Tag: 2013

Fiesta on Thursday From Fred Bodin

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It’s 7:30 pm, the rain has stopped, and I’m venturing up the street to Fiesta-Land. When I come back to the gallery, I’ll try to post a few of the photos. Jalapenos next door is "a F’in log jam" as I overheard from one guy walking by. All of the restaurants are busy.

Big presence of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, who were camped out on the traffic island at the intersection of Washington, Main, and Rogers Streets. One of the officers invited me to post a photo on the agency’s FB Page as he pointed to the star on the side of their vehicle. I told him they could also send their own post to me. All in good fun! I bet they’ll find this photo. Nice people.

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An overall view on the way out. Law enforcement everywhere. Not busy tonight, but they will be, especially Saturday night.

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2013 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Schedule Of Events

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St. Peter’s Fiesta 2013
Novena to St. Peter
Monday, June 17 – Tuesday, June 25
7:00 p.m. at American Legion Hall

Wednesday, June 26

7:00–10:00 p.m. Musical Entertainment….
St. Peter’s Park: " featuring "People of Many Voices"

Thursday, June 27

6:30 p.m…… Fiesta 5K Road Race – with Cape Ann YMCA – Starting at St. Peter’s Square
8:00–11:30… Youth Block Dance….. DJ Jack LoPiccolo…. St. Peter’s Park

Friday, June 28

4:45 p.m……. Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women’s Seine Boat Races… Pavilion Beach
6:30 p.m……. Entertainment….Before Opening Ceremonies
7:30 p.m. …… Formal Opening ….St. Peter’s Square – Entertainment immediately
following to 11:30 p.m…. Gianni Farrone

Saturday, June 29

9:30 a.m…….. Youth & Adult Soccer Games…. O’Maley School Field
10:00 a.m……. Pavilion Beach…Military Seine Boat Race:
U.S. Coast Guard vs U.S. Navy… 
Gloucester Fire Department vs Gloucester Police Department
3:00 p.m…… Children’s Games…. Beach Court
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events… Pavilion Beach – Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
8:00–11:30 pm. Musical Entertainment…St. Peter’s Square…. Franco Corso & Pianist

Sunday, June 30

10:00 a.m…… Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER….. at St. Peter’s Park
12:00 noon….. Procession following the Celebration of Outdoor Mass
3:00 p.m…… Blessing of the Fleet… Stacy Boulevard.
3:00 p.m… … Concert….Entertainment To be Announced…St. Peter’s Park
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events…at Pavilion Beach – Seine Boat Races..&…
Greasy Pole Contest
6:00 p.m…… Concert…..St. Alfio’s Band (One Hour) St. Peter’s Park
6:30 p.m…… Children’s Pinata Contest – Pascucci Court
7:15 p.m……. Awards Ceremony – Trophies awarded to winners of the Sports Events
8:30 p.m……  Musical Entertainment –  St. Peter’s Park
featuring Seabreeze
11:00 p.m…… Raffle Drawings and Closing Procession

Save the Date:  Next Year….St. Peter’s Fiesta June 25 – June 29th, 2014

Wednesday the start of Fiesta 2013

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Even in the rain, The Lannon looked beautiful coming around 10 pound island and the Seine boats getting ready to race, the Altar and some of the rides.

2013 Action Inc Annual Meeting and Dinner From Catherine Ryan

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,
Here’s are a few snapshots from Action, Inc.’s inspiring annual meeting &
dinner last week at Gloucester House (excellent). Do yourself a favor and
go next year!
Tim Riley, Executive Director for Action, Inc. is the MC for the evening’s
festivities. He gives a great recap for the previous year. The evening
celebrates all that Action does; its entire staff and community, and all
partners and collaborators. This event also honors dedication and
professionalism. It’s so inspiring to be surrounded by people doing
incredible work, that like their jobs, and who are entirely humble-every
employee and each award recipient claimed it wasn’t them that should be up
there, but everyone else with them. Youth and hard work were applauded.
Stevi-Lyn Salafia, an Action Inc Home Health Aide graduate and HomeCare
employee compelled a standing ovation due to her moving testimony. The
other standing ovation of the evening was for Rita Carvalho, Energy
Director for Action, Inc., and her 30 years with Action. She’s in charge of
the utility company funding for energy programs which makes up more than
two-thirds of Action’s overall budget.
We were there with friends Nikki and Pat to be present for awards given in
my mom’s honor, a new addition to Action’s annual line up. We were pleased
to see Eva Agosto-Baez, Jason Burroughs and Jesse Roberts receive the first
three Carol Ryan scholarship awards for their achievements.
We were lucky to sit with Sander Schultz and his family. He’s an EMS
coordinator with Gloucester’s Fire Department. He received a public service
award along with Lt. John McCarthy from the Gloucester Police Dept for the
work they both do with Action as part of the High Risk Task Force – and
just for being generally awesome public servants! His smart and engaging
sons are helping out with the sailing program at the YMCA this summer. (We
had so many connections that I forgot to mention that my father’s dad was a
fire chief).
Special shout out to Action’s Director of Marketing & Planning, Jessica
Benedetto-Unger, for such a great event and her excellent design work.
Check out her agenda and any of the annual report booklets–they’re  unique
and visually dynamic.

St Peter’s Fiesta Eve Comments From Gloucester Chief Of Police Leonard Campanello

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joe,

Just a quick note for your readers on this, the eve of St. Peters Fiesta (my first). The Gloucester Police Department is committed to making this event as safe and enjoyable for all who are attending. To that end, we would ask for the cooperation of all who attend to help us in that task. We are asking people to please not engage in disruptive behavior that would ruin anothers enjoyable time at Fiesta. The GPD will have a zero tolerance policy on public intoxication, underage drinking, and any behavior that would cause St. Peter’s Fiesta to be diminished in anyway. I have secured additonal officers from State Police and the Essex Sheriffs Department. They, along with a cadre of Gloucester Officers, will enforce the law when they have to in order to in order to maintain a safe nad enjoyable atmosphere for all.

I am looking forward to Fiesta and hope that some of your readers will stop and say hello as I will be at the event all evenings. I am wishing everyone a great Fiesta week and a very safe time throughout.

As always, thanks for getting the word out.

Respectfully,

Leonard Campanello

Chief of Police

City of Gloucester, MA

This Is What Happens When You Row Seine Boats- From AmandaCakes

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St. Peter’s Novena 2013 photos by Anthony Marks

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