[2:09] [snorts]

[2:13] All good.

[2:15] Attention

[2:21] Kmart shoppers.

[2:25] » Good evening. This is the

[2:28] uh

[2:30] » March 12th

[2:31] » March 12th uh March 12th 26 meeting of

[2:34] the license commission. Uh Mr. Secretary

[2:38] Pis, was the uh meeting posted?

[2:41] » Yes, it was.

[2:42] » It was. Would you call the role, please?

[2:44] » Sure. Uh, Commission Chair Donahghue

[2:46] » Here.

[2:47] » Commissioner Kger

[2:48] » Here.

[2:48] » Commissioner Mercier

[2:50] » Here.

[2:50] » Commissioner Tang is absent.

[2:52] [clears throat] Commissioner Underwood

[2:53] » Here.

[2:54] » Four present, one absent. First on the

[2:57] agenda is the acceptance of the February

[2:59] 28th, 2026 minutes.

[3:01] » Move approval.

[3:02] » Move approval by

[3:05] uh Commissioner Kger, seconded by

[3:06] Commissioner Mercier. All those in

[3:08] favor?

[3:09] » I.

[3:10] » Thank you. Next is ratification of an

[3:12] application by Patrick Fitz Fitzgibbons

[3:14] for Aramark at Sanis Center for a

[3:17] special one-day license to sell dispense

[3:19] malt beverages and wines only for the

[3:21] UMass LOL men's basketball playoff noon

[3:24] to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 7th, 2026 at

[3:27] the rec complex and 20 uh 255 Aken

[3:30] Street. And

[3:33] Isha Thang is here.

[3:36] Please come to the podium.

[3:41] Isa is worked the event.

[3:43] » Good evening. Uh, you're representing

[3:46] the song center. Is that correct?

[3:48] » Yes.

[3:48] » Your name for the record? Name and

[3:50] address, please.

[3:51] » Uh, my address or address of the song.

[3:53] » I'm sorry.

[3:54] » My address or the address of the song?

[3:57] » Your name and the address of the song?

[3:59] Okay.

[3:59] » Um, Aisha Slang, uh, 300 Martin Luther

[4:02] King Jr. Way, Lo, Mass.

[4:04] » Okay. Thank you. And you want to tell us

[4:06] about your what kind of a

[4:11] party you're putting on?

[4:12] » Uh we hosted the UMass Lowel men's

[4:16] basketball playoffs and we had opened a

[4:19] concession stand.

[4:21] » Okay.

[4:21] » And sold alcohol.

[4:23] » They lost

[4:26] the team.

[4:27] » They won that game.

[4:28] » They won that game.

[4:29] » They won that game. I think they might

[4:30] have lost the next one though.

[4:32] » Anybody?

[4:33] » They did. They did. I'll make a motion.

[4:35] » Make a motion by second.

[4:38] » Commissioner Mercier, a second by

[4:39] Commissioner Kger. All those in favor?

[4:42] » I.

[4:43] » I.

[4:43] » Thank you. All set.

[4:45] » Thank you.

[4:48] Application

[4:52] by James O'Harn for PID Memorial Library

[4:56] Foundation for a special one-day license

[4:58] to sell dispense wines and malt

[4:59] beverages only for a meet the author

[5:03] night featuring J. Kourtney Sullivan

[5:06] event to be held on Thursday May 7th

[5:08] from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall

[5:11] at the Pard Memorial Library 401

[5:13] Marramac Street.

[5:15] » Good evening. Would you give your name

[5:16] and address for the record?

[5:17] » Good evening. My name is uh James

[5:18] O'Harn, 43 Holy Rav and LOL.

[5:21] » And James, [snorts] I want to This is uh

[5:24] You've been here a number of times

[5:26] before and this is for the library.

[5:28] » Yes. Yeah. This is our 20th 20th event.

[5:30] I've probably been here about 18 times

[5:32] for it.

[5:33] » I told my wife uh about Courtney Jay

[5:35] Courtney Sullivan. She was all excited.

[5:38] Well-known author. You

[5:39] » Yeah, we're excited to have her.

[5:40] » Good. Okay. Uh

[5:45] commissioners, any questions?

[5:48] Nope.

[5:48] » No. Uh moved by Commissioner Underwood,

[5:52] second by Commissioner Mercia. All those

[5:54] in favor?

[5:54] » I I thank you.

[5:56] » Good luck with it.

[5:57] » Thank you very much.

[6:00] » Application for charity wine pouring

[6:02] license and charity wine auction by

[6:04] Heather Kring for American Lebanese

[6:06] Syrian Associated Charities

[6:08] Incorporated, ALSAC of Memphis,

[6:10] Tennessee for the event fitness for a

[6:13] cure benefiting St. Jude's Children's

[6:15] Research Hospital to be held at LOL

[6:18] Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Marramac

[6:20] Street, 5 to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, March

[6:24] 21st, 2026.

[6:26] Heather is joining us by Zoom.

[6:30] » Hello everyone.

[6:32] » Good evening.

[6:34] » Hi. For the record, your name and

[6:36] address, please.

[6:38] » Um, my name is Heather Kring. I am um a

[6:42] legal adviser with Alsac St. Jude

[6:44] Children's Research Hospital. My

[6:46] personal address is uh 6362 Oak Run

[6:50] Drive East, Olive Branch, Mississippi.

[6:53] 38 654

[6:56] » Mississippi.

[6:57] » Mississippi.

[6:58] » Mississippi. Are you there today?

[7:00] » I'm sorry.

[7:01] » You're in Mississippi. Okay. [snorts]

[7:03] » Yes.

[7:04] » Uh you've your organization has run

[7:07] these uh events in Lowel before. Is that

[7:10] correct? My memory hears me.

[7:12] » Okay.

[7:13] And they've been successful.

[7:16] » Yes, sir. I believe this is our 27th

[7:19] year

[7:20] » For this event.

[7:21] » Okay.

[7:22] » Any questions by uh commissioners?

[7:24] » Nope.

[7:26] » No questions.

[7:27] » Move approval.

[7:28] » Move approval by Commissioner Kger,

[7:30] seconded by Commissioner Mercier. All

[7:32] those in favor?

[7:33] » I. Good luck again this year.

[7:36] » Thank you so much. Have a good day.

[7:38] » Bye-bye.

[7:40] Application

[7:42] by Thomas Varnham, Low Catholic High

[7:44] School girls basketball program for a

[7:47] special one-day license to sell dispense

[7:49] wines and malt beverages only for a hoop

[7:51] trivia night fundraiser event to be held

[7:54] Saturday, March 21st, 2026 from 7 to

[7:57] 9:00 p.m.

[8:00] Tom is joining us on Zoom as well.

[8:04] » Good evening.

[8:06] » Hello everyone.

[8:08] » Hi Mr. find your name and address for

[8:10] the record, please.

[8:12] » Uh [snorts] Thomas Vonum and uh the

[8:15] Catholic address is 530 Steven Street.

[8:19] » Okay. And a quick uh tell us about what

[8:22] you what you're trying to do.

[8:25] » I'm the girls varsity basketball coach

[8:27] at Catholic and we are trying to run a

[8:30] video night as a fundraiser for my

[8:32] program.

[8:33] » Okay.

[8:34] All right. Any questions by the

[8:36] commissioners? No question.

[8:38] » Where are you holding this event?

[8:41] » It's going to be held in Little Catholic

[8:43] High School Gymnasium.

[8:44] » In the gym.

[8:48] » All set.

[8:49] » All set.

[8:50] » All set. I move approval by Commissioner

[8:53] Underwood, second by Commissioner

[8:55] Mercier. All those in favor? I I Good

[8:59] luck with it.

[9:00] » Thank you very much to everybody.

[9:02] » Okay.

[9:07] application by Amanda Ting for two

[9:09] special one-day licenses to sell

[9:11] dispense wines and malt beverages only.

[9:13] First is for a celebration of life to be

[9:15] held Saturday, March 21st, 2026.

[9:19] And second is for the Northwest Women of

[9:21] New England to be held Saturday, April

[9:23] 11th, 2026.

[9:26] Both are between 700 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.

[9:28] at the Hellenic Center, 41 Broadway

[9:31] Street.

[9:33] Good evening, Amanda.

[9:35] » Good evening, Commissioner.

[9:36] » Hi.

[9:37] » Could I have for the record you just

[9:38] your name and address, please?

[9:40] » Amanda, 31 um Wind Haven Drive in

[9:43] Hudson, New Hampshire.

[9:45] » And Amanda, um what do you expect for

[9:48] the amount of people you'll have at each

[9:50] of these events?

[9:52] » We're expecting about 150 people. We're

[9:55] hoping people will come out to donate

[9:57] for our fundraiser.

[9:59] » Okay.

[10:01] and the celebration of life.

[10:03] » Yeah. Um again, it's just a regular

[10:06] celebration, not expecting too much.

[10:09] » Same thing.

[10:11] » Any questions by the commissioners?

[10:14] » No.

[10:15] » Move approval by Commissioner Mercier,

[10:17] » Second by Commissioner Kger. All those

[10:19] in favor?

[10:20] » I

[10:21] » I

[10:21] » I Good luck, Amanda.

[10:23] » Thank you. Thank you.

[10:28] » Application by Christopher Hayes for a

[10:30] special 1-day license to sell dispense

[10:32] wines and malt beverages only for a DIY

[10:35] LL community chili chill night event to

[10:38] be held on Friday, April 10th, 2026 from

[10:41] 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lel Community

[10:44] Charter Public School, 250 Jackson

[10:46] Street.

[10:48] » Good evening. Your name and address for

[10:50] the record, please.

[10:51] » Good evening. I'm uh Christopher Glenn

[10:52] Hayes at 117 Jwit Street, Lel.

[10:56] » Okay. You want to tell us a little bit

[10:58] about your event?

[11:00] » Uh yes. So this is for the community

[11:02] chill night. It's our uh DIY LL's annual

[11:05] fundraiser. We uh it's the seventh time

[11:08] we've done this. Uh it's the third or

[11:12] fourth time we ourselves have s uh sold

[11:14] beon mine. Occasionally uh the venue

[11:17] sells it. Uh but in this time we're

[11:19] going to Low Community Charter Public

[11:21] School uh the old mill number five space

[11:24] and uh we are selling the beer and wine

[11:27] ourselves. We usually have about

[11:29] 150 to 200 people and sell

[11:33] 150 to 200 drinks.

[11:34] » Okay. And my my memory serves me uh the

[11:38] bartenders are tips approve certified.

[11:42] » Uh that's that's right. We have uh Mike

[11:45] Delga and Jordan Elliot who are tip

[11:47] certified and uh Brit Ber who is going

[11:50] to be tip certified through the end of

[11:52] the month. So he is currently

[11:54] reertifying uh so that he will have his

[11:57] certification on April.

[11:58] » Okay.

[11:58] » And he'd be a backup.

[12:00] » Okay. Um Mr. Sec, we had something on

[12:04] file and

[12:04] » Yes, we do.

[12:05] » We do. Thank you. All right. Any

[12:07] questions by the

[12:09] members?

[12:11] No. No questions. Move approval by

[12:13] Commissioner Mercury, a second by

[12:15] Commissioner Underwood. All those in

[12:16] favor?

[12:17] » I

[12:18] » I thank you,

[12:22] » Chris. Stay right there.

[12:23] » Okay. [laughter]

[12:26] » Applications by Christopher Hayes for a

[12:28] special one-day license to sell dispense

[12:29] small beverages and wines and for an

[12:32] amplified outdoor public entertainment

[12:34] permit for the 2026 points of light

[12:37] lantern celebration on Saturday, May

[12:40] 2nd, 2026.

[12:42] from 5 to 10 p.m. at Ecumenical Plaza

[12:45] and Jefferson Street.

[12:47] » Okay. Christopher, again, just for the

[12:48] record, your name and address.

[12:50] » Christopher Glenn Hayes, 117 JW Street,

[12:53] LOL.

[12:54] » Okay. And just a brief explanation of

[12:57] what this is going to be.

[12:59] » Absolutely. And so I'm putting on a

[13:00] different hat as the chair of the points

[13:02] of light uh committee. This is uh our

[13:06] ninth year, our seventh year selling uh

[13:09] bear in mind. We get a thousand people

[13:12] up to a thousand. It's an outdoor event

[13:14] in May. So, it depends on the weather.

[13:16] It's a cultural festival where we have

[13:19] community performances. We have art um

[13:22] local institute localization selling

[13:24] food and uh we launch lanterns on the

[13:27] Western Canal.

[13:28] » Okay. Any questions by the

[13:30] commissioners?

[13:32] » No. Move approval by Commissioner Kger,

[13:35] second by Commissioner Underwood. All

[13:36] those in favor? I

[13:38] » I we're voting on both the amplified

[13:40] outdoor entertainment permit and the one

[13:43] day to sell. Right. Both. Thank you.

[13:46] » Thank you.

[13:47] » We're all set.

[13:48] » Thank you.

[13:52] » Request for a public hearing for an

[13:54] application by one East Meadow Road

[13:56] Incorporated doing business as A1 Food

[13:59] Mart. Matul Prajapati, proposed license

[14:02] manager for transfer and change of

[14:04] location of a wine and malt beverages

[14:07] package store license to 1 East Meadow

[14:10] Road. Request advertisement for and

[14:13] public hearing to be held at the April

[14:16] 2nd, 2026 license commission meeting.

[14:19] » Move approval.

[14:20] » Move approval by Commissioner KGA.

[14:22] Seconded by Commissioner Mercier. All

[14:25] those in favor?

[14:26] » I I thank you. Request for a public

[14:29] hearing for an application by Bless

[14:31] Energy Fam Corp. doing business as

[14:33] Platinino's Bar and Grill. Johnny

[14:36] Placios Palasios, proposed license

[14:39] manager for a new all alcoholic

[14:41] beverages restaurant license for 1717

[14:44] Middle Sex Street. Request advertisement

[14:46] for and public hearing be held at the

[14:48] April 2nd, 2026 license commission

[14:51] meeting.

[14:53] » Move approval.

[14:54] » Move approval by Commissioner Kger.

[14:56] Second by Commissioner Underwood. All

[14:57] those in favor?

[14:58] » I

[14:59] » I thank you.

[15:01] » Communication from Lowel Police

[15:02] Superintendent Gregory Huden regarding

[15:04] allegations of misconduct charged

[15:06] against Blue Shamrock Incorporated, 105

[15:09] Market Street, Nicholas Petraus,

[15:12] Licensed Manager, All Alcoholic

[15:14] Beverages Restaurant Lency. Allegations

[15:17] of misconduct occurred March 1st, 2026

[15:20] regarding failure to comply with all

[15:22] laws and regulations, including alcohol

[15:24] beverages regulations for licenses

[15:27] issued by the Lowel License Commission

[15:30] 1.06, 1.16, and 1.20.

[15:34] Request for a compliance hearing to be

[15:35] held at the April 2nd, 2026 License

[15:38] Commission meeting.

[15:41] Um, I move a a move for a hearing on the

[15:46] second, second by Commissioner Mercier.

[15:49] All those in favor?

[15:51] » I I

[15:57] » Uh next is an ABCC advisory regarding

[16:00] non-consentual drugging occurring at

[16:02] bars, clubs, and other licensed

[16:04] premises. This is for your information

[16:08] » Noted and placed on file.

[16:11] Thank you.

[16:13] » And the following item is a memo from

[16:16] myself, the secretary of the license

[16:18] commission, regarding anformational

[16:20] newsletter that was sent out to all

[16:21] lenses

[16:23] regarding that ABCC advisory as well as

[16:26] some additional items.

[16:28] » Any questions by the commissioners for

[16:30] the secretary?

[16:31] » I'd like to commend the secretary for

[16:33] doing this.

[16:36] » That's so noted. Commening the secret.

[16:40] Thank you.

[16:41] » Thank you. Noted and placed on file.

[16:44] » Move. Uh

[16:46] » Move adjournment by Commissioner KGA.

[16:48] Second. All those in favor

[16:50] by myself.

[16:52] » There's a two people here. Are they just

[16:54] visitors or do they have some business

[16:57] they want to conduct?

[16:58] » Just watching.

[17:00] » Just watching. Okay.

[17:03] » Let's vote.

[17:03] » The public is watching you.

[17:05] » Okay. Move adjournment by Commissioner

[17:08] Kriger, second by Commissioner Mercier.

[17:09] All those in favor?

[17:10] » I

[17:11] » I

[17:11] » Thank you very much. Good evening.

[17:16] [laughter]

[17:22] » Thank you for that uh

[17:27] that will be

[17:29] » Okay.

[17:32] That will be helpful.

[17:41] » Amazing. I thought you know

[17:51] someday

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