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Tewksbury Board of Health votes unanimously to advance a draft Kratom ban to public hearing.

Tewksbury Board of Health votes to advance a kratom regulation toward a public hearing, targeting late July.

TEWKSBURY — May 21, 2026 — Tewksbury's Board of Health voted unanimously to begin drafting a local kratom regulation and schedule a public hearing, joining roughly 20 other Massachusetts towns pursuing similar restrictions. Health Agent Shannon briefed the board on the multi-step process required under state open meeting law

TEWKSBURY — April 16, 2026 — Tewksbury Board of Health unanimously re-elected its officers and raised sharp concerns over a state security policy change at Tewksbury State Hospital. Chairperson Melissa Braga, re-elected 5-0 alongside Vice Chairperson Susan Amato and Clerk Christine Janeczak, led a lengthy discussion on an Executive

TEWKSBURY — March 19, 2026 — Tewksbury Board of Health votes unanimously to file post-hearing brief in contested battery storage facility proceeding. The board voted 5-0 Thursday evening to authorize submission of its intervenor brief to the Energy Facilities Siting Board in the matter of Hillman Energy Center, LLC v.

Tewksbury's Board of Health ordered a defiant trucking company before the board and suspended a 7-Eleven's tobacco sales in back-to-back unanimous votes Thursday.

Tewksbury's Board of Health voted unanimously to prepare two formal comment submissions to the state Energy Facilities Siting Board over the proposed Hillman battery storage facility.

Tewksbury Board of Health conditionally backed the town's EFSB extension request in the Hillman battery storage case, 4-0.

Tewksbury Board of Health schedules a public hearing on a possible kratom ban and adds a nonprofit permit late fee.

Tewksbury Board of Health schedules a public hearing on a possible kratom ban and adds a nonprofit permit late fee.