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Pawtucket's Maven's Delicatessen Takes Over Next-Door Space for New HQ
Maven's Delicatessen is expanding into the vacant storefront right next to its flagship Pawtucket location, turning the former Feast & Fettle retail space into a new headquarters dedicated to baking bread, bagels and cookies for all of its businesses. The move sets up the fast-growing Jewish deli to start selling its scratch-made baked goods wholesale to other businesses across Rhode Island.
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Rochester cranberry harvest is in full swing
Woody Hartley, surrounded by cranberries, talks to a group visiting the farm Thursday, Oct. 15. Photos by Grace Roche. Visitors can buy cranberries harvested on the property at the farm's gift shop. Several older pieces of dry harvesting equipment are displayed on the farm. Harvesters use a similar piece of...
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NBC 10 I-Team: Cranston man says furnace service company closed after cashing his check
(WJAR) — A Cranston man has a warning for homeowners after he paid to renew his furnace maintenance plan with Continental Engineering, only to have the Johnston company close before his scheduled service appointment. Terrence Gasbarro, a longtime customer, said he mailed his annual check on Sept. 2 and...
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Home of the Week: This Hingham Cape dating back to 1687 has been renovated for 2026 living
The historic Samuel Hobart House is on the market for $1.5 million. Taxes $11,000 (2026, estimate) Like the South Shore town it sits in, this Cape-style home, known as the Samuel Hobart House, has grown. It was built around 1687, about 50 years after the settlement of Bare Cove was renamed Hingham, town historic society and municipal records show.
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BayCoast Bank executive joins Bristol Community College board
Daniel DeCosta, executive vice president and chief information officer at BayCoast Bank, has been appointed to the Bristol Community College Board of Trustees. DeCosta brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in financial services, corporate governance and community service, according to a community announcement. At BayCoast Bank, he is responsible for enterprise technology strategy, cybersecurity oversight and operational resilience. DeCosta earned a Bachelor of Science in business information systems from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Charlton College of Business. He completed the Leadership SouthCoast program in 2010. DeCosta has worked with Bristol Community College DeCosta has served as a technology adviser to Bristol Community College, United Way of Greater Fall River and Steppingstone Inc. He also serves as a member of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Charlton College of Business Board of Trustees. Bristol Community College's Board of Trustees consists of regional business and community leaders who work to support the quality of the college's institutional initiatives, according to the announcement. About Bristol Community College Bristol Community College has served the region for 60 years and has locations in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton, along with online programs. The college offers more than 100 career and transfer
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Fall River mill building purchased by local family-owned business
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WJAR) — A historic Fall River mill is now under new ownership, and the buyers aren’t a major developer. Instead, it’s a family-owned business with roots in the city. Frank Clegg Leatherworks, which has called the Tower Mill building home for about a decade,...
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Phillips Pet Food & Supplies Expands Northeast Retailer Assortment by 8,000+ SKUs
(PRESS RELEASE) EASTON, PA — Phillips Pet Food & Supplies, the nation’s leading distributor of pet food and supplies, has integrated its Formerly Central Hamilton, NJ operations into its Easton, PA and Taunton, MA distribution centers, expanding the assortment available to retailers across the Northeast by more than 8,000 SKUs and dozens of new brands.
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Swansea residents face choice to preserve Stony Creek Farm | Exclusive
It was once a rural community of farms and forests. Today, Swansea has all but made the transition to a suburb, with higher-density development potentially in store . Soon, one of the town’s last remaining farms — Stony Creek Farm — could be permanently conserved, if residents so choose. An article at a Oct. 19 special Town Meeting would appropriate funds for that purpose. “To see it developed would kill me,” said farm owner Erin Babbitt. At Town Meeting, residents will decide whether to let the town’s conservation commission spend $430,000 to preserve 33.7 acres of Babbitt’s farm. Funds would come out of the town’s community preservation fund , which currently holds over $3 million, according to Advisory and Finance Committee chair Robbie Alford. Approving the restriction ultimately depends on the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs . Its success could be at risk, according to new Swansea town administrator Mitch Ruscitti , because the years-long grassroots process hasn’t been done completely by the book. “If this is what the community wants, this is a great project. But it needs a little more time in the oven,” Ruscitti said. Babbitt has owned the farm for a decade, hosting
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Solar panels are bringing idle cranberry bogs back to life
Two Massachusetts cranberry bogs that had stopped making financial sense to farm are growing berries again – with solar panels overhead helping pay the bills. The Black Cat project in Plymouth and the Ring Road project in Kingston combine cranberry farming, community solar, and battery storage. Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI), which built the projects, says income from leasing the land for solar has made it viable to cultivate the long-idle bogs again.
The Enterprise
Canton earns top financial award for 20th year
The Town of Canton has received a top national award for municipal financial reporting for the 20th consecutive year, recognizing the town's commitment to transparency and financial disclosure. The honor was announced by Interim Town Administrator Jennifer Kemalian and Finance Director Allyson Podgurski, according to a community announcement. The Town of Canton Finance Department earned the Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025. The Government Finance Officers Association, a professional organization representing more than 28,000 public finance professionals in the United States and Canada, presented the award based on the town's annual comprehensive financial report. The association said the report was reviewed by an impartial panel and met the program's standards for clear financial communication and full disclosure. "The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive 'spirit of full disclosure' to clearly communicate its financial story," GFOA said in an announcement shared with the town. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is considered the highest recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. GFOA created the program in 1945 to
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Dianna Carney
Hanover Businesses Can Win Big in the Chamber’s First Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Hanover Chamber of Commerce of Hanover, Massachusetts, is inviting local businesses to bring a little autumn creativity to town with its first pumpkin-decorating contest. Participants can decorate one or more pumpkins, display them inside or outside their business, and share a photo for the chance to win a $200 gift card to a Hanover business of their choice.