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Middletown council approves liquor license for Newport National Golf Club, several special-event permits
Summary
Council, sitting as the license commission, approved a BV liquor license for Newport National Golf Club and granted multiple special-event permits (including a one-day license for Saint Lucy's and a family "Music on the Beach" event) with conditions such as police detail requirements for larger crowds.
At a hybrid meeting the Middletown Town Council acted in its capacity as the license commission to grant several licenses and special-event permits.
The council opened a public hearing for a BV liquor license application from Newport National Golf Club. Attorney Robert Silva (speaker 14) represented the applicant and described a new clubhouse, a recently completed nine-hole expansion and banquet facilities. The council closed the hearing and voted to grant the liquor license for the 2025-2026 licensing year; the town noted it is an abutter to the applicant but found no conflict.
The council also approved a house license for Newport National subject to building, fire marshal and board-of-health approvals.
Separately, the council granted a one-day Class F beer-and-wine license to Saint Lucy's Church for an event on May 23, 2026. The council also approved a fee-waived special-event permit for the Quinec Island Police Parade, a YMCA beach swim-lesson permit for summer sessions, and a permit for a Saltwater Edge striper kickoff event.
The council considered and approved a special-event permit for "Soso Radio: Music on the Beach," an applicant-run, family-friendly music event proposed for 2nd Beach. Applicant Nick Siresen (speaker 13) described prior events and said the gatherings used a ticketing platform to cap attendance; town staff and councilors emphasized public-safety planning. The administration recommended, and the council required, a police detail (five officers for four hours) based on the anticipated cap of 350 attendees; the council approved the permit and delegated rain-date scheduling to town administration and the beach operations official.
Councilors emphasized that larger public events must include security and coordination with police and fire details and that permits may be conditioned on those requirements going forward.
