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Tag Archives: John McElhenny
Mayor Kirk: Working Together for Gloucester’s Future
The well-attended Mayor’s “I Love Gloucester Breakfast” at the Gloucester House this morning was followed by remarks and an informative Q and A. The overarching theme of the morning’s event was of working together to build Gloucester’ s future. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Bailey Kirk, Gloucester House, John McElhenny, Leonard Campanello, Luke McElhenny, Mayor Carolyn Kirk
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A Very Important GMG Poll (ok, not really) From John McElhenny
John McElhenny writes- Joey, Everyone knows GoodMorningGloucester readers are the most fashionable blog readers anywhere. I wore this outfit today but a certain woman I may or may not be married to gave me the look that says, “Are you … Continue reading
5 Questions With @Joey_C’s Favorite Twitter Peeps- @JMcElhenny
5 Questions With John McElhenny- https://twitter.com/JMcElhenny What are your duties at your job and do you use twitter as a tool for your job? I work at InkHouse, a public relations and social content agency. My job is to help … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 Questions, @JMcElhenny, Joey_C, John McElhenny, Twitter
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Want to Shape Burnham’s Field’s Future?
Joey,You and GoodMorningGloucester have been super supportive of the clean-up of Burnham’s Field in central Gloucester (Thanks!) Now that the City has won a big grant- #BOOM! Gloucester wins big grant to fix up Burnham’s Field to renovate the field, … Continue reading
Thank you Craig Kimberley!
Last week Craig Kimberley spent a morning editing and assisting me with my Black Swallowtail film project. It’s been great getting to know Craig and I am feeling very blessed that he is interested in working on my project. Because of his knowledge … Continue reading
Chickity Check it- Is the News Dying? From John McElhenny On The Matter Communications Blog
John McElhenny writes- Is the News Dying? A blogger buddy and I had a back-and-forth recently about the future of news. He had just read a post called, “The incredible shrinking newspaper audience,” and was pessimistic about the future of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, Chickity check it!, John McElhenny, Matter Communications
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Happy Birthday Joey!
Joey’s B’day is tomorrow–look what Johnny Mac dropped off ~ Joey showing off his brand new yoga pants and stunning cocktail ring. Happy Birthday Chief!
John McElhenny Submits This Poll: Is our Joey at risk of becoming overexposed?
John McElhenny submits – On Wednesday a German photographer stopped by to take hunky pin-up calendar photos of Joey down the dock. Today, there’s our Joey again in a photo spread in the Gloucester Times. He’s been profiled and quoted … Continue reading
Burnham’s Field Community Gardeners Hold Fall Clean-Up
Joey, The Burnham’s Field Community Garden was a hive of activity over the weekend. The gardeners held our fall clean-up, pulling weeds, trimming back overgrown plants and making the place look shipshape. Hard to believe the Garden’s been around two … Continue reading
Breaking News: John McElhenny Ditches The Skinny Jeans In Favor of Carhartt’s Today
That’s Right Johnnycakes- You’re A Superstar. If you didn’t know already, fashion forward John McElhenny is The VP of Matter Communications- a High Powered PR Agency Which Perennially Wins Numerous Awards In Their Field. Check Out Matter Communications Here
When did fishermen switch from baited lines to trawling nets?
When did fishermen switch from baited lines to trawling nets? John McElhenny writes- Joey, Good reminder today about what a great source of information we have in the Sawyer Free Library. The History Channel had a question for a fishing-related … Continue reading
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Tagged baited lines, Fishermen, John McElhenny, Sawyer Free Library, trawling nets
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#BOOM! Coastal Living magazine calls Gloucester a "Coastal Dream Town"
Joey, More positive national media coverage for Gloucester: Coastal Living has a great article on Gloucester in next month’s issue. The article calls Gloucester a "Coastal Dream Town" and says Gloucester has a "rare combination of urban spirit and historic … Continue reading
Bike Riders and the Horribles Parade From John McElhenny
The Legendary Head of Hair, Skinny Jeans Wearing, King of The YMCA Basketball Courts, HUGELY INFLUENTIAL John McElhenny writes- I heard some bike riders are going to have a posse riding in the Horribles Parade (see below). I’m going to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Bike Riders, Horribles Parade, John McElhenny
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The Burnham’s Field Community Garden has a New Mural!
John McElhenny submits- Joey, The Burnham’s Field Community Garden has a beautiful new mural designed and painted by the talented kids at Art Haven in Gloucester. The mural was framed and put up at the garden over the weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged Aria, Burnham's Field, Community Garden, Good eggs, Joe and Paula Axelrod, John McElhenny, Mural, Rocky Delforge, Ruby McElhenny
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Burnham’s Field Backboards get a Facelift Submitted by The Super Stylish and Athletic John McElhenny
Joey, The four basketball backboards at Burnham’s Field got a fresh coat of paint over the weekend. It’s part of a great volunteer effort that created a Community Garden in Burnham’s Field last summer, has organized several field clean-ups and … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletic, Backboards, Burnham's Field, Facelift, Good eggs, John McElhenny, Submitted
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Greg Bover & Frances Fitch on NPR today & Shalin Liu Tonight
Well you saw it first right here on GMG. Then the Artist of the week Video Series on gimmesound all last week. Now Greg Bover and Francie Fitch are on NPR — SEE HERE. BUT WAIT! THAT’S NOT ALL. You can see … Continue reading
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Tagged Frances Fitch, Greg Bover, John McElhenny, NPR, SHALIN LIU
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Gloucester named one of 5 Eco-Friendly Towns in America
John McElhenny of Matter Communications writes: Joey, Good news: Rand McNally and USA Today have just named Gloucester one of 5 Eco-Friendly Small Towns in America! It’s a nice honor for our city. The article is here. Rand McNally asked … Continue reading
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Tagged america, Eco-Friendly, Gloucester Ma, John McElhenny, Matter Communications, Rand McNally, Towns, USA Today
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Well Well Well, My Boy John McElhenny’s Company just named to Boston Business Journal’s List of Fastest Growing Boston Private Companies!!!
BBJ names 2012 ‘Pacesetters’: Boston’s fastest-growing private cos. The Boston Business Journal Tuesday announced the 2012 Pacesetters — a list of the region’s fastest-growing privately held companies. To make the list, a company had to report a three-year growth rate … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Business Journal, Boston Private Companies, Growing, John McElhenny
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What Community Is All About- Burnham’s Field Clean Up
John McElhenny writes- Joey, Seventeen people came to Burnham’s Field on Saturday morning to make the largest green space in central Gloucester a more beautiful place. Mission accomplished! They fixed a fence, erased graffiti, picked up litter and trimmed brush. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben’s Wallpaper & Paint, Burnham's Field, CleanPro, Good eggs, Good Morning Gloucester, John McElhenny
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Must Read: John McElhenny’s Piece In The Gloucester Daily Times
To the editor: Thank you for the Rev. Rona Tyndall’s beautifully written Midweek Musing (Opinion page, the Times, Wednesday, Feb. 8) about changes under way in the Fort neighborhood. I don’t think what makes Gloucester special is any collection of … Continue reading
The Burnham’s Field Gardener Series- Kathy Hegarty of St. Ann School
The Burnham’s Field Gardener Series Burnham’s Field is the largest green space in central Gloucester. There’s been a resurgence of pride in Burnham’s Field, including a new 20-plot garden. GoodMorningGloucester is running a series of video profiles of the Burnham’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Garden, Eats, John McElhenny, Kathy Hegarty, St. Ann School, The Burnham’s Field Gardener Series, Video
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Twitter Faceoff- Battle Of The PR Titans John McElhenny (@JMcElhenny) vs Ariane Doud (@ArianeDoud)
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Tagged Ariane Doud, John McElhenny, Matter Communications, PR, twitter Faceoff
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Video The Burnham’s Field Gardener Series Girl Scout Troop 523 From John McElhenny
Burnham’s Field is the largest green space in central Gloucester. Recently there’s been a resurgence of pride in Burnham’s Field, including a new 20-plot garden. GoodMorningGloucester is now running a series of video profiles of the Burnham’s Field Community Gardeners. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnham's Field Gardener, Girl Scout, Good Morning Gloucester, John McElhenny, Series, Troop 523, Video
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