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Douglas Board of Health approves $525,000 in budgets, grants South Street septic variances

DOUGLAS — March 30, 2026 — Douglas Board of Health approves $525,358 in fiscal year 2027 budgets and grants two septic setback variances at a heavily constrained South Street property. The board unanimously approved a general operating budget of $145,215 — covering health, public health nurse, and animal inspection wages and

Auburn Board of Health Orders Fines, Seizure Deadline for Dangerous Dog Owner

AUBURN — March 26, 2026 — Auburn Board of Health orders fines and sets seizure deadline for owner of dangerous dog Faith. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to find Justine Lavalley of 29 Cedar Street in non-compliance with a March 2025 dangerous dog order, imposing recurring fines beginning immediately and

Shrewsbury Board of Health schedules April 8 fluoridation public listening session

SHREWSBURY — March 25, 2026 — Shrewsbury Board of Health sets April fluoridation forum and advances opioid fund planning. The three-member board, chaired by Dr. Abraham, met March 25 and heard Health Director Annette Garcia announce a public listening session on community water fluoridation for April 8 at 7 p.m.

Hubbardston Board of Health Cancels April 14 Meeting, Tables FY27 Budget

HUBBARDSTON — March 24, 2026 — Hubbardston Board of Health cancels its April 14 meeting and eyes a $10,000 landfill monitoring budget for FY27. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to drop the April 14 session after two members disclosed conflicts, consolidating April business into a single April 28 meeting. Members set

Berlin Board of Health Greenlights Gates Pond Road System, Defers Two Well Requests

BERLIN — March 18, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health approves new septic system, defers two well requests to April 7. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow construction to move forward at 188 Gates Pond Road, where a builder is replacing a demolished home with a new house, a 1,500-

Berlin Board of Health Greenlights Gates Pond Road System, Defers Two Well Requests

BERLIN — March 18, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health approves new septic system, defers two well requests to April 7. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow construction to move forward at 188 Gates Pond Road, where a builder is replacing a demolished home with a new house, a 1,500-

Hubbardston Board of Health Defers Scrap Metal Day, Reviews MPHN Nurse Gap

HUBBARDSTON — March 10, 2026 — Hubbardston Board of Health defers annual scrap metal day and flags nursing gap in regional health network. The three-member board — Chair Gael Moncoeur, Dianna Johnson, and Dave Rogers — voted unanimously to approve the February 24 minutes before spending the bulk of its March 10 meeting

Charlton Board of Health Awaits DEP Approval to Resume Flint Road Landfill Work

CHARLTON — March 10, 2026 — Charlton Board of Health tracks Flint Road landfill approvals and raises solar panel PFAS concerns. The board, meeting March 10, heard from Health Director James Philbrook that the Flint Road landfill project remains on hold pending state Department of Environmental Protection approval of a soil import

Hubbardston Board of Health Corrects Meeting Minutes, Flags Arsenic in Well Water

HUBBARDSTON — February 24, 2026 — Hubbardston Board of Health amends two sets of meeting minutes and fields urgent arsenic water-testing question. At its February 24 meeting, the three-member board — Chair Gael Moncoeur, Dave Rogers, and Dianna Johnson — voted unanimously to correct January 27 minutes that had erroneously recorded approval

Berlin Board of Health Orders Letter to Whitney Estates Over Lapsed Operator Contracts

BERLIN — February 17, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health moves to compel Whitney Estates into compliance after finding no licensed operator for its shared well or septic system. The board directed its health agent, identified in the meeting only as Bill, to send a formal letter to the complex's

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