Families Fault Navy After It Declines to Salvage Sunken Fishing Boat
GLOUCESTER — Families of the crew of a sunken Gloucester fishing vessel say they are outraged after the U.S. Navy declined their request to help salvage the wreck, according to a Ground News report. The town also flagged the September 1, 2026 state primary in a series of notices posted Thursday.
TOWN HALL The town posted formal notice Thursday morning alerting residents to the September 1, 2026 state primary, part of a routine series of election-preparation alerts from the Town Clerk's office. No additional detail on registration deadlines or polling locations was included in the notice (read it at https://www.gloucester-ma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2133).
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Families respond after Navy declines request to salvage sunken Gloucester fishing vessel": relatives of a crew member identified as Samitt, one of seven people aboard the vessel when it sank, say they are angry the Navy will not help recover the wreck, according to Ground News (read it at https://ground.news/article/families-outraged-after-us-navy-refuses-to-salvage-sunken-fishing-vessel).
"Battle of Gloucester ceremony includes a cannon salute": the city marked the anniversary of the Revolutionary War era fight with a commemorative ceremony that featured a cannon salute, according to the Gloucester Daily Times (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/battle-of-gloucester-ceremony-includes-a-cannon-salute/article_00e5635a-77e7-4e6a-a187-54d5f0530b8c.html).
"T.G.I.F.: What to do this weekend": the Gloucester Daily Times published its regular roundup of weekend activities and events around the city, according to the paper (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/t-g-i-f-what-to-do-this-weekend/article_ffec40d1-bcae-451c-8769-7a3472400b5f.html).
"Letter: We should keep DST": a reader wrote to the Gloucester Daily Times arguing against switching the clocks back this fall, according to the paper's letters section (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-we-should-keep-dst/article_a29de9ed-d672-4ed0-996f-57d86257e4a8.html).
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.