Good Morning Gloucester

Flashdance…

Hey Joey,Hope you are doing well. I wanted to reach out and let you all know that we will begin paving Main Street, from Prospect Street to Washington Street, on Monday, May 6th.
The paving is scheduled to be completed by May 10th, though that day could change depending on weather. As sections are completed, parking will be turned over to try to minimize disruption to the area.

Councilor Benson will be doing some outreach to inform businesses on Main Street about the upcoming paving plans and we have posted the attached graphic to Facebook to get the word out.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,
Pam

Pam Tobey

Director of Communications & Constituent Services

A short walk around Rocky Neck allowed me a closer peak at these sheds and shacks. They each exude their own character and that’s what drew my attention to them.

Seasonal Trap and Gillnet Gear Closure to Protect Right Whales Will Remain in Effect
This advisory serves as notice that the Seasonal Trap and Gillnet Closures to Protect Right Whales remain
in effect until May 15 due to the continued presence of right whales in Massachusetts’ waters. DMF is
closely monitoring the presence of North Atlantic right whales and may lift these closures (and the small
vessel speed limit in Cape Cod Bay) prior to May 15 if observational data demonstrate right whales have
migrated out of our coastal waters. The commercial trap gear closure applies only to those state waters
north of Cape Cod to the New Hampshire border and east of Cape Cod east of 70°00’ west longitude (see
map), whereas the commercial gillnet closure and the recreational buoyed trap gear closure apply within
all waters under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. These closures are each designed to prevent
endangered right whales from becoming entangled in fixed gear and associated buoy lines. Given the
density of right whales in Massachusetts waters, DMF has also extended the seasonal speed restriction in
Cape Cod Bay until May 15 (see Notice).
The Division of Marine Fisheries, in conjunction with the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies,
continues aerial surveillance of right whales north and east of Cape Cod. Most recently, on April 26, 2024
aerial surveillance of Cape Cod Bay detected 52 right whales, including 3 mother/calf pairs (Figure 1). In
addition, other right whale observations during the month of April have demonstrated aggregations of
right whales throughout the spatial extent of Massachusetts coastal waters and surrounding areas (Figure
2). This heavy use of Massachusetts waters in the month of April is very common. Additional
surveillance flights are anticipated to occur over the next several days to update our understanding of
whale distribution. DMF will reevaluate the status of this closure based on the presence or absence of
whales.

Get ready for a deep dive into history of the Grand Dame of Rocky Neck – the Rockaway Hotel – by one of its current residents, Rich Carlson. Starting in the 1890’s as a boardinghouse, the Rockaway has been a fixture on Rocky Neck for over one hundred years. Rich will take you through those days of yesteryear from the founding of the Rockaway, to its heyday as one of the premier summer hotels of East Gloucester, to the seedy years where people in Gloucester today remember it as “the Rot-Away.” Drawing from memories of people who worked at the Rockaway bar and bolstered by a number of historical photos and illustrations, he’ll recount its founding through its many near-death experiences in the 1970’s and talk about its graceful retirement as the condominium complex it is today. 

Here is a link to the Zeffy sign-up :

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/a3082d8e-a1cd-40a7-8568-2594aecbd5f9

Rockport Nautical Chart Coozie Set

Five thick Rockport Nautical COOZIES ( not for navigation) including Gloucester and Rockport delivery. If you purchase for delivery outside of Rockport or Gloucester they won’t ship until you pay shipping.

$27.00

Five thick Rockport Nautical coozies (not for navigation) including Gloucester and Rockport delivery. If you purchase for delivery outside of Rockport or Gloucester they won’t ship until you pay shipping.

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