Instead of dough, North End bakery worker punched another employee

An argument over access to information on a computer last month led to a fight that left a worker at Bova's Bakery on Salem Street with a black eye and a bloody nose.

Anthony Bova, co-owner of the North End institution, acknowledged his son, also named Anthony, got into a disagreement with another worker on May 2 that ended with his son punching the guy out and lunging at him with a knife.

He told the Boston Licensing Board today he did not report the incident to police because "it wasn't like a big deal," and he thought he'd settled the matter by having the beaten worker take a few days off. Instead, the worker called police and stopped showing up for work. He said he told his son that "any frustration you have, you better have it outside; you can't involve the bakery."

The younger Anthony Bova was arraigned on May 10 in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery and assault with a dangerous weapon, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, which reports bail was set at $500.

The licensing board decides Thursday what, if any action, to take related to Bova's food-serving license because of the fight.