Business

To be closer to home, family, Wareham residents open Marion restaurant

MARION — Toast breakfasts each bearing the names of Rochester, Marion and Mattapoisett can be found toward the middle of the menu at Tri-Town Market. There’s no particular reason how the towns were assigned to the different toast options, other than...

Mattapoisett restaurant to close its doors

MATTAPOISETT — Rustico, a pizza-and-more restaurant on Route 6 in Mattapoisett, will be closing at the end of the week. A Facebook post made by the owners cited “current economic challenges” as the reason why. Rustico originally opened in...

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Cranberry season is in full swing in Rochester

ROCHESTER — About 2 months before cranberry sauce and cranberry pies are eaten across the country for Thanksgiving, the tart fruit is ready for harvest. At Hartley Family Farm in Rochester, 180,000 to 200,000 pounds of cranberries are harvested...

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...