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Licensing decisions: Pawtucket approves multiple event licenses, denies one over neighborhood noise concerns
Summary
The Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners and City Council considered and acted on several entertainment and day-of-event license petitions. Most petitions were approved; one festival application was denied after neighborhood noise concerns and a district councilor's objection.
The Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners and the City Council took up a series of entertainment and one-day premise-expansion petitions and issued approvals, a denial and postponements.
Decisions taken by the licensing board and council (summary): - Little Sisters of the Poor (964 Main St.): Approved — license to sell beer and wine at a garden party / fundraising event on Aug. 13, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (license number noted in packet). Councilors said the event has run in prior years without problems.
- Burbage Theater Company (59 Blackstone Ave.): Approved — entertainment class F-1 (amateur drag pageant) and sale of alcoholic beverages on June 7, 2025, from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Councilor Moran reviewed the petition and moved approval.
- Aloha Restaurant…
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