Pols battle over alcohol bill for Westwood supermarket

WESTWOOD. Describing his long friendship with the family that owns the Roche Bros. supermarket chain, Rep. Angelo Scaccia, a Readville Democrat, said he will refuse to budge on a bill to grant the chain’s competitor a beer and wine license in Westwood.

Westwood officials are fuming over Scaccia’s interference in the issue outside his district. Rep. Paul McMurtry, who represents the upscale neighborhood, for the fourth session in a row, ground House business to a halt Thursday to ramp up pressure on the 36-year veteran Scaccia.

Westwood officials have accused Scaccia of doing the bidding of lobbyists for Roche Bros., which hopes to scuttle the bill.

Scaccia said granting a liquor license to a not-yet-built Wegmans supermarket in Westwood would competitively disadvantage the Roche Bros.