Brookfield Health Board Names New Chair After Feud

Other Committee · Meeting of February 25, 2026

BROOKFIELD — The Brookfield Board of Health named member Christina chair for the next two months after outgoing chair Maureen said rising duties and unresolved conflict-of-interest concerns prompted her to step aside. The board also adopted its amended tobacco retailer regulation and voted to mail Brookfield tobacco sellers a letter on FDA marketing-denial orders for certain vapes and nicotine products, effective around March 13. Tobacco agent Kathleen DeFore reported Feb. 10 youth compliance checks found no tobacco sales to minors at any Brookfield retailer.

A presenter identified as Judy told the board Massachusetts received $162 million in 2026 federal rural health funding and that UMass had expanded its nine-town pilot cluster to include Brookfield. Members also clashed over whether to rehire contractor Mackenzie instead of relying on the Leicester Regional Public Health Coalition, with Christina saying "businesses are getting upset," and tabled a dispute over roughly $14,000 to $15,000 owed to Leicester.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of February 25, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.