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:

Amendment LEGAL NOTICE FRANKLIN BOARD OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Franklin Board of Health will hold both a remote public hearing via google hangouts and in-person at the Town Hall Training Room: 3 rd Floor. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 5:00p.m. The hearing will discuss implementation of an amendment to the Tobacco Products and Smoking regulation. The purpose of the amendment is to bring the local regulation to meet the Massachusetts state law and regulation in restricting the sale of tobacco and vape products. Proposed policies in the draft regulation include but are not limited to capping the number of local tobacco sales permits issued.

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IFB/Catch Basin Cleaning Company LEGAL NOTICE Invitation for Bids (IFB) TOWN OF FRANKLIN In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to retain the services of a catch basin cleaning company for the purposes of cleaning and inspecting town-owned catch basins, all of which are located within the Town of Franklin. Project: The work to be performed will include removing all deposited material from town-owned catch basins, collecting & logging relevant data, hauling the collected materials to the stockyard, with other incidental work as required. Work under this Contract shall be paid for at the contract unit bid prices, which shall constitute full compensation for all material, labor, equipment, etc., required to satisfactorily complete the work. Estimated Cost: Est. $150,000 Location: Town-owned catch basins within the Town of Franklin Project Date: October 11, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Proposals due: Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM Franklin Municipal Building 355 East Central Street, Room 206 Franklin, MA Bid Specifications: Available to download from Town of Franklin website www.franklinma.gov/bids All inquiries regarding this IFB shall be directed to the Town's Purchasing Officer: Pam Vickery Franklin Purchasing Department 355 East Central St., Room 206 Franklin, MA 02038 Phone- 508.553.4835 Fax- 508.541.5253 Email- pvickery@franklinma.gov

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BID/Roof Replacement Project LEGAL NOTICE Section 00.11.00 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID The Franklin Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for Roof Replacement Project the Elderly 667-02 Central Park Terrace for the Franklin Housing Authority in Franklin, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Russo Barr Associates, Inc. a Division of SOCOTEC. The Project consists of: Replacement of steep sloped asphalt shingle roofing, for six (6) buildings in the development, utilizing a ‘tear-off' application. New architectural asphalt shingles are to be installed, insulation is to be blown into the attic spaces over the existing insulation to achieve a minimum R-49. The work is estimated to cost $ 236,153.00 Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRONICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please review the instructions in the bid documents on how to register as an electronic bidder. The bids are to be prepared and submitted at www.biddocsonline.com . Tutorials and instructions on how to complete the electronic bid documents are available online (click on the “Tutorial” tab at the bottom footer). General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of Roofing, and must submit a current DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility and signed DCAMM Prime/General Contractor Update Statement. General Bids will be received until 12:00 PM on Thursday, 31 August 2023 and publicly opened, forthwith. Filed sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until Time, NA and opened forthwith. Filed sub-bidders must be DCAMM certified for the trades listed below and bidders must include a current DCAMM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAMM Sub-Bidder's Update Statement. SUBTRADES NONE All Bids should be submitted online at www.biddocsonline.com and received no later than the date and time specified above. General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Franklin Housing Authority. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at www.biddocsonline.com (may be viewed electronically and hardcopy requested) or at Nashoba Blue, Inc. at 433 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749 (978-568-1167). There is a plan deposit of $50.00 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. Plan deposits may be electronically paid or by check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders and for one set for sub-bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for $50.00 Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), non-refundable,payable to the BidDocs ONLINE Inc., to cover mail handling costs. General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation benchmark reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 13% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. Request for waivers must be sent to DHCD (david.mcclave@mass.gov) 5 calendar days prior to the General Bid date. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER THE GENERAL BIDS ARE OPENED. PRE-BID CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: Date and Time: Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 10:00 AM Address: 1000 Central Park Terrace, Franklin, MA Instructions: Meet at the front of the office building, face mask is not needed. All attendees must wear a face mask. SITE VISIT BY APPOINTMENT: For an appointment call The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: Franklin Housing Authority 1000 Central Park Terrace Franklin, MA 02038 781-272-7786 Nashoba Blue Inc. 433 Main Street Hudson, MA 01749 978-568-1167

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FRANKLIN, 11 FLORENCE STREET LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Rosemary Dube and Katherine Dube to Bank of America, NA, dated April 28, 2014 and registered at Norfolk County Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 1306796 and noted on Certificate of Title No. 180309 (the “Mortgage”) of which mortgage Bank of America, N.A. is the present holder, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 11 Florence Street, Franklin, MA 02038 will be sold at a Public Auction at 11:00 AM on September 12, 2023, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: THE LAND IN FRANKLIN, NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH THE BUILDINGS THEREON, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHWESTERLY BY FLORENCE STREET, SHOWN ON THE PLAN HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; NORTH EASTERLY BY LOT NUMBERED 58, SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED ONE AND 63/100 (101.63) FEET; SOUTHEASTERLY BY LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF ELMER H. MCINTOSH, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; AND SOUTHEASTERLY BY LOT NUMBERED 55, SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED ONE AND 63/100 (101.63) FEET. SAID PARCEL IS SHOWN AS LOTS NUMBERED 56 AND 57 ON A PLAN DRAWN BY KENNETH E. MCINTYRE, C. E. DATED AUGUST 1942, AS APPROVED BY THE LAND COURT, FILED IN THE LAND REGISTRATION OFFICE AS NO. 16906F, A COPY OF A PORTION OF WHICH IS FILED IN NORFOLK REGISTRY DISTRICT WITH CERTIFICATE NO. 29649, SHEET 1, BOOK 149. P.I.D#: 318-002-000-000 For mortgagor's title see deed registered at Norfolk County Registry District of the Land Court as Document Number 1198350 and Noted on Certificate of Title Number 180309. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cashier's or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee's attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Bank of America, N.A. Korde & Associates, P.C. 900 Chelmsford Street Suite 3102 Lowell, MA 01851 (978) 256-1500 Dube, Rosemary and Katherine Dube, 22-041582

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Union Street 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 at the Town Hall (and can also be attended remotely) on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Special Permit and Site Plan application prepared by J.K. Holmgren Engineering, LLC, Brockton, MA, and submitted to the Department of Planning & Community Development on July 27, 2023, by 4 Sq. Franklin Realty, LLC, Lexington, MA. The property is located in the Commercial II Zoning District (Assessors Map 314, Lot 16). The applicant is proposing to construct a second “exit only” egress onto Union Street. The applicant is applying for one (1) Special Permit under Chapter 185-21: Parking, Loading and Driveway Requirements. Copies of the plan and supporting documentation may be reviewed in the Department of Planning & Community Development during regular office hours or contact (508) 520-4907.

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PB/MAPLE STREET SOLAR, LLC 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 at the Town Hall (and can also be attended remotely) on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 7:05 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Site Plan application titled “Proposed Site Plan Documents” prepared by Bohler Engineering, Southborough, MA., and submitted to the Department of Planning & Community Development on July 21, 2023, by Maple Street Solar, LLC, Boston, MA. The property is located in the Industrial Zoning District and includes the southern lots on the Assessors Map 239, Lot 10. Map 254 Lot 009 and Map 255 Lot 001 with access through Bellingham. The applicant is proposing to construct a solar array. Copies of the plan and supporting documentation may be reviewed in the Department of Planning & Community Development during regular office hours or contact (508) 520-4907. Greg Rondeau, Chairman