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Selling to underage patron gets South Paterson liquor store four-day suspension | Paterson Times

Selling to underage patron gets South Paterson liquor store four-day suspension

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A South Paterson liquor store received a four-day license suspension for selling to an underage patron and for selling alcohol before the legal hour.

Edward’s Liquors received the suspension Wednesday evening following a brief hearing before the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board.

The establishment located at 910 Main Street sold alcohol to a 19-year-old patron at about 12:05 a.m. on October 19th, 2014. The same day it also “sold or delivered” hard liquor before the legal hour, according to the board.

The three-person board imposed the lenient punishment after considering the establishment’s clean record.

For 18 years the establishment did not have any infractions, said ABC officials.

“You know it’s just a slap on the hand?” remarked James Briggs, ABC commissioner, to Juan Escobar, the establishment’s manager.

“This is the first time we made a mistake,” said Escobar after the hearing. He said his daughter owns the establishment.

Suspension begins on June 1st, 2015.

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    4 days suspension?they should have been locked up.they know the law very well & chose to ignore it.that's even worse than selling alcohol to minors.these slap on the wrist punishments is why Paterson is a sh*thole & why NJ is over-run with criminals.we need a strong governor who will actually follow & enforce our laws.

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