UPDATE: All state-run liquor stories in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties will close, effective Tuesday, March 16, until further notice, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said Saturday. All 88 stores in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties will be open regular hours tomorrow, Sunday, March 15. On Monday, March 16, only select locations will open. That list can be found at the bottom of this story. The LCB noted that Pennsylvania residents can shop for wine and spirits at www.FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com, having purchases shipped directly to their homes.
Pennsylvania, in the grip of a national health crisis, is taking drastic steps to limit person-to-person interactions.
Officials are asking state residents to stay home as much as possible, including working from home, until health authorities get a grip on the COVID-19 outbreak.
But when asked about some essential businesses remaining open, and if the state's government-run liquor stores fell into that category, Gov. Tom Wolf took a brief break Friday from the solemnity of these times.
"We haven't closed any state stores at this point," Wolf told reporters, smiling subtlely. "I don't know whether we consider that ... this is a somber time. We're trying. Try to be serious here."
Wolf, who hours earlier ordered all schools in Pennsylvania to close, looked a bit relieved to take a question with a little levity.
A moment later, he was back to answering questions about ongoing containment measures for the coronavirus, which as of Friday night had officially infected 41 people. That was nearly double the number from the previous day.
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On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced all 88 liquor stores in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties would be closed, starting Tuesday, March 16, until further notice. They will be open Sunday, and at limited locations Monday.
Here is the full list of liquor stores that will be open on Monday, March 16, in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. Stores in Philadelphia and the rest of Pennsylvania have not yet been ordered closed:
Bucks County:
Licensee Service Center 0940
8558 Pennsylvania Blvd.
Feasterville
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0912
Logan Square
6542-J Lower York Road
New Hope
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0920
Quakertown Plaza
1465 W. Broad St.
Quakertown
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0929
4275 County Line Road
Chalfont
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0934
132 Veterans Lane
Doylestown
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0943
212 S. State St.
Newtown
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 0945
Addisville Commons
890 Second Street Pike
Richboro
Chester County:
Licensee Service Center 1532
100 Willowbrook Lane
West Chester
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1501
132 Woodcutter St.
Exton
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1516
933 Paoli Pike
West Chester
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1527
821 W. Lancaster Ave.
Wayne
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1528
Paoli Shopping Center
17-19 Leopard Road
Paoli
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1529
Shoppes at Longwood Village
855 E. Baltimore Pike
Kennett Square
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 1530
Bradford Plaza
692 Downingtown Pike
West Chester
Delaware County:
Licensee Service Center 2301
Lawrence Park Industrial Center
629 Parkway Drive
Broomall
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2310
149 Baltimore Pike
Springfield
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2343
127 W. Lancaster Ave.
Wayne
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2341
3735 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2334
Brandywine Mills
1751 Wilmington Pike
Glen Mills
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2342
1083 W. Baltimore Pike
Media
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 2331
5035 Township Line Road
Drexel Hill
Montgomery County:
Licensee Service Center 4655
900 Forge Avenue
Norristown
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4624
125 W. Dekalb Pike
King of Prussia
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4646
Ardmore Shopping Center
62 Greenfield Ave.
Ardmore
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4648
160 Market St.
Collegeville
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4623
1440 Bethlehem Pike
Flourtown
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4641
1839 East Ridge Pike
Royersford
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4633
Allen Forge
850 S. Valley Forge Road
Lansdale
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4628
Whitemarsh Shopping Center
44 Ridge Pike
Conshohocken
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection 4613
935 Old York Road
Jenkintown
