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Kirk and Schryver of Compass broker five Barrington transactions for over $11 million

Barrington, RI Elizabeth Kirk and Lisa Schryver of Compass negotiated five transactions totaling $11.292 million. Kirk and Schryver sold 204 Rumstick Rd. for $2.995 million. Kirk and Schryver represented the sellers, and Amanda Bruneau represented the buyer. According to RI Statewide MLS, this is the fifth highest sale in Barrington, YTD.*

Barrington, RI · 2d
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Hope & Main celebrates ribbon cutting for West End Kitchens

Providence, RI Hope & Main celebrated the official ribbon cutting of West End Kitchens, marking a major expansion of its work to help food entrepreneurs launch, scale, and compete. Located at 945 Westminster St. in the city’s West End, the new facility has already welcomed 35 food and beverage businesses since opening its doors.

Providence, RI · 2d
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Step Inside This Massachusetts General Store Where The Food Is Straight Out Of A Hallmark Movie

If New England charm had a physical address, it would probably be 1228 Russells Mills Road in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Davoll’s General Store is the kind of place that makes you feel like the director of a feel-good movie decided to build a set, except everything here is completely real and the food is significantly better than anything you’d find on a film set.

Dartmouth, MA · 5d
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Ross Dress for Less Eyes Two More Massachusetts Locations

Ross Dress for Less is bringing its discount shopping experience to two more Massachusetts communities. According to The Connecticut Scoop, the off-price retailer is preparing to take over the former Best Buy Outlet space at Brockton‘s Westgate Mall, located at 200 Westgate Drive, as well as the former Bob’s Stores at Twin City Plaza, situated at 146 Whalon Street in Fitchburg, on the Leominster line. Construction on both locations is expected to begin in the spring, with grand openings tentatively planned for sometime in 2027.

Fitchburg, MA · 3d
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Senior homeowners in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Florida and Rhode Island face property tax exemption deadlines running from Dec. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2027

The first of five local property tax cutoffs for older homeowners lands Dec. 1, when West Virginia’s window for a $20,000 homestead exemption closes. Michigan’s Ann Arbor follows with a Dec. 14 poverty-exemption deadline, then New York’s Town of Conklin and Florida’s Pinellas County on March 1 and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on March 15. Each... The post Senior homeowners in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Florida and Rhode Island face property tax exemption deadlines running from Dec. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2027 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

West Virginia · 6d

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Offshore wind saved a struggling New Bedford union. Now its future is uncertain

Cape Verdeans have unloaded New Bedford’s cargo for over a century, since the days when casks of spermaceti oil arrived on whaleships fresh from the Arctic and Indian oceans. So when a barge carrying wind turbine blades longer than a football field arrived in 2023, the city’s predominantly Cape...

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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North Attleboro Drops Special-Permit Rule, Opens Downtown Offices by Right

Opening a law office, insurance agency or medical practice in downtown North Attleboro just got a lot simpler. The Town Council approved a change allowing professional offices and related businesses to locate downtown without first securing a special permit, a shift town officials say had been a long time coming.

North Attleborough, MA · 1d

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Lakeville Finance Director has contract extension through 2030

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville’s Finance Director/Town Accountant Michael Ellis is staying in town through the start of the next decade. Select Board members have approved a new contract for Ellis that would begin July 1, 2027 and run through June 30, 2030. His current contract ends June 30, 2027.

Lakeville, MA · 3d

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PetSmart opens new Swansea location

Swansea, Mass. (WJAR) — PetSmart has opened a relocated store in Swansea, bringing a new shopping destination for local pet owners to the area. The new store, located at 86 B Swansea Mall Drive, celebrated its grand opening Saturday, Nov. 14. It replaces the company's previous location at 573-2 G.A.R. Highway, Route 6.

Swansea, MA · 20h

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This 6-Year-Old Has Sold Nearly 1,000 Jars of Pickles at His Stand. Now, He’s Growing It into ‘a Real Pickle Business’ (Exclusive)

Donovan Atkinson started a pickle stand in 2025 and spent the past two summers making and selling hundreds of jars of pickles

Attleboro, MA · 3d

Rhode Island Current

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FM to send workers to Massachusetts as part of HQ relocation

Downtown Providence isn’t the only target destination for FM’s planned departure from Johnston. The global insurance company, formerly known as FM Global, is also sending an unspecified number of local workers to Massachusetts as part of a regional approach that includes facilities in Norwood and Boston, the company confirmed in a statement to Rhode Island […]

Johnston, RI · 1d

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NeighborWorks Housing Solutions cuts ribbon at Campello Crossing

Brockton, MA NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (NHS) celebrated the ribbon cutting of Campello Crossing on Thursday, October 15, marking an exciting milestone in the continued revitalization of the city. Community leaders, elected officials, development partners, and supporters gathered at 1200 Montello St. to celebrate the completion of this transformative mixed-use development.

Brockton, MA · 2d

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Fishermen’s offshore wind work drying up

This article was produced in collaboration with ProPublica’s Sustainability Desk, a project of the Local Reporting Network. The New Bedford Light, The Connecticut Mirror and Ocean State Media worked together to understand how the Trump administration’s war on offshore wind has hurt workers and communities across New England.

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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Bowdoin Wins Eagle Award for The Car Barn

Walpole, MA — Bowdoin Construction earned an Eagle Award for its work on The Car Barn at the 34th annual Excellence in Construction Awards, presented by the Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC MA). Around 200 ABC members gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in...

Norwood, MA · 2d

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The History of the North River Shipyards

To anyone driving over the bridge at Route 53 or paddling the quiet salt marshes between Pembroke, Hanover, and Marshfield today, the North River appears as a tranquil haven of blue herons, winding reeds, and leisurely weekend boaters. Locals know it as an ecological sanctuary anchoring Massachusetts’ scenic South Shore.

Marshfield, MA · 2d

Rhode Island Current

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Ahead of Johnston exodus, Polisena says FM to lay off local workers

FM is laying off an unknown number of employees in conjunction with plans to relocate its global headquarters from Johnston to Providence, Johnston Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. said on Thursday. Polisena told Rhode Island Current in a phone interview that he met with an FM employee earlier in the day, who said she and at […]

Johnston, RI · 2d

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FM to move headquarters to downtown Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — FM announced that it will move its global headquarters to downtown Providence. The announcement comes months after the company, currently based in Johnston, purchased 10 Memorial Blvd., the former IGT building. "Nearly 200 years after FM was founded in Providence, we are beginning a new...

Providence, RI · 3d

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10 Huge Secondhand And Antique Stores In Southeastern Massachusetts Worth Exploring

One antique shop in this part of Massachusetts scoops ice cream and pours coffee, and it runs as a nonprofit. Another fills a huge refurbished mill so big that shoppers spend hours walking its vendor sections. That’s only a taste of the secondhand shopping destinations scattered across southeastern Massachusetts. One...

Massachusetts · 4d

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Fall River City Council approves tax factor for FY2027 by 8-1 vote as property values rise

The Fall River City Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2027 tax classification factor at Tuesday’s meeting after the Board of Assessors recommend the maximum allowable shift of 1.75. The Council by a vote of 8-1 (Peckham being the lone no vote) approved the 1.75 factor which puts...

Fall River, MA · 3d