Select Board approves new liquor license for Café Sicilia, advances water rate increase.
Select Board approves new liquor license and raises water rates. The Tewksbury Select Board unanimously approved an all-alcohol liquor license for 1300 Main Café Inc. d/b/a Café Sicilia at 1300 Main Street, with service restricted to midnight, and voted 5-0 to raise water rates 6.5 percent for
Select Board · Meeting of March 10, 2026
TEWKSBURY — Select Board approves new liquor license and raises water rates. The Tewksbury Select Board unanimously approved an all-alcohol liquor license for 1300 Main Café Inc. d/b/a Café Sicilia at 1300 Main Street, with service restricted to midnight, and voted 5-0 to raise water rates 6.5 percent for fiscal year 2027. Town Manager John Curran reported that the water increase will cost most residents $41 or less annually; the town will allocate $455,425 from the Water Stabilization Fund to soften the impact.
The board also voted unanimously to begin scheduling working sessions on long-term water infrastructure planning. The board renewed Verizon New England Inc.'s cable television license for five years, effective May 30, 2026.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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