Board of Health reorganizes, approves March minutes and animal inspector nomination.
Board of Health · Meeting of April 6, 2026
Ludlow Board of Health reorganizes, approves March minutes and animal control officer nomination. The board elected Lauren Yelinek as Chair and Antonio Tavares as Secretary in unanimous votes on April 6. Health Director Paulina Matusik reported the launch of a four-intern program including a Master of Public Health candidate focusing on data analysis and vaccine season preparation, a bachelor's-level intern working on tick prevention and town bylaw updates through June, a high school intern creating Health Fair promotional materials, and a Department of Public Health intern addressing food code violations and social services outreach.
Octavia Anderson, Animal Control Officer, was unanimously nominated as Animal Inspector.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of April 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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