“DRINKS TO GO” was never intended to last longer than a few months. To the dismay of many, the emergency provisions have been extended by the Legislature for three years. Now lobbying groups are again seeking to persuade the Massachusetts Legislature to extend or make permanent the temporary emergency provisions that were hastily enacted during […]
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Package stores pushing ‘compromise’ ballot question
RYAN MALONEY, the owner of Julio’s Liquors in Westborough, Massachusetts, sits in his office with a baseball cap hanging behind him that says, “Alcohol you later.” He looks a visitor up and down, squints, and says, “I’d ID you.” For Maloney, alcohol is a livelihood, and that’s why he’s supporting the Massachusetts Package Stores Association’s […]