Good Morning Gloucester

RESCUE DOG REUNION
Did you adopt your dog(s) from Cape Ann Animal Aid? If so, you and your family are invited to attend the Rescue Dog Reunion on Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 11am-3pm. The event will be held at the Gloucester Dog Park in Stage Fort Park. Bring your dog(s) to reunite with Animal Aid staff and volunteers and potentially meet litter mates and original rescuers while enjoying activities, photo opportunities, prizes and more! Register online at www.capeannanimalaid.org or call 978-283-6055 for more info.

Eat, Drink, & Be Merry – all for a GREAT cause! Come support Action’s annual holiday toy & clothing drive by eating at Jalapenos on Wednesday, July 8^th.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. and BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken are pleased to report Addiction Campuses, a Tennessee-based specialized addiction treatment center, has partnered with the Gloucester Police Department’s ANGEL Initiative and will be offering at least one full scholarship to one of their campuses.

“The success we have seen from this program has been outstanding and the support from treatment centers is invaluable,” Chief Campanello said. “We are looking forward to bringing Addiction Campuses on board and are so grateful for their dedication to our cause.”

The Gloucester Initiative places those struggling with addiction into treatment centers, rather than jail cells. Under this initiative, those suffering from the disease of addiction can come into the Gloucester Police Department and turn over their remaining drug supply and paraphernalia without the threat of arrest. The policy went into effect earlier this month in an effort to reduce the number of overdoses in Massachusetts. Click here to view the official police policy document.

“We value the assistance and dedication from these treatment facilities toward the ANGEL mission,” Mayor Romeo Theken said. “Support from Addiction Campuses puts us one step closer to ending the epidemic that is opioid addiction.”

Given the immediate positive response from local, state and national organizations, Chief Campanello and businessman John Rosenthal launched The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) — a new nonprofit organization created in response to Gloucester’s revolutionary drug addiction program.

“All of us at Addiction Campuses are beyond excited to be able to assist with the ANGEL initiative,” said Addiction Campuses CEO Brent Clements. “This unique approach to ending opioid addiction is quite inspiring and we are looking forward to much success.”

We have so many great places of wellness on Cape Ann! One of my favorite wellness rituals are regular massages!

It absolutely astonishes me when someone says they have never had a massage!

I feel like it should be a part of life’s routine!

Stephanie Mitchell-Thurston, LMT just opened up her own massage spot at Brown’s Mall! Just another awesome business to help re-invent Brown’s Mall.

Now I can get my hair done at Fatima’s, get my massage at Stephanie’s and top off with an out-of-this world pastry at Sticky Fingers! Life is Good!

Stephanie Mitchell-Thurston, LMT

186 Main St, 3rd floor, suite #37

Stephanie.lmt27@yahoo.com

978-879-6099

Although I have encountered gallinules in MA, I haven’t encountered them on Cape Ann.  This adult and chick were photographed in Florida, where they are plentiful but shy.

“The common gallinule (Gallinula galeata) is a bird in the family Rallidae. It was split from the common moorhen by the American Ornithologists’ Union in July 2011.^[2] It lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, and other wetlands in the Americas. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere, the common gallinule is likely the most commonly seen rail species in much of North America, excepting the American coot in some regions.

The gallinule has dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The young are browner and lack the red shield. It has a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when threatened.^[3]

This is a common breeding bird in marsh environments and well-vegetated lakes. Populations in areas where the waters freeze, such as southern Canada and the northern USA, will migrate to more temperate climes. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. It forages beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed. Its wide feet allow it to hop about on lily pads. It is often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the common gallinule remains plentiful and widespread.

The common gallinule will fight to defend its territory. The nest is a basket built on the ground in dense vegetation. Laying starts in spring, between mid-March and mid-May in northern hemisphere temperate regions. About 8 eggs are usually laid per female early in the season; a brood later in the year usually has only 5–8 or even fewer eggs. Nests may be re-used by different females. Incubation lasts about three weeks. Both parents incubate and feed the young. These fledge after 40–50 days, become independent usually a few weeks thereafter, and may raise their first brood the next spring. When threatened, the young may cling to a parent’s body, after which the adult birds fly away to safety, carrying their offspring with them.” From Wikipedia

E.J. Lefavour

http://www.hobbithousestudio.com

You come to the State Fish Pier to fish and have a great time and you have to leave your crap around for others to pick up after you. YOUR BEING WATCHED.

Check out that bark baby!  http://www.thehomiecast.com for the live updates!
4.5 hours in and we’re at 169 degrees internal temp