Tacos Lupita Roast Pork Burrito Weighing In at 1.2 Lbs
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Egret at twilight Goose Cove
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“Use your head!”
Don’t you wish more people would?
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Off the Island
Plum Island
I shot this and a bunch of other photos on Sunday using an old Nikkor 24mm f2.8 manual lens that I got at a yard sale for $15. It was more work, but if you have lenses from your old SLR’s and they fit on your DSLR, try experimenting with them. You might be surprised with the results! Here’s more information on this.
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The Perfect Seat – Harbor View
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Community Photos 3/27/13
A Perfect Gloucester Spring afternoon! Alice Gardner
Easter Bunny sighting Sunday on Front Beach, Rockport
Hi Joey,
Not sure this qualifies for the blog, but in the hopes that it does, I’m sending along a couple of pictures of the Easter Bunny taking a beach stroll.
Thanks,
Patty aka Capeannpatio
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Gloucester MA Police Department Update From Chief Leonard Campanello
Hi Joey,
Just thought I would keep your readers in the loop on some of the things we have going on here at the Police Department.
1. Our Gloucester Police Fitness Challenge will be wrapping up on April 14, 2013. We have over 40 officers participating in it and we have all benefited from weight loss and learning more about fitness. We have also seen great support from the community and would like to recognize them here:
– Cape Ann Car Wash donated for the purchase of fitness equipment
– Castle Manor Inn donated for the purchase of fitness equipment
– Cape Ann Marina and Resort donated for the purchase of fitness equipment
– Gortons donated for the purchase of fitness equipment
– Toms Auto Center donated for the purchase of fitness equipment
– Manchester Athletic Club donated 6 weeks of membership to all participating in the Fitness Challenge
– The Fitness Zone came up with the Final Fitness Challenge and will host at their facility
– YuKan Run and Rich Morell donated the entry fees for the Yukan races being run in Gloucester this summer, and will sponsor each officer who participates in the races with a donation.
We thank them tremendously for their support!
2. The Citizens Police Academy is winding down. We are in our fifth week and the class has enjoyed presentations from patrol, detectives, and a tour of Middleton Jail. The response has been great and both officers and citizens are enjoying the program. I would like to thank Bob Ryan and CATA for donating a bus ride to the Middleton Jail for the students. I would also like to thank the Gloucester Police Superior and Patrol Officers Unions who have donated a graduation pizza party at Guiseppes (thanks Joe and Memory, as well). We will be running a 2nd Academy in the fall and hope people will fill that class as well.
3. We are partnering with the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, the Gloucester Licensing Commission and the Gloucester Council on Aging to present "Social Hosting: The Law and Underage Drinking". This is a free, must attend seminar for anyone with teenagers or kids who will eventually be teens. It focuses on what can happen when an underage drinking party is hosted at your home, with or without your knowledge. Our speaker will be District Attorney Jon Blodgett and an expert attorney in the field of Social Hosting law. The seminar will run from 6:30pm-8:00pm on Thursday April 25, 2013 at Rose Baker Senior Center. I would strongly encourage your readers to join us and learn some very important information on this topic. Give me a call to register. Again, its free!
4. In late April, early May, residents can expect to see a coordinated, concentrated effort to stem the tide of drug sales in Gloucester. Our message is clear: If you’re using drugs, we will help you or point you in the right direction for help, If you’re selling drugs…Stay out of Gloucester. Period.
5. Hopefully by May 1, residents will see a new uniform and patch which we will be unveiling in the near future. This has been a six month long effort to coordinate uniforms for all officers so that we present professionally at all times. As the summer months arrive, residents can expect an increased walking presence in the downtown area as well as the possible addition of motorcycles to our fleet to both enhance traffic enforcement and foster community policing (also to quickly get through crowds during the many special events the City hosts).
The above measures are just a quick overview of some of the ongoing projects we have going at the Police Department, in addition to handling our estimated 20,000 calls for service annually. We are humbled by the support the Gloucester community continues to show us and hope we are providing an above satisfactory level of service to all residents. Your readers are welcome to contact me directly with any questions, comments, ideas or issues, at the information provided below. Thanks, Joey, for the opportunity to update your readership.
Sincerely,
Leonard Campanello
Chief of Police
City of Gloucester, MA
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Summer Camp and Organization Thank Yous From East Gloucester Elementary
Hi Joey!
On behalf of East Gloucester Elementary School I would like to give a huge thanks to the camps and organizations that came out for our fair on Saturday.
For those of you that missed it – it was one of those days that makes you wish you could be a kid again and experience these awesome things in person!
Our community is so full of amazing opportunities for children!
Here is a shout out to the camps that came and their websites – please do yourself and your kids a favor and CHECK THEM OUT!
Annisquam Arts http://www.annisquamarts.com
Art Haven www.arthaven.org
Cape Ann Museum http://www.capeannmuseum.org
Cuvilly Earth & Arts Center http://cuvilly.org/school
Discovery Adventures http://discoadventures.com
Eastern Point Day School http://www.easternpointdayschool.org
EPYC Sailing http://www.epyc.net/club/scripts/section/section.asp?GRP=13669&NS=JSP
Gloucester Museum School http://gmscamp.org
Gordon College Athletic Camps http://athletics.gordon.edu/sports/2012/6/1/GEN_0601125001.aspx?path=kids_club
Henry Allen’s Folklore Theatre Company www.henryallen.org
Manchester Athletic Club http://www.manchesterathleticclub.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=SC
Maritime Gloucester http://maritimegloucester.org
Mass Audubon http://www.massaudubon.org
Rockport Music http://www.rockportmusic.org
Sandy Bay Yacht Club http://www.sandybay.org/sailprog.shtml
Summer Quest http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/special-events/summerquest-at-the-crane-estate/choose-your-quest.html
Wenham Museum http://www.wenhammuseum.org/programs.html
YMCA http://www.northshoreymca.org/programs/
Have an amazing Summer (and Spring if it ever comes!)
All the best,
Muffy White
Co-Chair EGS PTO
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Video- Traditional Easter Bunny Cookie Making At Sista Felicia’s House
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Sista Felicia Sets Up For Massive Bunny Cookie Cook Off
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The Rudder Opens April 18th!
Besides Having The Most Beautiful Room To Dine In Gloucester the Rudder Also Has A pretty Good Web Presence.
Check Out Their Site For All The Details- www.rudderrestaurant.com
The Rudder is available for private functions 7 days a week. Contact Greg
Halle the event coordinator if you would like to book your special function.
For more information on the hours of operation, private functions and
social media visit www.rudderrestaurant.com."
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Community Photos 3/26/13
Janet Rice Submits-
The weather front was magnificent as it moved in today! (Do you see what I see?)
Best-Janet
the Annie B. is prepared to be launched at Maritime Gloucester. Check out out the Pilot Gig Rowers Club at www.gloucestergigrowers.com.
All Aboard!
Best-Janet Rice
Two Headed Shark Submitted By Bill O’Connor-
Click here for more pics and the story
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Granite, Clouds, Water
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Rocky Neck Marine Railway
As we were walking at the Rocky Neck Marine Railway took some photos and decided to do a little research on the railway.
In 1855, Dodd & Tarr Fisheries was started on the tip of Rocky Neck in Gloucester Harbor. As the fisheries business grew to encompass a wharf, a grocery store, warehouses and 15 schooners, the need arose for a way to repair and maintain the fishing vessels. In 1859, the company constructed the first of two marine railways on the northern-most tip of their property on Rocky Neck. From then until about 1970, the Railways used a steam engine to haul up the vessels. One note of interest is that the gears used in the steam engine were produced at the same factory that built the engine for the Civil War battleship, the Monitor. In 1874, the Tarr bothers of Gloucester took over the firm of Dodd & Tarr and by 1879 the company was listed as “Rocky Neck Marine Railways Association”. The name “Dodd & Tarr & Co.” was reserved for the fishing business only. By 1892, the railway was maintaining 20 first class vessels. In 1907 Capt. Frederick Albert Cook reportedly brought his schooner to the Railways to be sheathed for ice and outfitted for an Arctic expedition. In the 1920s and 30s, schooners participating in the International Fishermen’s Races were hauled out at the Railways for painting and last minute repairs. In the late 1980s the Mayflower II came for repair. Recently the privately owned 128 foot Nantucket Lightship was hauled up in dry dock as she received fresh paint and maintenance. Since 1859 the Rocky Neck Marine Railways, now known as the Gloucester Marine Railways Corp., has maintained and repaired thousands of fishing, commercial and pleasure boats from the wooden schooners of the last century to the present day steel and fiberglass vessels. A modern Travelift has recently augmented the original railways as GMRC keeps moving ahead, from one century to the next, distinguished as the oldest continuously operating marine railways in the country and a well-respected member of the marine industry in the Northeast.
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What a Difference a Day Makes
Museum of Fine Arts Boston on Monday
Museum of Fine Arts Today
Spring may have sprung.
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Beautiful Amanda Mohan
Amanda (Felicia’s daughter and Joey’s niece) is a positively wonderful young woman. She is a freshman in high school at Governors Academy and studying photography. Amanda asked for some help with a photography project for school and we had lots of fun exploring the shoreline.
Amanda Mohan
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Turn Your Camera Into a Canvas with Cape Ann TV’s Andrew Love
Turn Your Camera into a Canvas
Join Cape Ann TV’s staff member and videographer Andrew Love for a video composition workshop on Tuesday, April 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This class is for the novice filmmaker who wants to take their project to the next level by covering the rules and aesthetic guidelines industry professionals follow when crafting their camera shots.
Your camera is your paintbrush. Whether it cost $300 or $30,000, use it to mold the emotions and perspectives of your audience. In this workshop you will learn how to make your subjects powerful, vulnerable, attractive, interesting, and identifiable using only your zoom rocker and a tripod.
This video composition workshop is open to the public for a fee of $10 and is free for Cape Ann TV members.
To sign up for this class email Andrew at alove@capeanntv.org or call 978-281-2443.
Time: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2
Place: Cape Ann TV, 38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA
Fee: $10 (free for Cape Ann TV Members)
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TICKET UPDATE: Big Band Sold Out, Few left for Chelsea Berry, David Maxwell, Brendan James, Henri Smith & Charles Neville, Livingston Taylor
The season is heating up and you just can’t wait until the last minute to get tickets any more. Here’s the scoop.
Cape Ann Big Band’s Friday concert @ Shalin Liu is already sold out, but you can still get tickets to see Blues piano man David Maxwell next Saturday and also Livingston Taylor on 4/13.
There are also a few tickets left for two excellent Crowell Chapel shows this week: Chelsea Berry and Dawn Mitchele tomorrow (WED) and Brendan James with Brian Jarvis, Charlee Bianchini & David Brown on Saturday.
Tickets and a limited number VIP Packages are still available for Henri Smith featuring Charles Neville – next Saturday’s benefit for the fourth Y Teens Rebuild New Orleans trip.
Check the complete live music schedule for all live music on Cape Ann.
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Elephants on the Beach? Check out this 1950s photo and help restore Cressy Beach on Tuesday, April 2 @ City Hall
Bob Ryan, President and General Manager of CATOC (Cape Ann Transportation Operating Company) has applied to the Community Preservation Committee for funding to restore Cressy Beach to the way it was when this photo was taken. As you can see by this photo, Cressy Beach was once a sandy beach, on which parents sunbathed while their children chased elephants. Bob says it can be a sandy beach again and he’s done his homework. In a nutshell, here’s what he says about the project,
The project involves the Gloucester Conservation Commission, Mass DEP, the Army Corps of Engineers and Endangered Wildlife and Species Agency. In addition, the “Beach Nourishment” project includes site preparation, topographical survey, engineering plans and bringing in 3,500 tons of sand to cover the beach above the “mean high water area.”
Letters of support are pouring in for this project, including one from Janeil C. Rey, PhD, who also sent this photo. So if you’d like to see Cressy Beach full of sun-bathers, come to City Hall next Tuesday, April 2 and support this project.
PLEASE NOTE: There’s no guarantee you’ll be able to chase elephants into the water once the beach is restored.
Good Morning Gloucester 