PAWTUCKET – After hearing about repeated violations related to closing times and pandemic restrictions, the City Council’s Board of License Commissioners in April levied harsher-than-typical penalties against the owners of the Punto Final Hookah Bar at 31 Summer St.
After a month and more of operating with a required regular police detail and no additional incidents, the owners will be back before the board tonight, June 9, for a possible elimination of that requirement.
Capt. David Holden, in an update to the board May 24, said the detail requirement began April 29 for every Thursday through Saturday through May 22, with the exception of May 6 and 13 when the establishment was closed.
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City also cracking down on late restaurant closings
PAWTUCKET – The City Council, at Council President David Moran’s urging, has ordered an extra police presence in the area of Newport Avenue and Benefit Street in response to multiple shootings here, a unique new approach, say officials.
Moran recalled the Boston “combat zone” of the 1970s, saying he doesn’t want to see this area in his District 1 or any other part of the city overtaken by this sort of violence, where people from outside the city believe they can come to stay at establishments after hours and “shoot wherever we want.” If nothing is done, said Moran, the ripple effect will be tremendous.