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Select Board extends Bottle Shop liquor license through Dec. 31 as lease dispute continues
Summary
The board voted to extend the Bottle Shop’s annual liquor license to Dec. 31, 2025, while a lease enforcement lawsuit between the store owner and the landlord remains unresolved. Owner Jim Thomas said communications with the property owner and prospective buyer resumed but legal uncertainty continues.
The Longmeadow Select Board on Sept. 2 voted to extend the Bottle Shop’s annual liquor license through Dec. 31, 2025, while a landlord/tenant dispute and related litigation remain unresolved.
Owner Jim Thomas told the board he has communicated repeatedly with counsel and with representatives of the landlord and that a prospective buyer has emerged. Thomas said discussions resumed after a long period of limited responses from the property owner and its representatives and that the legal case is focused on…
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