InStyle Galaxy Tobacco Permit Review
At a glance
- What: a Board of Health tobacco-sales violation and permit revocation review for a store at the mall (name as heard: InStyle Galaxy), continued from July 22.
- Where it stands: only a resident's account in Select Board public comment (Oct 13); the Select Board took no action. The claims below are the speaker's account, not findings.
Speaker's account
- Al Rafferty said the owner's representative asked for a continuance, filed a complaint with the district attorney, and was refused without a board vote and removed from the hearing.
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - Select Board | 5 |
Log
- 2026-10-13 - Select Board - Public comment by Al Rafferty criticizing how the Board of Health handled the hearing.
- 2026-10-05 - Board of Health - Fourth-violation hearing: continuance denied; board found the business responsible 3-0 and upheld the $5,000 fine and 30-day suspension after staff described flavored products found during a June 12 check.
- 2026-09-14 - Board of Health - Fourth-violation hearing opened, then continued to October 5 at the applicant's request; the board went into executive session on litigation strategy.
- 2026-07-22 - Board of Health - Three hearings, owner absent: responsibility for the unpaid second violation stands; third violation upheld with a $5,000 fine and a 30-day suspension set for September 1 through 30; fourth-violation hearing continued for a clearer timeline (from auto-captions).