Gloucester

A scandal has rocked the Gloucester Harbormaster’s Office with allegations of theft and forgery, and they all center around three employees. The city mayor Greg Verga alerted the City Council on Monday that the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries discovered two forged grant applications totaling $24,000. The false signatures allegedly originated from the city’s Harbormaster’s Office. As of Monday,...

The investigation started after the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries discovered two forged two forged grant applications that came from the Gloucester office.

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A fire broke out at an empty hotel in Gloucester, Massachuetts, early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The fire occurred just after 1:30 a.m. at the Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks on Atlantic Road, the Gloucester Fire Department said. When firefighters arrived, they found flames coming from an air conditioning unit at the corner of the building, fire officials…

Firefighters battled a fire in a home in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. on Holly Street. Aerial footage from the scene showed a multiple-story home that appeared to have sustained serious damage, with numerous fire department vehicles lining the street. Smoke could still be seen coming from the building at 2 p.m. No…

Voters headed to the polls in 80 communities across Massachusetts on Tuesday, with several cities voting in mayoral elections, including Boston.

It’s Election Day for communities across New England. Here’s everything you need to know before heading to the polls.

Voters headed to the polls in 80 communities across Massachusetts on Tuesday, with several cities holding mayoral elections and a number of council seats open in Boston. At least four Boston city councilors were being replaced in Tuesdays election. Councilors Michael Flaherty and Frank Baker did not seek re-election, while Ricardo Arroyo and Kendra Lara both lost in the preliminary election. See...

A child was hit by an SUV in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Saturday morning, according to local authorities. Gloucester police responded to Warner Street near Trask Street at around 11:30 a.m. When the officers arrived, they found a 7-year-old girl who had been struck by a 2010 Ford Escape, according to authorities. Investigators believe the girl ran out into the road…

Two women were rescued from the waters in Gloucester, Massachusetts, after they were swept off the Dog Bar breakwater in Gloucester Harbor on Sunday. Police and firefighters responded to the Dog Bar breakwater, which extends out from Eastern Point Lighthouse in Gloucester’s outer harbor, shortly before 11a.m. First responders climbed 12 feet down the side of the granite breakwater...

There’s a massive hole in a Gloucester ice cream shop after a crash Friday.

The driver was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be OK.

An SUV slammed into an ice cream shop in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, leaving behind significant damage to the building. The Gloucester Fire Department said they were called to the crash at Carl’s Cones on Washington Street around 12:30 p.m. No one was inside the building at the time, but the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening...

One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Tuesday. According to authorities, the single-vehicle crash occurred on Andrews Street at around 12:20 p.m. The person was taken to Addison Gilbert Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their identity is not being revealed at the moment. The crash is under investigation.

City leaders in Gloucester, Massachusetts, are apologizing after families faced serious beach parking problems over the weekend. Many beachgoers heading to Wingaersheek Beach said they were turned away, even after using the online parking system to pay in advance and reserve their parking spots. “They actually had people walking up the roads, saying, ‘You have to turn around, even if…

Many beachgoers were turned away this weekend in Gloucester despite using a new parking system to pay in advance for spots.

The two people jumped off the boat and made it to shore. The dog was picked up by another boater, and was understood to be okay.

An explosion and fire onboard a boat off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, landed two people in the hospital on Monday morning, according to local fire officials. The boat fire happened shortly before 9 a.m. near the Blynman Bridge, according to the Gloucester Fire Department. The Blynman Bridge is at the intersection of Western Avenue and Perkins Road, right where…

A boat caught fire in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to the boat at Captain Joe and Sons on East Main Street around 9:30a.m. on Sunday. Fire officials say the fire may have started because a part of wooden structural material was too close to the exhaust. Fire crews pulled the boat to the dock and used...

City Hall in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is closed Thursday following a small fire overnight, officials said. Firefighters responded to the building around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after a fire alarm went off. Responding crews saw smoke and fire coming from a basement office and called in additional crews for support. The fire was knocked down within about 15 minutes of when it…

Want to try one of the best ice cream flavors in the nation? Head to Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe in Gloucester.