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Serendipity by the Sea closes after 13 years

After 13 years running the shop Serendipity by the Sea in downtown Marion, Cecily Balboni is ready to take a break from the responsibility that comes with owning a business. Despite being ready to step back, Balboni said the decision to close the...

Whiskey and wine ‘library’ opens its doors in Marion

MARION — It’s taken two years and 51 days, but The Mary Celeste Whisky and Wine Library is finally open. The bar and lounge, named after the famous 1861 ghost ship, offers over 100 different whiskeys and wines. But don’t be fooled, this library on...
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New studio fires up pottery for Marion

MARION — It doesn’t take long to trace the smoke from a lit kiln back to Cynthia Naples’ studio at 283 on Wareham Road. And for years, the studio’s doors have been closed, piquing the interest of artsy neighbors. Until now, that is. Naples opened up...

Español flows with ease at Rochester bilingual daycare

ROCHESTER — It’s been a little over four months since Learning Tree Family Daycare, a Spanish language bilingual preschool program, opened its doors. A pesar de la pandemia, todo va bien (Despite the pandemic, it's going well). Before Roxana and Rob...

Penny Pinchers Exchange closed for the season

MARION — Due to the increase in Covid-19 cases in the area, The First Congregational Church of Marion has made the decision to temporarily close Penny Pinchers Exchange from Dec. 20 to March 3, 2021. The church would like to thank everyone for their...

Residents show support for local vendors on Small Business Saturday

Wedged in between the chaos of Cyber Monday and Black Friday (as well as the benevolence of Giving Tuesday) lies Small Business Saturday. While the Tri-Town doesn’t lay claim to any big box stores, residents took to the stores and farms throughout...

Rochester resident carves out business with town-themed merch

ROCHESTER — It’s easy for Marion and Mattapoisett residents to find decor and clothes brandishing their town’s name. Just pop into either town’s general store and take your pick. But it’s easier to find merchandise for New York’s Rochester than...

A grand opening picked ‘Ripe from the Vine’

MARION — After a weeks-long soft opening, Marion’s new olive oil and vinegar store Ripe from the Vine held its grand opening on Nov. 13. The store, owned by Kelly and john Zucco of Mattapoisett, boasts dozens of flavors of olive oils and vinegars,...

Forno Bakery: From baking boules to rising business

MARION — Melissa Sepulveda started baking bread as a sort of therapy while staying at home recovering from breast cancer and taking time off from her career as a photographer back in January. She continued baking as the coronavirus pandemic kept...

Order up! Restaurants adjust to new bar seating rules

Order up! And under some plexiglass. Over half a year into the covid pandemic, bar seating has returned to Massachusetts. But bars and restaurants across the Tri-Town said reopening bars hasn’t been as easy as pulling up a few stools. Guidelines...

Microgreens business growing for Marion siblings

MARION — Microgreens are growing in Hannah and Josh Lerman’s parents’ house, and so is their business. The siblings started SweetPea Microgreens, which sells small vegetable green plants, together after the start of the coronavirus lockdown. They...

Through drought, covid, Cervelli Farm sprouts successful season

ROCHESTER — On a sunny, early fall afternoon customers trickle in and out of the Cervelli Farm Stand on Vaughn Hill Road. Flowers grow in the field nearby, corn sits out on a table in front of the stand for people to bag up, and other than the...

The story behind the Alaskan truck outside Oxford Creamery

MATTAPOISETT — The truck in front of Oxford Creamery hasn’t gotten around much this summer. But after traveling across the country, it likely deserves a bit of rest. Owner Ken Ackerman said he got the truck from his father, who was a stock car racer...

A.V. Rose Farms helps communities with fresh produce program

ROCHESTER — A.V. Rose Farms on Walnut Plain Road delivers community supported agriculture produce boxes as far as Boston. But the program is just the tip of the iceberg of how they are helping others in the area. From starting classes to teach...

RogersGray named top workplace by employees

Insurance Business America recently announced that RogersGray, which has an office in Mattapoisett, has been named as the #1 “Top Insurance Workplace” in the country for independent insurance agencies with more than 100 and less than 500 employees...

Accupuncturist moves to Marion

MARION — Leslie Murphy moved her office to Front Street in Marion where she joins Inside Out Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine and Tracy &B Company Center for Healing. Murphy has practiced acupuncture for ten years, but before that was...

Long days, more jobs for indoor improvement businesses during covid

Shawn Coffey of HiLine Painting and Powerwashing in Marion said the demand for jobs went up 250% since the start of the coronavirus because people wanted work done on their second homes. Dave Petersen of Petersen Electric in Rochester was in the...