The commission on July 23 continued a petition to transfer the all-alcohol package store license for Johnny Mac Liquor at 1949 Wolverham Road to Nash Radhikrishna (Nats Radeen Krishna, Inc.), with proposed manager of record Emile Patel.

Attorney Josh Levine represented the purchaser and explained that Patel currently is manager of record at a West Springfield location. The commission raised a licensing rule that one person may not serve as manager of record at two separate licensed premises; Levine said his client intends to change the West Springfield manager of record but could not confirm the timing. Commissioners said past practice required the change to be completed before approving a new manager appointment.

Given scheduling constraints and the attorney’s travel plans, the parties requested a continuance; the commission agreed and moved the matter to the Aug. 27 meeting. Levine reported Patel has more than 10 years of retail managerial experience, plans to work at least 40 hours per week at the proposed location, and that existing clerks are TIP trained; he also said the applicant seeks to pledge license and inventory as collateral as part of the application.

The commission’s motion to continue to Aug. 27 passed unanimously; no license transfer was approved at the July 23 hearing.