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Gloucester Committee Backs Grants, Board Appointment
Gloucester School Committee hears new superintendent's entry plan, approves $148,000 in grants.
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Sushi Sang Lee Prepares Move to New Downtown Location
A downtown Gloucester sushi restaurant is preparing to relocate to a new location, according to a Gloucester Daily Times report published Wednesday. Sushi Sang Lee is planning the move within downtown Gloucester, though the report did not specify a timeline or new address. Separately, o…
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Gloucester Moves to Level 2 Water Use Restrictions Amid Drought
Gloucester imposed Level 2 water use restrictions Tuesday as drought conditions persist across the region, tightening outdoor water rules citywide. The city's notice, posted August 11 to its CivicAlerts system, did not specify new limits beyond the escalated restriction level. The City …
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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…
Obituaries
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…
Morning Brief
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…
Real Estate
Shore Road's $3.2 Million Sale Pulls Gloucester's July-August Price Range Wide Apart
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 transf…
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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…
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Recommends Doubling Eastern Point Lot Rule
Gloucester Planning Board votes to close an Eastern Point zoning loophole and pave over a 40-year-old gravel lot.
Morning Brief
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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