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Select Board adopts revised smoking, vaping policy to cover town parks and trails
Summary
The Berwick Select Board voted June 2 to adopt a minor modification to the town's smoking and tobacco use policy that adds all town‑owned parks and trails to the prohibition; the change takes effect June 2, 2026.
The Berwick Select Board voted on June 2 to adopt a minor modification to the town's smoking, vaping and tobacco‑use policy, adding town‑owned parks and trails to the locations covered by the policy.
A board member noted a minor change in section seven consolidating "all town‑owned parks and trails" into the policy text; the motion to adopt the modification was moved, seconded and approved. "There was a minor change ... where we added all town owned parks and trails," a board member said during the discussion.
The change was presented as a housekeeping update to clarify the policy's geographic scope. The modification takes effect immediately, on June 2, 2026.
