Crews aid Rockport in four-alarm Broadway fire

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Gloucester Crews Aid Rockport in Four-Alarm Fire

Rockport police and fire were called to 19 Broadway Ave. at about 9:58 a.m. Sunday for reports of a strong gas odor, and found thick black smoke and an active fire in the mixed-use building. Crews struck four alarms and knocked the fire down around 1 p.m. with no reported injuries, though at least two families and commercial businesses were displaced. Gloucester was among 10 departments providing mutual aid; the cause remains under investigation by Rockport Fire and the State Police fire unit.

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TownGreen Holds Emergency Preparedness Workshop at Library

TownGreen hosts an emergency preparedness workshop Monday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Sawyer Free Library Community Room, covering household emergency plans, go-bags, checklists and local alert systems.

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Affordable Housing Trust Convenes Hybrid Meeting

The Gloucester Affordable Housing Trust meets Monday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. at the Rose Baker Center for Aging Well, 6 Manuel F. Lewis St., with a remote participation option.

City of Gloucester

Community Preservation Committee Meets on Harbor Loop

Gloucester's Community Preservation Committee meets Monday, Sept. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Harbormaster's Conference Room, 19 Harbor Loop, with a Zoom option available.

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Marine Fisheries Hosts Electronic Reporting Training Session

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries holds an in-person commercial fishing electronic reporting training Monday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. at its Gloucester office.

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City Completes Automated Trash Cart Rollout Ahead of Oct. 1 Switch

The City of Gloucester says delivery crews finished distributing automated trash carts ahead of the Oct. 1 switch from bags; drivers cannot make field swaps, and extra-cart deliveries will follow later.

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Microplastics Talk Brings Citizen Science to Gloucester

Seaside Sustainability and The Microplastics Institute present 'Microplastics: The Hidden Threat' Monday, Sept. 21, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Blackburn Offices, 2 Main St.

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Gloucester JV Volleyball Visits Whittier RVT

Gloucester's girls JV volleyball team plays Whittier RVT Monday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in Haverhill.

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St. John's Starts Racial Justice Book Group

St. John's Episcopal Church begins its Racial Justice Book Group Monday, Sept. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Zoom, reading 'Color of Compromise,' with sessions also planned for Oct. 5 and 19.

St. John's Episcopal Church

Gloucester Boys Soccer Hosts Salem Monday

Gloucester High's varsity boys soccer team hosts Salem Monday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. at Gloucester High School.

NFHS Network

Machaca Launches Early Patriots-Game Sundays

Machaca began opening early for select Patriots games Sunday, with doors at 12:30 p.m., game-day food and bar specials as a recurring Sunday feature.

Good Morning Gloucester

Rocky Neck Offers Monday Life-Drawing Workshop

The Rocky Neck Art Colony's weekly life-drawing workshop runs Monday, Sept. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck; drop-in admission is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Obituary: Stephanie Ruta, Gloucester High Class of 2005

Stephanie Marie Ruta, a 2005 Gloucester High School graduate who worked in home health care, died Sept. 17 at age 39 after a battle with leukemia, according to her obituary.

Greely Funeral Home

Hammond Castle Tour Today Sold Out

Trails & Sails' self-guided Hammond Castle Museum tour is scheduled Monday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., but the listing shows the event sold out.

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2:00 p.m. Board of Registrars Meeting

Posted 9/10/26 at 8:29 a.m.

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