Cape Ann Today
Cape Ann Today is hosted by Cape Ann locals Kory Curcuru and Heather Atwood. Listen as they bring you news and stories from around Cape Ann. Get access to daily interviews of town officials, journalist, and community members talking about what they are doing in your neighborhood. Cape Ann Today is produced by 1623 Studios. Learn more at https://www.1623studios.org/
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Beth Pocok and Jen Holmgren from the Sawyer Free Library join Heather Atwood to discuss an upcoming talk by Eric Klinenberg, author of “Places for the People”. Klinenberg writes about how Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. Join the Sawyer Free Library this Thursday, July 14, from 6:00-7:00pm for an interesting conversation and reception afterwards. The event is open to the public, but you must register at https://sawyerfreelibrary.org/.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Erika Brown from The Cricket joins Kory Curcuru to talk about John “Stuffy” McInnis, the most accomplished athlete from Cape Ann. Stuffy was the most recent subject of Timeline: Cape Ann, an original series from 1623 Studios produced by Kory! Have you seen the episode? Watch here: https://bit.ly/3OHSUwO
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Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Ethan Forman from the Gloucester Daily Times joins Kory Curcuru to talk about everything happening in Gloucester since the 4th of July. Local fisheries are bracing for the impact of Red Tide. Ethan tells local seafood lovers to not avoid ordering fried clams this summer. Restaurants are prepared to source clams from other distributors.
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Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
City of Gloucester MA Ward 2 Councilor Tracy O’Neil joins Heather Atwood and Kory Curcuru to talk about the recent decision to reject all nine of the proposed zoning amendments from the Planning and Development Committee.
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Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Erika Brown from The Cricket updates Heather Atwood and Kory Curcuru on the recent decision made by Manchester’s Selectboard to join a regional 911 dispatch service. Brown says the Selectboard made the decision after 56% of town meeting voters declined to join. Regional dispatch centers are a low cost alternative to local dispatches and are favored by the state for emergency management benefits.
Erika also talks about Peter Phippen’s recent piece on new invasive species in the Great Marsh and a local veterarian’s trip to Ecuador.
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Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Ethan Forman from the Gloucester Daily Times joins Heather Atwood and Kory Curcuru to review last weekend’s St. Peter’s Fiesta festivities. Celebrating St. Peter reminded Ethan how important fishing is to the community of Gloucester. On the heels of Fiesta a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade caused protests at the Gloucester Rotary. Forman spoke with young organizers and two women who protested for the same rights fifty years ago.
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Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Mayor of Gloucester Greg Verga joins Heather Atwood and Kory Curcuru to talk about supply chain issues affecting pay-as-you-go trash bag sales in the city. Throw bags are unavailable, so the city is allowing people to put up to two 36 gallon bags of trash on the curb free of cost. Despite concerns about how the city would handle the increased trash generated by St. Peter’s Fiesta the festival was a success.
The week before Fiesta saw multiple tragedies. Mayor Verga comments on the drowning in the Lanesville quarries and a fire at Beacon Marine. Lastly Kory asks Mayor Verga about the upcoming talks to spend Covid-19 relief funds and the 4th of July.
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Heather Atwood is joined by Playwright Anne Undeland and Professor Megan McNamara Dawley, an Edith Wharton scholar and adjunct professor at Lesley University. Anne and Megan discuss their upcoming talk at the Sawyer Free Library about “Mr. Fullerton Between the Sheets” a play about Edith Wharton’s love affair at 46 years old and the surprising vulnerability this affair exposed.
Anne and Megan will be speaking Thursday, June 30 at 6:00pm. For more information visit: https://bit.ly/3OnkX4Z
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Jason Brisbois from The Cricket joins Kory Curcuru on Cape Ann Today to review Manchester-Essex Regional High School spring sports season. Brisbois tells Kory this has been a stand out season for the school. The girls lacrosse team made it to the state finals before losing 10-7 to Dover-Sherborn.
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Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Ethan Forman from the Gloucester Daily Times reports LIVE from outside the Beacon Marine which caught fire at 7:00AM this morning. Ethan tells Heather Atwood on Cape Ann Today no one was injured in the fire. Fifteen residents have been displaced and are currently being assisted by the Red Cross.
Read Ethan’s story in the Gloucester Daily Times: https://bit.ly/3bo9PpH
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