August 14th, 2014 By Sean Horgan Read on Gloucester Times They’ve waited more than a half-year for the help to arrive, as if on the wrong end of a siege. From the wintry evening in January when Congress appropriated the $75 million in fishery disaster assistance, through the spring and on into the final weeks […]
Wicked Local: Gloucester goes to ‘single-stream’ recycling
Posted Jun. 19, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By Wicked Local Staff Read on Wicked Local No need to put out two recycling containers if all your paper, cardboard, cans, bottles and plastics will fit in one. Thanks to new technology and new trucks, beginning July 1 all household recycles can now go in the same. […]
Wicked Local: New data on cod isn’t promising for local fishing industry
August 7th, 2014 By Jessica Trufant Read on Wicked Local Local fishermen and charter boat owners could get more bad news as federal regulators say that populations of Gulf of Maine cod continue to diminish, despite severe cuts in fishing quotas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced that new, preliminary data show […]
Boston Globe: With $3.5m renovation, Cape Ann Museum has a new focus
August 7th, 2014 by Geoff Ledger Read the article on the Boston Globe GLOUCESTER — The recently rehung Fitz Henry Lanes are just around the corner and there’s a redone entry gallery at the Cape Ann Museum. But director Ronda Faloon’s first stop on a tour of the just-renovated museum is the new restroom. This […]
Welcome Veendam Passengers
Cruise Ship_Welcome Sign_Cape Ann HOLLAND AMERICA VEENDAM ARRIVES IN GLOUCESTER – MAY 4, 2014 WHO: The ms VEENDAM, a Holland America cruise ship, will be arriving in Gloucester on Sunday, May 4, 2014. WHAT: Approximately 2,800 passengers will be on board and an estimated 50% have pre-booked tours. The remaining 1,400 vacationers will be shopping, […]
Boston Business Journal: Gloucester weighs waterfront makeover
Port city’s shift toward a tourist-focused economy poses conflicts with its proud but faltering fishing industry Jay Fitzgerald, Special to the Journal Sep 13, 2013, 6:00am EDT After suffering from another plunge in fishing-industry business tied to federal catch limits, Scott Memhard wonders how much longer his Cape Pond Ice Co. can remain open. A half-mile away […]