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KINGSTON – Restaurants hoping to offer outdoor dining this year are directed to contact the town’s building department to determine if they are eligible.
Town officials are responding to calls from residents asking if outdoor dining will be allowed in Kingston.
Ultimately, restaurants that serve alcohol will need approval from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, following a public hearing, but the selectmen are advising that restaurant owners first contact Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer Jason Silva.
Assistant to the Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen Gloria Mitchell said the order that set the rules for outdoor dining last year expired and new stricter standards for accessibility are in place. She said Silva should be able to help business owners determine if they can meet those standards.
A Look Back in the Gazette archives
Published: 1/18/2021 2:43:29 PM
50 Years Ago
■Miss Gloria Bisaillon has retired from the Northampton school system after 30 years, 29 as head of the Girls’ Physical Education Department at Northampton High School. A 1931 graduate of NHS, she was the leading girls’ basketball player in western Mass. and captained the Devilettes during her senior year.
■Private David Elliott has recently completed advanced training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and will take up new duties when he leaves for Germany in February. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Elliott, 63 Jackson St., Northampton.
25 Years Ago
■Before a group of downtown businesspeople, architects and contractors, Northampton Film Associates Inc. launched an effort yesterday to save the Calvin Theater as a space for movies and live entertainment. By using a $18,000 donation, the group will attempt to lay the groundwork for an eventual sale and help preserve the Calvin as a home for a
Depending on the municipality, most or all restaurant and bar owners along the SouthCoast have renewed their alcoholic beverage licenses for 2021 contrasting with the state treasurer s late 2020 forecast that statewide, up to 35% of such license holders would not renew due to the economic toll of the pandemic.
New Bedford had 183 renewals this year, the same amount as 2020, according to data provided by the mayor s office. The city in October authorized its licensing board to reduce alcohol license renewal fees for 2021 by 25%.
The Standard-Times previously reported restaurants are the city s largest portion of license holders. With the financial reprieve, the cost to renew dropped from $3,050 to $2,288.
Sam Hendler was still in his office at Jackâs Abby brewing in Framingham at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, with a livestream of the proceedings in the Massachusetts House playing on his computer.
Hendler, the founder of the brewery, had spoken to Senate President Karen Spilka on the phone about an hour earlier, and everything seemed to be falling into place. After 10 years, the Legislature was on the cusp of finally approving a deal he helped negotiate with beer wholesalers over distribution rights for small craft beers.
But he needed to watch the vote himself. He would wind up driving home and watching the final vote from bed.
Massachusetts restaurants navigate unique New Year s Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions Share Updated: 5:49 PM EST Dec 30, 2020 Share Updated: 5:49 PM EST Dec 30, 2020
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Show Transcript GET CREATIVE, MAKING THE BEST OF IT. YOU JUST POUR SOME JUICE, SOME SPARKLING WINE, COTTON CANDY ON TOP AND THERE YOU GO . YOU HAVE YOUR DRINK READY. A COTTON CANDY MIMOSA IS JUST ONE OF THE COCKTAILS-TO-GO OFFERED AT THIS POPULAR BOSTON RESTAURANT. IT IS CREATING A SPECIAL MENU FOR A NEW YEARS EVE DURING A PANDEMIC. WE DID SPECIAL TAKEOUT FOR THANKSGIVING, FOR CHRISTMAS AND NOW SPECIAL TAKEOUT FOR NEW YEARS EVE. NEW YEARS EVE IS NORMALLY BIG BUSINESS FOR RESTAURANTS BUT COVID GUIDELINES ARE CRASHING THE ANNUAL PARTY. THE STATE IS LIMITING CAPACITY AND A 10:00 P.M. CURFEW MEANS NO MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR IS QUITE DIFFERENT. STATE TREASURER DEB GOLDBERG OVERSEES THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAG CONTROL COMMISSION, WHICH NORMALLY PATROLS FOR OVERSER