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A man attempts to reach the flag during the Greasy Pole contest on Sunday, July 1, 2007. St. Peter's Fiesta is a five-day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman, St. Peter. Hosted by the Italian American community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, [1] the festival involves a carnival, seine boat races, and the Greasy Pole contest, and ...
Good Morning Gloucester. The Good Morning Gloucester logo. Good Morning Gloucester is a longstanding blog created by Gloucester, Massachusetts lobster broker Joey Ciaramitaro. [1] [2] GMG is a snapshot of living and working on the docks of the oldest commercial fishing harbor in the United States.
Gloucester's largest annual event is St. Peter's Fiesta, sponsored by the local Italian-American community. It is held the last weekend in June, which is typically the weekend closest to the saint's feast day. Preceded by a nine-day novena of prayers, the festival highlights include the blessing of the fleet and the greasy pole contest.
Jun. 20—After being on hiatus since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Peter's Fiesta is back. The 95th edition of the traditional five-day event kicks off Wednesday, June 22, with musical ...
The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts.Now largely defined by 19th century architectural trends, it includes the city's commercial downtown (Main Street), its civic heart on Dale and Prospect Streets, and some adjacent residential areas.
Tribune. Eastern New Mexico News, Clovis, N.M. September 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Sep. 3—St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales will host its annual fiesta this Saturday and Sunday. "We invite the ...
Gloucester City police ended up capturing the stolen car driver, identified as 32-year-old Joshua E. Chrismon of the 6100 block of Stark Way in Mount Laurel, as he was fleeing the crash scene.
May 10, 1990. Our Lady of Good Voyage Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 136-144 Prospect Street and 2-4 Taylor Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The first church on the site was built in 1892 to serve a large Portuguese immigrant population that came to Gloucester to work in the fishery. That church burned in 1914, and this ...