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Gloucester Family Tells State Leaders Fishing Industry Has a Future

A Gloucester fishing family told state leaders the industry still has a future, a Gloucester Daily Times report says. The Monday account arrives as Gloucester's fishing community keeps pressing officials for support following weeks of coverage on vessel safety and a stalled Navy salvage…

Obituary notices, week of August 3, 2026 through August 9, 2026

This week's Gloucester obituary notices column carries one qualifying entry: MacDonald, Christopher P., 59, of Gloucester, who died Tuesday, August 6, 2026. His notice is posted through Greely Funeral Home of Gloucester, as listed on Echovita; full service details were not included in t…

Gloucester Fishing Community Honors Mariners Lost at Sea

Gloucester's fishing community gathered this weekend to honor mariners lost at sea, the Gloucester Daily Times reports. The tribute, headlined "'They reside in our hearts' Community honors fishermen lost at sea," drew on the city's long history of loss on the water. No Town Hall press r…

Shore Road Sale Tops Gloucester's Late-Summer Property Transfers

Gloucester recorded 14 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, with six disclosed prices ranging from $297,000 to $3,200,000 and a median of $555,000. The period's top sale was 35 Shore Rd at $3,200,000, sold from Isaac Randall D Tr to Barenboim Koren E Tr. Eight of the 14 transfers had no

Appeals Court Weighs First Amendment Protections in Gloucester Lobster Defamation Suit

Appeals court judges are weighing First Amendment protections in a lobster industry defamation suit involving Gloucester fishermen. The Gloucester Daily Times reports, in a Friday, Aug. 7 story headlined "Appeals court: Fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment…