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Selectmen approve Olde Village Convenience Store liquor license with conditions, 2-1
Summary
The Somerset Board of Selectmen on June 4 approved a Package Goods Store wine & malt license for Olde Village Convenience Store (Omsai Corporation) with conditions requiring a physical barrier and POS blocks; vote was 2-1 amid concerns about local oversaturation and a past tobacco infraction.
The Somerset Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 on June 4 to approve a Package Goods Store Wine & Malt Beverages license for Omsai Corporation, doing business as Olde Village Convenience Store at 2756 County Street, with conditions requiring a physical barrier around alcohol displays and point-of-sale (POS) software to block sales during restricted hours.
Attorney Jackson Christian told the board the application has passed at the state level under "Chapter 86, Acts of 2025" and said Vaishaliben Patel, who will be the manager on record, has experience in retail liquor operations. Selectmen pressed the applicant on safeguards: how employees will prevent sales during prohibited hours, whether the POS can block alcohol at certain times and how the alcohol will be physically separated from other merchandise. "Selectman Smith states that they will give the maximum penalty allowed by the state if there are any alcohol sale violations," the record shows.
Selectman Joe Bednarik moved to approve the application with the stated conditions; Selectman Allen Smith seconded. The motion passed 2-1: Bednarik—Aye; Smith—Aye; Todd Costa—Nay. Costa said he was concerned about "the oversaturation with liquor stores in the area" and referenced a recent tobacco sale infraction at the same location; the owner said the employee involved no longer works there and that the store will activate age-verification scanning when alcohol sales begin.
The license was approved under the condition that there be a visible, physical block on liquor products during off hours and that the POS system be configured to prevent alcohol sales outside legal hours, with Vaishaliben Patel listed as manager on record. The transcript does not specify an effective date for the local approval; the application is governed by state-level special legislation and any state timing requirements. The board’s action closes the local portion of the hearing with implementation details to be monitored by town officials.
