Of course its a problem. There are way to many bars in a small area. It will never change and I blame law makers not the Buisnesses itself.

While Salem lawmakers do share some blame for this problem the real problem is a business that feels it can do what it wants when it wants. I would like to see every small business in Salem do well but they must also pay the price when they break the rules. Underage drinking and over serving are not new problems, the bars know the rules and if they continually and knowingly break those rules they have to pay the price. That is part of the problem when businesses think they can get away with whatever they want. I hope Murphy's has learned their lesson and in the future will abide by the rules and have success.

I am surprised they are waiting until after Thanksgiving.

instead of suspending the bar's license for 10 days, how about putting the owner of Murphy's (or any establishment) in the Middleton jail for ten days? maybe then they will make sure no-one is underage or over served?

Come on..their targeted. By up stairs tenants...but happy.because the manger and girl friend bartender are jokes....

I don't know anything about the current management, or what is presently going on. I can say from previous experience of working there that I am shocked they are able to operate as a business on any level. Food, liquor, or otherwise.

The owner also owns Paddy Kellys in Peabody

Jack, you are mistaken.

SHUT DOWN ALL BARS IN SALEM

I live next door and this is been going on since the beginning ,I haven't had a nights sleep in years...

This is been going on for years and the city has turned a blind eye to it until now

money talks

shut your windows at night guess what no noise

The owner is male, Peter Kelly. He owns Murphy's and The Pickled Onion. Hasn't owned Paddy's in several years.

Dan - I happen to agree with you. They have placed outside speakers against city ordinances and had to remove them, and their patio is quite often not cleared out by the designated time. I feel for you living next to that establishment. Not to mention the very, very frequent habit of over serving and releasing loud, reckless patrons out into the street who are in no state of mind to end the party. The streets stay loud long after closing time, until police come and motivate them to go home.

At least you will have 10 days of quiet. ;)

Hey classey salem,
you are wrong on so many counts I won't bother correcting you.

When you choose to live in a downtown area, you expect a normal amount of urban noise like fire engines, sirens, traffic & street noise. I am often coming home from work around 1 a.m. and for years & years, what I have seen & heard around Murphy's at that time of night is excessive. Glad they got popped. Hoping they get shut down for good.

Our esteemed Mayor claims she wants to make Salem into the "go-to" city town on the North Shore. My question is: does she want to make it the "go-to" town on the North Shore for drinkers, drunks, vandals, reckless drivers, drug abusers, etc., etc., etc. Or does she want to make it the "go-to" town for tourism, shops, businesses, investors, and the people who come to make it a home for their families. If it's the latter, then perhaps she should look at her priorities...and the same goes for the ancient City Council who are still in the dark ages when it comes to looking to the future for this potentially vibrant city.

It's the go-to city for taxes.

She can start by cleaning up all the trash there is directly behind city hall. After raising perking fees and Question 4 passing, the city owes the people at least cleanliness.

parking i went to salem schools

What ever happened to Shirley W., did she move?

She is still here and has become a great advocate for downtown residents.

Dan , I live downtown , and I know for sure Murphy's opened 3 and 1/2 years ago .... So to me , sounds like your " noise" problem is from somewhere else !!!!!

Dan,
when we moved in 7 years ago, the noise was NORMAL. Since Murphys opened
around APRIL 2008, (that means almost 5, not 3 and 1/2), it has been unbearable. We have a right to get a nights sleep.
ALL the downtown residents have the same rights as everyone else. This isnt the only "problem area"

I delivered concrete to our building during construction and I have been a north shore resident for 24 years and know the area well. At the time we bought here Roosevelts was closed and the developer said it was going to be a Redbones. It sat for 2 years, no Redbones. Then Murphy's arrived, and the rest is history. I have nothing against the owner personally, but his business plan has disrupted many lives, as he goes home to an uninterupted sleep each night.

That would be fine with us ,it would blend well with the bakery.it would be constant drooling!!!

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dan,
First of all id like to say i'm very glad you finally get to have a great night sleep after 5 years of loud "Unbearable" nights. 300,000 dollars for a noisy condo must be very rough. Wait....you know whats probably more rough....the 50 plus employees that arent as financialy stable as you who have rent to pay, car payments, mortgages, child support, student loans, and food to provide for their family. I'm not talking about nightlife....I'm talking about the everyday open to close employees that happen to be very good friends of mine. You talk about a bar/club in the middle of Salem Ma being obnoxious and loud.....guess what....its freaking downtown Salem! Tourist destination spot...busiest town outside of Boston on the North Shore! 7 years ago when you moved to Salem, what exactly did you think it was gonna be like?? All i see on these websites is people bitching selfishly about things like this. What your pretty much saying by not wanting so many bars/restaurants/clubs in the area is that you want all the poeple in each establishment unemployed, eventually leading to more foreclosures, people on welfare, and young kids not being able to pay off their student loans. Stop being selfish.

CAROLYN LEARN TO SPELL

FYI Carolyn , I am not an employee , I'm just a normal salem resident , who love Murphy's !!! I go there to eat at least 3 times a week with MY FAMILY !!!! And all the employees there are nothing but good hardworking and honest people ....learn how to read the comments!!!!

carolyn we dont make money we earn it only the feds make money