAUGURATION 2016!
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Rocky Neck Plunge 2016
Nice day for watching and photographing the plunge. Good turnout of watchers and plungers. Very Poor GMG turnout. I guess we’ve all just gotten too old and soft, except Donna and her crew of course. Marty and Barbara were also there watching and photographing. Happy New Year everyone!
E.J. Lefavour
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#GloucesterMA Innovation Mayor @STheken first mayor sworn in using bible app!
#GloucesterMA Innovation Mayor @STheken first mayor sworn in using bible app! @GDTnews @BostonGlobe #mapoli https://t.co/Fc48NfkF60—
Innovate Gloucester (@InnovateGlosta) January 01, 2016
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PICS AND FULL LENGTH SLOMO VIDEO FROM POLAR PLUNGE!
Full length slow motion video
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Live from City Hall Inauguration!
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Izzy’s first snow
Izzy, our rescue from Puerto Rico loved her first snow. Me? Not so much.
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LIVE FROM ROCKY NECK 2016 POLAR PLUNGE!
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The plunge prep
Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5
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Gloucester Smiles ~ ICON Smile
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Can You Guess Which Way The Gear Is Going?
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2016.
I watched the final sunset of 2015 from way up high last night. I took a moment to reflect on the year newly behind us and about what this year may bring. Some things are certain….many things are still unknown. That is both incredibly exciting and scary.
I hope that this very 1st day of 2016 starts your year off right.
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SEACOAST NEWS January 2016
More Cape Ann Health, Fitness and Wellness News-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
Thank you Friends of Seacoast for your commitment, kindness, generosity and support!
The Friends of Seacoast have provided the Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with a year worth of wonderful events in 2015 including:
Lunch trips at the Gloucester House, The Azorean, The Seaport Grill and the Village Restaurant.
Monthly dinner theater with entertainment and foods from local restaurants.
Visits by Barn Babies with Baby Farm Animals.
Weekly concerts with superb entertainers including The Honky Tonk Women, The Sugar Tones and the famous singing State Trooper
Sgt. Dan Clark.
The Friends of Seacoast provided each resident with a gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Christmas.
We are looking forward to many upcoming events with the support of the Friends of Seacoast in 2016 and we are grateful to all those who contribute to the Friends of Seacoast.
The next Friends of Seacoast meeting is scheduled for Tuesday…
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Bex and Dot NYE Dinner
I made a mean Miso Glazed Salmon dinner for Dot for NYE.
Damn tasty. AND I got those “YUM” napkins for Christmas from Present on Main St!
Here’s to a great 2016!
Bex & Dot
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Ernest Hemingway Quote of the Week from Greg Bover
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
An Illinois native, Hemingway was among the most influential writers of the twentieth century. A volunteer ambulance driver, he was seriously wounded in World War I, and used the experience to write A Farewell to Arms, in 1929, from which the quote above is taken. A member of the “Lost Generation” of American expatriates in Paris, Hemingway’s exuberant lifestyle and four marriages made him the icon of a certain sort of mid-century male celebrity, famous for his African hunting and deep sea fishing. After writing The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. A long series of automobile and airplane crashes, fires and other accidents, coupled with alcoholism, left Hemingway in pain and suffering from depression. He committed suicide by shotgun at his ranch in Idaho in 1961.
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THE SNOWY OWL PROJECT
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With all the wonderful recent Snowy Owl sightings in Gloucester, I have been reading much about the Snowies and in doing so came upon this great project being conducted by Norman Smith, Director of Mass Audubon’s Blue Hills Trailside Museum. Since 1981, Smith has been studying the Snowy Owls and as part of his research, he attaches bands and transmitters to the owls at Logan Airport, and then tracks their travels.
From the Mass Audubon website:
Snowy Owls and Airports
As snowy owls migrate north and south, they look for stopping places that resemble their home, the Arctic tundra. To them, the land around Logan Airport fits the bill. It’s low and flat, with short scruffy plants and grasses, and there’s an abundance of small mammals and birds to eat.
Logan airport has the largest known concentration of snowy owls in the Northeast. The birds usually show up at the airport in early November; the earliest date recorded is October 22. They leave in early April; the latest date recorded is July 7.
The airport owls help by scaring away other birds that might endanger aircraft. Unfortunately, they are large enough to pose a threat themselves. To protect both birds and jets, Smith safely captures and relocates snowy owls each year.
Tracking Snowy Owls
Since 1997, Smith has attached tiny transmitters to the healthiest owls he relocates. These transmitters send data such as location, temperature, and altitude, enabling researchers to learn more about:
- Snowy owl migration routes
- The rate at which they travel
- If and where they stop along the way
- Where they spend the breeding season
- Where they spend the winter
The transmitter batteries last 1-3 years, and the transmitter harnesses fall off once the batteries have worn out. Researchers have worked hard to determine the best size, weight, positioning, and attachment of the transmitters so that they don’t impact the behavior and health of the birds.
This project is a partnership with the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Boise State University (BSU).
Note: This work is performed with special permits. The public is not allowed to enter restricted airport property, or to capture any kind of owl or other raptor.
Migration movement of owl #134376 March 9, 2014- April 11, 2015.
More from Mass Audubon
Link to more very cool Snowy Owl migration maps.
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