Business

Ansel’s Cafe gets entertainment license

MARION — Live entertainment is on its way to Ansel’s Cafe. The Marion Select Board approved a provisional entertainment license for the cafe on County Road at a Sept. 8 meeting. Cafe owner Elizabeth Carter said the entertainment will be “a little...

Mattapoisett Reiki studio aims to heal using energy

MATTAPOISETT — Lots of people decide to change their career paths. But not as many decide to take as drastic a turn as Kathleen Lankford. Lankford was once a corrections officer in California. Now, she runs a Reiki studio in Mattapoisett, helping...
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Kristina Bacchiocchi: Turning a lifestyle into a business

ROCHESTER — For some, essential oils may seem like a fad. But for Kristina Bacchiocchi, they’re a lifestyle. Bacchiocchi owns and operates A Happy Healthy Start Day Care in Rochester, and in the same building, has recently opened an essential oils...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club announces ‘Taste of the Town without the tent’

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is holding its annual “Taste of the Town” event in a decentralized format for the second year in a row this summer, with the goal of returning to an in-person gathering in 2022. The event — which for...

Local realty agents named among ‘America’s Best’

MARION — Two locals were named among “America’s Best Real Estate Agents” last week as part of a national ranking of over 18,000 agents, meaning they ranked among the top 1% of realty agents by sales volume. Mathew Arruda and Anne Bramhall, both of...

Rochester resident elected to state CPA board of directors

ROCHESTER - Rose Jardim, a Rochester resident, was elected to the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors on Monday, June 7. Jardim is a partner and tax director at Jardim and Marotta, LLC — an accounting firm...

Two couples in the Sweet Pea pod

MARION — For co-owner of Sweet Pea Kitchen Michelle Petrulio, Marion is a place for culinary creativity. Petrulio and co-owner April Bloomfield run the catering business, formerly Harriet’s, with their respective partners, Kim Holbrook and Amy Hou...

Hiring gets tough for Tri-Town businesses

Covid restrictions have eased, but some Tri-Town businesses are facing a new challenge: Finding enough staff to keep them fully operational through the busy summer season. A diminished workforce in the area is forcing some local restaurants to close...

New juice bar squeezing into Marion

MARION — A smoothie and juice bar is one step closer to opening after two permits were approved during a Planning Board meeting on Monday night. Marion Nutrition, owned by Kristina Nelson and soon to be located at 3 Wells Road, required special...