Board of Health

SOUTHWICK — April 6, 2026 — Southwick Board of Health unanimously makes health director appointment permanent. The board voted 3-0 Monday to formally offer Kayleen Simons the permanent health director position, capping an interim period during which members said she had performed "like a seasoned health director from day one,

EAST LONGMEADOW — March 19, 2026 — East Longmeadow Board of Health unanimously extended housing-violation correction deadlines for two property owners at its March 19 meeting. The board voted 3-0 twice — Chair Christine Johnston, Dr. Katie Jobins, and Rebecca Torcha all voting in favor — to grant 30-day extensions to

EAST LONGMEADOW — March 2, 2026 — East Longmeadow Board of Health unanimously extended a housing-code correction deadline at 36 Fraser Drive to April 3, 2026. The two-member board, comprising Chair Christine Johnston and Dr. Katie Jobins, voted 2-0 at a March 2 Zoom hearing after property owner Alex

EAST LONGMEADOW — February 25, 2026 — East Longmeadow Board of Health unanimously extended a housing-violation deadline at 41 Pleasant Street to March 28, 2026, while opening a preliminary discussion on kratom regulation. The three-member board — Chair Rebecca Torscha, Dr. Katie Jobins, and Christine Johnston — voted 3-0 Wednesday to

EAST LONGMEADOW — January 15, 2026 — East Longmeadow Board of Health unanimously adopts tobacco regulations capping nicotine pouch sales at six milligrams per pouch. The 3-0 vote at the January 15 meeting, led by Chair Christine Johnston, sets a March 1, 2026 effective date and updates the town's