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Betcha Didn’t Know How Many Places There Are To Stay In Gloucester Did Ya? -GMG Gloucester Tourism 2011 Kick Off Week
Here’s a poll, how many places do you think there are to stay overnight in Gloucester?
Well if you have guests coming in all you need to do is go to www.GloucesterMA.com for the handy reference list.
I was absolutely astounded at the sheer number of places there are to stay.
Is your local hotel, bed and breakfast or inn listed? If not what the hell are you waiting for? Fill out this business listing form to get in
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GMG Gloucester Tourism 2011 Kick Off Week- Get Your Gloucester Tourism Business Listed At www.GloucesterMA.com
Get Your Tourism related buisiness listed on the www.GloucesterMA.com website for free
Did you know that you can get your Gloucester tourism related business listed in the www.GloucesterMA.com website for free?
Well you do know sucka! Thank your boy Joey. We went to the meeting for you and listened to the Mayor and the E-Board talk about what is happening to make this tourist season one of the best yet and I know with people’s busy schedules that it’s tough for business owners to get to all the meetings, but that’s where we come in. We went and taped the speeches from Mayor Kirk, Jan Bordinaro and Sheree Delorenzo (before we ran out of memory space on the camera.
We learned of a bunch of things on the GloucesterMA.com website that can help you and tourists know what you need to know.
Click here to get your business listed for free–
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Gloucester Public School 2011 Arts Festival- Saturday May 7th
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GMG Gloucester Tourism 2011 Kick Off Week Sheree Delorenzo 2011 E-Board Gloucester Tourism Report
Listen to Sheree give an impassioned speech about all of the great things happening at Cruiseport.
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GMG Gloucester Tourism 2011 Kick Off Week Jan Bordinaro 2011 Tourism E-Boart Report At Cruiseport 4/28/11
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Mayor Kirk’s 2011 Tourism Season E Board Report
If you are in any way involved with Gloucester’s Tourism industry or if you just want to know what is going on behind the scenes at the meetings where the planning takes place to coordinate how all the pieces work together, tune in all this week for a 10 part series featuring videos and links to many different resources available to you in this-
Tourism Week On GMG
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2011 Tourism Season Kick Off Meeting With Mayor Kirk
Just Some Quick Photos With Videos To Follow (until I ran out of memory on my camera)
Kudos to Mayor Kirk for getting all the players to the table to work COLLABORATIVELY for the better of the entire City. Also big ups to Sheree DeLorenzo the host at Cruiseport who gives a ton back to the community.
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2011 Earth Day Trash Clean Up Top Ten Pick Up Spots!
1. Stage Fort Park
2. Goose Cove Reservoir
3. Burnham’s Field
4. Cherry Street
5. All Cemetaries
6. Harbor Loop – Fitz Henry Lane Park
7. Dogtown Parking Lot
8. Thatcher Road from Barn Lane to Witham Street
9. Eastern Avenue from Barn Lane to Witham Street
10. Railroad Station
2011 Earth Day Trash Clean Up and Concert!
Your Questions Answered!
The Clean Up?
Saturday, April 23rd: Participants are asked to come to the Stage Fort Park Visitor’s Center between 9 and 12 to pick up gloves and empty trash and recycling bags for their clean up. Friday delivery of bags can be arranged by contacting Sharon. See contact info below.
Collected Trash and Recycling?
Participants will be given yellow bags to put collected trash into and clear bags for recyclables. We are asking participants to bring their collected trash and recycling back to Stage Fort Park. The City of Gloucester, who is providing the trash bags, will also be picking up collected trash and recyclables.
Where is the Clean Up?
The clean up is citywide and participants are encouraged to clean up a public area in Gloucester of their choosing – it could be their school grounds, favorite playing field, park or beach. (We will also have a list of suggested sites on hand, if folks need ideas).
What if we have a lot of trash or find a very heavy / cumbersome item (e.g. appliance)?
We do not expect you to transport really heavy / cumbersome items. If possible, it is requested that it be left in a location that can be easily accessed by a City truck or left where found if too heavy to move. . In either case, it will be important to let us know the location so we can let the Department of Public Works know.
What should I wear?
Participant are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and for the activity (picking up trash!)
My child would like to participate but I can’t make it?
Any young children unaccompanied by a guardian will work with Clean City Initiative and pick up trash at Stage Fort Park from 9 to noon.
Do we need to pick up trash from 9 to noon?
We are asking participants to do what they can on that day. There is no obligation to work the full 3 hours or those 3 hours.
The Concert?
The concert will take place at Cape Ann Brewery (11 Rogers Street) starting at 6 pm.
More questions?
Call Sharon at 978 317 9701
skishida@beverlyma.gov
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2011 VISITOR MAP HAS ARRIVED!
The 2011 Visitor Map from The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Is in. This is the Chamber’s version which will be distributed all over. You can go down there and pick some up and hand them out to your friends or visiting relatives.
HOT OF THE PRESS!!
The new 2011 Visitor Map is here!
Please feel free to drop by the office to get your
2011 supply, or attend this month’s BAH and pick some up there!! Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous 2011 season.
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Gloucester Public Schools Citywide Arts Festival 2011 Preview Video
Jane Cunningham writes-
Hi Joey,
This is a small sampling of the art. We have approximately 3200 students in our district. Look for more digital art displays around town starting the week of April 18th. Venues include the Sawyer Free Library, Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann Community Cinema, and a few surprise places as well.
Thanks again for supporting arts in Gloucester.
You rock, Jane
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Talking About The Summer Retreat 2011 With Lindsay Crouse and Stacey Fisher Part II
Talking About The Summer Retreat 2011 With Lindsay Crouse and Stacey Fisher
YMCA TEEN LEADERS CLUB 2011 ROCKATHON TO FEED CAPE ANN ’S HUNGRY
Back in January, thirty-three members of the YMCA Teen Leaders Club embarked on their annual "Rockathon to Feed Cape Ann’s Hungry" – with each member rocking in a rocking chair for 24-sleepless hours from 8am Saturday through 8am Sunday. Each Y Teen Leader committed to solicit and collect a minimum of 230 cans. Youth spent weeks soliciting and then collecting donations of non-perishable food items. In order to accommodate prospective donors who might have difficulty carting caseloads of cans, the club established a "two-for-a-dollar" rate for financial donations for Open Door.
Through the efforts of this fantastic group of local youth, 7749 cans and other non-perishable food items were earned and distributed to the Open Door, St. Vincent DePaul Society and directly to local families in need.
On March 10th, the YMCA Teen Leaders Club welcomed special guest Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director of the Open Door to attend their weekly meeting. After Julie thanked the teens for their consistently strong efforts year after year, club members proudly presented a $2075 donation – the fiscal culmination of the groups’ collections. The YMCA Teen Leaders Club would like to officially recognize our top three solicitors: Alex Jones-770, Steven Verga-554 and Shannon Gallagher-536. We would also like to extend thanks to our families, friends, neighbors and the community for such a tremendous outpouring of support for others in need. Also, special thanks for donations to Dominos Pizza and Carroll K. Steele Insurance for our meals.
Other participants include: Noah Ashe, Paul Bondarev, Heather Boudrow, Cheyanne Fanala, Colby Ferris , Victoria Flannagan, Alex Henry, Katt Kariores, Sofia Lane , Ardrianna Lombardo, Rosie, Luce, Jared Marshall, Christian O’Donnell, Lindsay Parrish, Matt Pastagal, Kevin Redmond, Nathan Rubin, Jeff. St. Peter, Brandon Stewart, Breanna Silva, Antonio Saputo, Andreaz Saputo, Tiffany Sonia, Danielle Thibodeau, Keith Todd, Molly White, Zach White, Andrew Widtfeldt, Nikki Williamson & Robyn Wonson.
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Orlando Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
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2011 Home and Business Expo Preview With Bob and Ed- Saturday & Sunday
Sista Felicia will be there along with many of your favorite GMG contributors at The GMG booth. Felicia will be giving an Easter Basket demonstration on how to pot and grow grass in your Easter Basket. Baskets, soil and grass seed will be provided while supplies last so get there right at 12 so you can make sure you get one. We will also have free GMG Stickas to pass out.
Cape Ann Home & Business Exposition
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 2011, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Gloucester High School Field House
32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA 01930
Click here for discounted admission coupon
Sponsored by:
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
978-283-1601, tim@capeannchamber.com
Home Sponsors Exhibitors Speakers Schedule Registration Form Directions
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Ferrante Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
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Look for the Novena video from The Orlando family tomorrow
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Russo Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
Thank You so much to the Russo family for continuing this beautiful tradition. The St Joseph’s Novena has been going on in this house for 47 years!
Tomorrow we show the video from the Ferrante Family.
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Scola Family St Joseph’s Novena 2011
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Special Thanks To The Scola Family. Tomorrow’s video and pictures will be from the third stop on The Novena Tour- The Russo Family.
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2011 Fish and Fisheries Public Seminar Series
Emily Chandler Writes-
Hello Joey,
I am the program manager for the Large Pelagics Research Center. We are a scientific research group that recently moved from the University of New Hampshire to Gloucester and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. We conduct biological and ecological research on pelagic species including tunas, sharks, billfish, and sea turtles and our director, Dr. Molly Lutcavage, has been working with the local Gloucester fishing fleet on bluefin tuna research since 1993. We are now located in Gloucester, MA and, as part of the Marine Fisheries Institute, are working to revitalize the UMass Marine Station at Hodgkins Cove.
We are co-hosting a public seminar series with the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center on Thursday evenings from March 31st through May 5th. Talks will be on a variety of fish topics ranging from bluefin tuna to great white sharks.
Good Morning Gloucester 