Currier & Ives…

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Give the gift of tacos and tequila this season. Visit us at Machaca today! Available for purchase in restaurant and online.

Offer valid now through December 31st – don’t miss out!

Machaca

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St

Gloucester, MA

The holidays can be a stressful time, especially for the hundreds of local families who are struggling financially and asking for our help.  You can make the season brighter for more than 1,300 local children by supporting the Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund. 100% of your donation will be used to provide gifts for kids & teens in our community.

HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:

GIVE TOYS Drop Off Locations AMAZON WISHLIST Shop the List CASH DONATION Make a Donation

December 6, 2024 by Angel Wings Wellness

HEMP WELLNESS! NEK HEMP CBD…Why So Expensive?

by North East Kingdom Hemp

We hear this concern and sympathize with the sentiment. As a working-class family farm in rural Vermont, we appreciate a good bargain as much as anyone. On the surface, it may seem that CBD production is simple (just grow a weed), but that is far from the case. The best means of growing, extracting, processing, and formulating CBD are costly. Quite simply, the production of Quality CBD is not a cheap process. Our values determine how we run this business and we simply can not accept the option of selling contaminated, low concentration, partial-spectrum, inorganic, unverified CBD. We know that trust is essential for a long term relationship, and that is why we have invested in making CBD the right way. When a customer buys our products, whether a tincture or topical or artisanal flower, they can have confidence they are getting the safest and best CBD on the market. We get third party lab testing to verify potency, terpene profile, and contaminant-free. We have taken the extra steps to certify both our products and processes organic. We have invested in the most efficient CO2 extraction technology to get truly full-spectrum CBD. We have a robust and advanced laboratory to process the CBD to remove bad tastes and odors of chlorophyll and waxes. We will not take short cuts, such as machine trimming or skipping winterization. We will only use the best organic ingredients and methods because quality is our top priority.

Unfortunately, there are also costs associated with CBD that have nothing to do with product quality. Rather, they relate to the evolving legal and economic factors that influence the cost. For example, we need to pay extra for attorney consultations, compliance officers, insurance, credit card processing, and banking. As regulations are more clearly defined and the legal grey areas dissipate, we should see meaningful cost savings. As the market matures, the perceived risk will diminish so that we are charged less by monetary institutions just for being in the CBD business. We intend to pass these savings on to our customers, as we have done by recently lowering some of our prices.

Since starting Northeast Kingdom Hemp in early 2017 we have worked diligently to achieve our goal of producing the highest quality CBD products at a price that more people can afford. We are so appreciative of our loyal customers who have supported us and helped spread the word that quality really does make a difference.

ANGEL WINGS WELLNESS proudly carries the full product line of North East Kingdom Hemp products.

12 Rogers Street- Gloucester, MA 01930 978-985-4592

Come in for FREE SAMPLES Friday Saturday 11-4

Some late afternoon traffic on the harbor included Generations, Angela & Rose, and Marilyn Louise.

DECEMBER 7, 2024 ~ SAM

Chill…

The cold weather is here!  Act now to get your gutters properly prepped for winter!

Atlantic Power Cleaning’s HOT water gutter flushing is much more than just removing the leaves.  Our team:

1. Cleans out the dirt and debris crammed inside your gutters.  
2. Follows with a HOT water gutter flush which unclogs entire gutter and downspout systems
3. Finishes up with a treatment that attacks mold, mildew, and algae growth. 
4. Gently rinses down your home and areas below to clear away the residuals from your gutters.

Your gutters are clean, clear, and properly working for the winter.

Contact us today for a free estimate. 

St. John’s Church on Sunday, December 15 at 4:00 pm for A Festival of Lessons and Carols. Our expanded choir, led by Director of Music, John Churchwell, will be joined by two trumpeters, adding to the hope and anticipation of the season. Nine lessons will be combined with familiar carols and newer choral expressions of the Advent and Christmas Season: This is the Truth Sent from Above, by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Sussex Carol, by David Willcocks; Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, arranged by Joel Raney; All is Well, arranged by Lloyd Larson; I Saw Three Ships, arranged by James Kirby; and Here is the Little Door, by Herbert Howells.