Alyssa Grace McCarthy and Benjamin James Gentry Marry

Alyssa Grace McCarthy graduated from Dighton Rehoboth High School in 2010 and Bridgewater State University with a degree in Social Work in 2014. She is a case manager and creator of the first-of-its-kind after school program for developmentally disabled adults at Opportunity Networks in Manchester, NH. Alyssa is also an athlete, having just completed her first marathon and is currently completing her masters of education degree at Southern New Hampshire University.
Benjamin James Gentry teaches English at Southern New Hampshire University where he is slated to acquire his PhD in 2019. He’s also the creator and director of Breakthrough Manchester which is a high school leadership program for high potential, low-income students.
Alyssa and Ben were married by his uncle Peter Gentry married on Sunday, January 21st in at Bittersweet Farm in Westport, Massachusetts. Their wedding party included best man Jesse Lemay, maid of honor Julia McCarthy and Carly Brasier Del Rosso of Seekonk, MA. The couple mini-mooned in Portsmouth, NH, and will honeymoon in June in the Northern Rocky Mountains with stops planned in Oregon, British Columbia and Glacier National Park in Montana. They live in Hookset, N.H. with their gerbil Rocket.