Gloucester Family Tells State Leaders Fishing Industry Has a Future

GLOUCESTER — A Gloucester fishing family told state leaders the industry still has a future, according to a Gloucester Daily Times report, as the city's fishing community continues pressing officials for support. City Hall separately confirmed the City Clerk's Office will close to the public on Friday, Aug. 28.

TOWN HALL City Hall announced the City Clerk's Office will close to the general public on Friday, Aug. 28, according to a notice posted this week on the city's website. Residents with clerk business, such as vital records or licensing matters, should plan to complete those errands on other business days that week.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "There's a future in fishing," local family tells state leaders: A Gloucester family shared an optimistic message with state officials about the fishing industry's road ahead, according to the Gloucester Daily Times. (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/fishing_industry_news/theres-a-future-in-fishing-local-family-tells-state-leaders/article_89c245dd-976f-4645-884f-0059f4ff5610.html)

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