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Commissioners voted, by recorded roll call, to approve:
- A short‑term wine and malt license with a fee waiver for the Northampton Center for the Arts event at 33 Holly Street on Aug. 8, 2025.
- An all‑alcohol short‑term license for the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival at Look Memorial Park on July 19, 2025. Peter Langmore, festival representative, said the festival expects “as many” piping groups as last year and noted, “We're selling mead this year for the first time.” He told commissioners the event last year drew roughly 6,000–7,000 attendees and donated $43,000 to two nonprofits.
- A license for Cameron’s Winery LLC to sell at the Three County Fair at 54 Fair Street on Aug. 29–Sept. 1, 2025; Leslie Cameron said the business will offer about 16 wines and also currently offers beer from its Backroom Brewing Company.
- A change of location for Oxbow Wines LLC (d/b/a Provisions) to move its annual package store license from 30 Crafts Ave. to 150 Main St., Suite 10; applicant Andrew Bruce McCamous said he did not anticipate major operational changes at the new address.
- A common victualler (common victualler/common victualer) license for NoHo Go Berry and Cream LLC (d/b/a Go Berry and Cream) at 207 Main St.; the applicant, Aaron, told the commission he aimed for a late June or early July opening.
- An entertainment license and temporary extension of premises for Eastside Grill’s 40th‑anniversary event on Sept. 25, 2025. Deborah Flynn described plans for a large tent and outdoor grilling and told the commission, “the tent is gonna be, like, 40 by 80,” and that the restaurant would hire a police officer for the event.
- A short‑term wine and malt license for a memorial jazz concert honoring George A.K. Jr. on July 19, 2025; Marjorie Kaye, representing the estate, said organizers expected about 80 attendees and that the event would be an afternoon concert with friends and family participating.
- A transfer of the annual wine and malt restaurant license for Thai Northampton, Inc. (d/b/a Thai Garden) to a new corporate entity; Attorney Peter Irvine, representing the applicant, said the change was a family succession and that operations would continue under the Thai Garden name.
- An entertainment license for Grand Amarr Hospitality Inc. (d/b/a Fitzwillis and Toasted Owl) for indoor live music with amplification; staff noted Fitzwillis qualifies for an exemption from an entertainment response system requirement because the establishment was in operation before February 2007 under the building code guidance discussed.

All motions on the listed items were approved by unanimous roll call of the three commissioners present. Several approvals included standard conditions and reminders: city staff told Thai Garden the applicant must also apply for a common victualler (common victualer) license at the July agenda, and applicants for temporary outdoor events were reminded to meet public‑safety and sanitation requirements.

Commissioners thanked applicants and offered brief operational guidance on payments and processing; city staff (Annie Lesko) said she would process online payments and send notifications to applicants after the commission’s approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Northampton Licensing Commission | June 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 18 meeting the Northampton City Licensing Commission approved multiple license applications and transfers, including festival and farmer’s‑market permits, a change of location for a package store, entertainment permits and a common victualler license for a new dessert shop.","taxTitle","Northampton City, Hampshire County, Massachusetts","taxId",68541,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6186994,"Northampton licensing commission schedules in-person July lottery to reissue one all-alcohol liquor license",1483,1785000,3268000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5073208-71b77b8c911c59de161a4193a137ab87&start=1785&end=3268","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5073208-71b77b8c911c59de161a4193a137ab87/thumbnail_1785000.jpg","/articles/6186994/Massachusetts/Northampton-licensing-commission-schedules-in-person-July-lottery-to-reissue-one-all-alcohol-liquor-license","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6186994-c090901bf26daf3e2445df3f238294d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775628199&Signature=m8KV9DXgdr-WCdvI2SP6kjy~uvItwCEvpoYzMPVo3ttsJzGq8G6TL69-t-Ul~4N3GOyJAKpd0m7G8--uQ8VYZu9RdU2ZsSCnDX2B5QjXTJPsqKYCsSRvKxs74DRQjkAyetM459keAQd1whwfycW4sEhFWIapk51-zKivcEKrzdJSZVW2VQ9fTSCHJKFcw1rP1h~Pd2jp4hoW5FnaSW0HXT1qCN9ZhsY3mIpWOkZneN0zBqQSWghliAjzacn-9DR4qx6-~13QT1b9-Ggd4GVDy6QddVkYlNsMCvjevdD2xAGyopm9RuMTRO4jezribEUteJKpqtvXLlgEr1K721pcUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Northampton City Licensing Commission voted unanimously June 18 to hold an in-person lottery in July to reissue one available all‑alcohol liquor license.

The move follows months of discussion about a license that reverted to the city after a previous holder’s licenses were concluded. Commissioners said they no longer wished to wait indefinitely while potential private deals were explored and that a local lottery would be the fairest immediate mechanism to allocate the license.

The commission discussed recent outreach from a national live-venue operator called SaveLive and the company’s founder, Mark Geiger, as well as a written request from the local restaurant SubRosa. Annie Lesko, city licensing staff, told the panel that state legislation under Chapter 138 is also moving through the budget process; she described a pending amendment that would allow a wine-and-malt license to be converted to an all‑alcohol license in some cases, saying, “it's kinda like a conversion process the same way we can convert seasonal to annual.”

Commissioners debated the scope of a local lottery and agreed to limit applicants to businesses already holding a wine‑and‑malt license or a wine‑and‑malt license with a cordial permit in Northampton. The conditions the commission adopted for the July lottery include:
- Applicants must currently hold a wine‑and‑malt license and/or a cordial permit in the City of Northampton. (Annie Lesko, staff member)
- Applicants must be open at least three days per week. (commission discussion)
- Applicants must exercise any new all‑alcohol license no later than 90 days after ABCC approval, unless prevented by higher‑level legal constraints. (city staff)
- Applicants may not already hold an all‑alcohol liquor license in Northampton. (commission discussion)
- Applicants must not have had a prior license revoked by the Northampton Licensing Commission. (city staff)

Commissioners said they preferred an in‑person drawing to ensure transparency; a resident who spoke during the meeting, Kel, described prior experience with the lottery process and said longtime applicants sometimes felt disadvantaged if new applicants appeared but had not participated in earlier rounds. Commissioners discussed that concern but declined to construct a waiting‑time cutoff, instead keeping the rules limited to existing local license holders.

The commission instructed staff to publish the conditions and accept letters of intent from eligible licensees; several commissioners said the pool of likely applicants was largely known to local staff and businesses. The panel voted, with Natasha Yakovlev, Jennifer Ewers and Amy Kalane recorded as “yes,” to hold the July in‑person lottery under the conditions the commission had outlined.

The commission also noted the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) remains the authority that issues final approvals and that any local reissuance would be contingent on ABCC processing. City staff said they would share the SubRosa letter and local materials with state and legislative contacts for awareness but emphasized the lottery is a local allocation mechanism only.","The Northampton City Licensing Commission voted unanimously to hold an in-person lottery in July to reissue one available all‑alcohol liquor license, restricting entry to existing local wine-and-malt or cordial holders and setting conditions for applicants.","actionData","errors"]

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Northampton Licensing Commission approves series of short‑term, transfer and entertainment licenses

Northampton licensing commission schedules in-person July lottery to reissue one all-alcohol liquor license