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
NH Man Arrested for Filming Sex Act Involving Mass. Teen A man from Exeter, New Hampshire, is scheduled to appear in Hampton District Court facing severe charges related to child... Learn More
Adams Man Guilty of Sex Assault An Adams man has pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court to sexual assault charges. 38 year old FRED O. GREER... Learn More
Legislature Mulls Extending Deadlines Good piece in the Boston Globe summarizing the Legislature’s approach to possibly extending further protection to abuse victims. I wholeheartedly... Learn More
Gov. Patrick Approves Extra Natick Liquor License Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation allowing an extra liquor license for Natick so Tilly & Salvy’s Bacon Street Farm can... Learn More
Wegmans revives plans for Westwood supermarket The Wegmans at Westwood Station was supposed to end New England’s long wait for the grocery chain. That was four... Learn More
Many protest adding licenses to Waltham at hearing The Boston Globe reports that more than 75 local restaurant owners and residents gathered in front of Waltham’s City Council... Learn More
Brookline Ponders License Quandary Some news here about Brookline and the prospect of additional lincenses. Learn More
Springfield Mayor Proposes Controversial 1am Close for Bars and Clubs Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is proposing a 1 a.m. closing time for all bars and clubs in the city, less... Learn More
Sharon considers sale of hard liquor at stores The Boston Globe reports that the town of Sharon may soon allow stores to sell hard liquor for the first... Learn More
Repeal of Massachusetts Ban on Physician Gifts is Considered Interesting piece on the possible repeal of the ban on physician gifts, which has had an adverse impact on the... Learn More
Foxborough Trader Joe’s gets alcohol approval The Boston Globe reports that Foxborough selectmen approved an all-liquor license for a Trader Joe’s supermarket scheduled to open in... Learn More
Mass Kids Gets $80K Child Sexual Abuse Grant Massachusetts Citizens for Children, also known as Mass Kids, a Boston-based nonprofit that advocates for the welfare of children, announced... Learn More
New abuse list includes priest who served in Fairhaven The Associated Press reports that a lawyer for clergy sex abuse victims released six new names of clerics accused of... Learn More
Alleged Stockbridge child sexual abuse known in 2004 The Berkshire Eagle reports that the man accused of sexually assaulting three elementary students while working as an adjustment counselor... Learn More
Liquor license requests show business growth in Easthampton The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports that Easthampton’s Licensing Board has been inundated with requests for liquor licenses over the last... Learn More
Cumberland Farms loses alcohol sales bid in Amherst The Daily Gazette reports that the Amherst Select Board agreed with opponents to the Cumberland Farms convenience store at 35... Learn More
Lowell club loses liquor license for 3 months The nightclub at the center of a brawl in Lowell two months ago that led to 14 arrests and resulted... Learn More
Former Boston doc gets 21 years for Alaska plan to have sex with boy A former Boston research physician is beginning a 21-year federal prison sentence for traveling to Alaska with a plan to... Learn More