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West Newbury, MA · Food & Drink
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Two of Boston’s staple bars are teaming up for a New Hampshire expansion
Two signature bars in Boston's Fenway neighborhood are expanding to another New England city — one for the first time. Loretta's Last Call and Game On! will open at The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire in early 2027. The move marks the first expansion outside Boston...
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Demolition in Dover to make way for 173 housing units, restaurant
DOVER — Demolition of the existing building at 47 Chestnut St. is moving forward, with plans for a mixed-use development on the parcel that will bring more than 170 residential units, plus a restaurant and commercial space. The project was originally approved by the city Planning Board in 2022, and an extension was approved in March 2025. The property was previously home to Family Dollar, a NH State Liquor Store and Iron Empire Gym, but has appeared vacant for years. The project received a demolition permit in early November. This movement follows a delay attributed to financing the project, Francis Bruton of the Bruton & Berube law firm wrote in a request for a project extension filed with the city in the spring of 2025. Details of Dover 47 Chestnut St. project An aerial view of a site plan filed with the city depicts the building to include a restaurant with outdoor seating, a club room, fitness, co-working space and a courtyard closest to the Cochecho River. The application states the mixed-use development will bring 173 residential units, and a restaurant and commercial space on the first floor. The four upper floors would house a mix of studios, one-bedroom and
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$50 Million Pizza Brand Will Soon Have a New Owner, and a Big Change Is Coming
Founded in East Boston in 1961, Papa Gino’s is, for many New Englanders, a name that’s virtually synonymous with pizza. Now a prospective new owner hopes to make wings a bigger part of that identity. Craveworthy Brands has signed an agreement to acquire New England Authentic Eats LLC...
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The Freshest Fish In Massachusetts Is Waiting For You At This One-Of-A-Kind Seafood Restaurant
Some restaurants make you drive an hour and feel every minute of it. Jake’s Seafood Restaurant in Hull, Massachusetts makes you wish the drive was longer so you could build up more anticipation. Hull is the kind of town that Massachusetts keeps tucked away like a secret it’s not...
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Lowell Regulars Quietly Guard These 8 Hole-in-the-Wall Massachusetts Eateries Behind Plain Storefronts
One little takeout spot in this city literally named itself a hole in the wall. I love that kind of honesty. It sells empanadas, loaded tostones, and pizza from the same counter, and that mix alone made me curious. The rest of the list follows the same pattern. A trolley-style...
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This Massachusetts Diner Has Been Serving Breakfast Since Before Most Of Us Were Born
Breakfast here comes out of a dining car built in 1928. It’s believed to be the last operating diner made by the J. That alone made me sit up. One family has run it since 1938. Think about that for a second. Pancakes and home fries have been flipped...
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7 Facts About Dunkin’ in Massachusetts
Dunkin’ started in Quincy in 1948 as a doughnut shop called Open Kettle. Bay Staters who stop in every morning might not know that, let alone other parts of the chain’s history. Here are the facts about Dunkin’ in Massachusetts that even regulars don’t not know.
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This Old-School Massachusetts Restaurant Makes Some Seriously Good Thin-Crust Pizza
The brick oven at this pizza spot showed up in pieces in 1883, built for a bakery. It has been cranking out thin-crust pies for nearly a century since then. If you ask me, nobody ever outgrows the trip-day grin. It just waits for the right excuse, and a famous old oven is a pretty good one.
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The Tiny Restaurant Tucked Away In Massachusetts That Will Make You A Loyal Customer Forever
If loyalty could be cooked into a dish, Rino’s Place in East Boston would have figured out the recipe a long time ago. This is a restaurant that turns first-time visitors into regulars with a reliability that should probably be studied by someone with a clipboard and a research grant.
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This Rock And Roll Inspired Massachusetts Restaurant Has Been Serving The Best Pizza For Years Now
Nobody sits down and plans to name their pizza place after a rock song, and yet here we are, and here is Dirty Water Dough Company on Newbury Street in Boston, making the whole idea seem completely inevitable. “Dirty Water” by The Standells is one of those songs that belongs...