Selectmen Reluctantly Approve New Liquor License for Bankrupt Sweeney's Retreat
State ABCC board disagrees with Marblehead's decision not to grant new license to bankruptcy trustee. Selectman Judith Jacobi calls decision "wrong".
All four Selectmen said they did not like having to approve a new liquor license for the shuttered Sweeney's Retreat, but the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission gave the town few options. So the Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to grant the town's 20th liquor license to Harold Murphy, the bankruptcy trustee, charged with raising as much assets as possible from the closed restaurant to pay off the creditors. In February, the Selectmen voted unanimously to deny the new liquor license because there was no information about how the license would be used. "I think it is wrong," said Selectman Judith Jacobi. She said the town had fought similar state rulings before. She clearly wanted the town to appeal this decision. The …
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Joe Whipple
5:54 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
They're just trying to do their job in a way that makes sense. Do you want the Golden Banana or any other sleazy operator to be able to buy the license and set up shop? maybe you do, but there are lots of us who think that this town shouldn't be wide open for whoever is willing to shell out top dollar. more ›