On January 17, 2008, the business was seized by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue because of failure to pay more than $167,000 in taxes dating back to 2000. Ice cream maker Samuel Mehr set up a website with a PayPal donation link, and an overwhelming amount of support from the local community and beyond provided the owners with more than $30,000 toward satisfying the tax bill.
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue seized the business on January 17, 2008, because it had not paid over $167,000 in taxes since 2000. To help pay off this debt, ice cream maker Samuel Mehr created a website with a PayPal donation link, and the community rallied around them, contributing more than $30,000.