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Lawrence Licensing Board approves a slate of licenses and patio extensions, issues warning to auto lot

Lawrence Licensing Board · May 6, 2026
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At its April 29 meeting the Lawrence Licensing Board approved several new and conditional business licenses, granted a two-day alcohol permit for a church festival on June 13–14, approved multiple patio extensions to begin May 10 pending inspections and fees, and issued a verbal warning to an auto lot after a follow-up inspection found code violations had been corrected.

The Lawrence Licensing Board on April 29 approved a series of business licenses and patio permits and issued a verbal warning to an auto lot that had previously exceeded vehicle limits.

Board members approved the minutes for March 11 and March 25, then opened a two-minute public comment period before addressing scheduled license applications. For a new food-service license at the Bethesda Market location on Florence Street, the board approved the application contingent on the fire department inspection being completed and passed.

Steve Kaforia, representing Saint Joseph’s Church, asked for a two-day all-alcohol license for the church’s June weekend food festival. The board approved the…

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