My View of Life on the Dock
Please join me Monday evening for a tour of the butterfly gardens I designed for Willowdale Estate. Come experience a taste of Briar’s gracious hospitality and enjoy refreshments served in the conservatory. The tulips are at their peak and look simply spectacular this year. I will also be showing several of my short films. Please RSVP to Sarah at: Sarah@WillowdaleEstate.com ~ 978-887-8211.
I hope to see you there!
The deck is open. We eat outside because Cape Ann Brew Pub is full inside. People had come to hear Chelsea Berry and her friends and to support Boston Strong.
After dinner, there’s room to stand inside to see the music. It’s a relaxed, fun, lively atmosphere. But it’s loud. People are talking over the music. You’ve been there right? The band turns up. The crowd talks louder. It begins to feel like a contest. Most musicians hate this. They’d rather be playing to a listening crowd.
Chelsea sings her song, “Blues House”, which is about this very problem. From the back, it’s hard to hear her over the crowd. But it’s too loud in there to carry on a conversation either. I’ve always puzzled about this singer vs. crowd phenomenon.
Then something magical happens. Chelsea sings her signature a cappella song, “King of Rome” and does something unexpected. She leaves the mic. Chelsea’s powerful voice is still heard over the din. And the sheer power of her presence and performance begins to quiet the crowd. Finally all you can hear is Chelsea’s soaring song about Charlie and his racing pigeon accompanied by the clanging of pots and pans in the kitchen as if it were an off-stage percussion section.
Singer vs. crowd. Singer wins. But so does the crowd. Live music takes you to a place you simply cannot experience any other way.
BTW: This is the 100th anniversary of the 1001 mile race from Rome to England that Charlie Hudson’s racing pigeon, The King of Rome, won in 1913.
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The Gloucester DPW gang lead by Phil, looks like they are on target to get this ICON completed.
Charlie Nicastro maintains the Number One Rated Beach in Massachusetts, he has been doing this for Thirty-One Years.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church in Gloucester is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year!
As a part of the celebrations, they will be holding a concert:
All Parish Musicians in Concert
4pm, Sunday, May 19
Music especially chosen to celebrate our Sesquicentennial will include:
Britten’s Festival Te Deum
McKie’s “We wait for thy loving kindness”
Sumsion’s “They that go down to the sea in ships”
Will Todd’s “The Call of Wisdom”
Gardiner’s “Tomorrow shall be my dancing day”
Tindley’s “The Storm is passing over”
Also included will be several hymns
as well as readings from church history involving music.
Former Music Director Frances Conover Fitch
will play the organ and conduct the choir.
There will be a very festive reception to follow.
Opening of Cape Ann’s First Off Leash Dog Park to Be Held on May 18
“After years of fundraising and development, our dream of bringing the first dog park to Cape Ann has finally become a reality,” commented Mary Lou Maraganis, founder of the Gloucester Dog Park. “We’re excited to welcome all responsible dog guardians into the park and hope they continue to enjoy it for years to come as a beautiful addition to their community.”
Who: Friends of Gloucester Dog Park
What: Grand Opening Celebration/Leash Cutting Ceremony
When: Saturday, May 18 beginning at 10:00am
Where: Gloucester Dog Park (across from Stage Fort Park)
Opening day festivities will also include complimentary muffins from Mamie’s Kitchen, a coffee tasting from Glosta Joe’s, the opportunity to win a $100 Petco gift card, dog park gift bags and more.
All dogs must have a current dog license, be up-to-date on vaccinations and are of course encouraged to wear their Gloucester Dog Park bandanas. Resources on how to have a successful dog park visit can be found at www.gloucesterdogpark.org.
About The Friends of Gloucester Dog Park
The Friends of the Gloucester Dog Park is an all-volunteer group of local residents dedicated to the creation, preservation and enhancement of the Gloucester Dog Park. The group’s primary focus is to create, sustain and enhance attractive off-leash areas in Cape Ann and promote responsible dog guardianship through education and recreation. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.gloucesterdogpark.org and become a fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/friendsofgloucesterdogpark.
Media Contact:
Keri Bertolino
ride of a lifetime
Sarah Schultz writes-
Hi Joey,
My son Zachary Schultz is a newly awarded Eagle Scout here in Gloucester with BSA Troop 112. For his service project, he and over 40 volunteers revitalized the veterans lot at Beechbrook Cemetery for the Office of Veterans Services and the community of those who they serve. As an extension of Zach’s project, he and the Office of Veterans Services will be rededicating the Veterans Lot. His hopes are for people to see how Boy Scout Troop 112 and many volunteers cared for the lot. We thought you could post something on Good Morning Gloucester to aid this endeavor and we would love for you to join us. The ceremony will be on Saturday, May 11 at 11am at the Beechbrook Cemetery Veterans Lot off of Essex Ave..
Please find the attached letter sent by Zach to local Gloucester dignitaries and Veterans Post Commanders and their members to apprise them of the upcoming ceremony. This will be a public ceremony and we would like to extend the invitation so the families and friends of veterans who are interred at this site may come to the occasion.
There were many volunteers and Gloucester officials who assisted Zachary to achieve such a job well done for the veterans and the Veteran Services office that serves this community. Zachary’s goal was achieved with the highest standards and has been awarded the Boy Scout Eagle Scout in part due to this project. He would like to publically thank the community and volunteers for all that they did to ease his task with an outstanding result for the community.
My name is Zachary Schultz, the newest Eagle Scout of Gloucester Boy Scout Troop 112. My Eagle Scout service project, a community service project that any Eagle candidate must complete to hone skills in leadership and service, was to restore the Veteran’s lot at Beechbrook Cemetery. Through initial clean up assistance, the DPW was an invaluable help that made my job easier and I hope I did the same for them in return. I organized over 40 volunteers to lift and reset 50+ grave markers, install flag holders for the small flags that fly from Memorial Day to Veterans Day, installed a flag pole light and donated a sign for the entrance of the site. Also for this project I created a revised catalogue of the coordinates to better locate a grave site which Ms. Lucia Amero at the Veterans Services Office will be able to update as necessary. After almost 100 personal hours and a group total of approximately 500 hours, the project was completed to we brought this site to its honorable status.
On Saturday, May 11th at 11:00 a.m. at the Beechbrook Cemetery (off of Essex Ave.) I will be conducting a Rededication Ceremony with the support of the Veterans Service Office. The ceremony is a public ceremony to honor the site by inviting City officials and dignitaries, the Veteran Commanders and post members, the Gloucester community who have family and friends interred there and the volunteers that worked so diligently aiding in this effort. I would like people to see that the efforts were made with respect and honor. I hope you can plan to attend this service.
Day Two – Phil and Scott are back at the foot bridge. More hard labor on the under carriage supports and center beams installed and bolted.
The bridge will be completed by end of week, Because Scott and Phil have vacation scheduled.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A shack is a type of small, often primitive shelter or dwelling. The word may derive from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word xahcalli [ʃaʔ’kalːi] or “adobe house” by way of Mexican Spanish xacal/jacal, which has the same meaning as “shack”.[1] It was a common usage among people of Mexican ancestry throughout the U.S. southwest and was picked up by speakers of American English.
An alternative etymology is that shack derives from teach, pronounced chaċ, meaning “house” in Irish Gaelic, which was absorbed into American English from the 1880s onwards. Similarly shanty may have derived from the Gaelic seantigh, prounced shan-tí, meaning “old house”, at a time when Irish migrants lived in New York’s tenements.[2]
It is possible that up to a billion people worldwide live in shacks.[3] Fire is a significant hazard in tight-knit shack settlements.[4] Shack settlements are also sometimes known as slums or shanty towns.
Congressman Tierney to Hold Office Hours in Gloucester
Congressman John Tierney’s office will hold community office hours this week in Gloucester. The community office hours will offer local residents an opportunity to access resources and assistance with federal agencies, such as issues with Social Security, Medicare, veterans’ benefits, and more. Congressman Tierney will also be available during a portion of the stop, which will be fully staffed by community outreach and constituent services representatives. These community office hours will be regularly scheduled throughout the district.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Congressman Tierney and his staff will hold community office hours in Gloucester:
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Gloucester City Hall, Third Floor Conference Room , 9 Dale Ave, Gloucester, MA
Hi Joey,
I’m looking for storytellers for the Rock and Roll Fish Tales on Thursday night at the Gloucester Writers Center. Thanks for your help with getting the word out!
Maureen Aylward
Rock and Roll Fish Tales
Thursday, May 9th at 7:30 pm
Gloucester Writers Center
126 E. Main Street
Gloucester, MA
Fish Tales returns to the GWC on Thursday night with the theme of Rock and Roll. What do people who live and die rock and roll like to do more than going to shows and playing gigs? That would be telling stories about their rock and roll experiences.
We are looking for people to share their rock and roll stories – it can be anything – remembrances of your favorite album growing up and what it means to you now, meeting your favorite band, the best rock and roll show you’ve ever seen, or recounting one of your exalted moments on stage or off.
Get in touch with Maureen Aylward at maureenaylward@comcast.net for more information on how to get in on the line up. Or, just show up on Thursday night and tell a story. Stories should be 5 minutes tops and be based on a true story from your life told live, not read.
ATTENTION TEENS!
Want to make a difference in Gloucester while having fun!?
Then come check out the GLOUCESTER YOUTH COUNCIL-
Wednesday, May 8th from 6-8 PM at THE HIVE.
All middle school and high school students are welcome and encouraged to bring friends!
There will be free food, games, giveaways, and the chance to help plan for our summer fun events!
Here is the facebook link to the event for more information
https://www.facebook.com/events/128735380645400/
Caitlin Kreitman, MPH, CHES
Healthy Gloucester Collaborative
GloucesterCast With Guests Brad Sudbay and Tom Abbott From Sudbay Family Auto and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
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Topics: Paying Your Dues As A Third Generation Businessman, Joey’s Experience Leasing A Vehicle at Sudbay, How Things Have Changed In The Auto Sales Industry Locally,Tom Abbott and Gloucester Youth Athletics, Newell Stadium, Brad Sudbay’s Striper Fishing Tips, Brian O’Connor, Death Row Sub, Leonardos, Captain Hooks, Death Row Meal, The Franklin Cafe
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin III.
The team’s nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.
But a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that nationally, “Redskins” still enjoys wide support. Nearly four in five Americans don’t think the team should change its name, the survey found. Only 11 percent think it should be changed, while 8 percent weren’t sure and 2 percent didn’t answer.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130502/washington-redskins-nickname.ap/#ixzz2SePBnGJ2
How do you feel about the term Redskins for a team name? Do you think it’s offensive? Does any time someone say something is offensive we have to change terms just because they say it’s so? At what point do we draw the line?
The horror.
I’ve been told that some women can’t stand to be called “Honey” I’ totally get that I’m a Neanderthal but as long as I’ve used the term Honey I’ve never intended it to be offensive and can’t recall ever getting a dirty look in return. Maybe it’s in the delivery. Maybe the women I say it to when they hand me my coffee are cursing my Neanderthal ass under their breath at me. I usually get a nice smile back though. Maybe if it’s Chester the Molester tossing out the term “Honey” they are more likely to get the creepy dude look back.
Where do you stand on Redskins Team Name and Where do you stand on the term Honey?
Good Morning Gloucester 