Quincy Licensing Board Approves Nine License Requests

Other Committee · Meeting of August 18, 2026

Quincy's Licensing Board approved a contested billiards hall on Newbury Street and eight other license requests. Spotlight Billiards LLC won a 5-0 roll-call vote for four pool tables at 11-17 Newbury Street, contingent on a three-month compliance review, over objections from residents Tracy Shepard and Wayne Shepard, who said "there's 20 families living on that street" and worried about noise and oversight. The board also approved a liquor license transfer from the closing Gennaro's and Son Italian Bistro and Wine Bar to Jun Taiyan Restaurant at 12 Blanchette Road, a new all-alcohol license for Quincy Golf Lounge at 723 Washington Street, a manager change at Applebee's from Craig Galvin to Ronnie Bilizare, and a common victualler license for Gray's Coffee at 1237 Hancock Street.

One-day liquor licenses were also approved for a Pageant Field charity cornhole tournament and a Quincy Youth Hockey Association event.

In the full story:

• Recovered Souls Annual Recovery Walk Permit
• Break Rock Brewing Charity Cornhole Tournament License
• Quincy Youth Hockey Association "Slapshot Social Gathering"
• North Shore Bartending Service Private Event License
• Spotlight Billiards LLC Common License, 11-17 Newbury Street
• Gray's Group LLC d/b/a Gray's Coffee Common Victualler License
• Applebee's Change of Manager
• Quincy Golf Lounge All-Alcohol License
• Jun Taiyan Restaurant License Transfer
• Minutes and Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,346 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of August 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.