Taunton license panel OKs most 2025 liquor and entertainment renewals, sets New Year’s Eve entertainment curfew

The City of Taunton License Commission approved the majority of its 2025 liquor and entertainment license renewals on Dec. 11, requiring inspections or payment resolutions for several applicants and imposing a New Year’s Eve entertainment curfew.

Commissioners began by accepting the minutes of the Nov. 20 meeting and then debated an application to extend live entertainment on New Year’s Eve. Speaker 3, a commissioner, moved that entertainment must stop at 12:30 a.m. with last call at 12:30 and all patrons cleared from premises by 1:00 a.m.; the motion passed. Speaker 1, a commissioner, reiterated the commission’s intent: “I just want them to understand that that goes with the liquor license so that everybody’s out of there at 01:00.”

On renewals, the commission approved several licenses with standard contingencies. Renewals for Deep Pond Farm & Stable and Barbecue Integrated Inc. (DBA Smokey Bones Barbecue and Fire Grill) were each approved contingent on passing building and fire inspections. The commission also approved renewal for Gorilla conditioned on completion of its remodel, final inspections and maintenance or acquisition of required liquor-liability insurance.

A letter read into the…