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Hudson BOH approves updated tobacco regulations By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Proposed changes to the town’s tobacco regulations are moving forward after they were approved by the Board of Health at its Sept. 12 meeting. The updated regulations were discussed at an Aug. 14 meeting, and after a two-week period for public feedback, the board and tobacco licensees found common ground on some of the changes. Cheryl Sbarra, the appointed executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, noted that the regulations to restrict the sale of tobacco products to people over 21 are in the regulations as well as the required signage to be posted in adult-only retail tobacco stores regarding this topic. In terms of the section on tobacco product sale permits, the language unique to Hudson was the cap of 21 tobacco product permit holders and the waiting list. The main issue that many permit holders were concerned about at the Aug. 21 Select Board meeting was whether the license was transferable when the business was sold. “If someone [who] owns a retail tobacco store wants to sell that store, that person is Tobacco | 7
Reagan ready to lead Hudson Schools By Sarah Freedman Contributing Writer HUDSON – Brian Reagan may be stepping into the role of Hudson superintendent of schools, but it is not the first time he has served the community. He was the principal of Hudson High School from 2011 to 2018. “I’m excited to be here and look forward to the work ahead,” he said. From principal to superintendent Reagan graduated from Waltham High School and studied music education as an undergraduate at Boston University. He received a master’s degree at UMass Boston and a doctorate degree at Northeastern University. “I grew up in Waltham, not too far from here,” he said. “There are actually some similarities between the two communities.”
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Brian Reagan, who is a Hudson resident and former principal of Hudson High School, is set to begin work this year as the new Hudson superintendent.
Sasseville Way zoning proposal irks neighbors By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor MARLBOROUGH – Neighbors living around Sasseville Way near Fort Meadow Reservoir love the trees, the space and the wildlife. They don’t love what’s being proposed for a 23-acre parcel currently owned by Boston Scientific.
Residents, and some municipal officials, made their opinions known during a two-hour public hearing conducted by the City Council on Sept. 11. The hearing was to determine whether the city should change the zoning for this parcel from limited industrial to the Sasseville Way Residential Overlay District.
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