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Gov. Tom Wolf signed the cocktails to-go law last May, during the height of the coronavirus shutdowns.
The law applies to establishments with liquor licenses that sell to-go meals. Drinks must be sold in containers with a secure lid in quantities from 4 to 64 ounces.
Containers must be designed to prevent drinking without removing the lid or cap. Lids with sipping or straw holes must have those holes covered. There is no limit to the number of drinks-to-go a person may purchase and purchase of a meal is not required.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board stressed at the time of the law s initial passage that it s illegal to have an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and open containers may only be transported in a vehicle s trunk or another area not occupied by passengers.
Further, voters in Newburg and Newville boroughs will have local referendums regarding alcohol sales.
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Any registered voter can vote on these measures, meaning that independents and third-party voters will have an interest in this yearâs primary beyond the Democratic and Republican intra-party contests that are closed to those not registered with the major parties.
The first two of the four questions are directly related to the political battle between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled state legislature over COVID-19 policy. The latter two questions, while also impactful, are somewhat less controversial.
Emergency powers amendments
The first question, put simply, asks if the Pennsylvania Constitution should be amended to allow the state legislature to terminate, by a simple majority vote, a disaster emergency declaration by the governor.
LOCK HAVEN “It’s all about enhancing customer experience.”
That was the response from Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokesperson Liz Brassell, when asked about the PLCB’s decision to move the state liquor store from downtown Lock Haven into the former CVS storefront in Clinton Plaza at 120 E. Walnut St.
Announcement of the move was made Wednesday after the Liquor Control Board voted 3-0 to relocate the Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store that has been a downtown staple at 137 E. Main St. for the last 43 years.
Although the news came as a surprise to local folks and also to Ron Pete, owner of the downtown building, Brassell said discussion has been in the works for quite some time.
LOCK HAVEN The state liquor store in downtown Lock Haven is moving.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to move the Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store at 137 E. Main St. to Clinton Plaza, Clinton County Economic Partnership Executive Director Michael Flanagan confirmed.
Flanagan said he listened to the PLCB meeting via a telephone conference call and the vote to move the store was unanimous with all three board members chairman Tim Holden, Mike Negra and Mary Isenhour approving the action.
“The store will relocate to the former CVS storefront in Clinton Plaza, hopefully by the end of the year,” Flanagan said. He said there are contracts to be signed and renovations to be completed before the move.