CapeAnnGirl
2008-06-22 07:43:16
I’ve lived on Cape Ann my whole life (apart from college) and this is news? Gloucester has always been the home of the thirty-year-old grandmother. It’s the culture among a segment of the population there. They see nothing wrong with it. As far as it being Catholic, I’d say it was more culturally RC than religiously so. As far as economic opportunity goes, as someone pointed out, there are two train stations in town where you can catch the train to Boston every hour. This was done deliberately with full knowledge of the benefits that await them (WIC, free day care, free health care, Section 8, etc.). In their minds it beats working, paying your dues, and being self sufficient.
