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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners
July 20, 2022
A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 12:05 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 
Present – Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Absent – President Moran; Councilors Gregor and Schuette.
Vice Chairperson Mercer presides.
The reading of the records of June 28 and July 6, 2022 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk, 
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Vasquez, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote. 
*THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
ENTERTAINMENT –
MOBILE FOOD - TRANSIENT PERMIT New -
Newport Creamery (Newport Creamery, LLC) 35 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston, RI, #15294
PEDDLE: Food (Ice Cream, sundaes, shakes)
LOCATION: All streets not in residential zones
SIGN PERMIT Renewals -
Apex Tire & Service Center (Apex Tire & Service Center, LLC) 33 Main St. (2) LIC#3320
Forget Me Not Gallery (Samaritans, Inc.) 67 Park Place, (1) LIC#8005
Len’s Hot Dog Haven (Len’s Hotdog Haven Inc.) Slater Park, 325 Newport Ave. (1) LIC#11002
Minuteman Press (KS Designs LLC) 805 Central Ave. (1) LIC#14865
Off the Hook, (Baptista, Richard) 269 Main St. (1) LIC#5744
Stillwater Books (Stillwater River Publications, LLC) 171 Main St.(1) LIC#13368
SECOND HAND SHOP (Class C – Used Miscellaneous Merchandise) Renewal -
Good Finds Boutique (Core Collaborative) 250 Main St. LIC#14019
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New – 
Dat Taste of Coffee (Taylor, Doreine A.) 250 Main Street, Unit #7, LIC#15317
Yeah Cerealsly (Core Collaborative, LLC) 250 Main Street, Unit #18, LIC#15316
WASTE HAULERS Renewals –
Commonwealth Waste Transportation, LLC, 1175 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA, (17) LIC#14593
Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal (Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal Inc.) 41 Diane Drive, Coventry, RI, (2) LIC#7799
Liberty Disposal Services (A Star Waste Disposal, Inc.) 130 Shun Pike, Johnston, RI, (6) LIC#12982
MTG Disposal (MTG Disposal LLC) 19 Industrial Way, Seekonk, MA (7) LIC#5765
Waste Management of Rhode Island (Waste Management of Rhode Island Inc.) 1610 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI, (18) LIC#3361
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1st Class NEW –
Laura’s Acai (Laura’s Acai LLC) 881 Main Street, LIC#15301
THE FOLLOWING BOND TO BE APPROVED, SURETY NAME TO BE ACCEPTED:
PAWN BROKER Renewal –
Pawtucket Pawn Brokers (NC Pawn Inc) Surety – Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS TAKEN UP AND IS GRANTED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New (with outdoor seating) –
The Block Scoop (Core Collaboratives, LLC) 215 Main Street, LIC#15318
Ayes – Vice Chairman Mercer, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Noes – 0
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR EXPANSION OF PREMISE IS TAKEN UP AND IS GRANTED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS: 
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class -
Xalli’s Sweet Fruit Arrangements (Martinez, Gerardo) 720 Broadway, LIC#15319
Ayes – Vice Chairman Mercer, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Noes – 0
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS ARE APPROVED, WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS: 
Ayes – Vice Chairman Mercer, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Noes – 0
Petition of News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) for a license to conduct Outdoor Benefit Show, in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street, on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., LIC#15304
B. EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) –
Application for Expansion of Premise for News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) to serve alcoholic beverages at an Outdoor Benefit Show in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street, on Saturday, July 30, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., LIC#15306
STIPULATION.
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS ARE APPROVED, WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
Ayes – Vice Chairman Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Noes – 0
Abstention – **Councilor DaRosa
**Councilor DaRosa abstains on the license of Cretcheu Grupo, based on her statement that her mother is the applicant.
Petition of Cretcheu Grupo (Cretcheu Corp.) for a license to conduct Outdoor Santa Anna Festival, in the Parking Lot at 593 Weeden Street, on Sunday, August 7, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. LIC#15305
B. EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) –
Application for Expansion of Premise for Cretcheu Grupo (Cretcheu Corp.) to serve alcoholic beverages at an Outdoor Santa Anna Festival in the Parking Lot at 593 Weeden Street, on Sunday, August 7, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. LIC#15307
STIPULATION.
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS ARE APPROVED, WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION, ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
Ayes – Vice Chairman Mercer, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Noes – 0
A. ENTERTAINMENT
Petition of Clube Social Portugues for a license to conduct an Annual Outdoor Picnic/Feast, at 174 Portuguese Social Club Way, (parking lot) on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and requesting to close Portuguese Social Club Way. LIC#15303
B. EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One day) -
Application for Expansion of Premise for Clube Social Portugues to conduct an Annual Outdoor Feast/Festival and to have entertainment, serve food and alcoholic beverages at 174 Portuguese Social Club Way, (parking lot) on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. LIC#15300
STIPULATION.
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the meeting is adjourned at 12:18 p.m. 