Commission OKs extra hour, denies public drinking
Woburn's License Commission rejected public drinking areas and opted in to a one-hour closing extension. At a special meeting, Chairman Tommy Scheffnitz and Commissioners McGrath and Fallon voted 3-0 to deny the public consumption option under the new state pilot law signed June 8.
License Commission · Meeting of June 11, 2026
Woburn's License Commission rejected public drinking areas and opted in to a one-hour closing extension. At a special meeting, Chairman Tommy Scheffnitz and Commissioners McGrath and Fallon voted 3-0 to deny the public consumption option under the new state pilot law signed June 8. They then approved the second option, letting licensed premises stay open one hour past their usual closing time, not to 3 a.m.
A member said no club had contacted the commission, and members said they would review the decision in two weeks. A member said the extension "doesn't mean everybody can stay open until 3 o'clock."
In the full story:
- The special meeting
- The law and what it offers
- Option one: public consumption areas
- Option two: one extra hour
- Rooftop dining
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,234 words
Source: the License Commission meeting of June 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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