Business

Proposed changes for long-vacant State Road lot near Walmart

An overgrown patch of thicket next to Walmart on State Road may be getting a facelift in the near future, as Rhode Island retailer and property owner Ann and Hope plans to work on the site to sell it for commercial development. Plans to fill in and...

Anne Whiting announces top producer for 2020

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced that the agency’s top producer for 2020 in both sales and listings is company associate Fatima Simas. The company stated in a press release that Simas has over 20 years of experience in real estate. Her access...
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Colonial dealerships asked staff to work without pay while on benefits, AG finds

This article was updated to include the number of cars sold by furloughed employees in Dartmouth and at each Dartmouth Colonial dealership, as stated by the AG’s Office. Colonial car dealerships across the commonwealth — including three in...

ALDI coming to Dartmouth Mall

Residents will have a new option for where they get groceries this year: an ALDI will soon be coming to the Dartmouth Mall. The mall’s owner, PREIT, announced Jan. 7 that it executed a lease with ALDI for a 21,000 square foot grocery store and that...

New plans, new ownership for Davoll’s

A Dartmouth icon could soon see food service — along with books, clothing, and alcohol — added to its inventory, as brothers Ben and Will Shattuck hope to turn Davoll’s General Store into a cafe-style gathering spot. The pair were granted a liquor...

Comcast customers could lose Boston TV station

Dartmouth residents may see one less Massachusetts news station on TV after Comcast announced a plan to drop WCVB Channel 5 from its Bristol County offerings in late November. A number of Comcast customers — along with Massachusetts’ congressional...

New law firm comes to town

On Dec. 2, Dartmouth resident Brandon Walecka announced the foundation of his new independent law practice, Walecka Law, P.C. Walecka earned his Juris Doctor from UMass Dartmouth Law School in 2011 and a Master of Laws degree in elder law in 2013...

Padanaram Christmas Festival cancelled, tree lighting uncertain this year

The annual Padanaram Christmas Festival has been cancelled this year due to Covid, according to a member of the business association that runs the event — and the town’s yearly tree lighting ceremony may not take place either. Parks and Recreation...

Anne Whiting announces October top lister

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top lister for October of 2020. Nona Sbordone was named the agency’s Top in Listings. With more than 11 years of experience, Sbordone’s knowledge of the South Coast market and along with her passion and...

Rise and grind: Covid-era Black Friday hits Dartmouth

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Even with Covid cases at an all time high, that still wasn’t enough to stop people in the area from looking for Black Friday deals. Although it was a smaller turnout than previous years, many South Coast shoppers still went old-school and lined up...

Mall owner PREIT files for bankruptcy

Dartmouth Mall property owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month as the brick and mortar retailers on which it depends — already struggling to cope with the rise of ecommerce giants like...

Mirasol’s to close through Monday after employee contracts Covid

Updated Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. Mirasol’s Cafe has announced it will remain closed this weekend through Monday, Nov. 23 due to a staff member testing positive for Covid-19. The shutdown was originally announced in a Facebook...

Anne Whiting announces Top in Sales for October

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top producer for October of 2020. Steve Mazza was named the agency’s Top in Sales. Mazza was the company’s top producer in June, August and September this year, and achieved top producer status for 2018 and...

Anne Whiting Real Estate announces new agent

Dartmouth-based real estate company Anne Whiting has announced the addition of James O’Day to its team. O’Day formerly worked as a designer, planner and writer in Washington D.C. for the past 16 years and holds a master’s degree in preservation and...

Covid closures hit Dartmouth restaurants

Covid has claimed another casualty in Dartmouth: Padanaram’s popular Sail Loft restaurant has closed its doors as of Nov. 1 due to pandemic restrictions on indoor and outdoor dining. The restaurant joins the ranks of other indefinitely closed...

Dartmouth Friendly’s to stay open despite bankruptcy, sale

The Dartmouth Friendly’s will stay open after restaurant chain owner FIC Restaurants, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agreed to sell its assets, the company announced in a Nov. 1 press release. The restaurant chain will be sold to fast food...

Businesses react to governor's latest Covid restrictions

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Although new state guidelines will force Dartmouth restaurants to close a little earlier from Friday, many establishments in town don’t foresee much of an impact to their business. Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday a new stay-at-home advisory and...

Engineering firm wins award for Faunce Corner Road interchange

National engineering firm GPI has won an award for excellence in its work on reconstructing the Faunce Corner Road interchange with I-195 in Dartmouth. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts named the Babylon, NY-based...

Anne Whiting names top producers for third quarter

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top producers for the third quarter of 2020. Longtime top producer Steve Mazza was named the agency’s top in sales, and Michelle Saltmarsh was named top in listings. Mazza was the company’s top producer in...

Anne Whiting announces September top lister

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top lister for September of 2020. Michelle Saltmarsh was named the agency’s Top in Listings. Saltmarsh has a background as a business owner and real estate developer and prides herself on being a...

Anne Whiting announces top producer for September

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top producer for September of 2020. Steve Mazza was named the agency’s Top in Sales for June, continuing a streak that has seen him named the company’s top producer for 2018 and 2019. Mazza has a background...

Dartmouth resident named senior VP of Rhode Island bank

A Dartmouth resident has been named senior vice president and chief consumer banking officer at a Rhode Island-based bank, according to a Sept. 30 press release. Centreville Bank President, CEO and Chairman of the Board Harold Horvat announced this...

Covid vaccine company to build research facility in Dartmouth

An international biopharmaceutical company currently working to develop a Covid-19 vaccine will be constructing a new research facility in Dartmouth, according to a press release. The release states that Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:...

Resident receives cash prize for new kombucha business

A Dartmouth woman won the top prize for her new kombucha startup after finishing an entrepreneurship accelerator program with non-profit Entrepreneurship for All South Coast, according to a press release. Resident Emily Mellgard was awarded $3,000...

Anne Whiting announces top producers for August

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top producers for August of 2020. Eight months since joining the Anne Whiting team, Andrew Romano was named named the agency’s Top in Sales. He can be reached at andrew@annewhitingrealestate.com or (774)...

No popcorn, no problem: For moviegoers, the show goes on

After lying dormant for months, Dartmouth’s cinema has reopened its doors — and film buffs are back despite strict new rules banning snacks including popcorn and soda. Due to the new safety requirements, only 25 people (or 40% of capacity) are...

Anne Whiting announces top producers for July

Anne Whiting Real Estate has announced its top producers for July of 2020. Tom Pratt was named the agency’s Top in Listings. Pratt is is heavily involved in the community, being a Dartmouth Town Meeting Member and highly active in the Dartmouth...

Dartmouth AMC theater to reopen Aug. 27

After being closed since March due to the pandemic, the AMC theater at the Dartmouth Mall is set to reopen on August 27 — with some new safety measures in place. AMC Entertainment, which owns the chain, announced Thursday that it expects to open the...

Winery scrambles for solution as governor’s rules leave it in the lurch

Nearly five months after most Massachusetts businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, almost all of them are up and running and trying to recover. But one Dartmouth enterprise has fallen through an unusual loophole — and staff are...

Anne Whiting Real Estate announces new agent

Dartmouth-based real estate company Anne Whiting has announced the addition of Lauren Gonsalves to its team. Gonsalves is a lifelong South Coast native with over 10 years of digital marketing experience. The Fairhaven resident holds a Bachelor of...

Dartmouth engineering firm acquired by national company

A Dartmouth engineering firm known for development and land survey projects all over the South Coast has been acquired by Pittsburgh-based consulting company Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., according to an August 3 press release. CEC...