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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…

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

Gloucester recorded 14 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, with six recorded 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

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Families Fault Navy After It Declines to Salvage Sunken Fishing Boat

Families of a sunken Gloucester fishing vessel's crew are outraged after the U.S. Navy denied their salvage request. Samitt was among seven crew members aboard, according to a Ground News report on the families' response. The Gloucester Town Clerk's office also posted formal notices thi…

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Fishermen's Memorial Cenotaph Adds Ten Names Before Saturday Service

Gloucester's Fishermen's Memorial cenotaph added ten new names ahead of Saturday's dockside memorial service, per Gloucester Daily Times. The report, headlined "Ten names added to cenotaph in time for Saturday's Fishermen's Memorial Service," said organizers finalized the additions this…

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Family Trusts, Not Price Tags, Define Gloucester's Late-July Deed Records

Gloucester recorded 13 property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, 2026, but only two had a sale price recorded: $775,000 for a Brooks Road condominium unit and $1,250,000 for a Hammond Street condominium unit, putting the recorded range at $775,000 to $1,250,000 with a two-sale median of

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Cape Ann Weekend Highlights Schooner Festival, New Art Exhibition

Cape Ann's weekend arts and culture calendar takes the spotlight as Gloucester heads into its annual Schooner Festival season. A Gloucester Daily Times columnist previewed the festival, one of the city's signature late-summer waterfront events, while another report highlighted a new exh…

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Open Door Food Pantry Plans North Shore Expansion With State Funding

A North Shore food pantry is planning an expansion aided by state funding, per a Gloucester Daily Times report today. The Open Door, which serves Gloucester and surrounding Cape Ann communities, was described in the newspaper's report as moving to broaden its footprint across the region…

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Annisquam Events Highlight Cape Ann Summer Calendar

Cape Ann's summer cultural scene took center stage today, with no major town hall or school action reported. The Gloucester Daily Times spotlighted "Around Cape Ann: Signature events on tap in Annisquam" and a live-music roundup, "Tunes on the Town," while a published letter to the edit…

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Cape Ann Parish Holds Mass for Nigerian Priest Who Died Amid Visa Fight

A Cape Ann Catholic community mourned the loss of a Gloucester-connected priest who died last week while facing a visa deadline that would have sent him back to Nigeria. Holy Family Parish members and other Cape Ann Catholics gathered Saturday for a memorial Mass, according to Glouceste…

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