Seekonk Selectmen Reinstate Ramada Inn and DiParma Liquor License Patrons can now order alcohol at the Ramada Inn and DiParma Italian Tables Restaurant, according to patch.com, an online local... Learn More
Age on State ID Lowered; Design Prevents Liquor Purchase A new Massachusetts law has dropped the age for getting a state-issued identification card from 16 to 14, allowing everyone... Learn More
Seekonk Restaurant Faces Hard Times Without Liquor License At the Nov. 3 Seekonk (MA) Board of Selectmen meeting, members suspended Seekonk Hospitality Group’s liquor license until they filed... Learn More
McDonough Can Testify in Sudbury Sexual Assault Case A Sudbury nursing home resident who said she was sexually assaulted by an employee of the home more than a... Learn More
Former Priest’s Sex Abuse Trial Postponed The trial of a former Catholic priest on child sexual abuse charges has been postponed again — the third time... Learn More
Mass. To Restrict Sales of Popular Beverage Four Loko The state will restrict sales of the popular and potent alcoholic beverage Four Loko, as Boston city councilors consider their... Learn More
Cape Cod Rapist, 79, Faces Civil Commitment A 79-year-old Sandwich man convicted of child rape in 2004 is facing the prospect of civil commitment to a treatment... Learn More
Man convicted of raping two Somerville women committed as sexually dangerous A man who was convicted of raping two women in Somerville four decades ago now faces a potential lifetime commitment... Learn More
Child Abuse Linked to Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Adults Women who experience physical or sexual abuse as children or adolescents are at significantly increased risk of developing type 2... Learn More
Norwell Police to Launch Designated Driver Program The Patriot Ledger reports that the Norwell police department has gotten all but two of the liquor license holders in... Learn More
Reading Will Seek Extra Liquor License The town of Reading, at Town Meeting earlier this week, voted 93 to 44 to petition the State Legislature) to... Learn More
Mass. Residents Vote to Abolish Alcohol Sales Tax In a close vote, Massachusetts voters decided Tuesday to repeal the 6.25 percent tax on alcohol and restore the sales... Learn More
Price Chopper Supermarket Gives Up Lee License The Berkshire Eagle reports that the Price Chopper supermarket chain returned its liquor license to the town of Lee, about... Learn More
Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Hoops Founder Hampshire Superior Court Judge Bertha Josephson has issued an arrest warrant for founder of the famed Riverside (NY) Church basketball... Learn More
No One Shows Up for Braintree Liquor License Forum News from Braintree: the town’s board of license commissioners wanted to hear from residents and the business community about the... Learn More
Turner Testifies That He Does Not Recall Receiving Cash The Boston Globe reports that Boston city councilor Chuck Turner testified on Tuesday that local businessman Ronald Wilburn handed him... Learn More
Wilburn Testifies in Chuck Turner Corruption Trial Local businessman Ronald Wilburn concluded three days of lively testimony at the trial of Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner and... Learn More
Vote Approaching on Alcohol Tax I tend to agree with the Boston Globe editorial pages and columnist Derrick Jackson — a “NO” vote on Question... Learn More
Victims Seek to Define Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Voice Inc, a non profit foundation founded by Massachusetts clergy abuse survivors Bernie McDaid & Gary Bergeron to help... Learn More
Raynham Laundromat Faces Uphill Battle For Beer/Wine License The Boston Globe reports on the quixotic quest of a Raynham laundromat in Massachusetts which seeks to become the first... Learn More
Three Brookline Businesses Caught in Sales Stings The Boston Globe reported that Brookline selectmen last week delivered warnings to two businesses and punished another after they were... Learn More