Gloucester Daily Current, Sunday, October 11
Gloucester Daily Current · Sunday, October 11 · 2:23
City Council previews state grants and retiree health care bill
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Good morning, Gloucester. It's Sunday, October 11. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Gloucester Daily Current, free public information for Gloucester. The City Council reviews state grants and retiree health care.
Town budgets are tight across Cape Ann. What is one town service you would protect no matter what? Weigh in at capeanncurrent dot com slash crosscurrents.
On Tuesday, the SFL Corporate Communications Committee meets at 9 a.m. The City Council and Licensing Board meet at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, October 14, the School Committee meets at 6 p.m. On Thursday, October 15, the Gloucester Lyceum Committee meets at 5 p.m.
On Tuesday, the City Council considers $256,300 in state grants for downtown signs and housing zoning. The council also receives the city's latest valuation of retiree health care benefits, estimating a $181.2 million liability. The agenda includes changing the funding source for a $1 million budget measure.
The deadline to register to vote is Saturday, October 24. Early voting runs from October 17 to 30. The state's voter booklet was mailed in September, and the city posted a link to online and audio versions.
Today, Magtoberfest runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Lexington Avenue in Magnolia. The North Shore Arts Association hosts an art sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Pirates Lane.
Gloucester field hockey reached 10 and 0 with a 5 to 0 win at Danvers on Friday. Also on Friday, football beat Salem 35 to 17. Yesterday, boys soccer shut out Rockport 1 to 0, and girls soccer lost to Rockport 3 to 1.
The Weather Service expects mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 60, and rain tonight. Columbus Day is forecast to be partly sunny near 63. High tide in Gloucester Harbor is at 12:20 p.m. today.
That's the Gloucester Daily Current for Sunday. 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
- Before Tuesday's Gloucester City Council: $256,300 in state grants for downtown and housing zoning, the election warrant and a $1 million budget fix
- Voter registration closes Oct. 24, and the state's guide to the nine ballot questions is online
- Mostly cloudy Sunday, then a soaking rain tonight before a drier Columbus Day
- Scoreboard: Rockport girls and Gloucester boys split the soccer doubleheader, Manchester Essex falls twice
- Weekly roundup: Gloucester field hockey reaches 10 and 0, football beats Salem, and Rockport and Gloucester split a soccer doubleheader
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