Danvers's Osborn Tavern Has A Buyer

DANVERS, MA —An unspecified buyer has made an offer to buy the Osborn Tavern's liquor license and assets after the Danvers bar withdrew its appeal of a liquor license suspension and closed on Saturday.

According to the Salem News, an attorney for the tavern said the tavern has a potential buyer, and they will soon file with Danvers for a liquor license transfer. The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission was scheduled to hear the Osborn Tavern's appeal of a three-day liquor license suspension last week. The Osborn Tavern closed on Saturday.

Selectmen voted 4-1 in favor of the suspension, finding the tavern had over-served three women on Aug. 30, including one who was pulled over as she tried to drive away from the Maple Street establishment.

Last year, the tavern successfully appealed a six-day suspension stemming from separate incidents in November 2018. On Nov. 2 police responded to a report of a fight that was started by a man and woman who were "heavily intoxicated," according to police reports. Then on Nov. 10, police found a man sleeping in his car behind the Osborn because, he told police, he was too drunk to drive home.

Previously on Patch:

• Troubled Danvers Tavern's Bartender Is An Ex-MBTA Police Officer
• More Trouble For Osborn Tavern In Danvers
• Danvers Police Say Osborn Tavern Problems Are Continuing