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Select Board approves May festival, Arts Festival permits and dozens of license renewals
Summary
The Cohasset Select Board approved a May 2 community festival permit, Arts Festival event and multiple one-day liquor permissions, and conducted roll-call approval of many annual alcohol, entertainment and common victualler licenses on Jan. 6.
The Town of Cohasset Select Board on Jan. 6 approved a slate of event permits and renewed numerous business licenses for 2026, including special events and multiple categories of alcohol and food-service licenses.
Special events: The board approved a special events permit and special entertainment permit for Friends of Holly Hill’s Keep Our Farm a Farm festival (May 2, 2026). It also approved event permits, entertainment permits and several one-day liquor licenses for the South Shore Arts Center Arts Festival scheduled June 18–21, 2026. Motions to approve these permits were made by Select Member Paul Grady and seconded by Select Member David Farrag; all votes were recorded as Aye.
Annual renewals and categories: On roll-call votes the board approved multiple annual license renewals across categories, including All-Alcohol restaurant licenses (for establishments such as Bia Bistro and Olde Salt House), an Innholder license for The Red Lion Inn, Club All-Alcohol licenses for the American Legion and Cohasset Golf Club, Wine & Malt (on-premise) licenses, Retail Package (all-alcohol and wine & malt) licenses, Common Victualler licenses for numerous restaurants and vendors, Sunday entertainment licenses, local and state entertainment licenses, video-game licenses at select eateries, and Class I/II motor vehicle dealer licenses. Most motions were made by Select Member David Farrag and seconded by Chair Ellen Maher; each roll-call produced unanimous Aye votes among members present.
Why it matters: These approvals clear the way for planned community events and allow food, beverage and retail businesses to operate under renewed state and local licenses. The board recorded approvals on individual license categories; no contested renewals or objections surfaced in the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance: The meeting minutes record motions and unanimous roll-call approvals for event permits (Keep Our Farm a Farm; South Shore Arts Center Arts Festival), All-Alcohol restaurant renewals, The Red Lion Inn Innholder license, Club licenses for veterans and the golf club, Wine & Malt and retail package licenses, Common Victualler renewals, Sunday entertainment, local/state entertainment, video game licenses, and Class I/II motor vehicle dealer licenses.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 002 (Keep Our Farm festival permit) — topfinish SEG 005 (video game and auto dealer licenses).
