Recent Legal Notices

Some Public Legal Notices filed in local newspapers and made available to the public via the MassPublicNotices.org web site and other sources:

BOA/24 CROSS STREET, FRANKLIN LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Town of Franklin Board of Appeals will hold a Public hearing on December 15, 2022 via Zoom Platform. Please go to Franklinma.gov to view meeting access under ZBA. At: 7:30 PM Applicant: Shaoxian Yang Address of Subject Property: 24 Cross Street (286-050-000-000) Petition Type: Variance From Section (or Schedule): 185 Attachment 9 Schedule of Lot, Area, Frontage, Yard and Height Requirements To Allow: Applicant is seeking to construct a 25.5' x 28.4' detached garage that is 10.8' from the rear setback where 15.4' is required. The building permit is denied without a Variance from the ZBA An appeal from the decision of the Board of Appeals may be made by any person aggrieved pursuant to MGL Chap. 40A, Section 17 as amended, within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing of the notice of decision with the City Clerk. All records and files for this project can be viewed in the Building Department on the 1st floor of the Franklin Municipal Building during regular business hours or Visit Franklinma.gov under ZBA for applicant application. Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals: (508) 520-4907. Any person or organization so wishing will be afforded the opportunity to be heard. The hearing is accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

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MADALENE VILLAGE, FRANKLIN LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROJECT: Madalene Village, 40B Development Project LOCATION: Cottage St and Pecks St, Franklin Massachusetts PROPONENT: Rich Whittington of MV Cottage Development, LLC The undersigned is submitting an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (“ENF”) / Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs on or before November 30, 2022 This will initiate review of the above project pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (“MEPA,” M.G.L. c. 30, ss. 61-62L). Copies of the EENF/EIR may be obtained from: Seth Taylor, Goddard Consulting LLC, 291 Main St, Suite 8, Northborough, MA (508) 393-3784 Electronic copies of the ENF are also being sent to the Conservation Commission and Planning Board of Franklin, Massachusetts. The Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs will publish notice of the ENF in the Environmental Monitor, receive public comments on the project, and then decide if an Environmental Impact Report is required. A site visit and/or remote consultation session on the project may also be scheduled. All persons wishing to comment on the project, or to be notified of a site visit and/or remote consultation session, should email MEPA@mass.gov or the MEPA analyst listed in the Environmental Monitor. Requests for language translation or other accommodations should be directed to the same email address. Mail correspondence should be directed to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 900, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, Attention: MEPA Office, referencing the above project. By Rich Whittington (Proponent)

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court - Probate and Family Court Docket No. MI22P1406EA Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801 (781)865-4000 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Norma Ruth Lajoie Also known as: Norma R. Lajoie Date of Death: 02/02/2022, To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Mark D. Letourneau of Franklin, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that Mark D. Letourneau of Franklin, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE: You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. (see more at https://www.masspublicnotices.org/(S(viq4a1oqdxbjvzncrs3gjl5d))/Details.aspx?SID=viq4a1oqdxbjvzncrs3gjl5d&ID=381942)

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121 Grove Street LEGAL NOTICE Town of Franklin Conservation Commission Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 131, s.40 (The Wetlands Act), the Franklin Conservation Commission will hold a Hybrid Public Hearing on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:01 PM on an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation filed by Christopher Lucas of Lucas Environmental LLC, Quincy, MA on behalf of Robert Hewitt of Fairfield Residential Company LLC, Burlington, MA for confirmation of Delineations for two Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW), one Isolated Vegetated Wetland (IVW), and an Inland Bank to three Intermittent Streams. The project is located at 121 Grove Street, Map 295 Lot 1 and Map 294 Lot 7, in the Industrial Zone. The hearing will provide an open forum for the discussion. This meeting will be done remotely via the “ZOOM” platform and “In-person” in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street. Residents can visit the Town Website (Franklinma.gov) and click on the Town Calendar for up to date information on how to access the meeting. All records and files for this project can be viewed at the Conservation Office located on the first floor of the Franklin Municipal Building. Any person or organization so wishing will be afforded an opportunity to be heard. The hearing location is accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If you require a translator or accommodations for a hearing impairment, contact the Conservation Department at the Municipal Building or by calling (508) 520-4929. Patrick Gallagher Chairman

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PL/AMENDMENT LEGAL NOTICE FRANKLIN PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws, the Franklin Planning Board will hold a public hearing in person and remotely on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 7:10 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, to consider amending Chapter 300, Section 13, of the Code of the Town of Franklin, Subdivision Regulations as follows: Bylaw Amendment S-22-01: Changes to §300-13 Other Improvements amending sidewalk construction and shade trees planting. The exact text of the proposed subdivision bylaw amendments is posted on the website along with the hearing notice. Please contact the Department of Planning & Community Development at (508) 520-4907 if you require further information or if you need to make arrangements to provide translation services for the hearing impaired, or for persons with language barriers. Gregory Rondeau, Chairman