Supporters of a proposed referendum seeking to allow more stores to sell beer and wine are withdrawing their campaign because of the cost of making their case to Massachusetts voters.
Cumberland Farms, the convenience store giant that was backing the ballot question, announced Friday, June 26 that it is dropping the effort for November 2020 but may try again in November 2022, according to State House News Service.
It was if they never heard of social distancing (which they hadn't). They packed into the square, the crowd estimates ranging from a quarter- to a half-million.
