Word: patronize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Joel W. Garrett, a patron of the bar, accused customer Joseph W. Squires of making lewd gestures toward his girlfriend, then a waitress at the Spaghetti Club. Garrett wrote that he responded by "talking with my hands" and grabbing Squires' throat...
...letter to Cranston Inc., the parent company of The Spaghetti Club, Scali makes mention of previous license violations including "failing to remain food oriented," patron fights and underage drinking...
...Massachusetts Superior Court will soon issue a ruling as to whether the Crimson Sports Grille should face a six-day suspension of its liquor license for serving underage drinkers. The appeal is premised on the tenuous claim that one particular underage patron on the night of a sting operation used a fake Massachusetts driver's license to gain entry to the Grille. The bar's lawyer rightly holds the case is important because it will determine the degree of responsibility that a pub has to check the validity of a license. But we believe this issue is secondary...
According to Rafferty, state law mandates that licensees use "due care" in examining Massachusetts licenses. Rafferty said Grille employees did use proper caution in checking patron IDs and he expects the ABCC decision to be reversed...
...officers followed the bartender and they specifically heard him tell [the underage patron] to 'get rid of the drink.' Then [the patron] said he didn't have any alcohol," Scali said...