December 9, 2014 — And the Cape Cod Canal churns on: Joe’s Lobster Mart in Sandwich has re-opened.
Joe’s shut down in November, more than a year after owner Joe Vaudo allegedly received stolen oysters from admitted shellfish thief Michael Bryant. Vaudo, who has run the business for more than four decades, pled guilty to the offense, and later had his license to buy and sell seafood revoked by the Department of Public Health. In between, he lost his seat on the town’s planning board to a write-in candidate in a local election.
But now Joe’s has a new owner, in the form of general manager and longtime employee Scott Thayer, The Cape Cod Times reports.
Thayer told Boston.com that he received the necessary permitting paperwork from the state to begin operations on Monday, and he held a soft opening later in the day. The store opened for normal business hours at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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