Liquor stores closer to schools called a bad mix for Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — City school board members and package store owners find themselves unlikely allies in a fight against a plan to shorten the distances between schools and liquor stores. Schools Superintendent Aresta Johnson called the proposal to allow liquor stores within 750 feet of schools unconscionable. “You don’t want to turn the corner and walk past a liquor store that has men or women out already inebriated early in the morning or in the afternoon,” Johnson said. “You can not want that for young children.” Attorney Joel Z.

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