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Concord Board of Health Unanimously Approves Two Nominations, Warns on Tick Disease

CARLISLE — May 20, 2026 — Concord Board of Health approves two nominations and flags lone star tick as new local health threat. The board voted unanimously at its May 20 meeting to appoint new Public Health Inspector Rachel Arsenal as a board agent and to nominate Public Health Director Melanie Janine

Wayland Board of Health to press DPW over recycled-gravel dust on Hazelbrook Lane

WAYLAND — May 18, 2026 — Wayland Board of Health to press DPW after residents call road dust a public health hazard. Five Hazelbrook Lane and Lincoln Road residents told the board Monday that recycled sub-base gravel containing up to 50 percent crushed concrete and 5 percent recycled asphalt is releasing

Westford Board of Health Moves to Engage Planning Board on Battery Storage Risks

WESTFORD — May 13, 2026 — Westford Board of Health raises public health alarms over battery storage siting and moves to update its outdated rodenticide policy. At the May 13 meeting, Health Director Ray Wellman briefed the board on plans by the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments to draft zoning amendments governing

Sudbury Board of Health reelects Bradford chair, installs new medical director

SUDBURY — May 13, 2026 — Sudbury Board of Health reelects Bradford chair, names new medical director and flags unpermitted septic work. The board voted 3-0 to keep Carol Bradford as chair, with member Susan Sama citing her daytime availability, and 3-0 to install Dr. Ashley Ferullo of Giving Tree

Burlington Board of Health approves 188-unit Middlesex Turnpike housing project unanimously

FRAMINGHAM — May 12, 2026 — Burlington Board of Health unanimously approves 188-unit housing project on Middlesex Turnpike. The board voted to approve the site plan and special permit application from the Nordblum Company to redevelop 129 and 131 Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington's MBTA overlay district, replacing two aging

Burlington Board of Health Approves 188-Unit Middlesex Turnpike Residential Project Unanimously

BURLINGTON — May 12, 2026 — Burlington's Board of Health unanimously approved the site plan and special permit for the Nordblom Company's 188-unit residential project at 129 and 131 Middlesex Turnpike at its May 12 meeting. Attorney Robert Buckley and project manager Todd Fremont Smith presented the

Westford Board of Health Defers Officer Vote, Pledges Memo on Battery Storage

WESTFORD — May 11, 2026 — Westford Board of Health defers officer elections and moves to engage Planning Board on battery storage risks. Meeting remotely on May 11, the four-member board voted 4-0-0 to postpone its annual reorganization of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary until June, when newly appointed

Townsend Board of Health Closes Hearing on New Solid Waste Hauler Regulations

TOWNSEND — May 11, 2026 — Townsend Board of Health closes public hearing on solid waste regulations and sends enforcement letter to debris-strewn Edward Road property. The board voted unanimously Monday to shut the hearing on new hauler rules that would impose mandatory recycling on both residential and commercial generators and

Sherborn Board of Health Approves Dunkin' Donuts Grease Trap Variance, Four Building Permits

SHERBORN — May 6, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health approves grease trap variance for local Dunkin' Donuts and clears cluster of contested septic cases. The board voted unanimously to grant a variance to state regulation 310 CMR 15.351 subsection 2 for the Sherborn Dunkin' Donuts at 23 South

Norfolk Board of Health Flags Nine Deficiencies in Pond Street Solar Review

PEPPERELL — April 28, 2026 — Norfolk Board of Health raises safety concerns over Pond Street solar project's battery storage submission. At the April 28 remote meeting, Chair Andy Bakunowski and Member John Bowman reviewed a Jensen Hughes third-party report that found nine of 16 evaluated areas deficient, absent,

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