Warrenites have been sidling up to the bar at 99 Market St. for more than 70 years. This week, the old pub changes hands.

Sisters Keri, Amy and Jodi (Furtado) Davock have taken over the Market Street Pub from their father Bill and stepmother Sandra, who are retiring. Bill acquired the pub in 1994 but it goes way back to the 1940s, when it was known as Goes Cafe.

“It’s got a long history,” the new ‘retiree’ said Monday morning as he worked to clean up the bar after a busy Sunday football party.

“In the old days there were rumors that they had illegal card games downstairs.”

The black market card games are long gone, but the Market Street Pub has gained a reputation as a family place with deep ties to the community. The Davocks host many fund-raisers and drives at the establishment. They organize coat and toy drives around Christmas, turkey drives around Thanksgiving (they brought in 121 this year, all of which went to Judy Fardig and her Thanksgiving Dinner volunteer event at St. Thomas the Apostle Church), fund-raisers to help friends and neighbors in time of need, and more.

Though the three sisters all have separate jobs, they’ll each chip in at different times, helping to run the place and dealing with various aspects of the business. Amy, who helps organize most of the charitable events run through the place, said that spirit of charity will continue.

“Absolutely,” she said. “That’s the thing about this town. Everybody helps out when they can; it’s like a family.”

The sisters don’t plan on any big changes at the pub, though they may take down a wall and get rid of what is now a narrow hallway opposite the front bar room.

“And we bought a new TV,” Keri said.

Sandra said she is happy to step aside and have her stepkids have a run at the place. They all know the business as they’ve been helping out for many years, she said.

“All the responsibility is on the girls now,” she said.