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Select Board approves entertainment and license transfers for two downtown venues after neighbors raise parking and noise concerns
Summary
The Select Board approved one-day entertainment and Sunday entertainment licenses for Shipwreck LLC's Found Road Race afterparty and approved transfer and entertainment licenses for the Old Casino at 286 Grand Avenue; neighbors asked for reduced early-morning music and clarified valet/parking plans.
The Select Board granted event licenses for two local businesses at its May 18 meeting, approving Shipwreck LLC’s one-day entertainment application for the Found Road Race afterparty (Aug. 16) and approving a transfer and entertainment licenses for the Old Casino (286 Grand Ave, unit 9).
Shipwreck and music hours
Alex Khan, owner of Shipwreck, told the board the afterparty has been a community mainstay, and the business committed to keep music modest early in the day. Neighbor Bill Coin, who lives about 30 feet from the parking area, asked that music start at 11 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. Khan agreed to try to keep volume down between 9–11 a.m. and said he would be a ‘‘good neighbor’’ and cooperate on acoustics; the board approved the license after public comment.
Old Casino transfer and parking concerns
Attorney Kevin Clower represented Old Casino LLC in the transfer of the all-alcoholic-restaurant license to the Old Casino LLC and in requests for indoor entertainment and Sunday entertainment. Nearby residents raised parking and valet concerns at the hearing; a resident who lives in the building asked whether restaurant patrons use the underground residential parking. Applicant stated two valet parking spots are deeded and the operator has contracted a valet company and a separate lot behind the site to support event parking. The board asked about hours and operations; the applicant emphasized indoor entertainment only and no major operational changes from previous uses.
Board action and conditions
After questions and public comment, the board moved, seconded and voted to approve both the Shipwreck one-day license and the Old Casino transfer and entertainment licenses with the applicants’ assurances on noise-management and parking arrangements. Several board members encouraged continued neighbor communication and noted applicants’ commitments to reduce noise early in the day.
Local context
Both decisions reflect the board’s routine role in approving special-event and entertainment licenses while balancing business vitality and neighbor impacts. Neighbors were permitted to raise concerns at public hearings and applicants made commitments on operational controls.
