License board OKs extra hour for liquor licensees
Framingham license commissioners approved a one-hour extension for alcohol licensees through July 31, by application only. The Board of License Commissioners voted 5-0 on a roll call after rejecting a citywide approach.
Board of License Commission · Meeting of June 22, 2026
Framingham license commissioners approved a one-hour extension for alcohol licensees through July 31, by application only. The Board of License Commissioners voted 5-0 on a roll call after rejecting a citywide approach. Licensees send an email to license coordinator Michael Royce, with no fee, and requests are approved like one-day licenses.
Extensions cannot go past 2 a.m. and also extend common victualler licenses by an hour. Police and fire opposed the idea. Sam Henler of Jack's Abbey Brewing said the question is "where people are drinking." The board also moved its July meetings to July 6 and 20, and asked Fresh Market, which pays $71,512.39 a month on an empty Worcester Road lease, for an update Sept. 28.
In the full story:
- Fresh Market license status update
- One-hour extension for alcohol licensees
- Commissioners' reports
- License coordinator update and July calendar
- Minutes
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,353 words
Source: the Board of License Commission meeting of June 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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