A North Shore ice cream spot that has been around for a long time has shut down.
According to multiple sources, Dairy Witch in Salem will not be reopening for the season, with a Facebook post from the Boston Street spot saying the following:
After 74 years, Dairy Witch is closing. That is not an easy sentence to type. There is a weight to it. Bea and Pete Polemenako opened the window at 117 Boston Street in 1952, the same year their daughter Marietta was born. Marietta has stood by that window her entire life, but will be retiring this year. We will not be opening this spring. There will not be another season....We'll be sharing more in the coming days. Old photos, stories, and a few things we've been working on, so a piece of Dairy Witch can stick around even after the window stays closed. For now we just wanted Salem to hear it from us before anyone else. Thank you.
Dairy Witch has been known over the years for its variety of ice cream flavors along with its sundaes, banana splits, frappes, freezes, malts, and more.
(Follow Marc on Bluesky at @marchurboston.bsky.social)
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