Today's poll: Is a liquor and entertainment license suspension too steep a penalty for allowing nude male dancers?
07.24.2011 | SOUTH DEERFIELD - A peregrine falcon flies over Mt. Sugarloaf Sunday evening.The Forecast
The National Weather Service forecast for Monday calls for a 50% chance or rain under mostly cloudy skies. Today's high will be around 76.
Thunderstorms may roll through the area after 4 p.m. today. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm.
Rain may linger through Tuesday evening, but the sun should be back Wednesday. Temperatures look like they'll be in the 80s through the rest of the work week, warming up to the low 90s for a sunny weekend.
Today's Poll
Chicopee's License Commission has slapped Maximum Capacity with a liquor and entertainment license suspension for allowing a nude performance on May 13 by the Men in Motion Dance Revue.
The Republican's Patricia Cahill reports that the bar will be shut down for 10 days beginning July 24 and will be in abeyance for the next 10 days.
Several MassLive.com readers disagree with the penalty.
ButterKnife writes: Not my cup of tea... but I'm sure that Chicopee town officials have better things to do than shut down Max Cap for nude male dancing.
notoone writes: Well the citizens of Chicopee really showed the ABC that they would not allow nude dancing in their town. Hundreds of them went to witness this travesty in the interest of justice!
And TonyC writes: Good thing they put a stop to this! We wouldn't want people coming to downtown Chicopee in the evening to carelessly spend money and overcrowd the city!
What do you think -- is a liquor and entertainment license suspension too steep a penalty for allowing nude male dancers? Vote in our poll, and check back Tuesday for the results.
Friday's results: On Friday, we asked, "Should Alan J. Ingram repay his $30,000 signing bonus?" 21 people voted. 57.14% said "yes," and 42.86% said "no."
Sunday's Top 5:
The top 5 headlines on MassLive.com on July 24 were:
1) Paul Barkyoumb, former Holyoke police officer, arrested in a drug investigation
2) Convicted killer Francis Soffen to face 15th parole hearing
3) Man charged with heroin trafficking after allegedly running stop sign in Holyoke
4) Bike Night at Stearns Square in Springfield: Dokken
5) Ludlow accident sends five to the hospital
Quote of the Day
“Mom always gave to charity, even when we didn’t have much. I’d ask her why she was doing it and she’d say, ‘They need it more than we do.’”
~Ted Hebert, chief executive of Teddy Bear Pools & Spas, on his long involvement in local philanthropy. Read Garry Brown's article here.