Board Approves LabShares Biolab Permit at Galen Street
Board of Health unanimously approved a biolab permit and tabled tobacco violation.
Board of Health · Meeting of April 15, 2026
WATERTOWN — Board of Health unanimously approved a biolab permit and tabled tobacco violation. The board voted to approve a permit for LabShares, a bioscience laboratory at 66 Galen Street, without conditions, based on presentations by BioSafety Site Manager Lindsay Julien and Chief Operating Officer Philip Borden. In a separate matter, the board tabled its decision and vote on a tobacco violation at Bus Stop Variety, 121 Galen Street, until May 20, pending clarification of inspection findings related to a February sale of cigarettes to a minor.
Director Abbey Myers reported the department is short one Health Officer and faces increased nuisance complaints.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of April 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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