2026-10-13 - License Commission
Summary
Based on auto-generated captions plus the posted agenda; names and details may be misheard.
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
- Special meeting, about 7 minutes of video (recording runs 0:01 to 6:39 with no gaps).
- Anthony Vigliotti chaired with Charran Fisher; only two commissioners voted on the captions, so every roll call was 2-0.
- The chair opened with the three agenda items and noted no full liquor license applications were before the commission.
- The meeting adjourned by roll call.
Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes procedure and side talk).
Time on topic
| Topic | Minutes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Elm's Cafe and Catering One-Day Liquor Licenses (185 Salisbury Street) | 4 | 54% |
| Walk to End Alzheimer's Entertainment License (Hanover Insurance Park) | 2 | 25% |
| Skate Night Entertainment License (Westborough Commons) | 1 | 9% |
| Opening and adjournment | 1 | 12% |
Elm's Cafe and Catering One-Day Liquor Licenses (185 Salisbury Street)
0:41-4:16
- Three one-day liquor licenses for a caterer: the American Antiquarian Society on October 16 (about 80 guests), Notre Dame Academy on November 5 (about 175) and a library fundraiser later in November (about 150; the captions say November 5, the agenda says November 14).
- The applicant cited TIPS-certified bartenders and a single distributor for all events; Chair Vigliotti asked where the liquor came from. Commissioner Fisher had no questions.
- Each date was approved by roll call, 2-0.
Walk to End Alzheimer's Entertainment License (Hanover Insurance Park)
4:18-5:55
- One-day entertainment license for two live performers at the October 18 walk, 7:00 a.m. to noon, about 1,500 people expected.
- Police detail arranged through the city; 10 standard and 2 accessible portable toilets.
- Approved by roll call, 2-0.
Skate Night Entertainment License (Westborough Commons)
5:56-6:31
- Live music requests for October 23 and 30 (6:00 to 9:00 p.m.). Nobody appeared to speak for the application, so it was postponed to the October 22 meeting by roll call, 2-0.
Sources
Video
Transcript
These are auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.
Transcript
00:01Excuse me.
00:02Good morning. I'm Anthony Vigliotti.
00:05I'll be chairing today's meeting for
00:07October 13th of the special meeting of
00:09the Worcester License Commission.
00:11There are three items on our agenda
00:13today.
00:15This is a public meeting. It means it's
00:16being recorded and minutes will be taken
00:18and published at a later date. For those
00:20speakers that are online, we ask you to
00:23please tell us your name, where you
00:25live, and tell us about the application
00:27that you have filed before the board.
00:31If you have applied for a liquor
00:33license, just taking a look at the that
00:36that would be irrelevant cuz no one's
00:37applied for a full liquor license.
00:39Um
00:41The agenda today begins with number one
00:44on the agenda. It's one-day liquor and
00:45entertainment request.
00:47Uh Elm's Cafe and Catering DBA Simply
00:50Delicious Catering, 185 Salisbury
00:52Street, request for one-day liquor
00:54license for Friday, October 16th, from
00:585:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 3 Salem
01:01Square.
01:02Thursday, November 5th,
01:045:30 to 9:30 p.m. 425 Salisbury Street.
01:08And Saturday, November 14th,
01:11from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
01:13Is there anyone online to address this
01:16application?
01:17>> Yes, good morning. Uh my name is Carl
01:18Pearson.
01:20Uh I'm a Worcester city resident. Live
01:22over by Assumption College there.
01:24Um yeah, and we're looking to get these
01:27three approvals. Um
01:31the first being the American Antiquarian
01:33Society. Did you want to go through one
01:35by one or did you just in general
01:37>> by one. That'd be good.
01:38>> Okay, perfect. So, the American
01:40Antiquarian Society, um we have an event
01:44for approximately 80 guests.
01:46Uh we have about an hour and a half. I
01:47had 5:00 to 8:00 in there, but about an
01:49hour and a half of um
01:52of uh the open bar. Uh we have we do
01:56have tips certified bartenders.
01:58Um
01:59And along with this permit we also have
02:02um,
02:03we should have everything we need as far
02:05as safety goes and alcohol
02:08uh, carriage. We do use
02:10um,
02:12uh, I'm going to uh, Yankee Spirit for
02:14our distributor for all of our alcohol
02:16right now.
02:17>> Okay.
02:19Commissioner Fischer, any questions?
02:21>> No questions.
02:23>> Is there anyone online?
02:25Uh,
02:26have any comments or questions?
02:29Hearing none, motion to approve the
02:31Friday, October 16th.
02:33>> I second.
02:35>> Commissioner Fischer?
02:36>> Yes.
02:37>> Chair Bigliardi?
02:38>> Yes.
02:40>> Okay.
02:40>> Next one, Mr. Peterson.
02:41>> Yes, uh, the Notre Dame it's located
02:44the Notre Dame Academy expecting
02:46approximately 175 guests from about 5 to
02:4910.
02:50Uh, again we have the staffing of tips
02:53certified folks.
02:56And
02:58that that's not too much more about that
03:00one.
03:01>> And where are you getting your liquor
03:02from for this event?
03:03>> Oh, sorry. So for yeah, for all of our
03:06all of our events we get it from uh,
03:08Yankee Spirit distributors.
03:10>> Same distributor for all Okay.
03:12Commissioner Fischer?
03:13>> No questions.
03:15>> Anyone online? And there's any comments
03:18or questions?
03:20Hearing none, motion to approve.
03:23>> Second.
03:23>> Commissioner Fischer?
03:25>> Yes.
03:26>> Chair Bigliardi?
03:27>> Yes.
03:28>> Thank you.
03:29>> Last on the agenda.
03:30>> Uh, the the last on for Elm's Cafe is
03:34celebrate our library on November 5th.
03:37Uh, it's a fundraising event for
03:38approximately 150 guests. Um, we have it
03:42running from about 5:30 to 9:00. Again
03:45includes the staffing. We'll have three
03:47tips certified bartenders there.
03:49Um, and we get our alcohol again through
03:52Yankee
03:54Yankee distributors.
03:55>> Okay. Thank you.
03:57Commissioner Fischer?
03:59>> No questions.
04:00>> Is there anyone online that has any
04:02questions or comments?
04:05Hearing none, motion to approve.
04:07>> Second.
04:08>> Commissioner Fischer?
04:09>> Yes.
04:10>> David Crowley?
04:12>> Yes.
04:13>> Thank you. Enjoy all the events.
04:14>> Perfect. Thank you so much. I appreciate
04:16your time.
04:18>> Next on the agenda was the Cutting Walk
04:20to End Alzheimer's at Hanover Insurance
04:22Park. A request for a one-day
04:24entertainment license for live music for
04:26Sunday, October 18th from 7:00 a.m. to
04:30noon time.
04:31Is there anyone online to address this
04:33application?
04:34>> Good morning. My name is Beth Whitney. I
04:37live in Waynesville, Massachusetts. Work
04:39for the Alzheimer's Association. Our
04:41event is an annual event held at Hanover
04:44Insurance building on
04:46100 North Parkway.
04:48Our
04:50request for the license is for two
04:52individuals that will play on stage.
04:55It's a singer and the second person is
04:58plays a guitar. And that kind of kicks
05:01off they start playing right as our walk
05:02kicks off at about 10:15. They're done
05:05in about an hour max, maybe 45 minutes.
05:08So that's over.
05:10>> How many people are you expecting for
05:11the event?
05:12>> We're hoping we we typically get about
05:141,500 weather depending.
05:17>> And do you have security police details
05:20or anything of that nature?
05:21>> We do have police detail arranged
05:22through the Worcester city
05:24and that's all set. Yep.
05:26>> Okay. And porta potties for
05:29>> We do. We have 10 regular porta potties
05:31and two handicap accessible.
05:34>> Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Fischer?
05:37>> No questions.
05:39>> Is there anyone online that has any
05:41questions or comments?
05:43Hearing none, motion to approve.
05:46>> Second.
05:47>> Commissioner Fisher?
05:49>> Yes.
05:50>> Chair Bigliati?
05:51>> Yes.
05:52>> Thank you. Enjoy the event.
05:53>> Thank you so much.
05:56>> Number three on the agenda, Skate Night,
05:58Westborough Commons, request for one-day
06:00entertainment license for live music for
06:02Friday, October 23rd, from 6:00 p.m. to
06:059:00 p.m. And for Friday, October 30th,
06:08from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
06:11Anyone online to address this
06:13application?
06:14>> Mr. Chairman, I do not see anyone
06:16online, so we're just going to postpone
06:18this to the October 22nd meeting.
06:21>> Okay, motion to postpone to the next
06:22license committee commission meeting.
06:25>> Second.
06:26>> Commissioner Fisher?
06:27>> Yes.
06:28>> Chair Bigliati?
06:29>> Yes.
06:31>> Motion to adjourn.
06:33>> Second.
06:34>> Commissioner Fisher?
06:35>> Yes.
06:36>> Chair Bigliati?
06:37>> Yes.
06:37>> Thank you, Deb. Thank you.
06:39>> you. Thank you.