 Williamstown Board of Health Reduces Number of Tobacco LicensesIn a unanimous vote at the end of its monthly meeting, three members of the five-person board decided to trim the number of tobacco licenses from seven to six, reflecting the fact that only six of the available licenses currently are in use. Williamstown Health Board Asks Tri-Town to Look at Tobacco RegsThe intervening COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 had a lot of municipal health departments focused on that issue rather than reconciling their local ordinances with the latest decrees from Boston.  Pittsfield Board of Health OKs Updated Tobacco OrdinanceThe document was unanimously approved on Wednesday after receiving some finishing touches in November. No public comment was generated in response to the public hearing.  Pittsfield Board of Health OKs Updated Tobacco Ordinance DraftWith the Board of Health's support on several proposed tobacco ordinance updates, the city now wants to hear from the public. Dalton BOH Continues to Tackle Tobacco Ordinance UpdateThe panel fine-tuned its recommendations on Monday and will make a final decision next month. No local policy has been voted on yet.  Dalton Looks to Tighten Tobacco Products RegulationsThe Board of Health's public hearing Monday on the topic generated no participation from residents or storeowners on Monday. Pittsfield Health Board Continues to Tackle Tobacco RegulationsIn its environmental smoke regulations, Pittsfield does not allow smoking in smoking bars but the city does not prohibit smoking bars.  Pittsfield Health Board Considers Fine-Tuning Tobacco RulesTri-Town Health Department Director James Wilusz recommended various amendments to the city's tobacco ordinance at the board's June meeting. The two main suggestions address products that slip through the state's bans and "smoking bars." |
