![]() ![]() “Yet each alleged ‘violation,’ including unfounded ‘violations’ was reported to the board of selectmen for discipline without notice to The Port or Ember - after Health Director Meggan Eldredge on confirmed that no actual violation of the ABCC advisory occurred at The Port (as reported by Officer Neil Nolan for Incident 20-5518) and that Incident No. Only two incident reports were filed with selectmen. Two of the incidents, including one of live music, were found not to be valid. Tomlinson initially took issue with the police report, which cited a total of five violations from May 22 to May 24. Two weeks ago selectmen appointed Interim Town Administrator Joseph Powers to serve as hearing office for the alleged violations. The ABCC advisory states in part, “That all on-premises consumption licensees remain prohibited from selling alcohol for on-premises consumption to the public until June 8 at the earliest, awaiting further notice from the Governor.” Tomlinson said The Port and Ember are separate corporate entities and lumping together alleged violations “is entirely inappropriate.” On May 24 another complaint about patrons at Ember allegedly drinking on the patio was confirmed by an officer, according to the report. Similar violations were observed by an officer at Ember the same day. The police report filed by Deputy Police Chief Kevin Considine on May 28 was in response to a complaint on May 22 at The Port about guests allegedly standing around on the premises drinking. HARWICH - The attorney for The Port and Ember restaurants in Harwich Port has asked the town to preserve evidence and produce records relating to alleged violations of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission’s advisory regarding the sale of beer and wine and on-premise consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic.Īttorney Raymond Tomlinson, representing the restaurants, said in his notice to the town that the alleged violations as detailed in a police report filed with selectmen are “unfounded.” Town officials continue to exhibit bias toward the two restaurants and preserving documents is “potentially relevant to a forthcoming lawsuit,” he wrote. ![]()
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