Limey's Hit With Liquor License Suspension

NORWOOD, MA — After spending six hours on the issue, the Norwood selectmen have issued a liquor license suspension for two incidents at Limey’s Pub.

The board voted 3-1 to suspend the restaurant's license for two days, to be served on two Mondays to be determined. Chairman William Plasko voted against the motion and Selectman Allan Howard was not present.

In the first incident, police say they were called to the Washington Street establishment at 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 27 for a disturbance reportedly involving a person flipping table outside. Upon arrival, police found 15-20 people outside and a group walking away. When an officer went to the group and asked what happened, members of the group refused to answer, yelling that they were not going to jail, according to a police report.
As the group became more agitated, they began to surround the officer, who told the crowd to get back while holding pepper spray. Eventually, more officers arrived and a mutual aid request was responded to by officers in Walpole and Westwood.

Three people were arrested, and one woman who threw a shoe at an officer and attempted to chase a police cruiser transporting her husband was taken into protective custody.

In a Dec. 4 incident, police responded to a report of three fights over a period of 5-15 minutes during an employee Christmas party. At 12:30 a.m., a fight broke out between two women at the bar. That was followed by another fight near the fireplace and a third fight near the Christmas tree.Police allege that the restaurant violated their liquor license by not calling officers, but Savage said a witness called police and a call from an employee would not have made a difference.

Prior to the vote, the board called on the owners of Limey’s to change the culture of the establishment, which they say has become a source of problems in the area.

“We have a litany of problems connected to this establishment. I don't know or hear of these problems anywhere else but Limey's. I have people tell me and boy the characters they say, they don't come back,” Plasko said.

Selectman Thomas Maloney said the owners have installed a video surveillance camera, which he thinks can help, but called the punishment a light one.

“I do think this is a light punishment, and I have a feeling that the chief thinks so as well. I’ll tell you if I have to devout six more hours of my life listening to this (explicit) again I’ll shut you down,” Maloney said.

Limey’s has the right to appeal the decision.

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