The Ciampa family, who owned the Rip Tide Lounge on Pleasant Street for more than 50 years, transferred the pub’s liquor license to a new owner at a Select Board Meeting April 12. For decades, the Rip Tide Lounge has been known to its patrons as a no-nonsense hole in the wall pub with a comfortable, casual atmosphere. Its dim lights, sociable bartenders, and coin-operated … [Read more...] about Rip Tide Lounge changes ownership after 55 years