Gloucester Daily Current, Saturday, October 10

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Good morning, Gloucester. It's Saturday, October 10. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Gloucester Daily Current, free public information for Gloucester. In sports, Gloucester football and field hockey both took home wins yesterday.

In high school sports yesterday, Gloucester football beat Salem 35 to 17 at home. The field hockey team shut out Danvers 5 to 0 on the road. Today, Rockport visits Gloucester for soccer, with the girls playing at 4 p.m. and the boys at 6 p.m. The junior varsity football team hosts Everett at 1:30 p.m.

Around town today, the Annisquam Arts and Crafts Show runs all day at the Annisquam Village Hall. The Downtown Campus hosts family programs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Manship Artists Residency has an exhibit open from 1 to 5 p.m.

Massachusetts moved Gloucester to a Level 2 significant drought yesterday. The state says groundwater remains low despite September rain. Officials ask residents to use less water and fix indoor leaks. The state also urges cities to limit or ban washing sidewalks, driveways, cars and boats.

A new series on the local economy begins Friday, October 16. It will follow public money to see what share reaches Cape Ann businesses, using state Comptroller records. A free tool opening Friday, October 30, will let you search state vendor payments since 2010.

City offices are closed Monday for Columbus Day. On Tuesday, the City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall for zoning hearings and an election warrant vote. The Licensing Board also meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The School Committee meets Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a sunny day today with a high near 59. Tomorrow brings mostly cloudy skies near 60, with rain showers tomorrow night into Monday. Midday high tides in Gloucester Harbor are at 11:41 a.m. today and 12:20 p.m. tomorrow.

That's the Gloucester Daily Current for Saturday. Everything we share is free public information from public records and government data. For updates from all four Cape Ann towns, and every source, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's host. Catch the Daily Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Business on Cape Ann: what our Business section offers, and a new Friday series
• Public meetings after the long weekend: Gloucester City Council, Essex selectmen, the Essex school's community meeting
• State moves Cape Ann's region to Level 2, a significant drought
• Sunny and cool Saturday, then rain Sunday night into Columbus Day morning
• Scoreboard: Gloucester football and field hockey win, Rockport ties Haverhill, Rockport visits Gloucester for soccer

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