'The Bar' In New Bedford Ordered To Shut Down Over Repeated COVID Violations
NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – Health officials ordered a New Bedford bar to shut down after repeated COVID-19 violations.
The New Bedford Health Department issued a cease and desist order to The Bar on Dartmouth Street.
The order came for the establishment's third COVID violation. Owners of The Bar were fined $2,500 and ordered to close effective immediately until Phase 4 of the state's reopening plan.
Health officials fined The Bar $300 on October 14 for servicing alcohol without food and for failure for employees to wear a mask.
Just over a month later, a $600 fine was issued for employees not wearing masks.
