Skip to content
TownbriefSpringfield
Sign in Subscribe
Monday, November 2, 2026 Springfield, Massachusetts · Change town
Board

License Commission

Our reporting from License Commission meetings, newest first.

7 stories

Government · License Commission

License Board Approves New Bar's Alcohol License

Springfield's License Commission approved a new all-alcohol restaurant license for La Amaca Bar and Restaurant but capped its closing time at 1 a.m. instead of the requested 2 a.m. Owner Keisha M. Feliciano Arausquin, a 15-year Springfield Public Schools food service manager, pledged to staff the…

Townbrief reporting ·
Government · License Commission

License Board Rejects 3 A.M. Bar Hours

Springfield's License Commission voted 4-0 to reject extended 3 a.m. bar hours tied to the World Cup. Commissioners Ramirez and D'Angelo Antonio said the city lacks the infrastructure and police staffing for the later closing time, with Ramirez calling it "more of a burden than a supportive thing."

Townbrief reporting ·

Get Springfield's town government news by email, free. One briefing each morning.

Share this story

Email Text Facebook X

Anyone can open a shared story. Members' stories show the free part and a sign-up line to people who are not members.