Article: Foam me up The latest craze in dance clubs brings suds to Saugus

Article: JOSEPH ROBBAT FORMER AREA RESTAURATEUR; 71
The Boston Globe;  September 15, 1989 ;     376 words ...Joseph Robbat of Lexington, owner of Simmons Liquors in Boston and a former restaurateur ... Somerville in the 1950s. A 1936 graduate of Medford High School, Mr. Robbat was a former president of St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Cambridge and ...

Article: THE DAY DISCO DIED SAUGUS'S PALACE TO SHUT ITS DOORS, AUCTION OFF ...
The Boston Globe;  February 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Spin nightclub, also sold by Robbat, will be torn down to make ... the home improvement center. Robbat estimated he invested millions ... plexiglass catwalks and a "Foam Frenzy" machine that soaked dancers ... Travolta flick "Urban Cowboy." Robbat paid $7,500 to buy the bucking ...

Article: BUSINESS FIRST COMPETITIVENESS, RESILIENCE DRIVE SAUGUS CLUB ...
The Boston Globe;  February 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Russell Robbat, the proud owner of The Palace nightclub ... door his first year in the business, Robbat said, when he and his brother Alan refused ... jumped my brother and I jumped in," Robbat said. "But when I got up and it was ...

Article: SAUGUS CLUB OWNER IS A BIG DONOR OFFICIALS DENY CONTRIBUTIONS ...
The Boston Globe;  January 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... 18th anniversary and hailed owner Russell Robbat "for his accomplishments and dedication" to the town. Robbat posed for a news photo in the Saugus Advertiser ... Janette Fasano. Shortly after that, Robbat donated money for a new sound system in ...

Article: THE KING OF CLUBS LONGTIME OWNER OF THE PALACE MAY BE GETTING OUT ...
The Boston Globe;  February 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... spectacle is its mastermind, Russell Robbat. For 22 years, the owner of the sprawling ... madcap party is more of the same. But Robbat, whose pioneering career began in high ... chaotically, in the parking lot. For months, Robbat has been considering a multimillion dollar ...

Article: Palace guard summoned in Saugus.(Business)
The Boston Herald;  February 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... now-shuttered Golden Banana. Russell Robbat's Palace nightclub in Saugus - for better ... years ago a guy was knifed to death. But Robbat is asking his own questions. Chief among ... the help we need from the cops," says Robbat, a smartly dressed Tufts graduate with ...

Article: Union unmoved by superintendent's offer to work for free
The Boston Globe;  June 28, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... accepted retiring Superintendent Richard Robbat's offer to work next school year without ... teachers and other staff doesn't see Robbat as a white knight. The 200-member union ... contract, has voted "no confidence" in Robbat. The union has also released a lengthy ...