License Transfers

The Dedham Board of Selectmen have said no to a Hooters restaurant. The board voted unanimously to deny the controversial restaurant a liquor license transfer from Summer Shack, the establishment that previously operated at the proposed location. Prior to the vote, Selectman Dennis Teehan said the overwhelming opposition was among the reasons for the vote […]

Effective Tuesday, the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission adopted a new review process designed to speed the transfer of liquor licenses between buyers and sellers. In the past, before taking possession of a liquor license – whether on-premise (a bar), off-premise (a liquor store) or special (a one-day license for an event) – a buyer […]

Peabody liquor licensing authorities sent Frank Martino away empty-handed Monday night, questioning his sincerity to operate a package store in the city, as reported by patch.com. The main reason for the Licensing Board’s reluctance to grant Martino a license was because he just sold his full liquor license for a tidy profit less than a […]

Foxborough selectmen agreed to transfer a contentious all-alcohol restaurant license from the former Christina’s Fireside Grille, held by MJ Holding Corp., to landlord and D&N Corp. principal Nicholas Panagopoulos. The 3-1 vote last Tuesday includes conditions that Panagopoulos pay all outstanding bills for police details plus attorneys fees, and honor deposits for functions and events […]

The Boston Globe reports that Foxborough selectmen approved an all-liquor license for a Trader Joe’s supermarket scheduled to open in Patriot Place later this year. The unanimous decision was made this week on the condition the company agrees not to sell alcohol during events at Gillette Stadium, that it won’t stock containers of alcoholic beverages […]

The Peabody Licensing Board has approved the transfer of an all-alcohol liquor license from Bugaboo Creek to Vignali LLC, owned by developer Sal Palumbo. The planned piano bar/jazz club restaurant is scheduled to open in Newhall Crossing in the spring of 2012. Bugaboo Creek closed in Peabody and several other Massachusetts locations in November 2010 […]