http://www.gloucestertimes.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200224659.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200224659.html Nine beachgoers dragged out to sea by a high ebbing tide and head-high waves from a distant Tropical Storm Bertha were carried back to safety on Long Beach on Thursday afternoon by a group of surfers and a part-time lobsterman. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200224548.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200224548.html The late Australian actor Heath Ledger, who moviegoers and critics alike said stole the show in his portrayal of the Joker in the latest Batman movie, was a noted insomniac. Yesterday morning, at a time that suited Gloucester's own insomniacs, denizens of the night turned out in droves at Gloucester Cinema for the earliest premiere of and quot;The Dark Knight and quot; in Cape Ann and mdash; just minutes after midnight. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:32:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200013218.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_200013218.html DeMoulas Supermarkets has agreed to provide Sam Park and amp; Co. with more than $10 million in construction financing for his Gloucester Crossing shopping center while negotiating to put a Market Basket in the anchor spot, principals for both companies said yesterday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199232233.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199232233.html ROCKPORT and mdash; An electrical box malfunction on Atlantic Avenue drew a response from the Fire Department at 9:34 a.m. Tuesday. The problem was solved and firefighters cleared the scene. r Res Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231951.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231951.html Arrests Police executing a search warrant of a residence on Proctor Street at 4:42 p.m. Wednesday arrested Matthew Taylor, 21, of 44 Reynard St. Taylor was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231920.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231920.html MANCHESTER and mdash; Police arrested a Lynn resident Wednesday. Angel Perez, 23, of 109 Hollingsworth St. was arrested at 5:17 p.m. on a charge of driving a car with a suspended license. Perez was released on $40 cash bail. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231823.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231823.html Do you have recent photos from a family or neighborhood reunion you'd like to share with the community? Things you don't usually see covered or listed in the Gloucester Daily Times? Do you have any poems you'd like to share with the community? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231858.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231858.html ROCKPORT and mdash; Police issued a criminal complaint to a Rockport woman at 12:41 a.m. Wednesday. Police stopped a vehicle on Rowe Avenue driven by Robyn Martin, 23, of Dodd's Lane, after discovering she was in violation of a license restriction. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231730.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231730.html WASHINGTON and mdash; Americans are eating slightly less seafood, despite continuing reports of its health benefits. Seafood consumption totaled 4.908 billion pounds in 2007, down from 4.944 billion a year earlier, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported yesterday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231754.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231754.html ESSEX and mdash; Essex has a number of unique land development issues and mdash; including the creation of a zoning overlay district along John Wise Avenue, and the potential development of Conomo Point. Those issues and others, however, may get more focused attention from the town. Selectmen, in coordination with the Planning Board, are once again exploring the possibility of hiring a town planner that would be shared with the town of Manchester. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231639.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231639.html ESSEX and mdash; A Dog Street resident was transported to Beverly Hospital on Wednesday at 2:46 p.m. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:15:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231519.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199231519.html A re-engineered trash policy and mdash; one that promises to impede cheating, encourage recycling and save the city as much as $200,000 a year and mdash; has been sent to the full City Council with committee support. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199225715.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_199225715.html Colin MacKenzie is a professional fisherman. So when he hooked up at dawn yesterday a couple miles out past the Dog Bar breakwater, it was with some experience that he said, "I thought I had a tuna." Un-uh. MacKenzie would discover to his great pleasure 10 minutes later that, using a live mackerel, he'd hooked and boated a striped bass for the ages. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_198225750.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_198225750.html The Man at the Wheel has his "crew" back. The 10 bronze plaques bearing the names of the 5,370 Gloucester fishermen who have died at sea since the start of record-keeping in Gloucester could be archivally verified, were reinstalled yesterday after their first major refurbishing since the memorial was erected in a semicircle nearby the statue in 2000. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_198225241.html http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_198225241.html ROCKPORT and mdash; While Gloucester residents continue to grapple with the city's water and sewer rates, Rockport's rates have risen by more than 20 percent over the past year, are higher than Gloucester's and are among the highest in the state.