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Health board starts budget push on rats, senior meals

Needham Board of Health begins FY27 budget push on rats and senior meals. Staff told the board the Select Board requested added pest-control funding after resident rat complaints, with "smart traps" at the town's recycling facility recording no catches in recent months despite continued sightings.

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Dover Health Board Sets Oct. 6 Well, Pool Hearing

Dover Board of Health hears wildlife toll of rat poison, sets October hearing. The board unanimously reelected Kay Peterson as chair and voted 3-0 to schedule an October 6 public hearing on updated well and pool regulations, including a tightened PFAS testing standard.

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