Caroline County licensing board approves temporary permits and premise expansions, fines two retailers

Denton, May 28, 2025 — The Caroline County Board of License Commissioners on Wednesday approved multiple temporary and temporary-extension requests, signed off on a delivery extension for one retailer and imposed penalties on two licensees after underage-sale violations.

The board approved a one-day liquor license for Adkins Arboretum to serve beer and wine at four events this season, granted an outside-premises extension for Caroline's in Denton subject to an updated site plan, and conditionally approved an extension for Marcus Street Pub tied to the town administrator's signature. The board also approved a delivery-extension request for Red Light Liquors and finalized written decisions and fines on other administrative items. In separate show-cause proceedings the board found Star Gas and Diesel and Walker's Grocery in violation for selling alcohol to a person under 21 and assessed monetary penalties.

The Adkins Arboretum application was presented by Abigail Lorenz, who described four events for which the organization requested one-day licenses: Forest Music (June 12), Summer Solstice Social (June 20), a Beer Garden (Sept. 27, with a rain date the following day) and Plein Air (Nov. 1). Lorenz said the Arboretum would “be serving beer and wine close to the visitor center” and that service would be limited to the designated bar areas; attendees would not carry alcohol into the woodland performance locations. The board moved…