Select Board approves Sofia's license, utility permits, EV charging fees
Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board approves restaurant license, utility permits, and charging fees. The Board unanimously approved an all-alcohol license transfer for Sofia's, a new American restaurant at 26 Central Street, with Manager David Gallagher, owner of Oliva Enoteca Wine Shop. Two
Select Board · Meeting of August 17, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board approves restaurant license, utility permits, and charging fees. The Board unanimously approved an all-alcohol license transfer for Sofia's, a new American restaurant at 26 Central Street, with Manager David Gallagher, owner of Oliva Enoteca Wine Shop. Two National Grid infrastructure petitions were also unanimously approved: WR#31337132 for underground conduits on Masconomo Street serving new construction, and WR#31336414 for poles and conduits on Atwater Avenue for the Cell Signaling Technology building.
The Board set electric vehicle charging at two dollars per hour and reduced electric permit fees from five to three dollars per thousand dollars of assessed value.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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