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New pottery studio a dream fulfilled for Mattapoisett resident

WAREHAM — When Mattapoisett resident Theresa Hadley first walked into Ellen Blomgren’s pottery studio, over a decade ago, she was instantly hooked. Hadley was a high school arts teacher, and Blomgren was hosting a meeting with the National Council...

Blue cheese business booming in Marion

MARION — Every week, 600 six-pound wheels of blue cheese are made and packaged at Great Hill Farm, tucked away in the woods off of Delano Road in Marion. The farm includes Great Hill Dairy, a business that has been making and distributing blue...
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Doctor recreates the feel of ‘small town’ medicine in Marion

MARION — The same week Joshua Fischer bought a house in Marion, his Providence-based group practice was bought out by a larger hospital system. Over time, doctors in the practice began to have less autonomy. There were more rules. Things became...

Native plants bloom at Rochester nursery

ROCHESTER — When Jennifer Anderson first started selling plants at a farmers market, she didn’t always have the answers when people came to her booth with questions. “I’d be Googling it,” Anderson said. “My daughter was like ‘Mom, you can’t do that...

Beachside buckets: Embargo League kicks off fourth season

MARION — On weekend nights in the summer, the sound of dribbling, laughter and early 2000s hits can be heard coming from the basketball court at Silvershell Beach. The court serves as the home to the Embargo League, a summer basketball league for...

Vinodivino looks to bring high-quality, affordable wine to Marion

MARION — Vinodivino, a wine shop with four existing locations in the Greater Boston area, has opened another. It occupies the former site of Spirits, a liquor store that closed earlier this year, on Front Street in Marion. The business celebrated...

‘I’m like that friend you just come and have coffee with’: Healing Villa moves to Marion

MARION — Eydie Matteos said her business “Healing Villa” is made up of three components: Reiki healing, retail and community events. After a year in New Bedford, Healing Villa has found a new home at 163 Front Street in Marion. Matteos had never...

‘Every day is an adventure’: Marion Antique Shop celebrates 50 years

MARION — Marion resident Frank McNamee remembers attending antique shows with his mother when he was just 8 years old. An interest was quickly sparked, and in 2024 McNamee is celebrating 50 years of officially being in the antiquing business...

Mattapoisett store opening marks sole bookstore in Tri-Town

MATTAPOISETT — The first job Amélie de Beaumont-Mabee ever wanted was to be a librarian. As a kid who loved books, she thought librarians simply read all day. Beaumont-Mabee also had a dream to one day be “an old lady in a bookstore,” she said. She...

Interior decor store, studio emphasizes comforts of home

MATTAPOISETT — Bethany Jay’s favorite thing to hear from someone about her store is that they’d like to move in and live there or hang out inside and have a coffee. “That makes me feel really good because I’ve done my job,” she said. “I’ve made...

After two-plus decades in Fairhaven, a hair salon finds new home in Marion

MARION — After 26 years in Fairhaven, Gloria and Company, a hair salon and day spa, needed to move. The building the business occupied had been sold, and the eponymous Gloria Perperas and her 22 employees had to leave. But things quickly fell into...