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Select Board approves transfer of Hampden liquor license, contingent on ABCC approval and application correction
Summary
The Town of Hampden Select Board voted to approve the transfer of a retail liquor license to Jignesh and Megha Patel, authorizing a pledge of license and inventory to Rockland Trust and making final approval contingent on a corrected application item and Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission review.
The Town of Hampden Select Board voted Oct. 14 to approve the transfer of a retail liquor license for a Hampden store to Jignesh and Megha Patel, with the board attaching two conditions: a correction to the application (question 6/6a) and final approval by the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC).
Matthew Porter, attorney for Hampton Liquor Inc., told the board the Patels operate a Longmeadow store and plan to rebrand the Hampden location as 4 Seasons Wine and Liquor. "Megha is gonna be the proposed license manager," Porter said, noting the applicants are TIP-certified and will continue using ID-scanning equipment…
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