Seaport DMO recognizes awardees
Close to 45 members of the business community were on hand at Guiseppe's Restaurant for the recognition and presentation of awards "to those who do more than their share to promote this island as a destination."
The event was Discover Gloucester's first holiday awards party, and those honored included everyone from community volunteers who donate time cleaning up litter at weekends, to a mother-daughter amateur photography team.
The anti-litter bugs — Donna Ardizzoni of Circle Consulting and Bob Gillis of Cape Ann Savings Bank— are part of the "One hour at a Time Gang" of volunteers, and for their weekend labors, they were recipients of the marketing organization's "Good On Ya! Award."
The mother-daughter shutter bugs were Louise Palazzola and her daughter Denise Foley who were honored with special recognition for their winning photograph (a shot of the schooner Ernestina and the Man at the Wheel) that graced the 2011 Discover Gloucester Visitor Guide.
The inimitable Joey Ciaramataro of Capt. Joe and Sons, creator of the GoodMorningGloucester.org blog, was this year's winner of the Golden Sou'wester Award, in memory of Harriet Webster and Peter Prybot, to honor someone who recognizes how fishing and tourism feed off each other to create destination tourism. His sister, Felicia Ciaramataro Mohan, accepted the award for her brother Joey.
The memory of another inimitable Glosta Man, the beloved and legendary Joseph Garland, was honored with the Discover Gloucester Heritage Award for understanding the importance of our maritime heritage and working to spread that history to others. The award was presented to Daisy Nell, one of the founders of the Schooner Festival Committee in 1984 and the 2012 committee chairwoman.
The final award went to the "Volunteer Extraordinaire," and took its winner, Linn Parisi, by surprise. As volunteer director of Discover Gloucester's Board of Directors, Linn's endless efforts on behalf of her beloved island home have for five years continued to grow a combined marketing effort to more efficiently and easily promote Gloucester's potential for destination tourism.
Storage facility adds air-controlled units
Willow Street Storage held a grand opening Saturday, Jan. 14, for 112 fully climate-controlled units in newly renovated and refurbished 13,000 square feet of commercial space formerly occupied by Gloucester Engineering at the corner of Willow and Cleveland Streets.
Created by owner/operator Eric Loiacano, the new facility's 112 units are fully climate controlled, with an FOB Door Security System, 24-hour access 365 days a year, camera monitoring, convenient variable sizes ranging from 5-by-5 feet up to 10-by-20 feet, with other sizes in between.
Offering state-of-the-art protection for domestic electronics and computers, furniture, motorcycles, antiques, seasonal items, patio furniture, lawn mowers, snowblowers, documents, and anything else that may be challenging to store in private homes, apartments, condos or dorms, the units are affordably priced ($60 to $195) with long and short terms available, and are designed to keep items dry, safe, mold and mildew-free.
For more information, email eloiacano@verizon.net, or call 978-515-7994.
Round ranks No. 1 in Manchester
The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Manchester has announced that Marianne Round was the No. 1 sales associate for total sides sold for single-family homes in the town of Manchester in 2011.
Round assisted 11 different sets of sellers and buyers to either sell or purchase a home in Manchester last year.
"Marianne is a talented sales professional who is committed to providing superior service to her clients," said Alyson O'Hara, sales manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Manchester, in a statement. "She is an invaluable member of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage team, and I am confident she will continue to achieve tremendous success in 2012."
Round has been recognized with the Coldwell Banker International Diamond Society award. This award is given to the top 7 percent of approximately 90,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker system.
Aubrey joins Elder Service group
PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the health of older adults so they may continue living independently in the community, has announced the addition of Gloucester resident Julie Aubrey CNA, ADC, to the team at Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, working in the Activity Department at the PACE day center on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester.
Julie has worked in the medical field with seniors for more than 13 years and has her certifications through North Shore Community College. She is also the proud mother of two children.
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