Rockport to consider luring grocery store with beer and wine sales - North

In an attempt to lure a grocery store to come to Rockport, the Town Meeting article proposes allowing beer and wine sales. ”The fact of the matter is, you can’t get a head of lettuce, or you can’t get a bottle of molasses,” said Selectman Paul Murphy, who raised the issue last month. ”In Rockport, if you run out of it, the nearest place you can go is Shaw’s on Eastern Avenue [in Gloucester].’’