Quincy Licensing Board approves multiple one-day liquor permits and two food-service licenses

Quincy City Licensing Board members on a routine hearing approved a package of special-use permits, one-day liquor licenses and two common victualer (food-service) licenses, clearing events and new operators to begin service across the city.

The actions included special-use permits for the North Quincy High School Parent-Teacher Advisory Council’s annual holiday shopping expo; a one-day liquor permit for the New England Free Jacks fan event at Veterans Memorial Stadium; multiple one-day liquor permits for events hosted by 2 Trunks Permanent Jewelry and Boutique at its new Hancock Street location; a common victualer license for Sebastian’s to operate a corporate cafeteria at 1 Enterprise Drive; and a common victualer license for Crown Royal Cafe at 66 Billings Road. The board also acknowledged approvals from the Massachusetts State Lottery for monitoring at three existing retail agents and accepted the minutes from its Oct. 7 hearing.

Why it matters: the approvals allow several community events and new or continuing food-service operations to proceed this fall and winter. The North Quincy High School expo is an annual community fundraiser that board members were told draws thousands of visitors; the stadium permit permits alcohol service during a fan event tied to the New England Free Jacks rugby club; the boutique permits support a new small business hosting frequent, small-capacity events; and the cafeteria and bakery licenses affect employee dining at a major corporate tenant and a…