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Notice Nearby records the following paid public register placement on the Notice Nearby Public Notice Register. This document is a Placement Certificate. It is not an Affidavit of Publication. A public register placement does not satisfy newspaper or other statutory legal-notice requirements. You may still need a qualifying newspaper.

  1. The notice titled Class XI restaurant license — Wharf Cellar, 44 Commercial Street, publication number NN-2026-00119, was placed on the Notice Nearby public register as a 365-day paid register placement at the URL stated below.
  2. The notice was first made public on Jan 15, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC. Schedule: 1 insertion: January 15, 2026. Last date: January 14, 2027. Fee: $49.00 paid · Standard · 1-year register placement = $49.00.
    1. Posting 1 of 1: January 15, 2026 (ran)
  3. The jurisdiction of the notice is Portland, Cumberland County, ME. Notice Nearby is not a qualifying newspaper publisher in this state.
  4. At the time of first placement, the SHA-256 digest of the canonical notice text (UTF-8, normalized line endings) was:d4d5833a cd21447d 549df414 c0afef06 b0ea2aae 965b30d1 7400eb6a 3f7ebd0d
  5. Register URL: https://noticenearby.com/notices/me-portland-liquor-wharf-cellar
  6. Notice Nearby issued a placement receipt signed with HMAC-SHA256. Signature prefix: 7a159585b785c7bb149a60bb
  7. The SHA-256 content hash, publication number, and notice id are permanently anchored on Base as an immutable on-chain fingerprint. The full notice text remains on Notice Nearby. This is not court acceptance. Verify the placement on Notice Nearby and on the blockchain.

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Every paid notice is permanently anchored on Base. An immutable on-chain fingerprint, forever. Base stores the content hash, publication number, notice id, and timestamp — not the full notice text. The complete notice remains on Notice Nearby. This is not court acceptance.

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Text of the notice as placed

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE Wharf Cellar Provisions, Inc. has applied for a license to sell alcoholic beverages at 44 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101, doing business as Wharf Cellar. The application seeks on- or off-premises sales as described in the filing with the licensing authority. Protests must be filed in the form and time required by the alcoholic beverage control statute. Protest deadline / hearing: City Council hearing February 2, 2026. Application number: BAB-2026-014. First placed on the Notice Nearby public register (noticenearby.com) on 2026-01-15 for a 1-year searchable posting. This is a paid register placement, not a legal publication, and does not satisfy newspaper or statutory legal-notice requirements.

This Placement Certificate records a paid 365-day register posting. It is not an Affidavit of Publication. A public register placement does not satisfy newspaper or other statutory legal-notice requirements. You may still need a qualifying newspaper. This document is not legal advice.

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Register placements receive a Placement Certificate, not an Affidavit of Publication. Every paid notice is permanently anchored on Base. A public register placement does not satisfy newspaper or other statutory legal-notice requirements. You may still need a qualifying newspaper.

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