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Board OKs fish-cleaning variance for seafood shop

Lowell Board of Health unanimously grants a Pine Street seafood market the right to clean whole fish for customers. The board voted 5-0 to let I Got Crabs & Seafood, 6 Pine Street, descale and eviscerate finfish under a hazard-control plan owner Phan Trieu called meticulous enough that Sr.

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health Approves Emergency Buprenorphine Program

Lowell Board of Health backs PrideStar buprenorphine program using Opioid Settlement funding. The board unanimously approved PrideStar EMS's proposal to administer buprenorphine during emergency response, which will expand medication-assisted treatment access to overdose patients. Dr. Mollie Quip,

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health approves May minutes, schedules tobacco hearing

Lowell Board of Health approves May minutes, schedules tobacco violation hearing. The board unanimously approved the prior month's records, with Board Member William Galvin presiding and Chairperson Jo-Ann Keegan excused. Director of Health & Human Services Lisa Golden reviewed development services

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health approves tattoo apprentice license

Lowell Board of Health unanimously approves body art apprentice license for Maria Raja Astudillo. The March 4 meeting included Chair Jo-Ann Keegan and members Kathleen Cullen-Lutter, William Galvin, Erin Gendron, and Alison Keegan voting all in favor. Director Lisa Golden informed the board of two

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health approves prior minutes, reviews departmental reports

Lowell Board of Health unanimously approves prior minutes, reviews monthly departmental reports. HHS Director Lisa Golden presented updates on restarted wastewater testing for COVID-19 and influenza, showing fluctuating cases, and reported that Massachusetts exceeds the national average on

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