Cape Ann Today

Erika Brown from The Cricket talks with Kory Curcuru by the virtual fire about the closing of Ryan & Wood Distillery in Gloucester, MA. Dave Wood is a Manchester-by-the-Sea resident and local business owner. Erika tells Kory the distillery is closing by choice.

Ethan Forman and Stephen Hagan join Heather Atwood on Cape Ann Today to talk about Gloucester Schools MCAS scores. The district received below average scores in Math and English. 
 
Forman reveals Councilor at Large Jeff Worthley is suing the Gloucester school committee and Superintendent under 1st amendment rights in response to the School System issuing a No Trespass order to Worthley. 
 
Hagan covered a story about a Gloucester man who discovered a cache of WWII photographs of a sunken Japanese warship. Watch the full episode for more!

Ethan Forman and Stephen Hagan from the Gloucester Daily Times join Heather Atwood on Cape Ann Today to talk about everything happening on Cape Ann. Hagan addresses the empty board seats on Rockport’s Planning and Housing boards and Ethan reports on the closing of Ryan & Wood Distillery. 
 
The Gloucester Police Department has received a grant to educate the community of driving while impared. Increased patrols will be looking to keep motorists safe during the holiday season. 

Erika Brown from The Cricket talks with Kory Curcuru about everything happening in the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Erika and Kory remember Bill Scott, respected local business owner and community leader, who passed on November 25, 2022. 
 
A new installment of  “Timeline: Cape Ann -Howard Blackburn”is playing now. Watch the episode here: https://fb.watch/hdOoIwIhGd/

Mayor of Gloucester Greg Verga joins Heather Atwood to discuss spending the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Mayor Verga says $1.5 million will be dedicated to the Gloucester Affordable Housing Trust. 
Mayor Verga also talks about Gloucester’s new “Bring a Bill” program. Residents that are participating in the city’s Community Aggregation program can receive help understanding their bills on December 12, 2022.

Watch Butcher, Baglio and Estes perform LIVE from the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center on Cape Ann Today with Heather Atwood and Kory Curcuru. The Cape Ann musicians are promoting their concert on December 3, 2022 at the Shalin Liu. For tickets and more information visit: http://bit.ly/3tQf47J

Erika Brown from The Cricket recounts the events of Essex, MA’s Special Town Meeting and  Manchester-by-the-Sea’s Fall Town Meeting with Kory Curcuru.

Charles Nazarian from Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation and Dick Prouty from TownGreen join Kory Curcuru on Cape Ann Today to discuss “Planning for Reality: Climate Change & Downtown Gloucester.” The event is Saturday, Nov 19, 2022 at 1:00pm at Gloucester Meetinghouse. 
The event is part of Gloucester Meetinghouse's annual symposium on a topic of community concerns and will include guests Mayor Greg Verga, Professor Charles Waldheim from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Professor Antonio Raciti from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Kevin Hively, CEO and Founder of Ninigret Partners.

Erika Brown from The Cricket joins Kory Curcuru on Cape Ann Today to talk about  who sent a “Look-Alike” mailer to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents regarding proposed zoning changes. Brown says the group responsible went through great lengths to remain anonymous. 
Erika also talks to Kory about the new management at the Manchester Athletic Club. New owners reopened the club in October and the new senior team includes many familiar faces.

Erika Brown from The Cricket joins Kory Curcuru on Cape Ann Today to talk about a “Look-Alike” mailer sent to Manchester-by-the-Sea residents regarding proposed zoning changes. The United States Postal Service is investigating who sent  a large, glossy, two-sided postcard from what appeared to be the Town of Manchester to 2,500 homes and businesses. 
 
Read the story: https://bit.ly/3UezTES