Adored Ice Cream Shop + Longtime Restaurant Chain Both Close For Good: MA Food Week
By Jessie Castellano
Published on May 1, 2026.
The following day of MA Food Week, the owners of Dairy Witch in Salem announced that their beloved ice cream stand will remain closed for the first time in 74 years. Meanwhile, the Smokey Bones barbecue restaurant has closed its locations in Taunton and Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Nov. 1,000 people are expected to attend a soft opening of Nov.09.
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