Education Foundation grants $293,000 to schools

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Education Foundation Awards $293,000 to Gloucester Schools

The Gloucester Education Foundation is opening the 2026-27 school year with $293,000 for seven Gloucester Public Schools programs, including a $100,000 K-8 STEM coordinator, $64,000 for GHS Medical Assisting and $50,000 for the GHS Engineering Lab. Also funded: O'Maley Academy ($30,000), grades 4-8 band ($30,000, with another $30,000 in January), the O'Maley Science Central Wilson intern ($5,000) and the Gender Equity in STEM Club ($14,000). GEF says more is coming, with competitive grants for educators to be awarded in November, February and May.

Cape Ann Community

Schooner Adventure Marks 100th Birthday with Party on the Pier

Maritime Gloucester hosts a free centennial celebration for Schooner Adventure on Sept. 16 at Harriet Webster Pier, with live music, deck tours and cake, plus a ticketed $100 Centennial Anniversary Sail at 4 p.m.

Schooner Adventure

Backyard Growcery Farmers Market Returns to Burnham's Field

Backyard Growers hosts its weekly farmers market Sept. 16 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Burnham's Field, with seasonal produce and a drop-in soil health workshop.

Backyard Growers

Sawyer Free Library Accepts Artwork for Annual Auction

Artists can drop off accepted submissions for the 2026 Sawyer Free Library Art Auction in the Community Room on Sept. 16 from 1-5:30 p.m.

Sawyer Free Library

Sawyer Free Library Holds Drop-In Computer Basics Course

The library offers a self-paced Computer Basics session in its Digital Learning Lab Sept. 16 from 3-5:30 p.m.; completion qualifies participants for a free Chromebook.

Sawyer Free Library

City Assessor's Office to Close Friday for Maintenance

The Assessor's Office at Gloucester City Hall will be closed to the public Sept. 18 for scheduled maintenance.

City of Gloucester

Hammond Castle Opens 'Brave-Too-Much' with Curator Preview

Hammond Castle Museum hosts a 5:30-7:30 p.m. opening reception Sept. 16 for 'Brave-Too-Much,' with curator remarks, a presentation and early exhibit tours.

Hammond Castle Museum

Alex Anthony Music Plays Minglewood Harborside

Alex Anthony Music performs a solo set at Minglewood Harborside in Gloucester Sept. 16 from 6-8:59 p.m.

Alex Anthony Music

Dead to the Core Brings Grateful Dead Tribute to The Cut

Dead to the Core performs its Grateful Dead-inspired show at The Cut, 177 Main St., Sept. 18 from 8-11 p.m.

Discover Gloucester

Cape Ann Museum Keynote Explores Art at the Seashore

Harry Cooper delivers the keynote 'Crosscurrents, Riptides, and Eddies' at Kyrouz Auditorium in Gloucester City Hall Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m., part of Cape Ann Museum's exhibition programming.

Cape Ann Museum

Fortune Brings Classic-Rock Tribute to The Cut

Fortune performs a classic-rock tribute show at The Cut in Gloucester Sept. 19 at 8 p.m., with doors at 7 p.m.

The Cut

Lanesville Music Festival Returns with Food and Vendors

The Lanesville Community Center hosts its music festival Sept. 19 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at 8 Vulcan St., with donation admission, food, vendors and a Sept. 20 rain date.

Good Morning Gloucester

Gloucester Soccer Teams Fall to Masconomet in Doubleheader

Masconomet defeated Gloucester's boys soccer team 6-2 and girls soccer team 6-0 on Sept. 15.

MSONEWSports

Shellfish Harvesters Get $300K Relief After Sewage Closure

State officials announced $300,000 in relief for North Shore shellfish harvesters, including Gloucester, after a 12-day emergency closure tied to a June 29 Haverhill sewage discharge.

Patch

Gloucester Volleyball Heads to Minuteman Wednesday

Gloucester's varsity girls volleyball team plays Minuteman Regional at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 16 in Lexington.

MaxPreps