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Staff / WGLT The pandemic has slowed programs in McLean County that help keep people out of prison and the county jail. Michael Donavan, the county's court services director, said recovery court and drug court usually offer intensive therapy and other services, but they are not seeing as much use right now. "Referrals have been down this year because of COVID, over a 40% reduction in the referral rate. A lot of it has to do with the court cases that had stalled for a number of months," said Donovan. Donovan recently told the county board's Health Committee that counseling and other progr...

Licensing Board grants conditional liquor license extensions Bronwen Howells Walsh BP FILE PHOTO The Barnstable Licensing Authority on Dec. 30 conditionally approved the liquor license renewals for four Hyannis businesses: the Blue Moon at 430 Main St., Ying’s Sushi Bar and Lounge at 59 Center St., emBargo at 453 Main St. and the Karibbean Lounge at 662 Main St. Licensing Director Richard Scali said the town’s new permitting software does not accommodate partial payments, an option the department used to honor in the past that gave business owners the choice of paying half of the liq...