Appeals

Maine’s highest court has upheld the conviction of a Massachusetts man found guilty at trial of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Auburn as far back as 2009. The Sun Journal reports that David P. Hunt Jr, 41, of Taunton, Massachusetts was convicted at trial in February 2022 on all four charges against him, including two for […]

A Hooters restaurant that was denied a liquor license by the Dedham Board of Selectmen is pleading their case to the state’s Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission. The ABCC held the appeal hearing for Dedham Wings LLC, doing business as Hooters. The restaurant was denied a liquor license transfer from Summer Shack in April. The restaurant says the denial […]

The Pittsfield Licensing Board is poised to suspend a city bar’s liquor license for two weeks for allowing dozens of underage people to get in one night last summer using false identification. On Monday, the board is expected to vote on when the Back Nine Bar and Grill on Crane Avenue will serve the suspension […]

The Newburyport News reports on a messy situation in Rowley, where a pub owner has filed an appeal with the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission stemming from the confusing actions by the town, first denying of a liquor license, then later rescinded that denial.

The Marabu nightclub in Lawrence was ordered this week to surrender its liquor license for 5 days for a second time in just two weeks after officials accused its owner of persistently violating liquor laws, building codes and noise regulations, and thwarting the police and inspectors who show up to enforce them, reported the Eagle […]

The Patriot Ledger reports that a Cohasset businesswoman, who thinks it’s unfair her beer has been banned because it has caffeine, is trying to convince state officials her Moonshot pilsner shouldn’t be on the same list as such notorious products as Four Loko. “For a small independent company, the order to halt the sale of […]

After denying the transfer of a liquor license to a Shrewsbury man partly because of his character, the Northboro Board of Selectmen has approved the license transfer, but with conditions, reported the Worcester Telegram. The Board’s decision follows an ABCC reversal of the Board’s earlier decision to deny the license. In March, the board denied […]

The Boston Globe reports on the quixotic quest of a Raynham laundromat in Massachusetts which seeks to become the first business in the Commonwealth to serve alcohol while customers wash their clothes. On Wednesday, town officials will attend an appeals hearing before the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to make sure local business owner George […]

The Braintree Forum reports that a business called Wine Nation may appeal to the Superior Court an ABCC decision upholding the town of Braintree’s decision to deny the wine “superstore” an all-alcohol license. Maryland businessman Thomas Trone is seeking to open Wine Nation, a 21,000-square-foot “wine superstore” that would have about 50 employees, in the […]

Unusual story out of Chelmsford about a local meat shop seeking a wine and beer license from the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABCC) after being denied by the town in a close 3-2 decision. Len Carpenter, owner of The Meat House in Chelmsford, was to appear before the ABCC on Aug. 4 to state […]