Dedham Selectmen Disappointed with Convenience Store The Dedham Selectmen are not pleased with the greatly reduced hours of one Dedham Square business, criticizing the owner for... Learn More
Children’s doctor accused of buying child porn A Boston Children’s Hospital endocrinologist and former medical director of Phillips Academy in Andover was charged in federal court Thursday... Learn More
Trooper Faces Sex Assault Charges A Massachusetts State Trooper from Auburn (MA) facing several charges stemming from different sexual assaults, will be arraigned next week... Learn More
Saugus Seeks Two Additional Liquor Licenses; Some Say It’s Not Enough The Saugus Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to seek two additional all-alcoholic licenses for restaurants, but one board member called... Learn More
Brookline Selectmen Looking for More Liquor Licenses The Brookline Patch.Com reports that town officials want to order another round of liquor licenses for Brookline. A warrant article... Learn More
Somerville alderman seek change to liquor license postings The Somerville Board of Aldermen has passed a resolution asking the Licensing Commission to hold a hearing to require that... Learn More
Pittsfield Board Reinstates License But Forces Owner to Sell The Pittsfield Licensing Board has lifted the three-month suspension of a city bar’s liquor license, provided the bar owner sells... Learn More
Foxborough Alcohol License Transferred Foxborough selectmen agreed to transfer a contentious all-alcohol restaurant license from the former Christina’s Fireside Grille, held by MJ Holding... Learn More
Mansfield/Comcast Center Security Questioned The Boston Globe has an interesting article on security at the Comcast Center in Mansfield and the use of alcohol... Learn More
Somerville Store Busted in ABCC Raid Woody’s Liquors, outside Somerville’s Magoun Square, is in trouble for selling a six-pack of Vermont microbrew and a handle of... Learn More
Pitchers of Beer Still Disallowed in Braintree Members of the Braintreee board of license commissioners were prepared to discuss changing Braintree’s law prohibiting the sale of beer... Learn More
Legislature Ponders Change to Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations The Massachusetts Legislature is contemplating new legislation, The Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 2011, House Bill No. 469 (amended... Learn More
Man files sexual abuse lawsuit against Harvard The Boston Globe reports today that Stephen Embry has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against Harvard University, contending he was... Learn More
Decades Later, Sex Assault Trial Against Doctor Commences The Worcester Telegram reports that opening arguments were held this week in U.S. District Court in a civil jury case... Learn More
Online training program helps spot child abuse Child advocates and prosecutors in Middlesex County have revamped an online training program designed to help people who work with... Learn More
Sex Abuse Claim v. Waltham Businessman Dismissed on Statute of Limitations Grounds The Waltham News Tribune reports that a sex abuse claim has been tossed out of Court by a judge who... Learn More
Pittsfield Bar Promises Reform Interesting piece from the Berkshire Eagle on the promise to reform by a shuttered Pittsfield bar. The City has set... Learn More
Peabody Cracks Down on Liquor Violators The Salem News reports that the Peabody Licensing Board has suspended the liquor license of the strip club, the Cabaret... Learn More
Pressley Questions Whether Boston Needs More Licenses Kudos to Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley for raising the issue of whether the city needs more liquor licenses. It’s... Learn More
Somerville Still Seeks Additional Licenses Informative piece on patch.com about Somerville’s home rule petition and quest to obtain additional liquor licenses for the City of... Learn More
Lynn Markets Want to Sell Beer & Wine The Lynn Daily Item reports that two downtown market owners want to sell beer and wine in their store but... Learn More