Gloucester

When the pandemic started, much of the world stopped for many people. But a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Gloucester just kept going, doing what he loves.

How important is a school desk in these days of remote learning? Ask Laura Marston, a Woburn mom who picked up a desk to take home on Wednesday. She has a high school freshman, an eighth grader, a fifth grader, a third grader and a first grader all learning from home. “People are all over the house and my youngest…

Not every student has the right tools or setup to succeed from home, so some Massachusetts communities are pitching in to help.

A North Shore brewery has decided to call it a day. According to a source, Cape Ann Brewing Company in Gloucester is no longer in operation, with a Facebook post from Boston’s Wicked North Shore confirming this, while a Facebook post from the Rogers Street brewery says the following: During the summer of 2002, a casual conversation spawned the, perhaps…

The owner of a Maine boat carrying four fishermen that sank off Cape Cod last fall has asked a court to declare it is not at fault. The owner of the 82-foot Emmy Rose wants a Maine federal court judge to declare that it is not liable for damages in the sinking. The owner, Boat Aaron and Melissa Inc., said…

Residents were evacuated from a Gloucester, Massachusetts, home as firefighters put out a one-alarm kitchen fire Saturday morning, Gloucester Fire Chief Eric Smith said. Fire crews responded to the report of a kitchen fire at 93 Western Ave. around 9:30 a.m. Gloucester Patrol Officer Scott Duffany arrived at the scene quickly and evacuated the residents, according to Smith. Duffany used…

Residents were evacuated from a Gloucester, Massachusetts, home as firefighters put out a one-alarm kitchen fire Saturday morning, Gloucester Fire Chief Eric Smith said.

As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Massachusetts, lines for COVID-19 tests appear to be growing longer in many communities. But a North Shore ambulance company is stepping up to make things more convenient and will start providing in-home tests by appointment. John Morris, the president of Beauport Ambulance Services in Gloucester, said he got the idea…

A Massachusetts ambulance service will soon provide in-home COVID-19 testing to make things more convenient for residents on the North Shore.

A woman was pronounced dead after being pulled from the water in Gloucester on Sunday, authorities said. The woman, later identified as 41-year-old Cassandra Baker of Beverly, was removed from the water near Rafe’s Chasm around 12:51 p.m., according to Gloucester Police Chief Ed Conley and the Essex District Attorney’s Office. She was reportedly floating face down in the...

An investigation into what caused a fishing boat carrying four Maine fishermen to sink off Cape Cod will likely take weeks or months, the Coast Guard said Friday. The boat sank off Provincetown on Monday when it was en route to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Members of the Maine fishing community have been raising money for the families of the men lost…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A popular Cape Ann restaurant that shut down a few years ago is returning to a new space in the northern suburbs of Boston. According to a post within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com, Alchemy, which had been located in Gloucester until 2016, will be reopening in the former Gaslight space at…

After a spike in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at least four restaurants have chosen to close temporarily in order to test their employees and sanitize. City officials said that the uptick in cases was the result of a large gathering or social event, in addition to some isolated cases. As of Friday, there were 44…

After the number of active COVID-19 cases in Gloucester spiked to 44, four local restaurants have chosen to close temporarily in order to test their employees and sanitize, according to Gloucester Daily Times. City officials said that the uptick in cases was the result of a large gathering or social event, in addition to some isolated cases. The Board of…

A car’s driver has died after his vehicle crashed into a utility pole in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Tuesday, authorities said. The car was left on its back in a hedge near the pole, aerial footage confirmed. Police and firefighters were called to the crash Essex Avenue and Concord Street about 2:35 p.m., according to a statement from the two agencies....

Neighbors in Gloucester, Massachusetts, are rallying to restore a house after its owner received a nasty note. The home on Perkins Street needs a paint job. As obvious as that is, someone felt the need to leave homeowner James Curcuru an insulting message. “It said, ‘Paint me. Eyesore. Your neighbors. Perkins Street,’” Curcuru said. That’s cold and cruel, and...

A community is rallying to restore a house someone called an “eyesore” in a nasty note.

At least three surfers reported seeing a shark fin in the water off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Monday morning, prompting lifeguards to shut down area beaches and triggering a search that stretched into neighboring Rockport. The sightings, which happened around 11 a.m. at Long Beach, sent swimmers running from the water, eyewitnesses said. “I saw, like, a little fin…

A shark is believed to have been seen off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The Annisquam River in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was calm and cool Tuesday, with only a smattering of boaters, all of whom seemed to be practicing appropriate social distancing. It’s different on the weekend, which has prompted a response from the city’s mayor. “Just because being outside is low risk,” Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken said in a tweet, “doesn’t mean there...