Peabody Restaurants To Get Licenses The Fire Bull Restaurant in Peabody received Licensing Board approval and now only needs approval from state liquor licensing authorities... Learn More
Ipswich Selectmen Revoke Liquor License The Salem News reports that Ipswich Selectmen have revoked the all-alcohol liquor license held by Richard Poore, the former owner... Learn More
Wareham Club To Honor Booked Events Although the recently auctioned Bay Pointe Country Club’s (in Wareham) future remains in question, already-booked brides and grooms can still... Learn More
Norwell Market Gets Full Liquor License The Norwell Mariner reports that Bo’-Tes Imports and Market Place will be able to offer all manner of liquor rather... Learn More
Plymouth Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case George H. Lunt, 27, of Plymouth, Mass, has been sentenced to 8 years in prison, to be followed by five... Learn More
Mass. SJC Reverses Drunk Driving Conviction The SJC this week, in Commonwealth v. Parenteau, considered whether a District Court judge erred by admitting in evidence, pursuant... Learn More
Mass. Man Charged in Amsterdam Sex Case A Massachusetts man whose case led to the discovery of a massive child sex abuse case in the Netherlands has... Learn More
Freshman Lawmaker Explains Rape Remarks A freshman state lawmaker defended this week statements he made earlier in the week that suggested that illegal immigrants who... Learn More
4 inactive Mass. priests removed over abuse claims The Archdiocese of Boston says four inactive priests have been defrocked over decades-old allegations of child sexual abuse. Cardinal Sean... Learn More
New Devens Hotel Obtains Liquor License After a multimonth lull in the project, the developer of the Hilton Garden Inn extended-stay hotel under construction in the... Learn More
ABCC Creates Farmers’ Market Wine Application See the attached link for the ABCC information on the farmers’ market wine application; this license is governed by local... Learn More
Westwood Restaurant Avoids Suspension The Westwood Press reports that the Board of Selectmen has imposed a three-day liquor license suspension but with a one-year... Learn More
Mansfield Selectmen Vote Against Wine Store The owners of Wines & More in Mansfield Crossing have assured the town that the business is strong and it... Learn More
Attleboro liquor stores suspended for violations One third of Attleboro’s liquor stores have been accused of selling alcohol to minors. According to the city’s licensing board,... Learn More
Lawrence Nightclub Has Liquor License Suspended The Marabu nightclub in Lawrence was ordered this week to surrender its liquor license for 5 days for a second... Learn More
Fake ID’s Becoming More Sophisticated CBS news reports that fake ID’s in Massachusetts and elsewhere are becoming more sophisticated, with the advent of better technology,... Learn More
Danvers Selectman Revoke Liquor License The Salem News reports that Danvers Selectmen have revoked the liquor license of the former Tequilas Bar and Grill on... Learn More
Police Owning Bars – Potential Conflict? Interesting piece in the Worcester Telegram about the potential conflict of interest when a police officer maintains an ownership interest... Learn More
Mass. Hospital Fires 29 in Sex Abuse Incident The Boston Globe reported today that Carney Hospital fired the staff of its adolescent psychiatry unit Thursday, after an investigation... Learn More
New Mass. Fire Regulation Requires Crowd Managers Starting on June 1, some bars, nightclubs, and discos will be required to follow a new state fire safety regulation,... Learn More
Marzilli Given Early Exit from Jail Former state Sen. Joseph “Jim” Marzilli is out of jail, outfitted with a GPS monitor, two months after pleading guilty... Learn More