Select Board approves Craveyard license, extends bar hours
Select Board approved Craveyard restaurant license, extended Brothers Sports Bar hours, and adopted 2027 meeting calendar.
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What happened
The Select Board approved a common victualer license for Craveyard LLC (4-0), a new fast-casual restaurant with upscale cuisine, and voted 3-1 to allow Brothers Sports Bar and Grill to open an hour earlier on Sundays. The board also adopted its 2027 meeting calendar (4-0) after correcting dates and moving a late-June meeting to avoid the Fourth of July week. The Town Manager reported that the failed Article 15 cell tower is "basically dead."
Key decisions
- 📋 Common victualer license for Craveyard LLC. The board approved a common victualer license for Craveyard LLC, owned by first-time restaurant operator Brandon Lentz. The business will operate as a fast-casual restaurant with upscale cuisine, with Lentz hoping to open before year-end. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
- 📋 Sunday opening time change to 10 a.m. The board approved moving Brothers Sports Bar and Grill's Sunday opening from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m., enabling the restaurant to host holiday events and brunch programming starting with a November Patriots game. (Vote 3-1). Read case details
- 📜 2027 meeting calendar adoption with corrections. The board adopted its 2027 meeting schedule, correcting a November date from the 2nd to the 3rd and moving a late-June meeting from June 29 to June 22 to avoid the Fourth of July week. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
- 📝 Town counsel invoice approval for September 2026. The board approved a $4,207.50 invoice from town counsel covering services rendered from September 1-15, 2026. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
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