The Northampton Board of Health approved a tonnage increase for Valley Recycling despite South Street residents' noise and vibration complaints. The board voted 4-1, with member Cynthia Suopis dissenting, to let the East Hampton Road facility add 150 to 200 tons to its current 324-ton daily limit.
Northampton's Board of Health voted 5-0 to continue a hearing on Valley Recycling's request to raise its daily solid waste limit by 150 to 200 tons, after South Street residents said truck traffic shakes their homes.
Northampton Board of Health continued public hearing on Valley Recycling's waste expansion request. The facility seeks to increase permitted daily solid waste from 324 tons to an additional 150-200 tons per day at its Easthampton Road site.
Board of Health reviews tobacco rule edits and hears Valley Recycling proposal. Dr. Joanne Levin and Commissioner Merridith O'Leary oversaw final edits to Northampton's tobacco regulations to align with Massachusetts state standards and updated enforcement language. Rick Pitts of Valley Recycling
Northampton Board of Health distributes $42,000 in ventilation grants, revises tobacco regulations. The Board of Health reported that a Ventilation Task Force initiative distributed $42,095.79 in American Rescue Plan Act grants to 11 local restaurants, bars, and event venues over two rounds,
Northampton Board of Health unanimously adopts Nicotine Free Generation tobacco regulation. The board approved a regulation restricting tobacco and nicotine product sales to individuals born on or after July 1, 2005 after consulting other municipalities and reviewing two years of research. Board
Northampton Board of Health adopts generational tobacco ban and launches $120,000 opioid mini-grant program.
Northampton Board of Health schedules public hearing on nicotine reduction policy. The board, with Dr. Joanne Levin, Dr. Suzanne Smith, Dr. Cynthia Suopis, and Janet Grant, MSPH present, unanimously voted to hold the hearing at its April meeting and set July 1 as the potential effective date.
Northampton Board of Health votes to hold April hearing and final vote on nicotine-free generation tobacco ban.
Northampton Board of Health schedules public forum for February on nicotine-free generation policy. Ken Elstein of the Belchertown Board of Health reported that town's December 2024 adoption as seamless with minimal community pushback, with eight of ten retailers passing compliance checks. Public
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