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Two Dartmouth businesses reach 100% renewable energy milestone

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...

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Chumley's permanently closed, Scuttlebutt Coffee to move in

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...

Dartmouth resident starts up New Bedford news outlet

Citing concern over a lack of news coverage in New Bedford, a group of South Coast journalists hope to fill that void with the launch of a nonprofit news website called the New Bedford Light . The digital publication, scheduled to be up...

Wild Honey moving to Westport

After nearly four years in Russells Mills Village, the Wild Honey Cafe will be moving to Westport next month. Late last year, brothers Ben and Will Shattuck purchased Davoll’s General Store — including the adjacent building Wild Honey currently...

Dartmouth’s Own Roast Beef is closing for good

After just over seven years in business, Dartmouth’s Own Roast Beef and Pizzeria will be closing its doors for good this weekend. But it’s not due to the pandemic, noted owner Steve Mentzer. “We’re doing okay, it’s not like we’re going bankrupt or...

After $54 million in stimulus, Dartmouth businesses still struggling

As the worst of the pandemic in 2020 saw shops shuttered all over town, Dartmouth businesses received $53.8 million in CARES act loans — but many are still fighting to survive. CARES act Paycheck Protection Program funding went out to 525 Dartmouth...

Threatened with legal action, restaurants now licensed

Update: As of Friday, Feb. 19, all of the restaurants that were operating without a license have now applied and paid for their licenses. One week after the Select Board voted to send cease and desist letters to...

Anne Whiting announces top producer and top lister in January

To kick off 2021, Anne Whiting real estate has announced the top sales producer and top producer in listings at the company last month. Fatima Simas has achieved the top producer in sales, and Lori Pacheco has achieved top producer in listings for...

Select Board issues 72-hour shutdown warning for unlicensed restaurants

Several Dartmouth restaurants operating without a license will be sent cease and desist letters giving them a 72-hour shutdown warning after the Select Board voted to take action against the businesses at a meeting on Feb. 8. A dozen establishments...

GameStop gambit: UMass Dartmouth finance professor weighs in

What is happening on Wall Street, and what does it mean for the economy? Dartmouth Week wrote to UMass Dartmouth Finance Professor Duong Nguyen to find out. The following guest column has been edited for length and clarity....

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...

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...