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NORTH PROVIDENCE – The 787 Restaurant and Lounge, in the former Oki’s space at 1270 Mineral Spring Ave., is no longer allowed to open on weekends if the owners don’t have a police detail in place, expanding on a previous requirement for a police presence.
Town Council members, several clearly reaching the limits of their patience with the establishment after numerous complaints from neighbors, made the requirement last week.
“When is 787 not going to be on agenda anymore?” Council President Dino Autiello asked owner Liz Vazquez at the April 6 meeting. He said there are simple fixes to the problems that keep being brought up. “Why are we still addressing this?”
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