Board approves tobacco control inspector for metro program
Ashland Board of Health unanimously approved Katerina Koliovska-Tobaygo as part-time Tobacco Control Inspector for the MetroWest Tobacco Control Program, serving 16 communities at approximately 19 hours weekly while maintaining a full-time position at Mass General Hospital.
Board of Health · Meeting of August 18, 2026
Ashland Board of Health unanimously approved Katerina Koliovska-Tobaygo as part-time Tobacco Control Inspector for the MetroWest Tobacco Control Program, serving 16 communities at approximately 19 hours weekly while maintaining a full-time position at Mass General Hospital. She will handle roughly 40 percent of inspections alongside Pari Thillaigovindan, the program manager. The Board also approved a $75 fee for mandatory septic-system abandonment inspections under state Title 5.
Health Director Rajit Gupta reported two West Nile Virus-positive mosquito samples, prompting spraying by the Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project, and the Board will conduct quarterly inspections at Cherry Blossom restaurant following food-handling violations found during a July inspection. The state's one-year temporary ban on kratom products takes effect August 28.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of August 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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