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Lawrence board approves new license application for Colonial Sports Bar amid transfer paperwork gap
Summary
The Lawrence City licensing board approved a new liquor license application for Colonial Sports Bar (283 Broadway) after buyers said the prior owner could not produce transfer paperwork; the board will submit the application to the state ABCC and seek guidance to avoid a possible shutdown at year end.
The Lawrence City Licensing Board voted to approve a new liquor license application for Colonial Sports Bar, at 283 Broadway, after new owners said they could not complete a direct license transfer because the seller failed to provide required certificates.
Attorney Carrion, representing the new owners, told the board the purchasers, Nisidoro Perez and his wife, bought the Colonial property earlier this year but discovered the seller had not provided a certificate of good…
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