Coyotes! No Mas!

Posted on by capeannpainter

I’ve had enough of all these so called wildlife experts. Our loved pets are vulnerable if they escape the comforts of our home. That’s a risk you take. We live next to a vernal pond. We have all kinds of Cape Ann Wildlife here. Such as; minx, otters, herons, egrets, snakes,peepers, banjo frogs, all kinds of dragon flies, a ton of rabbits, foxes, turkeys, Coyotes etc. Our Jack Russell “Blaze” loves it here. She loves all the smells she can stick her snoot in. We keep a good eye out for her when she’s exploring the yard. She’s chased out all the animals I’ve mentioned earlier. The Coyotes here seem to be intimidated by loud noise and aggressive behavior. I’ve run screaming after them and they ran terrified into the woods. I’m just waiting for one of them to turn around and come chasing after me. Hopefully i’ll never have to deal with a brave coyote taking Blaze away. Blaze can take after herself but there’s always something stronger in the food chain. That’s why you’ll never see me in a kayak or paddle board tempting a Great White Shark.

Allen Estes at the Cape Ann Museum

Posted on by Matthew Green

This was a free concert at the Cape Ann Museum, last Friday at 4PM. It was originally planned to be outdoors, but due to the threat of rain, it was held indoors. It was great! At the end I bought one of the CDs he was selling: “Live Souls”. His CDs can be bought on his website or at stores, such as Gloucester Music on eastern Main Street.

–Fr. Matthew Green

Art Exchange Coming Up in Rockport!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

People of Cape Ann: are you ready for some new art? Bring a piece of your own artwork, or a piece from your collection of someone else’s original artwork, to Art Now Rockport’s first Art Exchange, scheduled for August 18th. This event will no doubt be a lot of fun, with a bit of food & music as well as art. Preregistration, which isn’t required but which might be a good idea, opens on July 30th. It’s $5 to participate but free to come and watch the art exchange take place, which should be lively. The event is being organized by Art Now Rockport. Check out the website for more: www.artnowrockport.com. You can sign up for the Art Now newsletter or send an e-mail to volunteer to help out the evening of the Art Exchange.

Community Stuff 7/29/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Celebrate Our Town – Seniors and Students Coming Together!

Showing Community Pride for one another

Please come and join us at the Rose Baker Senior Center on Wednesday, August 22, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., for an exciting and fun-filled event to celebrate all that we love about our exceptional "Gloucester."

During this event, featured will be games, snacks, art and showing of film "Our Town" that was earlier produced by local youth, and more. Folks of all ages are welcome to attend this free event.

We invite seniors to bring your grandchildren, children, nieces, nephews, friends, or any special young people in your life. This fun and educational event is being sponsored by the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative and will bring seniors, students, and law enforcement together to exchange ideas and to offer suggestions that will help make our community a safer place to live in.

This program celebrates pride in Gloucester in all generations through a commitment of service that is unique in our exciting City.  For more information, please call  Caitlin Kreitman, Healthy Gloucester Collaborative at 978-281-0908

Poll: Coyote vs Lovable Pet Who Ya Got?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

In light of the shitstorm I thought I’d create these here polls to really access where our readership falls.  I have a hard time believing the people that are rooting for the coyotes are nothing more than fringe lunatics who hate people.

It’s one or the other who are you gonna root for?

Essex Coastal Byway Guide From Joel Brown From NBPT

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The new Essex Coastal Scenic Byway links thirteen towns on the North Shore of Massachusetts to highlight their history, culture and scenic beauty. From Lynn to Salem to Gloucester to Newburyport, the Byway leads travelers to picturesque downtowns and busy working harbors, along sandy beaches and rocky shores.

There are plenty of guidebooks to tell visitors which motels have pools and which restaurants get three stars. What they need is a book written by someone who can tell them why the Great Marsh is important to everyone and where you really get the best fried clams and how Motif #1 got so famous. Someone who can also make the connections between  the proud and sometimes difficult history of cargo ships and privateers and fishing schooners and today’s very different environment of arts and culture and environmental preservation.

I grew up near Essex County and visited often. I’ve lived in Newburyport for almost fifteen years and written about life on the North Shore for the Boston Globe since 2005. I’ve kayaked the marshes, sailed the coast, biked and hiked and bird-watched, sometimes for a story and sometimes just for fun. From all this comes an appreciation of what makes the North Shore special and how its seemingly disparate parts fit together.

THE ESSEX COASTAL BYWAY GUIDE is divided into 14 chapters – for the 13 towns plus Plum Island – featuring separate entries on dozens of the area’s attractions, from the Crane Estate to the Lynn Museum and from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge to Singing Beach. It will come out as a paperback and e-book in October.

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Joel Brown from NBPT writes-

You reach so many people, I was hoping you’d do a post on the ESSEX COASTAL BYWAY GUIDE, which I’m publishing this fall. I think many of your readers would be interested to know this is coming and maybe support it. It’s not officially connected with Essex Heritage or Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, but they’re aware and the executive director has written a foreword.

Here’s The Kickstarter for the project, which will fund the first printing and help pay the cover artist (Dylan Metrano, who did the paper cuts, lives in Rockport in the cold months) and the designer and copyeditor: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joelbrown/essex-coastal-byway-guide

Charlie Carroll’s Opening Night From Len Burgess

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Photographer Charlie Carroll had a successful opening reception, Friday night at the Wendie Demuth Photography Studio, 77 Rocky Neck Ave.

An enthusiastic crowd came to congratulate Charlie on his first show and see his display of excellent artistic photos.

–Len Burgess

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REGGAE BASHMENT ON THE HIGH SEAS – CANCELLED TONIGHT

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

REGGAE BASHMENT ON THE HIGH SEAS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH DUE TO WEATHER. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCES AND WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO ROCKING THE BOAT ON AUGUST 11TH.   If you have any questions you can contact Lara 603 759 6487.  

Shark at Lighthouse Beach

Posted on by God's Morning

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I just came across these YouTube videos of a shark at Lighthouse beach last summer.  I had heard about it, but hadn’t seen it and didn’t realize it had been videoed.  I especially love what the people in the background are saying.  “We should get Good Morning Gloucester down here.  This is headline news.”   So, better late than never.  Here on Good Morning Gloucester – the shark at Lighthouse Beach.  I don’t know who took the video, but nice job!

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

 

 

 

Get Dirty At The Farm Bar and Grille For The Olympics

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Olympics kicked off this morning. Great opening ceremony last night. The FARM will be THE PLACE to get all your Olympic coverage. Each day we will pick an event and offer a great special to enjoy as you take it all in. Tonight we will feature $10 Fish and chips to celebrate Micheal Phelps aquatic pursuits of Olympic history. Come on down to watch and enjoy the special!! At 9:30 Incahoots takes the stage and will rock the house.

Hope to see you soon buddy,

RC

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Update on Cosmos

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

My deepest thanks to everyone who has written with their kind concern for Cosmos. He’s not doing so great today, but he is one tough little kitty. And to everyone who read the story in the Herald and called with well-wishes–thank you–I guess the Herald reads GMG, too. Link to Herald Death-cheating Kitty Survives Second Attack

Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Deb NY submits-

Wow. Some of the conversations on the blog have been a little testy of late. Strong opinions regarding coyotes and cats, the freedom of speech, ect. Nothing wrong with people sharing opinions but I thought you might post this just to simmer things down a bit. At the heart of it all, we all love nature and animals and being alive.

So, thanks Joe, for the blog and the great job you do connecting all of us in so many different ways.

Deb Nypaver

(debny01930)

Tutta la Famiglia: Book Update From Paul Cary Goldberg

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Hey everyone – Please check out www.bostoniano.info to see an interview about me and the book project! Nicola Orichuia came up to Gloucester and taped our conversation at Gianni Gallo Productions.
I’m currently editing and sequencing the photographs for the book. I’m also transcribing oral histories about the lives of some of the people I’ve photographed which will be included in the book. I’ve renamed the title to, Tutta la Famiglia: Portrait of a Sicilian Caffe in America.
As always, you can head over to my Fractured Atlas page at http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3398to learn more about the project. At the bottom of the page there’s a link to the “project website” where you can see a video on YouTube.
And of course when you go to http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3398 at the bottom of the page there’s that ever so important link to make a tax deductible donation!!!
A presto,
Paul