Winthrop approves more liquor licenses

Winthrop Town Council president Thomas E. Reilly bested challenger Brian Perrin by 57 votes in Tuesday’s election, according to results from the Town Clerk’s Office.

The Town Council president’s seat was the only contested race this year, but the 31 percent of registered voters who turned out still made things interesting, giving preliminary approval to a liquor license referendum question by only four votes.

The referendum would lower the number of seats required for restaurant owners to be granted a liquor license from 99 to 25. It passed by a vote of 1,480 to 1,476. Before becoming law, the referendum question must also be approved in the 2009 municipal election.

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