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🌱 How FEMA’s funding reversal could hit Gloucester’s coastal defenses and budget.

Gloucester, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Gloucester! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How FEMA’s funding reversal could hit Gloucester’s coastal defenses and budget.

Also on today's calendar: No Sitter Necessary - Family Dance Party and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and... ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Turning cloudy and humid, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, breezy and humid, temps: high: 77, low: 68.
  • Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Senators Markey, Warren, Reps. Keating, Lynch Urge FEMA to Rescind Decision to Cancel Coastal Recovery Projects (senate.gov) — Gloucester is one of seven coastal communities whose storm-recovery projects are at risk after FEMA moved to cancel key funding for repairs to seawalls, revetments, and other infrastructure. Massachusetts senators and representatives are pressing FEMA to reverse course, warning that communities like Gloucester could face serious financial strain and greater vulnerability to future extreme storms.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Phone scam alert.
    If you receive an email titled “A SPECIAL SUMMER INVITATION FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!!” with a .vu in the url it’s a scam to send the same email to… (Nextdoor North Gloucester)
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    For dog sitting Wanted to give this person the benefit of the doubt but did a little research to confirm my suspicions- needless to say I will not… (Nextdoor Bray - Concord)
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  • The Trustees of Reservations posted a job opening for Seasonal Housekeeper in Ipswich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gloucester here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David! (Thank you Linda S. for sending it in!)
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