CHARLTON, Mass. — At a public hearing on March 11 the Charlton Board of Selectmen reviewed an application from Cozy Corner Cafe LLC for a restaurant all-alcohol beverage license and approved forwarding the application to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for final consideration.

Darlene Piling, identified as manager of Cozy Corner Cafe LLC (109 Masonic Home Road, Unit 2), told the board the business is family-operated and plans to run family-oriented events such as paint-and-sip nights and weekend dinners. “All family, all family orientated, and do paint and sip, do brunches,” Piling said. She said the cafe is currently open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is considering evening hours for dinner service on Fridays and Saturdays, and that the menu will focus on Italian dishes.

Board members asked whether the applicant wanted a full all-alcohol license or a beer-and-wine license; Piling confirmed she was seeking full all-alcohol privileges. Following the public hearing, the board closed the hearing and voted to approve forwarding the application and related materials to the ABCC for final licensing review. The vote to forward the application was unanimous.

Ending: The ABCC retains final authority to grant or deny the restaurant all-alcohol license; Cozy Corner Cafe LLC will return to state-level review for a final decision.