Gloucester Rugby players have been put to the test with cold water endurance in a challenge from shower brand Mira Showers Capturing ‘Freeze Frames’ of the players’ reactions Centre Max Llewellyn and Prop Jamal Ford-Robinson have teamed up with the brand to highlight the benefits of cold water therapy It comes as new research from Mira Showers reveals that a third (34%) of Brits are taking a cold shower at least once a week Cold water therapy is commonly used in many sports as a recovery modality, as it is said to aid muscle and injury recovery by constricting blood vessels; subsequently reducing inflammation and swelling Yet the players attest to cold-water immersion’s benefits that extend beyond the physical “I like to have a shower before bed and do a 30-second count under the coldest temperature before I shut it off and I find I get better sleep as someone who gets too hot at night It helps me regulate my body temperature so I’m in a good space to sleep you’ll see the benefits and realise that the colder temperature isn’t as bad as you thought it was going to be Work on getting your breathing under control when you’re in there and you’ll soon start to enjoy the experience.” Enjoying cold water immersion is a ritual for Jamal Ford-Robinson each morning as he loves the ‘shock’ feeling it gives to the body “You feel amazing after cold water exposure particularly after waking up feeling groggy with low energy It gives a great kickstart to the body for the day ahead.” even if you’re initially under cold water for 10 seconds When I first started doing cold water immersion I recited the poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling to ensure I did it for a good length of time Putting on a three-minute song is also a good way to ease yourself into the feeling.” “You definitely feel more refreshed and better than when you went in also revealed that one in six (15%) already take cold showers to boost both their mood and energy levels When it comes to exercise enthusiasts, nearly one in five (18%) turn to the trend for sports recovery, more than walking (16%) and electrolytes (14%). Around one in 10 (8%) even said cold showers help to boost their confidence a quarter (24%) report better sleep quality while three in 10 (30%) see improved mood or reduced stress and nearly another quarter (23%) experience better skin or hair condition The survey comes after Mira Showers’ latest bathroom offering in the form of Mira Activate with ColdBoostÔ – the UK’s first guided cold shower experience, bringing cold water therapy to the home With four settings altering the duration of a boost users can feel the water temperature slowly decrease alongside breathing prompts on the display for an immersive cold-water experience former professional rugby player and Recovery Sports Scientist at Gloucester Rugby “Wellness isn’t just about feeling better physically it’s also about feeling better mentally for a more holistic approach “Cold water exposure has well-known positive effects on post-workout recovery but it also has the potential to improve mental clarity reduce fatigue and boost overall energy levels and recover – either from a tough workout or a tough day at work – and you can tailor the experience depending on your preferences “Whether you practise cold water immersion in the morning for an invigorating start to the day or if you do it before bed to get better sleep cold showers are a simple boost to your routine.” Shower expert Kerry Hale from Mira Showers added: “Bringing cold water therapy into the home takes all the hassle of open water swimming out of the trend We can all relate to the feeling of cold water hitting our skin and it turns out some of the country’s biggest rugby stars can vouch for that too – but the results seemingly do Brits wonders according to our research.” Sign up to get LondonDaily.News delivered to your inbox A federal court fight that started last June may end soon with Gloucester County just buying a site from the company suing it owns a 10.33-acre site property assessed as farmland at the intersection with Parkville Station Road in West Deptford Township The company has sued the county over alleged years of stormwater runoff onto this private land off Kings Highway County officials are to host a public hearing May 14 to hear residents' views on their proposal to buy the property for $1.35 million using their Open Space Preservation Trust Fund An additional $70,000 is expected to be needed for environmental and survey work More: Kings Highway condo project passes in West Deptford. What to know about the local concerns A suggested lawsuit settlement proposal would have Joanland agree to permanently drop its lawsuit and transfer the land to the county for the $1.35 million The county is eligible for New Jersey Green Acres Program money covering half the acquisition cost Joanland is seeking damages and other costs blaming the county for allegedly damaging its ability to develop the site the county acquired an easement for a 20-foot-wide path through the property More: Veterans care is key part of senior housing project approved in West Deptford the county and other interests have developed land upstream and The suit alleges that water from offsite now affects more than 70% of the property “Defendant’s actions of improperly and illegally using Plaintiff’s property for runoff beyond the prescribed easement area has caused a vast majority of the site to become a jurisdictional wetland upon which traditional development cannot financially occur,” the lawsuit states Attorneys for the parties did not respond to an offer Thursday to comment on the proposal Written comments or requests for information should be filed on or before May 9. They are to be directed to Eric Agren, Office of Land Preservation, 254 County House Road, Clarksboro, by phone at 856-224-8045, or by email at eagren@co.gloucester.nj.us Comments and requests also can be directed to county counsel Eric M Campo at 856-384-6943 or by email at ecampo@co.gloucester.nj.us Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland Support local journalism with a subscription 4Space🚀Scientists aboard a plane with 26 cameras chase burning satellite and film its fiery fallChris Young13 hours ago 8Military🚀China deploys 5,000-ton torpedo frigate to hunt US nuclear submarines in open seasKapil Kajal15 hours ago 9Military🚀UK gets drone wingmen to make F-35 fighters invisible to even the smartest radarsJijo Malayil16 hours ago 3Culture🌟Trump’s secure messaging app hacked, deportation airline also hit by cyberattackAamir Khollam7 hours ago 4Energy🌟US scientists end 70-year fusion struggle, paving way for better reactorsAamir Khollam8 hours ago 6Science🌟In a first, protons in biological system seen following quantum rules: Study Mrigakshi Dixit9 hours ago 8Space🌟US orders NASA to build first lunar time zone to guide astronauts on the MoonAamir Khollam10 hours ago Maria Mocerino Cotswold Archaeology Large-scale excavations in Gloucester by Cotswold Archaeology have revealed a well-managed Roman settlement founded by Roman soldiers with an exceptionally well-preserved limekiln The extraordinary colonia founded by Roman soldiers between the 2nd and 3rd centuries yielded several remarkable archaeological finds The most significant discovery involved the unearthing of a large Roman limekiln in the former town’s northeast region another facet of Britain was brought to light under Roman rule: a well-managed Roman agricultural settlement dotted with farms and high-status villas in the hinterland of Glevum or Roman Gloucester Cotswold Archaeology began routine surveys of a future development site in Barnwood which revealed what it had been hiding for 1800 years and geophysical surveys suggested that extensive Roman remains lay buried beneath the surface The settlement showed evidence of occupation between the 2nd and 4th centuries and the medieval and post-medieval periods Areas of reclaimed land offer fertile soils for harvesting crops and raising livestock The nearby River Severn became a major trade route and vital resource for fish Though the grave of an adult woman who died between the ages of 40 and 44 lacked significant artifacts aside from her footwear the 13 by 9-foot Roman limekiln unearthed astonished archaeologists the stone blocks set into the clay were still intact The design included an internal ledge and a rare partition wall extending 13 feet from the opening designed to improve air circulation and cool the stone Once constructed and covered with earth and turf, the Romans produced quicklime in the kiln and plaster—materials vital to buildings and decorating Roman structures such as townhouses and villas Positioned between the limestone uplands of the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean (a source of coal for fuel), the large kiln would have serviced nearby settlements such as Glevum and Corinium, most notably a wealthy building discovered in the 1970s in the area. The latest excavations clarified how this Roman community was organized But the limekiln had a short life. The Romans abandoned the site by the 3rd century for unknown reasons the rare and remarkable construction offered archaeologists a rare window into Roman construction methods and local production “These discoveries reveal not just how people lived and died here, but how they built the world around them,” the press release concludes 0COMMENTABOUT THE AUTHORMaria Mocerino Originally from LA Maria Mocerino has been published in Business Insider Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines By clicking sign up, you confirm that you accept this site's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Premium They will meet Edinburgh in the Scottish capital in early May and will start as clear favourites. Get the job done up north and they will face either Lyon or Racing 92 in the final a week before the league playoffs get going. There is a lot of rugby still to be played, but a team full of confidence, one stacked with superstar talent and strength in depth, have given their fans enough evidence to be hopeful of adding more silverware before the summer. Read more“I’m just glad it’s finished,” the Bath head coach “Gloucester are tough to beat and we know the game is never done We keep saying to each other that it’s the best defence against the best attack “It’s the seventh game in a row where we’ve scored 40 points or more But the most important thing is can we keep the opposition down Our attack and our defence are working pretty well at the moment.” This one was never in doubt and had the feel of an exhibition match Under warm sunshine and with the stands not quite full it did not match the gravitas of the French derby between Toulon and Toulouse in the Champions Cup quarters a few hours earlier Eight first-half tries underlined the lighthearted tone Some came off the back of well‑worked plays such as Bath’s opener from Tom de Glanville who put the finishing touches on a move sparked by Finn Russell’s spiralling pass to Ciaran Donoghue as well as Gloucester’s immediate response where Gareth Anscombe’s inch‑perfect cross-kick found a leaping Santiago Carreras in the corner ShowThomas Ramos sent Toulouse into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup with a last-gasp penalty to down Toulon 21-18. Ramos had a mixed day from the tee and had already missed three kicks when he took the chance to break the deadlock and send his side through at the expense of their Top 14 rivals The boot of Melvyn Jaminet was responsible for all of the home side’s points while Toulouse clawed back a 12-3 first-half deficit courtesy of tries from the Englishman Jack Willis and Pita Ahki Leinster meet Northampton in the other semi-final Thank you for your feedback.Gloucester’s lack of heft up front led them to ship a rolling maul try to Tom Dunn and cough up possession at the back of their own lineout before Ross Molony set up tighthead Archie Griffin for a simple run-in Then Donoghue was too easily stepped by Gloucester’s hooker Jack Singleton before shambolic organisation from the visitors made it too easy for Ben Spencer to round off a blindside move Even elite operators were succumbing to mistakes An inept kick from Russell gifted away possession that ended with a Jacob Morris try in the left corner before Anscombe’s boot returned the favour merely handing the initiative back to Bath who duly obliged with Alfie Barbeary scampering on to his own hack ahead to dot down on the stroke of half-time Free weekly newsletterThe latest rugby union news and analysis, plus all the week's action reviewed Before the close Ted Hill’s try took Bath past 50, one from Lewis Ludlow nudged the game’s tally past 80 and a final score from Tom Carr‑Smith emphasised the gulf between the neighbours. “Our depth in the squad is so competitive,” a smiling Barbeary said. “The boys add so much energy off the bench and I don’t think anyone can compete with us.” Van Graan revealed that he had “three full teams training against each other” on Friday. He used 49 players in the Premiership Cup. His starting full-back in this game has yet to make his league debut. Much is made of the might of French clubs and how their English counterparts cannot match them. Well, here is one outfit carrying the flag across multiple fronts. Win HappyPremiumSearch RayonewsuknewsGloucestershire man hospitalised after group 'altercation'There was an incident in the early hours of this morning A man in his 30s has been hospitalised after an incident in Coleford town centre early this morning (Saturday 3rd May 2025) Gloucestershire Police say that there was an group altercation inside a house in Market Place The man remains in hospital with serious head and facial injuries Five people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and include a woman in her 20s A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: "Police had been called by the ambulance service at around 3.40am and officers attended "Officers are in the early stages of an investigation and at this time it is believed that those involved are known to each other "Enquiries are taking place including house to house Rayo is the home of your favourite radio stations and podcasts - get the app on iOS & Android, or head to hellorayo.co.uk Bauer Media Group consists of : Bauer Consumer Media Ltd Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern London NW1 2PL All registered in England and Wales VAT no 918 5617 01H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898) Gloucester’s fishing community has proven that the strength of the working waterfront extends far beyond the docks Just days after the fatal accident aboard the F/V 25 to Life claimed the life of 26-year-old scallop fisherman Jaxson Marston and left fellow deckhand Jamie Bailey seriously injured the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop fleet and the wider Gloucester communities launched a powerful response rooted in solidarity a young father with another child on the way was fatally injured on April 25 while fishing off the coast of Massachusetts a tight-knit group that gathers in Gloucester every spring for the region’s short but intense scallop season “It’s hard to describe how heartbreaking this is,” said Tess Browne “But what’s followed- it's everything that’s good about this industry.” A GoFundMe was launched for Marston’s partner Another campaign was started for Bailey’s road to recovery Then the fleet got to work the way it knows best- by giving back from the day’s catch As boats returned from their final trips of the season NGOM crews donated 50-pound bags of scallops to Cape Ann Lobstermen in Marston’s honor Brown and her team organized the donations and directed proceeds toward the family Today we take care of the family Jaxson leaves behind,” NGOM fisherman Jesse Roche shared in a post titled “A bag for Jaxson.” a seafood restaurant in Gloucester also owned by Tess Browne donating 50 percent of all proceeds to the families of Marston and Bailey ordering meals and making additional donations through artwork sales and QR codes linking to the GoFundMe campaigns The NGOM fleet and Gloucester community raised a combined total of $110,973,33 in less than one week “When tragedy strikes it’s often hard to look past it and see the positive light at the end of the day,” Cape Ann Lobstermen shared on social media “But this past week has shown the true spirit of the fishing community and the city of Gloucester.” Gloucester’s working waterfront came together not just in mourning but in action- honoring one of their own the best way they know how: with heart and an unwavering commitment to taking care of their own To continue to support Jamie Bailey’s recovery or help Jaxson Marson’s family send us your feedback around what we can do to improve this feature or further develop it check it out and let us know what you think via email or on social media Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in Become a Subscriber › You may unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time. Diversified Communications | 121 Free Street, Portland, ME 04101 | +1 207-842-5500 Embed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/news/2025/05/02/gloucester-gallery-opens-to-cement-jon-sarkins-artistic-legacy"></iframe> (Jesse Costa/WBUR)“You're going to get a WBUR exclusive back room tour here.” Mark Henderson squeezed through a dusty passageway at the back of the gallery that he manages in Gloucester The corridor opened into a dark store room filled to the brim with art: rolled up canvases Henderson estimated there were around 20,000 pieces distinctive missive from the mind of the late artist Jon Sarkin thousands more pieces sit in storage in the rear of the Fish City Studios gallery in Gloucester was playing a round of golf when he felt something twist inside his brain Surgery to fix a terrible ringing in his ears caused a massive stroke; doctors ended up removing part of the left side of his brain Sarkin emerged with an insatiable urge to make art visually arresting drawings and mixed media paintings invited comparisons from Warhol to Basquiat but he struggled to break into the mainstream Sarkin died last year at the age of 71, in the very studio where he spent most of his days. Henderson transformed the space into a gallery called Fish City Studios, part of an effort to solidify Sarkin’s legacy as an artist worthy of serious attention. The gallery celebrates its grand opening on May 3. Mark Henderson of Fish City Studios. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)“I don’t think there’s a surface in here that he hasn’t touched,” Henderson remarked, looking around. The gallery’s walls were still splattered with paint and scrawled with Sarkin’s stray musings. There were quotes by Alan Watts and William S. Burroughs, and the password to Sarkin’s email account. Some of his drawings were affixed to the ceiling. Two pieces by artist Jon Sarkin including one of the superhero Daredevil on the left at Fish City Studios in Gloucester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)By the window was a rack of Sarkin’s drawings, which he produced prolifically. The surreal, cartoony illustrations were dense with text and crosshatching, warped variations on the same images: cactuses, ships, dinosaurs, cars. Sarkin drew them on album covers salvaged from the free vinyl rack at the record shop down the street. “He would go over there, grab a handful of albums, tear apart the album covers, draw on the back,” Henderson said. “And he would just do probably three to six of these a day.” Henderson met Sarkin in 2005 on a visit to Gloucester, and later became his business manager. He recalled being skeptical, at first, that the odd-looking guy he met on the street was the artist he claimed to be. “I said ‘Yeah, okay buddy, whatever.’ And I walked off,” Henderson said. “‘Cause he looks like a drunk pirate. … You know, he walks with a cane, he sways. People dismiss him constantly.” Sarkin's artwork drawn on the inside of old record covers. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Sarkin’s stroke resulted in considerable damage to the parts of his brain that controlled balance and executive functioning. He experienced lifelong symptoms, including double vision and almost constant nausea. His brain injury also had the effect of turning his view of the world unnervingly fresh, as if he was continuously perceiving his environment for the first time. “Everything is new, but because everything is new, everything is alien,” Sarkin told Terry Gross in a 2011 interview on Fresh Air. “You know the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ story? She falls down the rabbit hole, and everything is cool, but everything is weird, too.” The interview was to promote a book by the journalist Amy Ellis Nutt, called “Shadows Bright As Glass.” The book probed the neurological impacts of Sarkin’s surgery, and pondered the nature of identity in the wake of a catastrophic brian injury. Was Sarkin the same man as he had been before the stroke? Jon Sarkin, photographed in 2006. (Photo by Janet Knott/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Sarkin was the subject of countless articles and documentaries. Many treated him more as a neurological curiosity than as an artist, said Colin Rhodes, author of the book “The Art of Jon Sarkin.” “ Most of the underlying stuff is, ‘Oh, it's a real shame that this guy who had a proper job and earned real wages every week and played golf suddenly had this brain injury, and all he could do is make pictures, which are very nice. But wouldn’t it be nice if he could still be a chiropractor?” said Rhodes, who is also an art professor at Hunan Normal University in China. According to Rhodes, Sarkin’s urge to create was an effort to capture the ideas in his disordered mind before they disappeared. As a result, he drew compulsively, in a stream-of-consciousness style. Quotes and sayings are scrawled all over the walls in Jon Sarkin’s studio. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)“Very often people say, ‘Oh, you know it’s just this kind of spontaneous, compulsive thing and he doesn’t know what he’s doing, blah blah. Well, that’s not true,” Rhodes said. “ It is all real knowledge and real emotion and real feeling about the world.” Sarkin was represented by the Henry Boxer Outsider Art Gallery in London. The term “outsider art” broadly describes work by artists who don’t have a conventional “art world” background, though its historical roots are in art made by psychiatric patients and people with intellectual disabilities. The term can imply a lack of sophistication. But Rhodes compares Sarkin’s work to jazz: improvisatory, with flashes of brilliance, and very much in conversation with contemporary art and popular culture. Artwork hangs on the ceiling at Fish City Studios in Gloucester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)“It’s American art,” Rhodes said. “There’s no doubt you’re looking at American art when you’re looking at Jon Sarkin, when you’re looking at Bob Rauchenberg, when you’re looking at Jasper Johns.” At the time of his death, Sarkin had made some inroads into the mainstream. He received commissions and sold to collectors, with his most expensive pieces priced in the mid five figures, according to Henderson. The deCordova Museum in Lincoln acquired five of his works, and the band Guster commissioned him to draw the cover art for their 2010 album “Easy Wonderful.” “It's at times obsessive, and at times childlike and so simple,” Guster drummer Brian Rosenworcel said of Sarkin’s work. “I've never seen anyone incorporate text so seamlessly into their art in a way that feels so aesthetically whole to me.” Henderson, who has taken on the monumental task of managing Sarkin’s art, hopes to push the artist further into mainstream consciousness. “We need to transition the narrative from, ‘Let’s all gawk at this guy that does funny pictures after his stroke’ to, ‘This is a serious, valid artist with a serious statement that they're making who just happened to have a stroke when they were in their thirties,’” he said. The project is starting to produce results. Several art institutions, Henderson said, were in talks to acquire Sarkin’s work – a sign that Sarkin may be on his way from outsider artist to art world insider. Amelia Mason Senior Arts & Culture ReporterAmelia Mason is an arts and culture reporter and critic for WBUR Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A 63-year-old Camden County man was killed in a motorcycle crash last week New Jersey State Police announced on Monday a 63-year-old Blackwood man was operating a Harley Davidson on Route 540 East in Pittsgrove Township when he lost directional control and struck the back of another Harley Davidson down an embankment into a thick briar patch a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said Philippi was pronounced dead while his passenger sustained serious injuries BROOKLAWN – Jackson Smallets has plenty of movement on all the pitches in his arsenal It’s what has enabled him to become one of the top arms in the region and the ace on the Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team’s pitching staff the 6-foot-4 right-hander encountered some trouble harnessing his control but his skills on the bump still shined bright The Coastal Carolina commit spun six shutout innings allowing just one hit and striking out nine as the Rams opened with a 3-0 victory over defending Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic champion Cherry Hill West on a sun-splashed Thursday Top-ranked and top-seeded Gloucester Catholic (11-0) will play No 11-seed Clearview in Saturday’s second round Clearview was a 4-1 winner over Cinnaminson in its first-round game More: History of Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic - South Jersey's premier baseball tourney Smallets' movement on his pitches had even more break than usual against West “His ball moves like a Wiffle Ball,” Gloucester Catholic head coach Dennis Barth said his breaking ball goes the other way and he has a good change-up that goes either way “I don’t think he knows where it’s going sometimes but it makes it hard for them to figure out how to hit it.” Hitters haven’t had much luck against Smallets Smallets limited West (9-6) to a single by Luis Sanchez and the Lions only advanced two runners to second base and produced very limited hard contact the ball was running more than usual,” said Smallets who wants to study business or criminal justice in college Maybe something was a little off mechanically because it was sinking a lot.” Batterymate Braeden Lipoff said that Smallets battled through the first couple of innings giving up a single before picking off the runner Barth also credited his catcher for helping keep the pitching staff under control “He does a good job of working the pitchers he’s come a long way in a year and a half,” Barth said about Lipoff “He comes to play every day and he knows what’s going on in the game He’s getting better in all areas of his game.” More: The evolution of the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic - South Jersey's top baseball tournament The East Carolina commit was hitting .625 coming into Thursday’s game with a team-best 20 hits and 15 RBIs definitely my hips have gotten a lot stronger so I’m able to move quick back there way quicker and block more balls that are off the plate,” Lipoff said “I also think my glove is a little more softer I’m able to get under pitches and help my pitchers out a lot more.” the Rams were looking to win a tournament-best eighth title when they were derailed by Cherry Hill West 2-0 in the semifinal round  West went on to win their first title since 1989 Barth cherishes the opportunity to play some of the area’s best in the tournament Gloucester Catholic took advantage of two West errors to break up a scoreless game in the fifth inning two-strike hit for the game’s first run and Mustaro added an insurance run with a knock West starter Zachary Smith deserved a better fate He struck out seven and allowed just three hits over his five innings of work None of the three runs he allowed were earned NOTE: New information has been added to this story Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email tmcgurk@gannett.com Help support local journalism with a digital subscription MARGATE - On an evening that threw Gloucester Catholic and St Augustine more curveballs than they saw in their actual game except Braeden Lipoff continuing to crush baseballs The Gloucester Catholic junior catcher and East Carolina commit entered Saturday’s late-night game against St He proceeded to raise his average by 79 points including a grand slam that broke a 5-5 tie in the sixth inning four runs scored and seven RBIs as Gloucester Catholic beat St 14-5 in a game between defending state champions Cancer event at Margate’s Jerome Avenue Park In one of the easiest decisions in the history of decisions Lipoff was named the Game Changer Player of the Game This was the final game of the day for the event but one that was delayed nearly two hours due to a rain delay in the previous game Bishop Eustace’s 6-3 victory over Mainland Augustine matchup was scheduled to start at 7 p.m The weather by game’s end dropped to the mid 50’s and certainly had an early-March feel The game itself resembled baseball played in June An overflowing crowd attended the game with fans lined up from the first and third base line “This seemed bigger than the state finals,” said Lipoff who helped Gloucester Catholic win the Non-Public B state crown last season “There were more people here than the state finals.”  the weather caused a lot of waiting around "We hit at 2:30 and I couldn’t wait to get on the field.”  Comeback Rams While the score suggests a blowout the game was tied at 5-5 before Gloucester Catholic put together a little nine-run explosion in the bottom of the sixth inning The ending for the Rams was in stark contrast to the beginning Before the Gloucester Catholic fans could take off their rain gear they saw their team down 4-0 in the top of the first The Hermits got a two-run home run from starting pitcher Alex Weingartner and a two-run single by catcher DJ Lloyd Gloucester Catholic got one back in the bottom of the first on Jack Mustaro’s RBI single Augustine made it 5-1 on Marco Christopher’s RBI single in the third inning but Lipoff hit a solo home run and Henry Pancoast drilled an RBI double to cut the lead to 5-3 through three innings The Rams tied it with two runs in the fifth inning on Jason Bogart’s RBI double for the fourth run Then came the next inning when Lipoff solidified his hero’s role by breaking the tie with a grand slam to right field that shot by Lipoff was still mighty impressive “Center field is the shortest part of the part so I was trying to stay up the middle,” Lipoff said Gloucester Catholic would score five more runs to seal the deal Augustine was scoring at will early in the game against Gloucester Catholic righthander Jackson Smallets few felt the Coastal Carolina commit would pitch a complete game and Smallets got stronger as the game went on my team was going to score runs for me,” Smallets said “One through nine everyone’s going to hit.”  Even Smallets admitted that the beginning of the game was less than ideal but I told myself that I had to give my team another six innings,” Smallets said That is exactly what he did in pitching a complete game Smallets benefits from pitching to his hard-hitting teammates in practice “Braeden is one of the best hitters I have faced.”  Smallets will likely be the best pitchers that many teams will face this year “We started off great and their guy settled in,” St This was a chance for two of the premier programs in South Jersey to renew acquaintances Last year these were the two NJSIAA state champions from South Jersey with Gloucester Catholic winning Non-Public B and St 1 in last year’s final Mean 15 South Jersey rankings Last year Gloucester Catholic went 2-0 against St 1-0 in a Coaches vs Cancer game and then 6-1 in a non-league game just prior to the state tournament The two could meet in a few weeks in the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic Marc Narducci is a freelance reporter for the Courier-Post. 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Place a Classified Ad Place a Notice Place an Obituary Submit a Letter to the Editor Advertise with Us Find Your Ancestors Printing Services About  .  Contact  .  Donation giving new insights into life and construction practices under Roman occupation in Britain Excavations between September 2020 and February 2021 revealed the remains of a massive Roman settlement dating from the 2nd to 4th centuries CE and a remarkably preserved limekiln—perhaps the first of its kind to be excavated in Gloucestershire had long shown potential for archaeological finds Preliminary geophysical surveys and trial trenches indicated buried features beneath the ground radiocarbon-dated to between CE 226 and CE 336 containing nothing but hobnails—presumably from the footwear she was buried in A focal point for the excavation is a huge Roman limekiln four meters in diameter and two meters tall Made of blockstones mortared into the clay it features a central ledge and a partition wall for improved airflow—features which were designed to improve the lime-burning process Limekilns like this were used to produce quicklime one of the critical ingredients in Roman construction materials like mortar The kiln most likely had a brief operational period before it was abandoned in the 3rd century CE including the cutting of a ditch through the northeast edge of the kiln The close positioning of the kiln to the limestone-rich Cotswold Hills and the Forest of Dean Experts believe that the quicklime produced here may have been used in building activities in the nearby Roman settlements including Glevum (present-day Gloucester) and Corinium (present-day Cirencester) and perhaps even in a high-status building revealed only 20 meters from the site in the 1970s Another intriguing find was a pit that contained a collection of pottery deliberately placed this was likely a form of “structured deposition”—a ritualistic or cultural practice of intentional object burial for religious or symbolic reasons the excavation also reveals a rich picture of Roman life in the Severn Vale—an agricultural landscape dotted with farms and villas The River Severn was a crucial artery of trade and travel providing access to natural resources such as fish while reclaimed lands were fertile grounds for agriculture and livestock The full results are detailed in a technical report and in a forthcoming article in the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, and will also soon be accessible on Cotswold Archaeology’s Reports Online website More information: Cotswold Archaeology and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative An electric bike rider sustained serious injuries Saturday morning after a collision with a sedan at a busy intersection in Gloucester Township, according to local police The crash occurred at approximately 11:39 a.m at the intersection of Lower Landing Road and the Black Horse Pike Police say the electric bike rider had been traveling on the sidewalk and entered the intersection before striking the sedan The impact caused the rider to be ejected from the bike Emergency responders from Inspira Basic Life Support, Virtua Paramedics, and Gloucester Township Fire Department (Squad 88) provided medical aid at the scene. The injured individual was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment Authorities closed Lower Landing Road between Chews Landing Road and the Black Horse Pike for several hours while investigators with the Gloucester Township Police Department’s Serious Crash Investigation Team conducted a detailed examination of the scene “No criminal charges have been filed” as of Saturday afternoon The identities of those involved are being withheld pending family notification Crash remains under investigation by township police and police have not confirmed whether speed or traffic violations played a role in the incident The department issued a public safety reminder urging all roadway users—including electric bike operators—to remain alert and take extra precautions at intersections All bicycle riders are encouraged to wear helmets and ensure visibility features like lights are functioning properly Police continue to collect evidence and witness statements to determine the full circumstances surrounding the crash © 2008-2025 - Shore News Media & Marketing Ltd Home » Gloucester’s Main Street is bustling Gloucester’s Main Street business community is on the rise with ribbon cuttings for two new storefronts—The Nook and The Cereal Plug—last Thursday The first ribbon cutting was held for The Nook (above photo) Owners Danielle and Aaron Hilton were helped out by daughters Gia More Main Street business openings are on the way Clothing store Buoy 22 (6618 Main Street) will hold its grand opening from 10 to noon Saturday and a welcome reception for Porters on Main Price 54*) trail Lancashire 450 (Harris 167 Ollie Price and Miles Hammond both made fifties as Gloucestershire produced a determined response to Lancashire's first-innings 450 on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford Replying to the home side's formidable total, in which Marcus Harris made 167 and Ajeet Singh Dale took three for 67, the visitors were 184 for 2 at the close with Price on 54 not out and Hammond unbeaten on 57. The pair have so far put on an unbroken 110 for Gloucestershire's third wicket. Two days are left in this evenly poised match but barring collapses, it is difficult to see either side being bowled out twice on an easy-paced wicket after three sessions on Saturday in which 94 overs were bowled, 292 runs were scored and only seven wickets fell. In the first session, the home side's attempt to push on towards 400 and four batting points was seriously hampered by the dismissal of Harris, who had added only two runs to his overnight score when he was leg before wicket to Ajeet Singh Dale for 167 in the fifth over of the morning. Lancashire eventually needed 14 off the 110th over for that fourth point but after hitting a six off Josh Shaw's first ball, Luke Wells was lbw for 38 to the second and his side had to settle for three points, which are as many as they had collected in their three previous games put together. George Balderson was trapped in front for six just four overs later but Tom Hartley and Tom Bailey took their side to 437 for 8 at lunch. Hartley and Bailey added only 13 runs in the afternoon session before Lancashire lost their last two wickets to successive balls from Tom Price. Hartley was caught behind by James Bracey for 32 and and John Turner collected his second successive golden duck when he was lbw. Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth launched Gloucestershire's reply to their hosts' formidable total with a serene stand of 47 and Lancashire had to wait over an hour for their first breakthrough, which came when Balderson jagged one back through Bancroft's gate and bowled the Australian for 18 to claim his hundredth first-class wicket. The next wicket fell four overs before tea when Charlesworth was beaten in the flight by Tom Hartley's seventh ball of the innings and chipped an easy return catch to the bowler. The opener's dismissal for a polished 43 left Gloucestershire on 74 for 2 but Price and Hammond batted resolutely after tea to prevent Keaton Jennings' attack making further breakthroughs. Hammond swept and reverse-swept Tom Hartley to the ropes but Price's front foot drive through wide mid-on off John Turner was comfortably the shot of the session, if not the day, and it epitomised Gloucestershire's dominance in the evening session. For Lancashire, Balderson finished with 1 for 35 and Hartley 1 for 37. Tom Hartley, Luke Wells dig deep to salvage Lancashire drawGloucestershire make all the running but are thwarted by seventh-wicket stand Ollie Price 253* drives Gloucestershire to record heightsStalemate beckons at Old Trafford with marathon innings set to resume on final day Ollie Price, Miles Hammond score fifties in determined Gloucestershire responsePair put on unbroken 110-run third-wicket stand after Lancashire's Marcus Harris-led 450 in the first innings Marcus Harris dominates for Lancashire with unbeaten 165Australian opener extends strong run of form as Bohannon Ollie Price and Miles Hammond both made fifties as Gloucestershire produced a determined response to Lancashire's first-innings 450 on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford Replying to the home side's formidable total, in which Marcus Harris made 167 and Ajeet Singh Dale took three for 67 the visitors were 184 for 2 at the close with Price on 54 not out and Hammond unbeaten on 57 The pair have so far put on an unbroken 110 for Gloucestershire's third wicket Two days are left in this evenly poised match but barring collapses it is difficult to see either side being bowled out twice on an easy-paced wicket after three sessions on Saturday in which 94 overs were bowled 292 runs were scored and only seven wickets fell the home side's attempt to push on towards 400 and four batting points was seriously hampered by the dismissal of Harris who had added only two runs to his overnight score when he was leg before wicket to Ajeet Singh Dale for 167 in the fifth over of the morning Lancashire eventually needed 14 off the 110th over for that fourth point but after hitting a six off Josh Shaw's first ball Luke Wells was lbw for 38 to the second and his side had to settle for three points which are as many as they had collected in their three previous games put together George Balderson was trapped in front for six just four overs later but Tom Hartley and Tom Bailey took their side to 437 for 8 at lunch Hartley and Bailey added only 13 runs in the afternoon session before Lancashire lost their last two wickets to successive balls from Tom Price Hartley was caught behind by James Bracey for 32 and and John Turner collected his second successive golden duck when he was lbw Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth launched Gloucestershire's reply to their hosts' formidable total with a serene stand of 47 and Lancashire had to wait over an hour for their first breakthrough which came when Balderson jagged one back through Bancroft's gate and bowled the Australian for 18 to claim his hundredth first-class wicket The next wicket fell four overs before tea when Charlesworth was beaten in the flight by Tom Hartley's seventh ball of the innings and chipped an easy return catch to the bowler The opener's dismissal for a polished 43 left Gloucestershire on 74 for 2 but Price and Hammond batted resolutely after tea to prevent Keaton Jennings' attack making further breakthroughs Hammond swept and reverse-swept Tom Hartley to the ropes but Price's front foot drive through wide mid-on off John Turner was comfortably the shot of the session and it epitomised Gloucestershire's dominance in the evening session Balderson finished with 1 for 35 and Hartley 1 for 37 A traditional summer celebration in Gloucester Township is being canceled because of “credible safety concerns stemming from social media threats,” authorities said Organizers of Gloucester Township Day also are reacting to “disruptive behavior” that marred last year’s event, according to a statement from the township The 2024 festival ended in chaos as members of a "hostile and disorderly" crowd fought for more than two hours Almost 200 officers ultimately responded to the melee which was estimated to involve more than 500 young people Hundreds of social media posts in recent days have suggested more violence was likely at this year's event which was scheduled for June 7 at Veterans Memorial Park according to Gloucester Township police Chief David Harkins Mall crackdown:: Shopping center limits access by unaccompanied minors "No one wanted this to occur," the chief said at a press conference Tuesday especially for the youths and families that attend these events signs of trouble emerged after a private TikTok account copied a "save-the-date" post from the township's Instagram page He said some of the "alarming posts and comments" on the TikTok account mentioned guns the original TikTok (post) had received 220,000 views over 8,000 shares and over 800 comments," Harkins said raises approximately $30,000 a year to fund scholarships for high school seniors from the township the Gloucester Township Day Scholarship Committee initially sought to minimize disruption by reducing hours for the 2025 event It was initially expected to end in daylight at 6 p.m. roughly three hours earlier than a year earlier But organizers and the township followed the police department's recommendation to cancel "We are not going to put ourselves in that position again," the chief said "We are very lucky we did not have serious injuries as a result of what occurred last year." Police said the combatants were primarily out-of-town residents who had been dropped off earlier and were waiting for rides Harkins noted many participants in the fights wore masks and concealed their faces with hoodies (This story was updated to add information.) Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal There was nowhere for Exeter to hide on this bright but brutal Sunday in Gloucestershire as a rampant home side rattled up 13 tries to revitalise their ambitions of making the playoffs and inflict the heaviest defeat in the visitors’ top-division history It would have been a proper cricket score had Gloucester not missed half a dozen conversions and it was all but inevitable from an early stage that Exeter’s previous widest losing margin of 43 points would be blown away hearing laughter ring around the ground is another level of embarrassment The club’s chairman, Tony Rowe, could be seen laying down the law in the away dressing room after the game, clearly stung by this non-performance from a team theoretically building for next season. “That was my worst day as a coach,” said the head coach, Rob Hunter, part of the backroom staff who helped Exeter win the European and domestic double just five years ago “It’s in no way acceptable for us to perform like that and we haven’t tried to hide away from that in the changing room “Tony’s entirely entitled to come in and fire in to everybody He’s put a lot of time and effort into the club and everyone’s expectations should be way Fair play to Gloucester but we gifted them momentum at almost every opportunity.” While defeat at Saracens last weekend put a dent in Gloucester’s top-four aspirations no one will be in a rush to face George Skivington’s side on this kind of form With three games still to play – away at Harlequins and Newcastle and at home against Northampton – they sit one point behind fourth-placed Bristol and two points ahead of sixth-placed Saracens In addition to the outstanding Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams and the deadly duo of Jack Singleton and Seb Atkinson will also have taken note of several hardworking England-qualified forwards who must be pushing hard for loftier recognition The hooker Seb Blake has been a handful all season while the back-rowers Jack Clement and Lewis Ludlow and the prop Afolabi Fasogbon also caught the eye in a vibrant team performance Tomos Williams turns on the style as Gloucester run rampant Photograph: David Davies/PATo say nothing went right for Exeter would be to put it politely They had apparently enjoyed an upbeat training week but any semblance of confidence was eviscerated by six Gloucester tries inside the first half‑hour Two powerful driven mauls brought scores for Clement and Seb Blake before the floodgates truly opened and some extravagant offloading delivered a smashing try for a delighted Ludlow ShowDownload the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.If you already have the Guardian app make sure you’re on the most recent version.In the Guardian app then Notifications.Turn on sport notifications.Was this helpful?Thank you for your feedback.The Shed was soon purring again in the sunshine as Chris Harris Seb Atkinson and Gareth Anscombe added further tries to extend the margin to 36-0 Exeter did belatedly string together a few attacking phases in the opposing 22 which allowed Josh Hodge to put his side on the board but the slickness of Gloucester’s handling the inability of Exeter to slow down the ball and some ineffectual tackling all combined to ensure a lopsided contest Free weekly newsletterThe latest rugby union news and analysis Perhaps the most outrageous assist of the lot was a 30-yard pass over the top from Williams to his left wing which sailed over the heads of multiple opponents and ended with Santiago Carreras sending Williams over Gloucester are not perfect but their attack coach has clearly been doing some excellent work It was much the same story after the interval as Jamal Ford‑Robinson and Christian Wade brought up Gloucester’s half-century inside 50 minutes Wade is off to play rugby league in Wigan where he will find life a whole lot tougher Even the cavalry off the bench made little difference for the visitors the defence melting away faster than leftover Easter eggs in the sun to permit a second try for Seb Atkinson and more easy pickings for Singleton who collected a hat-trick of tries inside 12 minutes Even the most exhausted London Marathon runners will feel less shattered than the Chiefs when they limp back to work this week “The reality is that good vibes are not enough,” Hunter said Not having a game next week is probably a good thing for us Lane was painting in Gloucester in the 1840s and 1860s there were no commercial galleries or museum exhibition spaces for art in the city tacked to the outside of at least one tradesman’s shop as signage even paraded through the street on political banners but there was no publicly available venue to see Lane’s paintings as there is at the Cape Ann Museum This institution has a collection of dozens of his paintings and over a hundred of his drawings in the archives The result of the efforts of generations of Gloucesterites this treasure trove of the work of one of America’s most important 19th-century painters is one of the prides of the city established in 1875 as the Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association and publish this remarkable group of Lane’s works to the long-term efforts of a series of art-loving locals over the intervening 150 years Lane spent most of his 20-year painting career creating landscapes and ship portraits for his neighbors in the stone Gothic cottage he designed in 1848 overlooking the harbor In his third-floor vaulted-ceilinged studio he painted scenes recording the booming economic activity of coastal New England—vignettes of the fish He also recorded traces of the region’s distant trading partners—Surinam He painted sites redolent of Gloucester’s history such as the Revolutionary-era fort visible on the right of Gloucester Harbor (1852) and the very newest element in Gloucester’s economy and landscape pictured on the left edge of the same painting The hotel was built in 1849 by Sidney Mason to accommodate summer visitors seeking beach views and salutary cool salt air and thus it represents the newest economy in Gloucester One element that makes Lane’s paintings distinctive is this emphasis on daily life so very different from the subjects created by New York City landscape painters at the same time These Hudson River School artists focused on the drama of precipitous mountains while the very successful New York artists arranged their canvases with foreground trees or cliffs bracketing a central void—often a flat water feature reaching back into a distant brightly-lit point of focus—Lane often placed his dominant foreground feature at the very center of the canvas as we see in Three-Master on the Gloucester Railway he dispensed with the bracketing features and opened the image to seemingly endless horizontal extension well beyond the rectangle of the canvas These differences in subjects and style separate his work from that of his well-known New York contemporaries Lane’s patrons often selected transitional times of day—morning storm coming on—adding drama especially in the skies of his works One of the most important dimensions of the CAM collection is a portfolio of drawings that gives us a rare window into the artist’s process: on the lower edge of these small sheets we find annotations made by the artist’s friend the names of patrons who ordered paintings from the sketch the initials of people who accompanied the artists when he did the drawing poignantly Stevens records on one drawing “Folly Cove—Lanesville—Gloucester/ F H Lane del July 1864” and “Lane and [fellow artist Benjamin] Champney took a drive around the Cape This was his last excursion in that vicinity He made one painting from the sketch” (Fig Residents of Gloucester valued Lane’s paintings In each generation certain individuals recorded Lane’s paintings exerted themselves to learn about Lane’s works and kept them in the city Early journalists researching Lane’s work include Susan Babson and Helen Mansfield who wrote newspaper articles and inquiries about Lane in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century popularizing a desire “to secure for this city in some public building .Lane paintings” that they were ready to donate Joseph Stevens annotated the drawings and gave them to Samuel H Mansfield who gave them to Alfred Mansfield Brooks of the C A S & L A Early in this century the CAM staff—especially Sarah Dunlap and Stephanie Buck—made great strides in clarifying the facts of Lane’s life, correcting confusing errors.  Most recently, Sam Holdsworth and Melissa Trafton created an extraordinary digital catalogue raisonne of Lane’s works, expanding knowledge and creating a resource for people everywhere interested in Lane’s life and works: fitzhenrylaneonline.org Lovell is Professor of American Art History at the University of California Her most recent book is Painting the Inhabited Landscape: Fitz H Lane and the Global Reach of Antebellum New England (Penn State Press Gloucester is buzzing with talk about an unexpected archaeological find beneath a long-abandoned department store in its center Workers preparing to renovate the space stumbled onto traces of ancient history that ended up including 317 human skeletons the site was just another outdated commercial block that needed a facelift Nobody guessed what mysteries lurked just below the floor Heading up the operation is archaeologist Cliff Bateman from Cotswold Archaeology, who began investigating the area when the University of Gloucestershire decided to build a new city campus there This initiative quickly took an unexpected turn once the team realized the scale of hidden structures Gloucester traces its origins to a legionary fortress constructed by the Romans in the AD 40s Traces of those early foundations have surfaced in different parts of the city hinting at an intricate puzzle that spans nearly two thousand years This newly uncovered site lies in what once might have been the northeast quadrant of that Roman town experts discovered mosaic floors that confirm the presence of ancient dwellings Centuries of continuous occupation turned the area into a layered hub of Roman The find sheds new light on how the city evolved over time from imperial frontier outpost to bustling trade center archaeologists located the footing of an 18th century building known as St it was eventually demolished in 1960 to make way for new uses Historical records suggest the site replaced a much older church that may have stood before the Norman Conquest. Conflicts during the English Civil War forced massive structural changes across Gloucester and it appears that the earlier church did not survive the team documented 83 brick burial vaults and other graves that held 317 skeletons Several coffins lay within well-preserved brick enclosures offering a glimpse into past funeral customs Such details might help historians piece together shifting traditions in church architecture and burial practices the crew retrieved objects ranging from bits of Roman pottery to fragments of a post-medieval wine bottle Among the most fascinating discoveries was a tobacco pipe that points to changing habits and trade networks in the 1500s Experts also note that some human remains showed telltale signs of rising sugar consumption during this era Researchers plan to conduct more detailed studies of those teeth and bones to learn about health and lifestyles hundreds of years ago They believe the shift in food availability and global trade routes left a direct imprint on dental records The University of Gloucestershire hopes that these insights will add to local appreciation of the city’s layered identity Each uncovered fragment reminds residents that they walk over a tapestry of stories that has been woven across centuries Planners envision a city campus that respects this cultural wealth while providing modern spaces for teaching and community events Digging deeper has proven that progress can go hand in hand with preserving knowledge of the past “It’s a massively important place,” said Bateman He has been exploring Gloucester’s hidden layers for decades and believes this city still holds many untold secrets His longtime affiliation with Cotswold archaeology has brought him face-to-face with countless artifacts and remains stands out because of its scope and the remarkable variety of eras uncovered at once and everyday items to learn about disease prevalence scientists aim to pinpoint evidence of changing diets and lifestyles Future generations of students and residents might benefit from exhibits and educational programs inspired by these findings Local historians look forward to fresh research that connects these revelations with written accounts from the middle ages and skeletal remains may reveal how communities coped with war Archaeology has a unique way of bridging the gap between present and past Uncovering physical traces of vanished worlds reminds everyone that Gloucester’s modern face rests on a bedrock of layered experiences This project began with a simple plan to repurpose an old department store It ended up transforming how we see the city’s deeper narrative Rethinking today’s construction efforts sometimes means looking at yesteryear’s footprints The analysis of these remains might reshape Gloucester’s place in the greater history of Britain. 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