Article: Wegmans' goal: Sell beer for takeout: Grocer has plans for sales in Dickson City. Hearing on issue is set for tomorrow.

Byline: Jerry Lynott

Dec. 19--DICKSON CITY -- Shoppers could soon be purchasing beer for takeout at Wegmans supermarkets throughout the state.

For now the nearest would be in Lackawanna County, where the company's request to transfer a restaurant liquor license to its Dickson City store is up for approval at a special public hearing tomorrow before the borough's council.

But the family-owned chain with 11 stores in Pennsylvania has bigger plans, said Jo Natale, spokeswoman for Wegmans.

"We will be pursuing restaurant liquor licenses for all our Pennsylvania stores," Natale said.

The Rochester, N.Y.-based chain has a store ...

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