Board of Health approves electronics disposal fee waiver
Board of Health · Meeting of April 7, 2026
New Salem Board of Health advances eviction proceeding, approves electronics fee waiver. The Board unanimously approved a fee waiver for town electronics disposal on April 7 after learning only televisions were collected during a recent pickup. Health Agent Matthew Fortier reported that Town Counsel pro tempore Andrew Lechner will move forward with eviction at 710 Daniel Shays Highway, with a court date expected within two to three weeks.
The Board also reviewed the condemned property at 210 Wendell Road, which is located near the elementary school and a stream entering the Quabbin Reservoir.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of April 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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