Not ideal- Ken Tashjy submits these photos of a 65 foot pine down on his dad’s cottage during our 2/23/26 Snowmageddon event.

Ken writes- “65 foot pine on my Dad’s cottage! Wires all down. National Grid said they will be on site by May!”

Fierce wind and whiteout. blizzard videos #gloucesterMA. coastal power outages in Mass. climb to 128181 by 7:20AM

Videos Feb. 23, 2026

Power outages climbing

  • 18,991 at 4:45AM
  • 27,442 at 5:00AM
  • 128,181 at 7:20AM
  • at 7:30 interactive Ma MEMA site is down but the 8AM stats town by town are shown

windows coated

Is Matt The Diver Clinically Insane? What h this video posted on February 20 and you be the judge.

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Saturday before the snow

Took a ride to Good Harbor on Saturday.  There was one Surfer and a beach goer sitting on a beach chair bundled up.  Love New Englanders.

Eagles At Salisbury

We were delighted to find no fewer than 3 eagles at Salisbury Beach State Reservation recently. If you keep your eyes peeled at this time of the year, you can often spot bald eagles. Each of these appeared to be younger eagles, making it a little harder to spot without the signature white head and tail. One was perched at the boat ramp, keeping a careful eye on the squawking gulls. This one registered displeasure with the fly-bys vocally which was pretty impressive and distinct.

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What a day for GHS Wrestling !!!!!!

Geoff Thomas writes:

2nd overall out of 52 teams

Matt Swanson – D3 Head Coach of the Year Kirk Benson – D3 Assistant Coach of the Year

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Jayden Chadwick – 5th place

Aiden DeCoste – 3rd place

Anthony Murawski – 7th place

Joe Allen – 3rd place

Max Thomas – 1st place

Max joins Daniel Beaton, Liam Donahue, Michael Toppan, Jayden Toppan and Morgan Penempiede in the elite group of Gloucester High State Champions.

Today’s athletes who placed 1-6 will move in to All States next Sunday and Monday at the Springfield Convention Center. 7th place is an alternate competitor and there was a medical forfeit today in the 157 weight class which may open the door for Murawski to compete next weekend.

Snowy Winter — pat morss

We have had snow on and off continually since our two feet the end of January. Another foot is expected during a Nor’easter coming in tomorrow evening.

We’re getting used to this ocean view.
The birds are getting more competetive.
Goldfinches favor the Nyjer seeds.
Mr Cardinal – “Thanks for replenishing the Sunflower seeds.”
I suspect turkeys passed by here not long ago.
Not at all long ago.
“I’m a resident.”
Ten deer at a time is too many.
Our new Green Giant Arborvitae was supposed to be deer resistant.
Anne-Lise counterattacked with an airhorn.
We have also had sun between snowfalls, but the rocks remain glazed with ice.
A large flock of Starlings took over the area in an unusual winter appearance.
A Great Black-backed Gull with its white underbody observed while soaring above.

GHS Fishermen Athletics

Ice Hockey Tournament Games are confirmed:

#17 GHS Boys at #16 Hopkinton Wed 2/25 7:50pm at New England

Sports Center (Marlboro)

#23 GHS Girls at #10 Scituate Thurs 2/26 3:20pm at The Bog (Kingston)