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Framingham licensing panel approves 24-hour hours for Burger King; OKs manager changes at AMC and Fresh Market, tables KFC
Summary
The Board of License Commissioners on Feb. 10 unanimously approved a 24-hour operating change for Burger King at 176 Waverly St., granted an assistant-manager update for AMC Framingham 16 and approved a Fresh Market manager change; it tabled a Kentucky Fried Chicken change-of-hours application to Feb. 24.
Framingham Board of License Commissioners chair Stuart Polagy presided over a Feb. 10 remote meeting in which the board unanimously approved several routine license items, including a change to 24-hour operations for the Burger King at 176 Waverly Street, approved an assistant manager change for AMC Framingham 16, and approved a change of manager for Fresh Market; it tabled a change-of-hours application for Kentucky Fried Chicken until the board’s Feb. 24 meeting.
The Burger King request—filed to correct previously mispublished hours—was presented by Ron Dimock, regional manager for the franchisee. "We just wanna make sure our license is correct," Dimock told the board. Commissioners voted 5–0 to approve 24-hour operation, with the chair noting that approval of hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. requires the mayor’s separate sign-off.
Why it matters: the votes formalize operating hours and staffing changes that determine when alcohol-service rules and city enforcement apply, and set conditions—payment of taxes and departmental approvals—before licenses are finalized.
Details of other actions: the board approved a change of assistant manager for AMC Framingham 16 (22 Flutie Pass) to Sabrina Powers, presented by Brianna Bergzma of American Multicinema Inc.; the motion included standard conditions—payment of taxes and fees and required city-department approvals—and passed 5–0. The board also approved a change of manager for Fresh Market (application listed the manager as Jeremy Jackson) by unanimous vote after the applicant confirmed no prior violations.
A change-of-hours application for Kentucky Fried Chicken at 149 Kitchichuk Road was not represented at the meeting and the board voted to table the application to the Feb. 24 meeting so the applicant could appear.
Votes at a glance
- Burger King, 176 Waverly Street — Motion to change common victualler license hours to 24/7, pending payment of taxes/fees, city department approvals and mayor approval for the 1 a.m.–6 a.m. period. Vote: 5–0, approved. - AMC Framingham 16 (22 Flutie Pass) — Motion to approve change of assistant manager to Sabrina Powers, pending payment of taxes/fees and departmental approvals. Vote: 5–0, approved. - Fresh Market (listed at Worcester Road) — Motion to approve change of manager to Jeremy Jackson, pending taxes/fees and inspections. Vote: 5–0, approved. - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 149 Kitchichuk Road — Application for change of hours tabled to Feb. 24, 2025. Vote: 5–0 to table.
The meeting packet and staff clarified that approvals were conditional on municipal collections and departmental clearances; the city will not forward certain transfer paperwork to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) until conditions are met and requested documentation is provided.
Chair Stuart Polagy opened and closed the items and reminded applicants of the mayor’s statutory role for Sunday/late-night entertainment and for approval of hours that fall in the 1 a.m.–6 a.m. window.
The board then moved on to a separate public hearing on a transfer at 672 Waverly Street.
