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Needham board suspends Jamesliquor license for seven days after third compliance check failure
Summary
The Needham Select Board voted July 22 to suspend the license of Henry Hospitality LLC d/b/a The James for a total of seven days after determining the restaurant sold alcohol to a person under 21 on March 19 and failed to request or verify identification, the board said.
The Needham Select Board voted July 22 to suspend the section 12 all-alcohol restaurant license held by Henry Hospitality LLC, doing business as The James, after concluding the establishment committed two violations during an underage compliance check on March 19, 2025.
The board found that a bartender served an alcoholic beverage to an underage person and that staff failed to request or scan proof of age. The board recorded that the March 19 incident was the third compliance-check failure for The James within the five-year lookback period the town uses for penalties.
Miles Tucker, Needham Support Services manager, summarized the licensee's compliance history: a verbal warning in December 2021, a sale-to-minor compliance failure on Oct. 30, 2024 that led to a two-day suspension under a signed agreement,…
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