Cranston licensing committee delays liquor, entertainment decisions for Ralph Square business after residents object

The Cranston services and licensing committee on April 7 continued consideration of applications for an entertainment permit and a class B liquor license linked to a business at the Ralph Square area after multiple neighbors described persistent late-night noise, traffic safety risks and sanitation problems around the property.

Residents including Ethan Hartley of Lexington Avenue and Rebecca Hartley told the committee the business’s operation has produced late-night music, parking and trash problems that have persisted under the current ownership. “To grant a liquor and an entertainment license you’d have to clear a huge burden of responsibility,” Ethan Hartley said, urging the committee to withhold approval until the business demonstrated it would operate responsibly.

The committee was also addressed by several nearby homeowners who described live music running into the early morning, cars speeding near children, and incidents they said occurred in the business’s back parking area. “This is where residents have chosen to make their homes and to start families,” Vanessa Runlett said. “By passing this, you’re going…