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Bayada to pay $17 million to settle kickback allegations

Bayada, a national home health care company with a location at 368 Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth, has agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations the business made illegal kickbacks to receive patient referrals and subsequent Medicare payments...

ALDI to open Sept. 23 with grand opening ceremony

ALDI will open its newest location in Dartmouth at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. A grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. The grocery store, located at the Dartmouth Mall, will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8...
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Couple brings creativity to canned cocktails

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With the world mostly limited to take-out last year, South Dartmouth residents Sy and Martha Yules wanted to find a way to help restaurants and bars bring their quality and experience to people at home. To fill that drink gap, the couple started...

Faunce Corner Road pot shop plans withdrawn

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Plans for a recreational marijuana store at 529 Faunce Corner Road have flamed out after developer Michael Panagakos withdrew an application for the proposed Elevation Retail site at a Sept. 1 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. The proposed site would...

Budding businesses: Here's the status of Dartmouth's potential marijuana operations

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Nine years after Massachusetts legalized medicinal marijuana and nearly five years after recreational marijuana sales were approved, Dartmouth still has no legal cannabis businesses. That is not for lack of effort by prospective purveyors of...

Anne Whiting Real Estate announces new agent

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Dartmouth-based real estate company Anne Whiting has announced the addition of Abbie Chambers to its team. Chambers is a a lifelong resident of the South Coast and a UMass Dartmouth graduate. With more than 15 years of experience in business and...

It’s ‘alpacalicious:’ Farm opens new ice cream stand

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There’s a big scoop coming out of Hill Crest Alpacas: The farm now offers ice cream. A trailer on site now serves ice cream treats, from classic favorites to sweet treats unique to the alpaca farm, located at 338 Old Fall River Road. Aug. 26 was the...

List of vacancies provides options for prospective businesses

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Businesses seeking to locate in Dartmouth now have a tool to learn what sites are available. A list of vacant properties in the town’s general business district has been compiled by the town’s Department of Economic Development. According to the...

Ice cream stand to be added to alpaca farm

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Watching alpacas at Hill Crest Farm can make anyone feel warm and fuzzy. Soon, there will be ice cream on the premises to cool visitors down. The farm owners hope to open an ice cream stand on the property, maybe as early as mid-August, said Kelly...

Nine Dartmouth restaurants get $1.8 million in federal grants

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Restaurants, bars and related businesses in Dartmouth were approved more than $1.8 million in federal grants meant to keep business afloat amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Here’s...

Covid vaccine facility breaks ground in Dartmouth

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A biopharmaceutical company working to develop a new Covid-19 vaccine has officially begun construction of a new research and manufacturing facility in Dartmouth. Officials from around the South Coast visited the Dartmouth portion of the New Bedford...

Padanaram Sidewalk Sale fills village streets with bargain hunters

Shoppers soaked up the sunshine and the sales at the busy Padanaram Village Sidewalk Sale Saturday. The day-long event, sponsored by the Padanaram Business Association, gave village businesses the chance to display their wares and entice bargain...

Davoll's reopens under new ownership

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Growing up, Ben Shattuck and his brother Will would regularly stop by Davoll’s General Store for some candy on their way to Friends Academy. Now, the two are the very owners of that town icon after they purchased it late last year with an intent to...

Zoning board greenlights Route 6 pot shop

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Plans for a retail marijana establishment at the former Near East Asian Fusion Restaurant on Route 6 will blaze ahead after Plainville-based Apotho Therapeutics was granted a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 21. Apotho has already...

Planning Board considers pot cultivation site on Route 6

Planning Board members reviewed plans for a proposed marijuana cultivation facility at the Dartmouth Indoor Tennis Club site at a July 12 meeting, but wanted to see issues raised by town departments answered before making a final decision. Zoning...

Alpacas add sense of calm to yoga class

“Imagine you’re a grazing alpaca.’’ That was one of the suggestions yoga instructor Keri Cusson DeFusco offered to the 30 or so people doing stretches and hitting poses on mats set out in an open field on a warm summer evening. They didn’t need to...

Marijuana business proposed for former restaurant site

Apotho Therapeutics hopes to establish a retail marijuana business at 747 State Road, the now-vacant location of the former Near East Asian Fusion Restaurant. The Plainville-based company appeared before the Zoning Board of Appeals on June 23 to...

Two Dartmouth businesses reach 100% renewable energy milestone

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Two Dartmouth business have met a key environmental goal early: Round the Bend Farm and Little Moss are the latest on the South Coast to run solely on renewable energy. According to a press release from the South Coast chapter of the Climate Reality...

Labor shortage: Hiring woes affect Dartmouth businesses

As local businesses gear up to run at full capacity after safety guidelines relax at the tail end of the pandemic, many are in the midst of a different Covid-related crisis: No one is applying. Although the labor shortage is affecting a variety of...

Chumley's permanently closed, Scuttlebutt Coffee to move in

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After five years of serving burgers in Padanaram, Chumley’s has permanently closed its doors. According to a Facebook post from the restaurant, Chumley’s closed in part because management was “unable to find quality staff for this season.” “ It’s a...

Realtor Kinlin Grover wins national award for customer service

Southeastern Massachusetts-based Kinlin Grover Real Estate has been named among the top 35 real estate brokerage firms nationwide for service excellence and customer satisfaction by independent company Quality Service Certification, Inc. The realtor...

Dartmouth OfficeMax to close May 15

Dartmouth’s OfficeMax will be closing its doors on Saturday, May 15, according to a spokesperson from parent company Office Depot. The large office supply retailer located at 388 State Road is currently having a closing sale, with 5-30% off most...