Liquor License Law for Elks Lodge OK'd

The East Hanover Township Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance that allows for a club liquor license at the local Elks lodge.

The Elks will have to file an application with the state before they can get the license, and officials said the organization will have to follow all New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control laws.

After the Elks Lodge moved from Florham Park, where they had a liquor license, to East Hanover, where there was no law on the books to allow club licenses, the group approached the township.

Mayor Joseph Pannullo said the Elks are a charitable organization and, "We would like to extend the same welcoming hand to them here." Residents did not comment on the law during the public hearing.