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In appeal hearing, co-owner says Rick Savage no longer managing Sunday River Brewing Co.
Ron Savage says his brother is no longer involved in managing the business in Bethel, and he should be trusted to comply with state guidelines. The state does not agree.
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BETHEL Facing nearly 60 employees who are again out of work, a co-owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. in Bethel made his case Tuesday that the state reconsider its previous decision not to renew the restaurant’s eating and catering license.
The business owners, brothers Rick and Ron Savage of Bethel, hoped to get a last-minute reprieve from the court before the license expired Dec. 19, but will now have to wait for an appeal decision from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
State rejects Sunday River Brewing Co.’s appeal of license loss
The Bethel restaurant and bar had hoped a hearing officer would reverse a decision by state officials against renewing the business eating and catering license.
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Rick and Ron Savage sitting with their attorney, Ted Dilworth in his Norway office Dec. 2 during a videoconference hearing in Oxford County Superior Court in South Paris where a judge heard arguments whether to keep their Bethel restaurant closed and whether it should lose its liquor license.
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AUGUSTA A state hearing officer upheld a decision not to renew Sunday River Brewing Co.’s eating and catering license over COVID-19 concerns, effectively shuttering the Bethel restaurant and brew pub indefinitely.
Sunday River Brewing Co. owners back in court, seek to reopen, keep liquor license
Rick and Ron Savage, owners of the Bethel establishment, are hoping to reopen their restaurant and bar and keep their liquor license from being revoked.
SOUTH PARIS Lives versus livelihoods.
That was how Wednesday’s court arguments were presented to a judge who must decide whether Sunday River Brewing Co. in Bethel must remain closed until Dec. 10 and whether the restaurant and bar may lose its liquor license or be fined.
Oxford County Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon said after hearing a full day of testimony Wednesday that he would make a decision by Friday.