Board of Health reported no Mascuppic Beach closures despite one elevated water quality sample. Health Director Carolina Bencosme informed the board that 10 weekly samples tested for E. coli showed one anomalous reading approximately 10 times normal, but retesting confirmed acceptable levels.
Dracut Board of Health ordered the condemnation of a Bridge Street garage after police discovered unsafe living conditions. Health Director Carolina Bencosme reported discovering a person living without utilities or facilities in the unsecured property, which had been abandoned since 2022 with
Dracut Board of Health adopted the 2022 Food Code, effective July 1, ending the town's 27-year reliance on 1999 standards. Health Director Carolina Bencosme, newly hired, described the science-based code's expanded inspection criteria for food preparation and handler practices, with merchants
Dracut Board of Health unanimously approves overhauled food permit fee schedule set for June 1 rollout. Interim Health Director Joanne Belanger benchmarked rates against eight surrounding communities and introduced tiered fees based on establishment size and food risk, with the highest permit fee
Board of Health unanimously appoints two town officials as authorized agents and adopts electronic inspectional software. Assistant Town Clerk Sarath Sek and Animal Control Officer Colleen Morse were designated as Board of Health agents for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 under Massachusetts law.
The Dracut Board of Health unanimously authorized Interim Health Director Joanne Belanger and tobacco control agent Ron Beauregard to conduct business as agents through the remainder of fiscal year 2026. Belanger, working 15 to 18 hours per week on an initial three-month contract, is assisting in
Board of Health authorizes regional inspectors for fiscal 2026. The Dracut Board of Health unanimously authorized seven individuals from the North West Public Health Coalition and Town of Dracut to conduct inspections for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, in compliance with Massachusetts General
Board of Health adopts garbage hauler regulations replacing 1970s rules. Chairman Louis Rousseau, Vice-Chair Cynthia Campbell, and Clerk Tom Bomil voted unanimously to adopt revised Transportation of Garbage and Refuse regulations effective April 1, 2026, updating definitions, permitting, and
Dracut Board of Health confirms February 19 garbage hauler hearing, approves prior minutes unanimously. Health Director David Ouellette reported re-permitting 140 restaurants, 9 septic haulers, 10 septic installers, 2 funeral directors, and 4 tanning beds for 2026. Ouellette announced his
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