Commission revokes NoHo Social's liquor license

Other Committee · Meeting of June 17, 2026

NORTHAMPTON — The Northampton License Commission voted to revoke NoHo Social's all-alcohol license over abandoned premises and conflicting leases. Chair Natasha Yakovlev and Commissioners Jennifer Ewer and Amy Cahilline voted 3-0 after NoHo Social failed to appear at three straight meetings and submitted two contradictory leases, one from 2021 and one from 2025. Yakovlev said "all evidence is pointing to the license holder having lost all control of the premises and the license." The board also approved, 3-0, transferring an all-alcohol license from the American Legion to the Great Wall Restaurant on Pine Street, with George Ducharme as proposed manager.

Commissioners separately cleared short-term licenses for La Veracruzana, Provisions and five Look Park events for the Taste of Northampton festival and summer concerts, and discussed, without voting, a state pilot program that could extend bar hours and allow public drinking in designated districts through July 31, 2026.

In the full story:

• Public Comment
• Short-Term Liquor Licenses: Taste of Northampton
• Look Memorial Park Events
• Sub Rosa Outdoor Dining Extension
• Transfer of License: American Legion to Great Wall Restaurant
• NoHo Social: Failure to Exercise and Violation Hearings
• Approval of Minutes
• New Business: Pilot Program for Extended Hours and Public Consumption Districts
• New Business: Outstanding Applicants and Fairgrounds Reminder
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,168 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of June 17, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.