Mansfield: Sake restaurant fined for full house on New Year's Eve
MANSFIELD — A town restaurant has been fined $3,700 for violating capacity limits and operating its bar amid COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts. On Dec. 31, close to 90 people were ringing in the new year at Sake in Mansfield Crossing, according to police. The problem was Massachusetts restaurants are currently restricted to a 25 percent capacity limit to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. For Sake, that meant about 25 people. The Mansfield Board of Health unanimously decided on Jan. 7 during a virtual meeting to issue the $3,700 fine. The governor’s order allows the town to fin...