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Acme In Wayne Gets Approval To Sell Wine

Local retailers have been quick to capitalize on the new liquor reform laws recently passed in Pennsylvania.

Local retailers have been quick to capitalize on the new liquor reform laws recently passed in Pennsylvania.

The new law, approved in June and effective since Aug. 8, means approved grocery stores, restaurants and hotels can now sell up to four bottles of wine for takeout.

Several local stores have already been approved, including the Acme on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne.

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The day the law went into effect, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board began accepting requests for various new licenses and permits allowed under the new legislation. So far, according to Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Director of Communications Elizabeth Brassell, 84 applications for expanded wine sales have been approved.

More stores will be added to the list as approvals continue.

Find out what's happening in Radnorfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Other measures in place due to Pennsylvania's liquor reform include removal of Sunday restrictions and state-mandated holidays at state-controlled liquor stores, among other things. Click here to read more about the new law's impacts.

Other measures in place due to Pennsylvania's liquor reform include removal of Sunday restrictions and state-mandated holidays at state-controlled liquor stores, among other things. Click here to read more about the new law's impacts.

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