For Immediate Release: Friday, April 23, 2021
The Goshen Crossing Liquor and Wine store, operated by Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS), will reopen today after a temporary closure.
One employee stayed home with a fever on Monday, April 20, and had tested negative for COVID-19. Out of an abundance of caution, local health officials conducted a contact tracing effort and asked additional store employees to test and quarantine until receiving their COVID-19 test results. All employees involved have tested negative for COVID-19.
ABS is the alcohol wholesaler of beer, wine and spirits for Montgomery County. ABS operates 25 beer, wine, and spirits stores and one spirits-only store in Poolesville. It manages alcohol licensing, enforcement, and education for more than 1,000 businesses. Generating more than $35 million in net income annually, ABS profits are used to pay down County debt with a large portion deposited in the County general fund to pay for resident services that would otherwise be funded by County tax dollars.
Learn more about ABS by visiting the website and by following ABS on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Release ID: 21-264