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Friday, December 1, 2017
Tanners squash Sachems on T-Day, 33-7 Team effort ends season with winning record By Greg Phipps
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he Peabody Tanners were looking to win out over their last six games of the 2017 campaign. They came close to that goal, finishing 5-1 over that stretch to reverse a slow start and complete a 6-5 season. In their traditional Thanksgiving Day clash against the Saugus Sachems last Thursday morning at muddy Stackpole Field in Saugus, the Tanners found themselves in a gritty 0-0 deadlock through one quarter before breaking it open with two second-quarter touchdowns on their way to a convincing 33-7 victory. The host Sachems came out strong and could have tallied early points if not for one big turnover in particular. Elijah White forced a Saugus fumble at the goal line and the ball was recovered by Cam Powers to thwart the scoring chance. In all, Saugus would actually outgain Peabody by 72 yards in the first half, but the Tanners carried a 14-0 lead into the break. Running backs Noah Freedman (5-yard TD run) and Eric DeMayo (2-yard score) gave Peabody
THANKSGIVING FEAST: Chris Glass and Eric DeMayo take down a Sachems runner during the Tanners 37-7 Thanksgiving Day victory at Stackpole Field in Saugus. (Advocate photo by Dave Sokol)
TURKEY DAY TRIUMPH | SEE PAGE 9
New England Meat Market Peabody rings in the season with Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting needs liquor license back By Christopher Roberson
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n August of this year, the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission approved the transfer of the beer and wine license from New England Meat Market to Mutual Market – now that transaction needs to be reversed. During the Nov. 27 meeting of the Licensing Board, Attorney Thomas Truax, counsel for New England Meat Market, said the original plan was to fund the transfer through a loan from TD Bank. However, the loan was denied because of the market’s lack of income during the past three years. Truax said market owner Charles Silva then turned to Gloucester Bank and Leader Bank for a loan. Yet both institutions agreed that the matter needed to be handled by the Small Business Administration. Truax said his client’s latest attempt to obtain financing has been through Granite State Savings Bank, which recently indicated that additional information will be needed before a loan can be approved. In
the meantime, the meat market does not hold a valid license to sell alcohol. “I’ve been doing this 30 years and I’ve never had this happen before,” said Truax. “I’m sort of in a quandary as to what to do.” Board Member Frederick Murtagh asked if the business could survive without selling beer and wine until the problem is resolved. Silva said such a move would only create more of a financial hardship. Chairman Minas Dakos said the board will continue to stay involved as the matter moves forward. “If we can help you, we’re going to do it,” he said. Until a resolution is reached, it is possible that New England Meat Market can continue to sell beer and wine under its former license, which is still held by Mutual Market. In other news, the board voted unanimously to approve a new all-alcohol license for La Siesta Restaurante, which is slated to open at 3 Main St. in February 2018.
NEW ENGLAND | SEE PAGE 10
Shown during the city’s Holiday Stroll and Tree Lighting at Peabody Square, from left to right are Ally Bettencourt, City Councillor-at-Large Thomas Gould and Avery Bettencourt. Gould served as the conductor of the Peabody Polar Express during the event. See more photo highlights on page 5. (Advocate photo by Chris Roberson)