The Cape Ann YMCA recently launched Corner Stone, a new innovative program to support cancer survivors and their families. This first-of-its-kind initiative provides new health and fitness resources, special programming and ongoing support in a non- clinical environment at no cost to participants. Corner Stone participants have access to all seven YMCA of the North […]

The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is dedicated to preserving Gloucester’s oldest standing meetinghouse as a civic hub, cultural venue, and community action center. Now in its third century, the Gloucester Meetinghouse is an excellent example of Federalist architecture whose 110’ bell tower, visible from Gloucester’s inner and outer harbors, has served as a beacon for mariners […]

Since 1988, the North Shore Health Project, a Gloucester-based community organization founded by friends, family members, and those impacted by HIV/AIDS, has been in the forefront in the fight against HIV and the stigma such a diagnosis can bring. Many people on Cape Ann have been impacted, and each panel of stained glass in the […]

Dr. Leif Bakland has provided superior dental care to the North Shore for over 30 years. Dr. Bakland opened Harbor Cove Dental located at 123 Main Street in downtown Gloucester in 2013. This location boasts state of the art technology, convenience and comfort for patients of all ages. Dr. Bakland graduated from Loma Linda University […]