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...however, the bar--and the first-years who perennially frequent it on Thursday through Saturday nights--may be crashing back to earth. Two weeks ago, ABCC investigators who found six minors drinking at the Grille in a December sting recommended that the Commission refuse McCarthy the option of paying a fine in lieu of a license suspension, as he has done after each finding of underage drinking--at least five to the state and one to the city, according to the commissions' records...
...four Harvard first-years caught in the most recent ABCC sting will probably not join whatever crowd chooses to watch the games on McCarthy's satellite TV system--they have been summoned to the Freshman Dean's Office and their cases will be brought before the Administrative Board next week...
Barnes participated in an Oct. 12 sting which found two underage Boston College students in the bar, but not in possession of alcohol...
Scali says that the presence of police details does not dissuade on-duty officers from visiting the Grille and that the details are not informed when a sting is planned. But the fact remains that most police officers paid by the establishment look the other way while doormen wink at scores of fakes...
...over the past year, and culminating with the December sting by the ABCC, this cozy equilibrium--and the profits that accompanied it--have now run into serious jeopardy...