Hadley Board of Health Reviews Chilson Falls Coffee Violations, Eyes $4,500 in Budget Cuts

HADLEY — March 12, 2026 — Hadley Board of Health hears repeat-violation remediation plan from Chilson Falls Coffee Roasters and prepares for roughly $4,500 in budget cuts. Health Director Ben convened the March 12 meeting to review a pattern of recurring food-safety violations at Chilson Falls Coffee Roasters — including pest activity, food-handling deficiencies, and an unclear person-in-charge designation during afternoon hours — after the department's sanitarian, identified as Ange, documented the same problems across multiple re-inspections. Company representative Cassidy outlined a five-part corrective plan including 100 percent staff retraining, twice-monthly professional deep cleaning, weekly checklists submitted to a regional manager, and an internal inspection schedule for April and October. On the budget, Ben told the board the Health Department expects approximately $4,500 in cuts before Town Meeting on May 7, with reductions drawn from part-time administrative hours and a reallocation of shared staff time to other departments. Ben also signaled four pending regulatory proposals for later in 2026: updates to tobacco control rules last revised in 2016, a new framework for synthetic drugs sold at convenience stores, late fees extended to non-food permit holders, and a re-inspection fee triggered when a food establishment requires a second follow-up visit after failing to correct previously cited violations.