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Community Stuff 4/24/14
The Medication Disposal Day will take place on:
Saturday, April 26, 2014 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the
parking lot of Rose Baker Senior Center,
6 Manuel F. Lewis Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Did you know that medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning? Just as disturbing, are the alarmingly high rates of prescription drug abuse among young adults and teens.
A National study, conducted last year by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and the MetLife Foundation, found that 49% of teens who misuse or abuse prescription medicines get them from a family member or friend. More often than not, these drugs are found in our medicine cabinets.
You can be part of the solution! Safely store and lock up your prescriptions and dispose of unused pills properly. Go to http://medicineabuseproject.org.
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MAINTENANCE FOR MUTTS: OIL CHANGE PARTY TO BENEFIT CAPE ANN ANIMAL AID
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 9am to 3pm, Extreme Truck and Auto Repair is hosting an Oil Change Party to benefit Cape Ann Animal Aid at 14 Kondelin Road in Gloucester. Oil changes will be provided for all types of vehicles and there will be fun for the whole family including BBQ food, raffles, games, and prizes. Friendly dogs on leash are welcome to come along for the fun! Roamin’ Baths Mobile Pet Spa will also be offering dog nail trimmings. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Cape Ann Animal Aid. For more information, contact Extreme Truck and Auto Repair at 978-281-0339.
Free Community Skin Cancer Clinic at Beverly Hospital
Cancer Services at Beverly Hospital will host a free community skin cancer screening on Thursday, May 22 from 1 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
The clinic will take place in the Hematology/Oncology Center at Beverly Hospital, 85 Herrick Street, Beverly. To schedule an appointment, please call 1-888-253-0800.
This is not a dermatology clinic and surgical procedures will not take place. This clinic is not a replacement for your routine health check-up with your primary care provider or dermatologist. The screening physician at the skin cancer clinic will advise you as to whether or not further evaluation/treatment is necessary.
Good afternoon GMG.
Thompson Island Outward Bound is offering full tuition scholarships (essentially free!) for local Outward Bound summer expedition adventures. You simply need to be a resident of Cape Ann; Rockport, Gloucester, Essex or Manchester. Expeditions include sea kayaking throughout Boston Harbor, sailing along the Massachusetts coastline, andexploring and climbing on the Boston Harbor Islands. Scholarships are first come, first serve and are limited in number. For more information – please call 617-830-5144, email admissions@thompsonisland.org or visit www.thompsonisland.org.
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GloucesterCast With Gloucester Daily Times Editor Ray Lamont and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/23/14
GloucesterCast With Gloucester Daily Times Editor Ray Lamont and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/23/14
Topics Include: Gloucester MA, 01930, Gloucester Daily Times Going To A Subscription Based Model For Online Access, What You Get From Local Newspapers That you Don’t Get Anywhere Else, Why A Subscription Based Model For Content Is Necessary
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The GloucesterCast Has Been Been Invited To Be A Station On Stitcher Radio On Demand To Listen To Past GloucesterCasts Click The Stitcher Link!
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GMG FOB Jacqueline Bennet Shares More Beautiful Signs of Spring Images!
Thanks so much Jacqueline!
Nesting Swan
Warm Tulips
Juniper Snack
Garden Center
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Poems of Cape Ann at the Sawyer Free Library Tuesday April 29th
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Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Update
Well, we had a real nice snake show this afternoon for the Waltham Land Trust. Good crowd, snakes were well-behaved. Thanks to our courageous volunteers: Mariah Lowe, Sam Bevins, Jacob Lord, Suzanne Selig, John Gallagher and Tim and Kyle Murphy. And thanks to Sonja Wadman for inviting us.
Does this mean we can rest on out laurels? Noooooooo.
This weekend is Earth Day weekend, so its going to be busy and we will need lots of vcolunteers.
Saturday April 26, 2014 Aproximately 12:30pm
Snakes of New England and the World- 1 hour (or so) live animal presentation for EarthFest at Lynn Woods
Sunday April 27, 2014 10am-2pm
Essex County Greenbelt Earth Day Fair, Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex MA
We will be there with a Vernal Pond/Snake Exhibit. Should be really cool.
Also on Sunday April 27, 2014
2014 Gloucester Pride Stride- You can get pledges and walk for CAVPT. Check out the website gloucesterpridestride.com for info and pledge sheets. We will try to have some sort of exhibit there from about 10am until the end, which, I’m guessing will be about 3pm. But we also have Earth Day at Essex County Greenbelt that day, so…
if we get enough volunteers, we can have an exhibit at both events. So… we need LOTS of volunteers for Sunday.
Please get in touch if you can walk for us at the Pride Stride or if you can help out at any of these events.
Thanks, Rick
we only have one earth, save it
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Savour Wine and Cheese Spring Wine Tasting Thursday April 24th from 5pm to 7pm
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This Is How You Do It!
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Great way to spend an afternoon
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Aging in Places with Marian Leah Knapp
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This could be your last chance
… to see Jon Butcher’s powerful show The Jon Butcher Axis: Celebrating the Music of Jimi Hendrix in a small theatre close to home.
Don’t miss out. Get tickets before they sell out (best seats are in the balcony)
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero ~ Special Guest: John Rockwell 8-11 April 23, 2014
Wednesdays Only:
Surf & Turf
Steak Tips w/garlic shrimp skewer, $12.95!
Wednesday, April 23rd
Special Guest: JOHN ROCKWELL!
He has it all… great voice, great material, an excellent
entertainer, plus, well… he’s just so damn handsome! Ya
gotta love him. John Rockwell this week. Big fun! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Tenderloin Tips over Salad, $10.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus – Check out Fred’s rockin’ new wine menu!
Upcoming…
4/30 – Toni Ann
5/7 – Sasquatch
Coming soon…
Jon Butcher
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly
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This Friday ~ Check It Out! Country Rock pioneers “Pure Prairie League” Just over the bridge @ The Larcom Theater In Beverley, MA
Plus Houston Bernard Band opening for PPL
Still plenty of good seats left.
The Larcom Theatre
13 Wallis Street
Beverly, MA
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Storm Clouds
The storm rolled in one evening but not before a colorful sunset.
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Check Out Gail McCarthy’s Article About Paul Ciaramitaro’s Upcoming Show At The North Shore Arts Assoc
April 17, 2014
Of wooden boats and iron men
Former fisherman pays homage to disappearing industry
By Gail McCarthyStaff Writer
Paul Ciaramitaro grew up working on the Gloucester waterfront, in a family where money was hard to come by. His hard-knock life has been marked at various periods by the back-breaking work of both fishing and working on the wharves, by addiction — not uncommon among waterfront workers and fish hands — and the constant struggle to earn enough money to stay afloat.
But Ciaramitaro’s lifelong penchant for drawing never waned, and as an adult, he has transformed his childhood passion into a career as an artist. He is about to host a solo show, “Wooden Boats and Iron Men,” that will open the season for the North Shore Arts Association next Thursday, April 24.
He has put these scenes to canvas so vividly because he worked them for nearly two decades, and Ciaramitaro wants to pay homage to an industry that is struggling to stay in existence with strict government restrictions, limited days to fish, and ever-increasing costs.
“I wanted to draw fishermen. This business is dying,” said Ciaramitaro, now 64. “I think fishing captains would be proud and honored to know that they are continuing to be remembered. Gloucester exists in history because of the fishing.”
For The Entire Article Click Here
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Hawaiian Pizza With Smoked Gouda Barbecue Bechamel Sauce
Are you looking for a way to serve your ham leftover from Easter Dinner?
Surprise the kids this week with this tasty Hawaiian Pizza. BJ and William said “the smoky cheese, salty ham and sweet pineapple is perfectly paired with the full-bodied flavors of barbecue” and loved” the stuff” on the bottom…LOL… “That Stuff” would be the Smoked Gouda Barbecue Béchamel Sauce!
For Step-by-Step recipe details and photos click see more
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Cruiseship coming May 4th: let’s roll out a welcome downtown THIS ONE
Cat Ryan submits-
Hi Joey,
A cruiseship is coming! A cruiseship is coming! Sunday, May 4, 2014, Holland America will be arriving at Cruiseport
Calling all Main Street, downtown, shops, restaurants, cultural districts, Rocky Neck:
v Open up if you can on Sunday May 4, and maybe at an earlier time (see flyer)
v Print out and hang up a welcome sign that’s being created for this day (coming soon!)
v By April 30th, email Carol Thistle if you will be open, cthistle@gloucester-ma.gov
v By April 30th, email Carol Thistle if you can offer a special discount or have a creative theme you would like to share.
o Gloucester doesn’t need too much help in that department but if you’re needing last minute oomph ideas, search GMG and see what Toodeloos and Pop Gallery and so many others come up with for holidays and block parties!
v Some of downtown is open Sundays anyhow (Island Art & Hobby); it would be good for all of us to know who is open on Sundays
v Passengers won’t be able to visit everywhere, of course. Residents: this might be a fun day to come together to support downtown, your favorite store, restaurant, gallery– and some great people watching!
Gloucester is one port of call. Hundreds of passengers have pre-booked, arranged itineraries– day or ½ day trips that will depart directly from Cruiseport. Some passengers remain on board. Many passengers specifically selected disembarking and exploring Gloucester.
Stage Fort Visitor Center will be open. Maritime Gloucester will be open. Cape Ann Museum is closed for renovation. How about you?
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Stray Cloud
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, “Stray Birds”
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What Up Homie?
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Gloucester Daily Times Online Going To Subscription Model
I’ve said it countless times in the podcast and in these pages- local newspapers are vital. Citizens need good journalists who will keep them informed of decisions by politicians. I’m not saying that local politicians are bad, what I’m saying is that the newspaper is a source where you can get the facts about an issue that otherwise you’d have no clue about and where their representatives stand on these issues.
Those journalists and photographers believe me don’t necessarily love to write about tax classification issues and go to long boring meetings to report on things, that’s why they need to be paid and why folks need to support them by subscribing.
We here at GMG do not cover real unbiased news the way that journalists do. We cover the fluff and the fun and bring you a ton of great stuff but we are not journalists. We do it for the love of it.
Local newspapers are essential. As fashionable as it is for some people to bash The GDT, I for one completely appreciate the work they do to bring us real news even in the face of financial hard times and cutbacks and layoffs within their industry.
I suspect all those who love to bash it would be the same ones really missing it if it is gone because it isn’t financially viable to give their content away for free.
Good Morning Gloucester 