Free admission to the Sargent House Museum for Middle Street Walk

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At this year’s Middle Street Walk, be transported in time to the Victorian Era as you view the period-decorated first floor of the Sargent House Museum. Enjoy a scene from Little Women at 10:15 and 10:45, performed by Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop. Purchase decorated wreaths, displays, and holly on sale all day. Hot mulled cider and treats.

FREE and open to the public.

When: Saturday, December 8, 2018, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where: The Sargent House Museum, 49 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA

For a full list of events and participants in Middle Street Walk, visit middlestreetwalk.org.

 

Backyard Growers’ Holiday Pop-Up Shop Open for Business!

~ backyardgrowersgloucester

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Backyard Growers‘ Holiday Pop-up Shop is back!

Stop by BYG headquarters (271 Main St) to check out our veggie ornaments, animal socks, *new* BYG tees, kitchen implements and other goodies for all the gardeners and foodies in your life. And all for a great cause! Each year, the pop-up shop helps BYG raise a little extra cash to start off the new year right.

Get some holiday shopping done and help spread love for gardens and veggies throughout Gloucester by shopping at our pop-up shop this holiday season 🙂

Open weekdays, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Join us for some late night shopping on Ladies’ Night (December 6, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.) and Men’s Night (December 20, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.)

A sneak peek at some of the goodies in our shop…

 

See you there!

Massachusetts Special Olympics Calendar raffle tickets

~ coliecatherine

Massachusetts Special Olympics Calendar raffle tickets are now available and are only $10 a ticket this gives you 31 chances to win one of the great prizes available – see calendar above.

On this Sunday, November 17th,  Cape Ann Special Olympics will have a table at Stop & Shop selling our calendar raffles from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm – please stop by and support our wonderful local team of athletes! Your generous $10 raffle ticket purchase helps us buy uniforms and equipment for our athletes!

https://www.specialolympicsma.org/events/fundraising-events/calendar-raffle/

COAST GUARD’S LAST CREWMAN FROM THE HISTORIC CHATHAM BAR PENDLETON RESCUE DIES

~ michaeldekoster

Opening night of The Finest Hours in Boston was a brilliant show for USCG, made all the more special by Fitzgerald’s presence. The 36 Foot Motor Lifeboat was a fantastic and worthy vessel. It is a true bridge between the oared surfboat of the USLSS and the modern motored USCG boats. It was the last of the open boat where the crew was exposed to the elements at their stations. The trip of the 36500 is still considered the greatest small boat rescue in USCG history. I was fortunate to find the 36501 boat in New Bedford and to be part of the team that brought it to Hull and installed it in their Pemberton Point station. It sits there on the original rails that gravity launched these fine vessels into service when the flag went up. Definitely recommend people checking out the story of these boats and the people who manned them. You will not be dissapointed.

Kimsmithdesigns's avatarGood Morning Gloucester

CAPE COD TIMES

November 15, 2018

By Beth Treffeisen

CHATHAM — The last surviving member of the Coast Guard crew aboard the motor lifeboat 36500 during the historic 1952 rescue of 32 seamen off the stricken oil tanker Pendleton rescue has died.

Andrew Fitzgerald — known as a funny, brave and reluctant hero — was 86.

“It was a dark and stormy night,” Fitzgerald would say at the start of the story about the harrowing night of Feb. 18. 1952, which forever changed his life.

As a nor’easter raged off the shores of Cape Cod, two large tankers split in half, propelling the then 20-year-old Coast Guard engineer and three other Coast Guardsmen into history on their 36-foot boat.

Facing 60-foot high seas, the four men boarded the 36500, led by coxswain Bernard Webber, and headed out into the storm to find the sinking tanker Pendleton, where 33 men waited…

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Cribbage Tournament

~ Dot Sieradzki

Manchester-Essex Rotary Club Presents

Cribbage Night

Thursday, November 29 at 7 Central Restaurant

7pm sign in & practice play, 7:30pm start.

$20 to play, cash prizes, friendly game,
no elimination,
winners based on total points earned

To benefit the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club

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Join Us for Christmas in Rockport!

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Each year Rockport dedicates an entire month to celebrating the holidays with Christmas in Rockport. Rockport has something special to offer every weekend from November 23 through December 31. Click below for details on each themed weekend and visit rockportusa.com for a complete list of events.

Save the dates and join us for the festivities!!

 

City Of Gloucester Community Electricity Aggregation Program Information

~ Joey Ciaramitaro

Opt-Out Period Ends This Saturday, November 17th
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To learn more:

Call: (866) 456-8232

Or go to the website: www.gloucester-cea.com

Keep in mind that your National Grid bill is divided into two sets of charges, one for supply and one for delivery. The Gloucester CEA program will only impact the supply portion of your bill. This is identified on your National Grid bill under Supply Services. The program does not affect the delivery or transmission portions of your bill which are substantial. Additionally, summer rates have been historically lower than winter rates. For example, the National Grid residential rate for summer 2018 was 10.87 cents/kWh.
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF SAVINGS

The primary intent of the program is to provide price stability and savings over the duration of the 36-month term. National Grid’s rates for electric supply change every six months for Residential and Small Commercial customers and every three months for Industrial customers. Thus, National Grid Basic Service rates may drop below the program rate during any subsequent period.