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šŸŒ± Could a $20,000 Twin Lights scholarship help your next career step?

Coffee in hand, Gloucester? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • Could a $20,000 Twin Lights scholarship help your next career step?
  • How a Gloucester exhibition game helped inspire an Olympic refereeā€™s path
  • How new crypto ATM limits could affect Gloucester residents

Also on today's calendar: The Cold Stares and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Snow early in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 38, low: 34.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

ā€¢ Twin Lights opens scholarships to adults, tradespeople (cnhi.com) ā€” Adults and tradespeople in Gloucester now have a chance to apply for Twin Lights Beverages Trust scholarships worth up to $20,000 for the coming academic year. The Rockport-based fund, honoring Twin Lights sodaā€™s legacy, seeks motivated applicants of any age who want more education to better serve the Cape Ann community, with applications and essays due by April 1.
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ā€¢ The Golden Call: Andover native's takes detour to her Olympic journey (cnhi.com) ā€” A future Olympic refereeā€™s journey briefly runs through Gloucester, where Kelly Cooke watched Team USA play a pre-Olympic exhibition that helped spark her dreams. The Andover native went from youth hockey and college play to becoming one of the worldā€™s top womenā€™s hockey officials, working gold-medal games in Beijing and Milan while balancing a legal career and family life in Massachusetts.
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ā€¢ Crypto ATM Scams Continue To Plague Seniors in Massachusetts (wror.com) ā€” Gloucester is among several Massachusetts communities that have enacted or are weighing new limits on crypto ATMs as scams targeting seniors surge statewide. The story explains how scammers use these machines, highlights recent losses in nearby towns, and shares where residents can report suspected fraud or seek help if theyā€™ve already been victimized.
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šŸ’¬ Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • True Italian Massachusetts-pizza-and-sub shop pizza, like before all the Greek-style pizza-and-sub shop pizza started taking over in the 80ā€™s.
    Uncle Frankā€™s is thin crust, doughy/chewy/bubbly crust edge, foldable NY style ITALIAN pizza. Taste the basil in the sauce - yum! (Nextdoor Riverdale/Bay View)
  • There is a major accident on Rykman St reported at...
    There is a major accident on Rykman St reported at 8:10 PM. "911-reported accident" (Nextdoor )
  • Vacasa posted a job opening for Seasonal Piecework Housekeeper in Gloucester. Apply here.
  • The TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate in Gloucester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gloucester here.

šŸ—ž Nearby News

Essex

Ipswich

  • Ipswich officially moves to automated trash and recycling collection (thelocalnews.news)
  • Letter: First Church in Ipswich asks community to help feed neighbors (thelocalnews.news)
  • Early morning SUV crash splits pole in half, closes part of Topsfield Road (thelocalnews.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One's very heavy. The other is a little lighter. (Thank you Nancy V. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gloucester

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gloucester

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.