Gloucester Daily Current, Wednesday, October 14

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Good morning, Gloucester. It's Wednesday, October 14. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Gloucester Daily Current, free public information for Gloucester. Today we look at a steep rise in heating oil prices.

Heating oil in Massachusetts costs $6.18 a gallon this week. According to the state's weekly survey, that is a 74 percent jump from $3.56 a year ago. A typical home burning 800 gallons a winter will pay roughly $4,900 this season. That is an increase of about $2,100. You can use a heating oil calculator on the Cape Ann Current website to estimate your own costs before you call your dealer.

In Gloucester, the city opens a dumpster today at the Public Works yard, 28 Poplar Street, for old trash carts and recycling bins that are not Casella carts. It is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the end of October, and on Saturdays, October 17, 24 and 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop off is free.

The School Committee meets today at 6 p.m. in the high school library and on Zoom. The agenda includes votes on operating protocols and a new special education job description.

The Cape Ann Y M C A hosts a free talk on connecting with your 9 to 11 year old tomorrow from 5:30 to 7 p.m. On Friday, the Cape Ann Museum offers a free tour of the Captain Elias Davis House from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

In high school sports, Gloucester won three times on Tuesday. Field hockey beat Beverly 6 to 3. Volleyball swept Winthrop 3 to 0. Golf defeated Winthrop 38 to 34. Today, girls soccer hosts Chelsea at 4:30 p.m. Boys soccer travels to Tewksbury for a 7:15 p.m. game, and field hockey plays at Marblehead at 4 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects patchy fog this morning, giving way to a partly sunny afternoon with a high near 72 and a chance of late showers. Tomorrow is expected to be sunny and cooler. High tide in Gloucester Harbor is at 2:14 p.m. today.

That's the Gloucester Daily Current for Wednesday. 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

• Heating oil costs 74% more than last fall. Here is what that means for a Cape Ann home, and where to get help
• Meetings today and Thursday: Gloucester School Committee, Manchester's town meeting money, the Essex fire plan and an Essex housing bylaw
• Morning fog, then partly sunny and near 72 Wednesday, a sunny, cooler Thursday and rain Friday
• Scoreboard: Gloucester field hockey wins at Beverly, volleyball sweeps Winthrop, Manchester Essex boys soccer beats Lynnfield
• Gloucester opens a dumpster at the DPW for old trash carts and recycling bins, starting Wednesday

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