Gloucester Daily Current, Tuesday, October 13

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Good morning, Gloucester. It's Tuesday, October 13. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Gloucester Daily Current, free public information for Gloucester. Today we look at the latest unemployment numbers.

Elementary and middle school students have early release on Thursday for parent and teacher conferences, according to the district calendar. A second early release is set for Thursday, October 22. The posted lunch for both days is a sunbutter and jelly sandwich, yogurt, veggie sticks, fruit and Teddy Grahams.

Gloucester's unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in August, down from 4.8 percent in July. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 656 residents out of work out of a labor force of 15,987. The preliminary figures do not account for seasonal changes.

The City Council meets today at 6:30 p.m. at 9 Dale Avenue. The Licensing Board also meets at 6:30 p.m. at 19 Harbor Loop.

Residents get free admission to Hammond Castle Museum today from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Also today, you can catch live music at the Beauport Hotel from 6 to 9 p.m.

In high school sports today, golf hosts Winthrop at Bass Rocks at 3:30 p.m. Field hockey plays at Beverly at 4:30 p.m., and volleyball is at Winthrop at 5:45 p.m. Tomorrow, field hockey travels to Marblehead, girls soccer hosts Chelsea, and boys soccer plays at Tewksbury.

The National Weather Service expects a gray and damp Tuesday, with a high near 58 and a chance of showers, and mostly sunny skies with a high near 71 tomorrow. High tides in Gloucester Harbor are at 1:29 a.m. and 1:36 p.m. today.

We also remember John F. George, 65.

That's the Gloucester Daily Current for Tuesday. 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

• Cape Ann's August jobless rates: Gloucester 4.1%, Rockport 4.2%, Manchester 3.3%, Essex 3%
• Gloucester PreK to 8 students get out early Thursday for parent conferences, with a snack style lunch
• Gray with a few showers Tuesday, then sunny and near 71 Wednesday
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey at Beverly and nine more games on a busy Tuesday

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