Hayley Reardon kicks off Sawyer Free Folk Showcase on Thursday, June 1!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Critically acclaimed local singer songwriter Hayley Reardon to perform at SFL @ 21 Main Street on Thursday evening!

Sawyer Free Library is excited to announce its Sawyer Free Folk Showcase this summer, a series spotlighting local singer-songwriters. The showcase will be held on the first Thursday of the summer months at its 21 Main Street location in downtown Gloucester. The first one is this upcoming Thursday, June 1, with Gloucester-based singer-songwriter Hayley Reardon from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Hayley will perform a 45-minute set of her music followed by a brief discussion about her approach to songwriting and lyrical composition. The evening is free and open to all to come and enjoy.  No registration is required.

Hayley Reardon is a critically acclaimed folk-pop artist and a storyteller in the truest sense of the word. Her songs are postcards from an artist brave enough to take the road less traveled. Raised in…

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Watching, Waiting

Posted on by Nichole S.

I love seeing the harbor from the perspective of the Fishermen’s Wives Memorial.

https://gfwa.org/?page_id=51

As Angela Sanfilippo, GFWA president, so eloquently said at the dedication ceremony:

“The memorial serves as a testimonial to what wives, mothers, sisters, and children of fishermen of the world have endured because their men chose to be on the water. They had no choice but to stand on rock, to be on land.”

Traditional Memorial Day

Posted on by Pat D

It’s easy to overlook the original Memorial Day held May 30 each year but I like to make a point of recognizing that day as an additional remembrance of those lost in service to our country.

Pride Flag Raising at City Hall on May 31

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Pride flag raising at Gloucester City Hall will take place this Wednesday, May 31, at 2:30 p.m., continuing an annual tradition of acceptance and respect in Gloucester. The event kicks off Pride Month in June, which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and culture. A proclamation will be read by the city to mark the occasion. All members of the public are invited to attend and show their support.

Submitted by John McElhenny

Flood wall barrier construction by Gloucester High School Annisquam River

Posted on by Catherine

May 28, 2023

Photos; on the ground show work in progress with views across and from Stacy Boulevard, the Cut (Blynman), Centennial, Gloucester High School (parking lot, Newell Stadium). Scroll down for before photos.

[*note on photos: click “i” to enlarge to view full size.]

See more about construction projects at this site and history of sanitation here.

cOMPARE 2020 vs 2023.

BEFORE- LANDFILL along Annisquam River.

A century+ of intervention.

photos: Dump and landfill atop the saltmarsh | misc. views 2018-2021 | signage and planting related to earlier flood mitigation project at/with the high school

Memorial Day Tribute to the Stanton Family-Nine Brothers Three Wars

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

Ellard Reginald “Grampy” Stanton and Marguerite Florence “granny” (Essbury Stanton sent nine sons off to three wars.

World War II

Robert D. Stanton (Navy)

Joseph V. Stanton (Navy)

James M. Stanton (Army) 

Richard T. Stanton (Army)

Korea

Fredrick E. Stanton (Army) KIA at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill. Feb 15th 1951

Thomas Raymond Stanton (Air Force) also served in Vietnam

Alfred “Skip” Stanton (Army)

Vietnam

Charles “Butch” Stanton (Army)

Wayne A. Stanton (Army)   

The Stanton Flag is the First Flag on Display at the Boulevard