Liquor stores oppose bill allowing them to open on Thanksgiving

STATE HOUSE — A group of package store owners on Tuesday came out against a bill that would allow them to open their shops and make liquor sales on Thanksgiving, arguing the business wouldn't be worth the loss of family time.

"We have lives just like the other residents of the community and there are so few days left in the year for any of us to have time with our families," Massachusetts Package Stores Association Executive Director Frank Anzalotti told the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. "We've always looked at Thanksgiving Day as probably the single, only family day of celebration when people have a chance to get together, and we view Thanksgiving Day as one that should remain closed so store owners have this opportunity."