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Peter's Market Appeals Town Punishment

A hearing at the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission will be held in September.

The owner of Peter's Market has filed an appeal with the state of a town decision to suspend its alcohol license for 30 days.

The appeal allows the market to continue selling alcohol while the case is pending before the state's Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.

A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 25, according to the state ABCC website.

On June 17, Milford Selectmen voted 2-1 to impose a 30 day license suspension following a hearing in which members cited a history of alcohol license violations at the family-owned store.

In a recent incident, a 20-year-old police operative entered the store on April 13 and purchased a six-pack of beer without being asked for identification.

According to town records, Peter's Market had previously had a 24-hour license suspension in March 2010, and a 12-day license suspension in November 2010. The first followed a police investigation into reports of underage sales at the business, and was for selling alcohol to an underage police operative. The second, longer suspension was for selling alcohol to an intoxicated man.

The man had been refused service down the street, at Purchase Street Market, and had driven to Peter's Market where he bought two bottles of wine, despite being visibly unsteady on his feet, police reported. In that incident, when police arrived, the customer had urinated and defecated on himself, a police summary said.

Selectmen Dino DeBartolomeis and Bill Buckley voted in favor of the 30-day suspension. Selectman Brian Murray, who said he would suggest a 15-day suspension, voted against.


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