As with most years, 2023 saw many local businesses close. From restaurants to shopping spots, places we have known and loved across the SouthCoast had to call it quits for one reason or another this year.
Some closings were sad to hear, other may not have surprised anyone at all...
John Heard, who played Peter McCallister in the "Home Alone" movies, died in 2017. He is buried in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where his family has strong ties.