Article: GLOUCESTER, A PORT CITY STILL ADDING TO ITS CHARM

GLOUCESTER - "The man at the wheel speaks for the city," said Fred Kyrouz, the Gloucester city clerk. He was referring to the Fisherman's Statue on Western Avenue, a symbol of this Massachusetts fishing port.

A full picture of the city today includes more than just the fishing industry, however. Gloucester is now home to a sizable community of artists. Its business base has expanded to include several hi-tech firms, and its location on rocky Cape Ann has attracted not only summer residents but a pool of year-around residents, too.

"We have all kinds of different things here," said Mark Marbet, manager at the Vernon A. Martin real estate agency, "It's a wonderful place to live."

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