NEW BEDFORD Owners of a beloved 66-year-old donut shop are facing legal issues amid plans to reopen its historic bakery, Ma’s Donuts.
“It’s just heartbreaking. It’s our family’s legacy,” said Scott Lemieux, owner of The Boat Restaurant in New Bedford. Lemieux, son of former Ma’s Donuts owners, Sheila and Eddie Lemieux, has been working with his wife and daughter to reopen Ma’s Donuts since it closed in 2016.
“We re going into our fifth generation of a family-owned business,” said Lemieux. “And we have somebody from another state, trying to capitalize and ride on our coattails.”