Select Board approves transfer of 25 Allen Street liquor license to Mountain View Restaurant
June 22, 2026 | Hampden, Hampden County, Massachusetts
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The Hampton Select Board on June 22 approved the transfer of the town’s annual alcoholic‑restaurant license for 25 Allen Street from Off the Stick, Inc. to Mountain View Restaurant Inc., following a public hearing and an uncontested presentation by the applicants.
Benjamin Coyle, representing Mountain View Restaurant Inc., said the proposed business will be a one‑story, 1,500‑square‑foot dining room with a seating capacity of 40 and a separate kitchen and storage rooms. He identified proposed owners and officers and said the initial lease term will be one year while rent and operations are established. He said anticipated hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and the purchase price for assets is $50,000 plus inventory.
“We’re respectfully requesting that the board approve the transfer of the liquor license from the current licensee Off the Stick, Inc. to Mountain View Restaurant Inc. and approval of Helen Jordan Luke as the manager of record,” Coyle said.
Coyle told the board the new corporation was incorporated April 9, 2026, and presented documentation the board requested including the transfer application, manager application, corporate vote, certificates of good standing, proof of payment to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and a floor plan. He said Helen Jordan Luke, the proposed manager, is currently a café supervisor at a local business and is TIPS‑certified.
No members of the public registered opposition during the hearing. The board moved to approve the transfer and appointment; the motion passed by voice vote (tally not specified in the minutes).
Why it matters: the license transfer preserves an existing downtown restaurant use at 25 Allen Street and names a local manager with on‑site oversight and TIPS training, which the board cited as factors in closing the hearing without condition.
Next steps: the license transfer will proceed with the ABCC process and closing of the asset and lease transactions; the board advised the applicant to complete any state paperwork required for manager certification and to confirm ABCC approval before operational changes.
Benjamin Coyle, representing Mountain View Restaurant Inc., said the proposed business will be a one‑story, 1,500‑square‑foot dining room with a seating capacity of 40 and a separate kitchen and storage rooms. He identified proposed owners and officers and said the initial lease term will be one year while rent and operations are established. He said anticipated hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, and the purchase price for assets is $50,000 plus inventory.
“We’re respectfully requesting that the board approve the transfer of the liquor license from the current licensee Off the Stick, Inc. to Mountain View Restaurant Inc. and approval of Helen Jordan Luke as the manager of record,” Coyle said.
Coyle told the board the new corporation was incorporated April 9, 2026, and presented documentation the board requested including the transfer application, manager application, corporate vote, certificates of good standing, proof of payment to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission and a floor plan. He said Helen Jordan Luke, the proposed manager, is currently a café supervisor at a local business and is TIPS‑certified.
No members of the public registered opposition during the hearing. The board moved to approve the transfer and appointment; the motion passed by voice vote (tally not specified in the minutes).
Why it matters: the license transfer preserves an existing downtown restaurant use at 25 Allen Street and names a local manager with on‑site oversight and TIPS training, which the board cited as factors in closing the hearing without condition.
Next steps: the license transfer will proceed with the ABCC process and closing of the asset and lease transactions; the board advised the applicant to complete any state paperwork required for manager certification and to confirm ABCC approval before operational changes.
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