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On the Origin of Pies spread

On the Origins of Pie

The classic American dessert and how it has changed since Thanksgiving meals started featuring it. By Paula Marcoux   Photography by Kelly Smith   We New Englanders owned Thanksgiving when the American Republic was young—and kept the celebration pretty much to ourselves for most of a century. During much of the time period in question—the four-score […]

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Staffers outside the River Junction holding the featured pizza and beer

River Junction in Marion: Bar Pizza That’ll Make You Happy

Since 2020, Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. has been happily supporting local food spots by spotlighting a new one each month. A local business, specializing in estate planning and elder law, they’re sending us out to great local places like River Junction in Marion, which creates a small-town vibe and great bar pizza well worth heading

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Making it in Middleboro: HomeRootts Bistro

Surprenant & Beneski, P.C. has been happily supporting local food spots since 2020 by spotlighting a new one each month. As a family business itself, the estate planning and elder law firm loves spotlighting other family businesses, like Middleboro’s HomeRootts Bistro where the Trotts and their friends are putting “community” back into the term “business

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