Good Morning Gloucester

St. Peter’s Square was hopping with fishermen transferring their traps onto their vessels last week: Dunlin, Stanley Thomas, Striper King, and Tight Lines. Here we go!

In Honor Of Jeanne we will be engraving and naming the Gloucester’s best bartender Award The “Jeanne Cup”

There wasn’t a more authentic, genuine soul behind teh bar than Jeanne- Jeanne spent decades in the business and was beloved by all.

Suzanne Egan’s state and municipal experience will be a major asset for the City of Gloucester.

Today, Mayor Greg Verga announced the appointment of Suzanne Egan as the City of Gloucester’s new General Counsel. Suzanne joins Gloucester’s Legal Department from her most recent role as Town Counsel of North Andover.

“Suzanne is a familiar face in the community, and her previous experience with the City of Gloucester will make this a smooth transition. We look forward to her joining the team and know she will do a great job,” said Mayor Greg Verga.

Suzanne previously served as Assistant General Counsel from 1994 to 2008 and General Counsel for the City of Gloucester from 2008 to 2014. Her extensive legal career at both the State and City levels will be a major asset for the City. Suzanne received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Evergreen State College and a Juris Doctorate from the School of Law at Golden Gate University.

“The City of Gloucester is a very special place for me, and I am honored to be returning as the City’s General Counsel. I am looking forward to working with Mayor Verga, the City Council, all the dedicated volunteers on the boards and commissions, and the city staff,” said Suzanne Egan.

The City of Gloucester’s General Counsel serves as the chief legal advisor to the Mayor, City Council, City departments, and boards and commissions.

Visit below for more information regarding the City of Gloucester’s Legal Department: https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/137/Legal-Department

About The City of Gloucester, Massachusetts

America’s oldest seaport, the City of Gloucester is known throughout the world as an authentic, working waterfront community, a place of spectacular natural beauty, and home to a diverse population of approximately 30,000 residents. Its sharp focus on economic development has helped build its reputation as the ideal location to live, work, and play. An important center for the fishing industry, Gloucester is also proud of its vibrant cultural life and rich art heritage. Gloucester is a destination for thousands of visitors who visit the harbor and its beaches during the summer months. The City will be celebrating its 400th Anniversary in 2023. For more information, please visit www.gloucester-ma.gov.

We’re slowly edging into summer, and everyone is doing their own thing.

Kites…

Rockport Art Association & Museum is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Lully Schwartz. The exhibition will open 25 June and remain on view through 14 July 2022. 

Exploring a range of subject matter, Lully Schwartz creates oil paintings that capture the light of summer with a spectacular range of colors.  Rich strokes of paint combine abstract qualities with realism to form Lully’s signature style of art.  Beach bathers, bold flowers and brilliant ocean surfaces seem to convey the artist’s love for sun-soaked moments found in Rockport and beyond.   “I paint the color of light with all its complexities, moments of joy, pain and beauty” explains Lully of her recent paintings.  This exhibition offers the audience visual art that reimagines Cape Ann from a contemporary perspective.      

LULLY SCHWARTZ (b. in Beverly, MA) graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1983 and today paints and teaches from her studio known as the North Shore Atelier.

Numerous past solo exhibitions include ‘Paris Work”, French Cultural Center, Boston; “Mid-career Retrospective” Gateway Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; and “Smith Cove Paintings”, Gloucester, MA. 

Group Exhibitions include Christie Street Gallery, NYC; Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA; Prince Street Gallery, NYC; Mill Pond Gallery, Long Island, NY; JL Newbury St. Gallery, Boston; Cornell Museum of American Art & Culture, West Palm Beach FL; New York Public Library, NYC and more.

Lully Schwartz lives and works on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Rockport Art Association & Museum, 12 Main Street, Rockport MA

Hours: 10 AM-5PM, Sunday 12-5, closed Mondays. Call 978-546-6604