1 15 2020 Licensing Board

The Fall River Licensing Board met on January 15, 2020, to address a heavy docket consisting primarily of license renewals that had missed filing deadlines, requiring several applicants to refile as new licenses in accordance with state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) guidance. The board reiterated that a $250 penalty applies to late license renewals and emphasized compliance with mandatory filing deadlines. Among major items, the board approved new package store beer and wine licenses for South Main Market at 543 South Main Street, an on-premises alcohol license for Qdoba Restaurant Corporation at 544 William S. Canning Boulevard, and an all-alcohol club license for the Portuguese Veterans Sports Club at 406 Webster Street.

Several automobile dealer (Class II) licenses were reviewed and granted renewals, including Luongo's Auto Sales at 643 Brayton Avenue, Fall River Distribution Center at 1 A Street, Auto Sales at 394 Stafford Road, and Rockland Auto at 438 Second Street. Applications where licensees failed to appear or maintain operations were tabled, with Joe's Cafe LLC at 739 Columbia Street and MJD Auto Trade LLC at 56 North Main Street being referred to the police department to confirm whether they were operating without valid licensure.

The board also addressed a prolonged unlicensed operation by Eastern Pizza at 1196 Bedford Street. Owner Constantinos Mitsos appeared before the board, explaining that while he held health and building permits, he was unaware a separate common victualler license was required for dine-in seating. The board conditionally approved Eastern Pizza's common victualler license subject to an inspection and a favorable police background report from Detective Coderre, ordering that dining room seating remain closed until final clearances were issued.

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