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The Impact of the Credit Crunch on Small Business

Invited by Senator John Kerry, Mayor Carolyn Kirk spoke at a U.S. Senate hearing on "The Impact of the Credit Crunch on Small Business" in Washington, D.C. April, 2008

Mayor Kirk, Governor Patrick and Congressman Tierney

Mayor Kirk walks the Governor and Congressman along the working waterfront procuring state and federal partnerships. (Gloucester Daily Times)

16 City Unions Sign Health Insurance Agreement

Mayor Kirk along with leaders from city and school unions sign agreement on health insurance, saving the city and employees hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Gloucester Daily Times)

New Weekly Recycling Saves City Money

Mayor Kirk masters the art of the purple bag and recycles, recycles, recycles. With new, weekly recycling by new local contractor, the city can save $300,000 plus annually.

Main Street gets ﬁrst new pavement in decades

in a “visitor ready” action by Mayor Kirk for the summer shopping and dining season. Highly approved by the athletes in Gloucesterʼs First Triathlon & Block Party goers.

First SailGloucester Event Brings In Tall Ships

Mayor Kirk celebrates leading the Picton Castle, with Schooner Lannon and local boats, into Gloucester Harbor - a tourism and community boating collaboration.

Listening to Lessons from Lunnenburg and Other Ports

Mayor Kirk moderates morning event at SailGloucester with Dan Moreland, Captain, Picton Castle; Iain Kerr, Captain & CEO, Ocean Alliance; Bert Rogers, Exec. Dir., American Sail Training Association.

At Gloucesterʼs First Annual Triathlon

Mayor Kirk discusses race strategy with her Triathlon relay partner. This new event brought 800+ triathletes and hundreds of supporters to the city and raised money for GHS athletes and charities.

Thanking the Many Volunteers at The Visitorʼs Center

who remodeled and hosted the Visitorʼs Center. 52 volunteers answered the call to serve. Mayor Kirk and volunteers enjoy a light moment at the opening at Stage Fort Park.

Working Meeting with Lt. Governor Tim Murray

Proposed by Mayor Kirk, $800,000 down payment to purchase I4C2 was given to Gloucester by the Seaport Advisory Council, chaired by Lt. Governor Tim Murray. (Gloucester Daily Times)

Paint Factory Sold to Marine Research Group

Mayor Kirk celebrates with with historian and author, Joe Garland, and members of the Ocean Alliance on the occasion of the purchase of the Paint Factory on Rocky Neck. (Gloucester Daily Times)

At the Boards, Commissions and Committees' Meeting,

Mayor Kirk discusses The State of the City and introduces the Civic Participation and Public Information Committee (CPPI).

State of the City Neighborhood Meetings

Mayor Kirk started regular State of the City updates for resident discussions in all five wards twice a year.

Eastern Avenue Public Meeting: Crisis to Control

Mayor Kirk calls in National Grid officials, local and state ofﬁcials, and neighbors after house explosion incident.

Mayor Kirk Congratulates New Interim Fire Chief, Phil Dench

with wife, Francine Dench, after the swearing in ceremony which included new appointments in the Fire Department and special recognitions for heroism in the Eastern Avenue house explosion.

Health Insurance Agreement Signed

Deputy Fire Chief Steve Aiello, Gloucester High School teacher Andrea Pretzler and Mayor Kirk sign agreement on health insurance. (Gloucester Daily Times)

Gloucester Family Health Center

At the opening of the $1.3 Million Stimulus Package Relief for the Gloucester Family Health Center, Senator Kerry and Congressman Tierney meet with Mayor Kirk.

Congratulating Mike Lane

on his appointment to Interim Police Captain. Mayor Kirk also presented policemen with promotions and special recognition for the rescue of teens incident.

Cast of "In Harm's Way"

Mayor Kirk, Councilor Sefatia Romeo, and State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante take a bow. Mayor Kirk recommitted city to being a non-violence and domestic violence free zone.

"In Harm's Way"

Mayor Kirk participates with Gloucester High School students and residents as a cast member in the drama "In Harm's Way" at Gloucester High School.

Charter School Hearing

Mayor Kirk reads testimony off of a Blackberry from the Mayor of Salem, MA. (Gloucester Daily Times)

Gloucester Arts Festival 2009

At the 2nd Annual Arts Festival showcasing arts and performing arts by students in The Gloucester Public Schools, Mayor Kirk thanks volunteers and Gloucester Education Foundation for all their work.

Girl Scout Troop 6042

learns about the job of the mayor in The Mayor's Office.

Neighborhood Gatherings

Mayor Kirk talks with residents about their ideas for the city at neighborhood gatherings.

Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner 2009

Mayor Kirk greets Mike and Ann Marie Luster at the 2009 Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner at the Tavern. (North of Boston Living)

Ribbon Cutting - Seaport Veterinary Hospital

Mayor Kirk joins the Cahill family as they celebrate the grand opening of their new Veterinary Hospital on Eastern Ave. in Gloucester.

Man at the Wheel

Mayor Kirk celebrates the selection of Gloucester's Man at the Wheel statue to be featured on a US quarter. (Boston Herald)

Memorial Day

Mayor Kirk addresses Veterans and citizens at the Memorial Day services in Gloucester at the WWII monument at Kent Circle.

Fire Chief McKay Retires

Mayor Kirk extends a gift from the City and best wishes to Fire Chief Barry McKay. (Gloucester Daily Times)

Horribles Parade

The Kirk for Mayor float in the Horribles Parade captured the spirit of the grass roots campaign.

Kristian Hoysradt and Carolyn Kirk

Carolyn Kirk and 2007 Campaign Manager Kristian Hoysradt, a graduate of Gloucester High School

East Gloucester Elementary School Playground

Carolyn Kirk shows off the East Gloucester Elementary School Playground for which she led the fundraising efforts of $50,000 to build it.

Sound of Music 2008

Mayor Kirk makes cameo appearance in the Annisquam Village Players summer production "The Sound of Music" - another long-standing Gloucester political tradition.

Ladies Night on Main Street

Mayor Kirk celebrates Ladies Night on Main Street with friends and local celebrity!

Gloucester Mayor's Wish List 2009

Rudy Macchi of Gloucester listens to the Christmas wish list of Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk. (Cape Ann Magazine)

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Kirk Gets Vote of Confidence from Bond Rating Agencies

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

By Patrick Anderson, Staff Writer
(reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
The country’s two leading bond rating agencies have maintained their rating of Gloucester’s finances this year — a vote of confidence, officials say, for a city that has just gone through budget cuts and a drinking water emergency.
Moody’s kept the city’s bonds at its A2 rating [...]

City Reels In $476K in Back Taxes

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Collection effort includes funds netted from auction of property
By Richard Gaines, Staff Writer
(reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
A law firm acting on behalf of the city has collected nearly $500,000 in real estate taxes from properties that have long been delinquent on their payments.
D’Ambrosio Law Offices reported last week the collection of $476,000 from the [...]

Police Union, City Sign New Pact

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By Patrick Anderson, Staff Writer
(reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
Tensions within the Gloucester Police Department over the assignment of daily tasks and paid details, an underlying factor in several recent controversies and the basis for accusations of favoritism and retribution, are targeted in a new contract signed by the patrolmen’s union and city yesterday.
The new [...]

Kirk Offers Slightly Smaller 2010 Budget

Friday, May 8th, 2009

by Patrick Anderson, Staff Writer
(reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
Gloucester’s government will contract but there are no new layoffs in Mayor Carolyn Kirk’s recession-squeezed $80,791,568 fiscal 2010 budget proposal released this week.
Reacting to reductions in both local revenue and state aid, the budget cuts overall spending by $254,211 from the fiscal 2009 appropriation, despite the [...]

Residents Cut Trash Costs by Recycling More; Local Contractor to Take Over Collection of Purple Bags

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

by Patrick Anderson, Staff Writer
(reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
Gloucester residents are recycling more of their waste since the city introduced a controversial new bag-based, pay-as-you-throw trash system three months ago, new figures from the Department of Public Works show.
Now, they’ll be able to recycle weekly under changes included in a new trash-disposal contract with [...]

Kirk Joins High School in Accepting Sail Boats from Yacht Club for GHS Sailing Team

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

by Andrea Holbrook
April 16, 2009
(Reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
More Gloucester teenagers now have the chance to sail, thanks to a gift from the Eastern Point Yacht Club.
The yacht club has donated two 420 Vanguard sailboats to Gloucester High School to support the development of its racing team. The gift was made during a ceremony [...]

Kirk Proposes Clean Energy Committee be Established by Ordinance

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

by Robert Cann
April 03, 2009
(Reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
In recent years the color green has all but given up its former connotations in favor of serving exclusively as a buzzword for environmentalists. However, the city of Gloucester knows green is the color of another thing: money.
As means of combining two greens, members of the [...]

Kirk asks State Legislature to Remove Chief from Civil Service

Friday, March 20th, 2009

by Richard Gaines
March 20, 2009
(Reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
Mayor Carolyn Kirk yesterday asked the state Legislature to accommodate the will of City Council and remove the position of fire chief from the Civil Service system.
State Sen. Bruce Tarr said he expects the Legislature to do just that, perhaps within two months, or perhaps as [...]

Early Retirement Program Helps to Avoid Lay-offs in the Midst of a 32% Cut in Local Aid for FY10

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

by Richard Gaines
March 19, 2009
(Reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
Nineteen city employees — including the city’s two highest 2007 earners, police Lts. Michael O’Hanley and Jerris Cook — have answered Mayor Carolyn Kirk’s request for volunteers for early retirement to help reduce personnel costs.
Also in the pool of early retirees is fire Chief Barry McKay [...]

Kirk Submits Harbor Plan to City Council for Endorsement

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

by Richard Gaines
January 29, 2009
(Reproduced from the Gloucester Daily Times)
With Gloucester’s commercial fishing fleet facing an uncertain future, Mayor Carolyn Kirk has sent City Council a long labored-over draft Harbor Plan, conceived as a road map for the economic revitalization of the waterfront around infrastructure essential for the fishery.
“We want a harbor built around the [...]