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License Commission approves Taste of Northampton vendors and revokes Noho Social license.

Northampton License Commission approves multiple short-term liquor vendors and revokes Noho Social license. Chair Natasha Yakovlev, Commissioner Jennifer Ewers, and Commissioner Amy Cahillane unanimously approved wine and malt licenses for Veracruz Foods, Inc. and Oxbow Wines, LLC for the Taste of

License Commission · Meeting of June 17, 2026

Northampton License Commission approves multiple short-term liquor vendors and revokes Noho Social license. Chair Natasha Yakovlev, Commissioner Jennifer Ewers, and Commissioner Amy Cahillane unanimously approved wine and malt licenses for Veracruz Foods, Inc. and Oxbow Wines, LLC for the Taste of Northampton event September 12-13, as well as permits for four separate events at Frank Newhall Look Memorial Park in July, including a non-profit fee waiver. The Commission also voted 3-0 to revoke the all-alcohol license held by Noho Social, LLC, citing the license holder's failure to appear at three consecutive meetings and discrepancies between 2021 and 2025 lease agreements on file, evidence of lost control of the premises.

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Source: the License Commission meeting of June 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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