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Morristown debates lifting Sunday alcohol restriction after farmers-market tasting triggers review
Summary
Council discussed whether to change Morristown's Sunday 'blue law' that bars on-premises alcohol service before noon after a farmers-market tasting prompted legal counsel to say such early service violates local code; councilmembers were sharply divided over competitiveness for businesses versus preserving Sunday morning quiet.
Morristown council spent much of its July 9 meeting debating whether to change the town’s restriction that bars and restaurants may not serve alcohol on Sundays before noon, a discussion that was prompted by a report that a farmers market had allowed on-site alcohol tastings earlier in the morning.
Town Attorney Moncello (referred to as counsel during the meeting) said state farmers-market permits allow alcohol service where consistent with local law but that Morristown’s local code specifically prohibits on-site alcohol…
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