The Arlington Advocate is reporting that the Department of Revenue has shut down Brigham's Ice Cream on Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights due to non-payment of taxes that total more than $92,000. The article states that several unsuccessful attempts to collect the money had been made, and that meals taxes had not been paid to the state by the shop since 2009.
The fact that the Arlington Heights Brigham's has been seized does not necessarily mean that it will never reopen; the Advocate indicates that if the owners of the shop can come up with a large down payment and set up a payment plan, it could reopen, though it would probably need to do this within the next couple of months, otherwise risking having its assets sold off in an auction.
[May 4 update: The Boston Globe is reporting that Brigham's in Arlington Heights has reopened, as they have agreed to make a lump sum payment for part of what they owe the state.]
The owners of Brigham's in Arlington Heights also run a location of Brigham's in Belmont until it closed this past winter. With the closing of the Belmont and Arlington outlets, the only Brigham's that remain in or near the Boston area are in Quincy, Hingham, and North Andover.
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