Happy Luau on Niles Beach!

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Niles Beach Luau ©Kim Smith 2014With ukelelists, singing, leis, grass skirts, hula-hoops, an island-style feast, and a fleet of wa’a kaukahis (kids in kayaks)–this was a Niles Beach Sunday not to be missed!Ukelists Niles Beach ©Kim Smith 2014JPG

Niles Beach kid kayakers ©kim Smith 2014

Happy Birthday Esme!!!Esme ©Kim Smith 2014

Dawn and Michelle ©Kim Smith 2014Dawn Sarrouf and Michelle Anderson

Thank you to Dawn and Michelle for inviting me to stay and have a bite of Esme’s wonderful luau birthday feast. John and Dawn prepared the most yummy pulled pork, served on Mandy’s homemade potato rolls, and guests contributed super delicious accompaniments, including the best bean salad, homemade, crunchy coleslaw, and Nicole Duckworth’s to-die-for death-by-chocolate cake.

cupcakes ©Kim Smith 2014Cupcakes decorated by EsmeJohn and Dawn Sarrouf ©Kim Smith 2014John and Dawn Sarrouf

Jude and Ken Duckworth ©kim Smith 2014Jude and Ken Duckworth

Niles Beach Esme's bday ©Kim Smith 2014Nicole and Jude Duckworth ©Kim Smith 2014Nicole and Jude Duckworth

Friendships, Family, Food, and Pure Fun~ what a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

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Wicked Tuna Special on Cape Ann TV TOMORROW (WED) @ 6:30 P.M.

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Don’t miss the premiere of this very special Local Music Seen with Allen Estes tomorrow night at 6:30 on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.  This special was shot on location at Alchemy Bistro (at the same time as Nat Geo was shooting) and Mile Marker One.  Allen gets some of the Wicked Tuna captains to tell him what music they play aboard ship for good luck catching fish.  Then he performs his Howard Blackburn hit “Not With Ya Hands” for them.  Mix in a Wicked Tuna Seafood Throwdown and a few other surprises for a show you don’t want to miss.  Here’s a short preview of the energy you can expect from this show!

Sign Up For The GLOUCESTER "SCHOONER CHALLENGE" Monday, June 16th

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Sista’s Favorite Kitchen Gadget of the week!

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IPAC Inox-Stainless Steel Fresh Herb Mill

It’s time to start jazzing up your marinades, salads, and side dishes with the fabulous flavors of fresh herbs, and produce from local farms! Put the winter recipes away…”Summer Cooking” has officially begun! Think Fresh, Fabulous and Flavorful when preparing meals…This week many CSA Farm Programs kick off their 2014 along with dozens of weekly community Farmers markets throughout the North Shore area.   Because I’m so excited to finally have an abundance of fresh locally grown produce, and herbs at my finger tips for the next several months, I thought I’d feature my IPAC Inox-Stainless Steel Fresh Herb Mill.  This handheld mill is by far the most used kitchen gadget, in my kitchen during the summer months. It’s easy to use, and cuts through herbs with minimal bruising, making pretty flake like cuts that are the perfect size to use to dress up a platted meal with a fresh professional look. 

*Friendly Reminder~ “The Cape Ann Farmers Market” held at Stage Forth Park, begins Thursday June 12 at 3 pm.

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Pet of the Week- Emily

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa
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This might be a family looking to adopt me!  My name is Emily, I am a four-month-old female Retriever mix.   I will be large when I am fully grown. I love dogs, people, toys and splashing in the kiddie pools here at the Cape Ann Animal Aid (CAAA), located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, Four Paws Lane in Gloucester.   I love to cuddle and then going outdoors to play.
I am a bit shy with new people, but it doesn’t take me long to warm up and then I can show my affectionate ad playful side.  I hope you might visit the shelter soon and our website at CapeAnnAnimalAid.org
If you are up to the challenge a new pup can bring – and the fun, too, stop by the CAAA soon and ask for Emily!

Fish Shack, Bradley Wharf, 1934

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
On the way to Motif No. 1, this shack belonged to lobsterman Tony Contrino for 70 years. He was also a Rockport Harbormaster.
On the way to Motif No. 1, this shack belonged to lobsterman Tony Contrino for 70 years. He was also a Rockport Harbormaster.

We’ve got a moth down… I repeat we’ve got a moth down. Send In A Medic STAT!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Prognosis, not good.  This big ass moth had his belly half smooshed on the sidewalk just outside of Last Stop Variety.

Moth ID from all you butterfly/moth freaks out there please?

(the only reason I’m saying this is a moth is because the owner corrected me inside Last Stop)  I woulda said Butterfly all day every day.

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The GDT Is The Voice Of Reason In The Beverly High Cigar Atrocity

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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June 10, 2014

Editorial: MIAA, school chiefs should learn from Beverly cigar fiasco

Gloucester Daily Times

High school graduations have once again made spring an optimistic time across Cape Ann and around the North Shore.

In nearly every community, we are treated to a sea of cap-and-gown clad seniors, valedictory speeches that are at once soaring, hopeful and humorous, and smiles of unfiltered joy from young men and women who walk across the stage to accept their diplomas.

Leave it to the adults to stomp out the fun.

Check out the entire editorial here

I was gonna write a rant about the ridiculousness of it all but I was just too disgusted.

Politically Correct crap times a bajillion- the ruination of our great country.

Tuesday June 10th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather ..

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Marine Forecast
Tue S winds 5 to 10 kt…increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue Night SE winds 5 to 10 kt…becoming NE after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tuesday Video Cast…

Hourly…

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5 Day Forecast …

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Community Stuff 6/10/14

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Kristine Matteo submits-

My 6 year old daughter Kiara Olson who is in Kindergarten at East Gloucester School has been chosen as a finalist for the Rotary Club of Stoneham’s “Stoneham’s Next Star.” The finals are on Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 on the main stage of the Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Audience Tickets for the final performance will be $8.00 for children/students/seniors and $12.00 for adults.  Your family and friends can purchase tickets at Stoneham TV, 53 Central Street, Stoneham.  If you would like to schedule pick up of tickets contact  stonehamstar@gmail.com or by calling (781) 438-8340.  

They will be awarding  third ($200) and second place prize ($300), as well as the first place prize, “The Stoneham Star” award (which has a $1000 grand prize donated by Pizzarello & Silvestro Family Dentistry).

It will be filmed by Stoneham TV. Kiara is an excellent dancer and acrobat who is trained through Dawn’s Studio of Dance in Gloucester.

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Eastern Point Lit House Grand Opening is a Splendid Success!

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photo 3-1Although unable to attend the Eastern Point Lit House grand opening gala celebration, I heard through the grapevine that it was a fabulous success and very well attended by a crowd of friends, family, and well-wishers. I also heard that Ken and Nicole Duckworth and Laura from the Cave provided an array of super tasty treats and refreshments and that they were wonderfully lavish and delicious. Congratulations to Chris, Jenn, and Michelle and best wishes for great success with EPLH!

All photos courtesy of Chris Anderson.

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Upcoming for Eastern Point Lit House is a children’s book writing workshop with Eric Pinder. Register now as space is limited.

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Puffin Escorts Clipper Round the World Racers In New York Harbor

Posted on by Marty Luster

My son Brian had a nostalgic few hours yesterday when he and his wife Karen greeted and escorted the participants in the 2013-14 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race down New York Harbor to the start of the next leg of the competition which will terminate in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland after an estimated 14 day crossing of the North Atlantic. The sailors will then go on to Dan Helder, Netherlands and back to London U.K for the finish next month.

In April and May, 2006, Brian crewed on the 68 foot New York Clipper on the leg of the race that took it from Quindao, China across the Pacific to Victoria, British Columbia; over 5,000 nautical miles and more than thirty days out of sight of land through rain, gales, sleet and sub freezing temperatures.

On Friday, Brian and Karen visited the fleet at North Cove, not far from the World Trade Center, as they laid over having completed the previous leg of the race which started in Jamaica. Yesterday, Brian and Karen fired up the trusty Honda on their 24 foot Nimble Nomad, Puffin, and steamed from its berth in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, to the Statue of Liberty where they had front row seats for the parade of visiting racing yachts as they departed New York. Puffin then escorted the racers to the Narrows  as the Brooklynites wished them fair winds.

Here are some of Brian’s photos.

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Photos © Brian D Luster 2014

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30 years and still going strong

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

30 years ago Rick and began our life together, with four kids and now six grandchildren. What a ride and it keeps going strong.
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