Gloucester Morning Current, Thursday, October 8

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Good morning, Gloucester. It's Thursday, October 8. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Gloucester Morning Current. It's Fire Prevention Week, and the city has a new acting police chief.

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It is Fire Prevention Week. Fire officials want every household to check its smoke and carbon monoxide alarms before heating season. The American Red Cross installs up to three free smoke alarms in Massachusetts homes, for renters and owners. Our checklist and free calendar reminders are at capeanncurrent dot com.

Lieutenant Michael Gossom became Gloucester's acting interim police chief on Tuesday. The mayor's office announced the change but did not say why it was made, or what happens to Michael Williams, who had led the department as acting chief since March. The city is still searching for a permanent replacement for former Chief Ed Conley, who retired early this year.

The state drought task force meets today at 9:30 a.m. Its last declaration in September kept the region in a Level 1 mild drought.

In city meetings today, the School Committee Personnel Subcommittee meets online at 11:30 a.m. The City Council Budget and Finance Committee and the Board of Health both meet at 5:30 p.m. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

In the race for state representative in the Fifth Essex District, Gil Frieden of Essex is the first of the three candidates to answer the Cape Ann Current's questionnaire. His answers on housing, the working waterfront, climate, school funding, transportation and all nine ballot questions are now in our voter guide at capeanncurrent dot com. Democrat Dru Tarr and Republican Christina Delisio have until October 16 to send theirs.

The Annisquam Arts and Crafts Show opens tomorrow night from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Annisquam Village Hall. On Saturday, the Cape Ann Museum hosts free family programs for Second Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In high school sports, the Gloucester boys soccer team shut out Winthrop 3 to 0 on Wednesday, while the girls fell to Winthrop 4 to 0. Today, the golf team is at Swampscott at 4 p.m., and volleyball hosts Saugus at 5:45 p.m. Tomorrow night, the football team hosts Salem at 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a mostly sunny and breezy Thursday with a high near 68, and a 30 percent chance of morning showers. A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. High tide in Gloucester Harbor is at 10:09 a.m. and 10:32 p.m. Hurricane Isaias is headed for the northern Gulf Coast and will not bring storm conditions to Cape Ann this weekend. Forecasters expect a dry, sunny Saturday, then say the storm's leftovers could bring rain showers Sunday night into Columbus Day, with no flooding or damaging winds expected.

We also remember Sherrill A. Beaulieu, 86.

That's the Gloucester Morning Current for Thursday. For news from all four Cape Ann towns, and every story with its sources, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's newsreader. Catch the Morning Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Lt. Michael Gossom is Gloucester's new acting police chief
• Morning shower chance, then sunny and cooler into the weekend
• Long weekend on Cape Ann: art shows, open studios, Magtoberfest and two big Rockport concerts
• Scoreboard: seven games today, including Gloucester volleyball and Rockport and Manchester Essex soccer

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