The beginning of 2019 is bringing new opportunities for our students on Cape Ann. The first Gloucester High School students have matriculated into the new vocational training program that we facilitated with the Laborers Union and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School. Last week, they were given new boots and jackets to be equipped…
Last year, Lou Mandarini Jr., business agent for the Laborers Union and secretary treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and I started to talk about whether there was a way to partner to create more opportunity for Gloucester High School vocational students. Our issue on Cape Ann: hundreds of students from Gloucester apply annually to Essex North…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) joined her colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass a balanced fiscal year 2019 Budget and the House Economic Development Bill which contain funds to support our fishermen, create new opportunities for those seeking a decent living, help protect the most vulnerable members of the Cape Ann community, and…
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante pushed for the amendment. She’s emboldened by what she calls a local theater renaissance, as evidenced by the national debuts of “Jagged Little Pill” at A.R.T. in Cambridge and “Moulin Rouge!” at the newly renovated Colonial Theatre in Boston. Read more on the Boston Globe website→
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) joined her colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives this week to pass a $40.4 billion FY18 budget which represents a commitment to fiscal responsibility. The spending bill protects vulnerable residents through investments in early education and care (EEC), substance addiction initiatives, homelessness programs, and funding to help individuals with developmental…
The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses wants to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving, and encourage you all to #shoplocal on this #SmallBusinessSaturday! Check out the MA Small Businesses Facebook page→
Two local lawmakers are pushing a bill that would bring more money to the city and help its waterfront businesses repair and maintain their wharfage. Read more on the Gloucester Daily Times website→
The shape — and size — of things to come on Gloucester’s Pavilion Beach is now on display. A whirlwind of construction in recent weeks has given residents a look at the full size and shape of the new Beauport Hotel Gloucester, with as many as 90 workers carrying out a variety of tasks at the…
Saturday morning a public meeting was held to provide State Representative Ann Margaret Ferrante the opportunity to introduce the four pieces of legislation that she has put forth to help grow the Massachusetts creative economy. The meeting was organized by Judith Hoglander, Chair for the Gloucester Committee for the Arts, and took place at the…
One, in response to the “tech tax” debacle of 2013, the Legislative TechHub Caucus, co-chaired by state Sen. Karen Spilka and State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, was formed and has been thriving. I’ve see firsthand how the caucus has become a sounding board for many legislators and tech industry leaders to share information and concerns. That…
