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PAWTUCKET BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

PAWTUCKET MUNICIPAL ANNEX, 100 FREIGHT STREET

2^nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners was held Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 12:10 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2^nd floor, 100 Freight Street, Pawtucket, RI.

Present – President Mercer; Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moreno, Rubio and Wildenhain.

Absent – Councilors Moran and Stachowiak.

Chairperson Mercer presided.

1. The reading of the records of August 5, 2026 was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

2. Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.

3. *THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES WERE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

ENTERTAIMENT -

A. Petition of Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, for a license to conduct a Dragon Boat Festival, at Festival Pier, Tim Healey Way, on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. LIC#EVT-26-73 (PAWTUCKET ARTS FESTIVAL)

PUBLIC LAUNDRY New –

So Fresh & Clean Laundry (Handley Pawtucket LLC) 50 Ann Mary Street, LIC#LAU-26-3

SIGN BOARD Renewals –

New England Gold and Silver (New England Gold and Silver LLC) 1571 Newport Ave. (1) LIC#SGN-24-4

Off the Hook, (Baptista, Richard) 269 Main St. (1) LIC#SGN-24-2

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New -

CITGO (OM Shree Aria Corp) 42 Dexter St. VIC-26-17

WASTE HAULERS Renewals –

Goulin Trucking Co (Goulin Trucking Company Inc.) 28 Graham Avenue, Warwick, RI, (1) LIC#WST-24-13

Ocean State Disposal (Ocean State Disposal Inc.) 23 City View Circle, North Providence, RI, (2) LIC#WST-24-9

4. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSES WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

ENTERTAINMENT & CLASS F-1 (Full Privilege)

Petition of Latinos Unidos de Rhode Island, for license to conduct a Guatemalan Festival 2026, and to sell alcoholic beverages at 354 Pine Street, (parking lot) on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. (rain date 9/13/2026 from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.) LIC#EVT-26-70

5. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSES WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

ENTERTAINMENT & EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) –

Petition of Zona 7 for license to have a Matanca Porco (Pig Festival) indoors and outdoors and for a one-day expansion of their Class BV Liquor License and to serve food and alcoholic beverages at 682 Roosevelt Avenue (parking lot) on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-26-74

Previous Stipulations:

1. No glass used outside, only plastic.

2. Outside cleaned up by 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Coderre, the meeting at adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

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