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GLOUCESTER, MA – The City of Gloucester is hosting two events to celebrate Earth Day this April. The City will be hosting an Earth Day Flag Raising at City Hall, as well as an Earth Day Recycling Festival at O’Maley Middle School. Residents are encouraged to join the City and its partners at both events. 

The flag raising will take place on Wednesday, April 22 at 12:00 pm in front of City Hall. Mayor Paul Lundberg will read a proclamation, and Gloucester’s Co-Poet Laureates, Heidi Wakeman and Jay Featherstone, will read poems to mark the event. The flag raising will be followed by a free screening of The Lorax (1972) at the Sawyer Free Library at 12:30 pm. 

On Saturday, April 25, the City and partners will host an Earth Day Recycling Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at O’Maley Innovation Middle School, 32 Cherry Street, Gloucester.At the festival, Green Team Junk Removal will collect hard-to-recycle items while community partners will share information about a variety of sustainability-minded programs. Art Haven will provide free art activities during the festival and Brassfed Nation will perform from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Additional activities, music, and community vendors will participate throughout the day. Donations of canned and dried foods, as well as personal hygiene items, are also welcome.

Please note that individual fees apply per item for recycling. Payment for recycling will be accepted via cash, card, or check payable to “Green Team Junk Removal.” The list of fees for eligible items can be found here: 

$45 – Flat Screen TVs  

$20 – Computer monitors 

$10 – Laptops / PC towers

$10 – Printers Appliances 

$20 – Room AC units

$20 – Washers / Dryers 

$10 – Window AC units

$50 – Mattresses 

$50 – Box springs 

$30 – Tables 

$20 – Toilets 

$20 – Vanities / dressers 

$10 – Chairs 

$10 – Nightstands 

$10 – Lamps 

$20 – Propane tanks (must be empty) 

$20 – Lawn mowers (gas tank must be empty) 

$20 – Snow blowers (gas tank must be empty) 

$10 – Car batteries 

$5 – Styrofoam (per bag) 

$4 – Fire extinguishers (per pound) 

$10 each – Garden Furniture, Laundry Baskets, Trash and Recycling Bins, Car Seat

As a special incentive during the festival, residents can turn in their old dehumidifiers and receive a $30 rebate from National Grid. Those unable to attend can contact Green Team Junk Removal for pickup services.

Accepted Items for Recycling:

• Electronics – Computers, TVs, gaming systems, cell phones, and more.
• Appliances – Microwaves, refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, and more.
• Textiles – Clothing and blankets (must be clean and reusable).
• Other Items – Mattresses, box springs, propane tanks, car batteries, tires, Styrofoam, books, exercise equipment, and household/kitchen items for donation.

Green Team Junk Removal recycles, reuses, and donates 80% of what they haul, making it an excellent opportunity for residents to dispose of items responsibly.

Artists, musicians, or cultural organizations who are interested in participating in the Earth Day Recycling Festival should email Miranda Aisling, Arts, Culture, and Events Coordinator at mhynes@gloucester-ma.gov. 

In their email, artists should include their name, contact information, how they would like to participate, and what the cost is for their proposed activity. The budget ranges from $250 – $500 for musical performances, art installations, or interactive art activities. There is no fee for participating cultural organizations. 

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Mayor Paul Lundberg
City of Gloucester

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Special things going on:

April 6^th and 13^th at 1:30 – Old Salties Jazz Band

Movies on Thursdays – 12:30 – April 2^nd – In-laws with Alan Arkin and Peter Faulk; April 9^th – Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story with Richard Chamberlain and Alice Krige; April 14^th – Mission to Mars with Tim Robinson and Gary Sinise; April 23^rd – The China Syndrome with Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas; April 30^th – Analyze This with Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro.

April 9^th – 12:30 – Massachusetts Commission on Status of Women. Please register.

April 17^th – 10:00 – 11:00 – Representative from CATA will do a presentation and answer questions

April 18^th – Pizza and a movie.  Showing – In the Whale.  Pizza at 4:30, movie at 5:00. Please register.

April 23rd – 1:30 – Magic Show with Peter Jackson. Please register.

April 27^th – 1:00 – Acoustic music with Knock on Wood. Please register.

April 30^th – 1:00 – Branded: Gloucester’s Hidden History of Enemy Aliens. Please register.

Seniors on the Go Bus – Please register,

April 6th– Walmart and Londis Roast Beef

April 13^th – Liberty Tree Mall and Sylvan Street Grill

April 27^th – Home Goods and Putnam Pantry

This fundraiser supports the 2026 Schooner Festival, bringing schooners to Gloucester Harbor for races, parades, and public events.Get your tickets here!

Join us for Raising the Sails, a special fundraiser supporting the Gloucester Schooner Festival, on April 10, 2026 from 6–9pm at the Gloucester House. 

Enjoy a lively night featuring the band WhiskeyTalk, great company, and a shared passion for maritime tradition!

Get your tickets before they are sold out!

The City is gathering public input as part of a visioning process for the I4-C2 site located at 65 Rogers St with the aim of identifying the benefits that the community wants to see most in any future development of the site.

You can learn more about the current initiative and how to provide input – including via a Google Form – on our recently launched I4-C2 webpage. We encourage folks to review the page’s information on the site’s regulatory framework, but also to think creatively about what we can do within those limits.

The webpage will provide updates on opportunities to get involved as we move forward with this process. Thank you for helping shape the future of Gloucester!

https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/1586/I4-C2-Site-Visioning?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQ3gDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeeKQp7xDE3rXoGgG3C3gdMvZvgzLeQCL1CKQsRFeNCs1nL3Ghw4nbN29liOU_aem_ipd0iFRLr6wKu22q0wsLcg