Selectmen Don't Renew Liquor License of Shuttered Sweeney's Retreat
Bankruptcy trustee for popular bar and restaurant asks Board of Selectmen to renew license so it could be auctioned off.
The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 this week not to renew the full liquor license owned until last fall by Sweeney's Retreat. That vote was a disappointment to the bankruptcy trustee, who wanted to auction off the full liquor license to raise money to pay off the creditors of Sweeney's Retreat. It is likely to set off a fight before the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and before the federal bankruptcy court. Kathleen Cruickshank with the law firm of Murphy & King, the trustee for the Sweeney's Retreat bankruptcy, said her firm is "trying to avoid litigation" over the license renewal. "We prefer to work consensually." The Sweeney's Retreat license, one of 20 the state allocates to Marblehead, came up for renewal on Nov. 30…
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Leslie Marquette
7:17 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
Completely agree with you, Peter. The state should also let go of the control they have over most grocery stores who are not allowed to sell alcohol, either. Crosby's is quite the exception, not the rule. You may recall this was on the state ballot several years ago and missed passing by a narrow margin. More competition is better for the consumer, don't you think ? Leslie Marquette more ›