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License commission limits hours for new gaming store on Lehigh Street after neighborhood concern
Summary
The Worcester License Commission approved an entertainment license for a proposed gaming store at 117 Lehigh Street but reduced the requested closing hour from 1 a.m. to midnight after commissioners raised residential-neighborhood concerns.
The Worcester License Commission on July 10 approved an entertainment license for a proposed gaming store at 117 Lehigh Street but restricted operating hours to 10 a.m. to 12 midnight, citing proximity to residential buildings.
The applicant, Ayub H. Ali of Worcester, asked to operate seven days a week with hours initially proposed as 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Commissioner Sheron Fisher raised concern that the premises adjoins apartment buildings and recommended a midnight closing time. The applicant…
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