Walpole could issue two take-away alcohol licenses in its central district

Walpole’s licensing authority may grant two additional licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for customers to take away. The licenses are for establishments in Walpole’s Central Business District. Both licenses must go to establishments in the Central Business District as town zoning law defined it on January 1, 2025. The licenses cannot be transferred to a location outside that district. Both licenses must be issued within three years after the act takes effect.

The licensing authority may grant an available license to a new applicant at a location in the Central Business District. These rules apply to licenses granted under this act and new applicants at locations in Walpole’s Central Business District. For a new applicant taking over a license, the applicant must provide letters from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Unemployment Assistance showing the license is in good standing and applicable taxes, fees, and contributions have been paid. If a license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer used at its original location, it must be returned to the licensing authority and may be granted to a new applicant at the same or another location in the district under the same conditions. A license first issued within three years after the act takes effect may later be granted to a new applicant.