11-04-2024 3:18am

Recent Legal Notices

Alan Earls Editor

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

FRANKLIN

D'ANGELO
LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate
and Family Court Norfolk Probate and Family Court 35 Shawmut Road
Canton, MA 02021 (781) 830-1200 Docket No. NO23P1016EA
CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT Estate
of: Michelina D'Angelo Date of Death: 11/23/2022 A
Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by Stephen
M. D'Angelo of Franklin MA
requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete
Settlement including the allowance of a final account and other such
relief as may be requested in the Petition. IMPORTANT NOTICE
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the
Petitioner or at the court. You have a right to object to this
proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written
appearance and objection at this court before: 10:00 a.m. on the
return day of 11/27/2024. This is NOT a hearing date, but a
deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if
you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written
appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections
within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken
without further notice to you. WITNESS, Hon. Patricia Gorman,
First Justice of this Court. Date: October 24, 2024
Colleen M. Brierley Register of Probate

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275
WASHINGTON STREET LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the
Town of Franklin Board
of Appeals will hold a Public hearing on November 7, 2024 via Zoom
Platform. Please go to Franklinma.gov
to view meeting access under ZBA. At: 7:30PM
Applicant: Franklin Flex
Space Address of Subject Property: 275 Washington Street
(304-064-000-000) Petition Type: Special Permit From Section (or
Schedule): 185-23A.(2)(d) To Allow: Applicant is seeking to conduct
earth removal in excess of 1,000 cubic yards. The use is denied
without a Special Permit 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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38
Benjamin's Landing Lane LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT Docket Number: 24 SM 003615
ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Mary F. McCarthy and to all persons entitled to
the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c.
50 §3901 (et seq): Bristol County Savings Bank claiming
to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Franklin,
numbered 38 Benjamin's Landing Lane, Unit 38, given by Mary F.
McCarthy to Bristol County Savings Bank, dated June 24, 2010, and
recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 27770, Page 567,
has filed with this court a complaint for determination of
Defendant's Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently
have been, in the active military service of the United States of
America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of
the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney
must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three
Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before 11/25/2024 or you may
lose the opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the ground of
noncompliance with the Act. Wimess, Gordon H. Piper, Chief Justice of
this Court on 10/10/2024 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder

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BY-LAW
AMENDMENT LEGAL NOTICE BY-Law 24-914: Chapter 82, Fees,
Municipal Service - Revises Chapter 82 at §82-4 Community Assistance
Program, §82-5 Service Fee Definitions and §82-6 Schedule of
Service Fees as follows: · §82-4 Community Assistance Program -
Increases the percentage of credit per quarter that qualifying
residents are eligible to receive on their water, sewer and trash
bills from 20% to 50% · §82-5 Service Fee Definitions - Revises
multiple service fee definitions and adds two service fee definitions
relative to water / sewer fees · §82-6 Schedule of Service Fees -
Revises the fee schedule by amending multiple existing service fees,
removing multiple existing service fees and adding multiple new
service fees This By-Law amendment shall become effective
according to the provisions of the Franklin Home
Rule Charter. Voted 10/16/2024. Passed: Yes 9, No 0. This bylaw
amendment shall become effective on and after January 1, 2025.
For a complete copy of this bylaw please reach out to the Town
Clerk's Office Nancy Danello, CMC Franklin Town
Clerk

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BYLAW
AMENDMENT 24-915 LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF FRANKLIN BYLAW
AMENDMENT 24-915 CHAPTER 139, SEWERS A BYLAW TO AMEND THE CODE
OF THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN AT
CHAPTER 139, SEWERS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE FRANKLIN TOWN
COUNCIL that Chapter 139 Sewers of the Code of the Town
of Franklin is
amended as follows: Strike existing §139-5 Permits, Subsection I
Paragraph 6 in its entirety, and replace with: a new §139-5 Permits,
Subsection I Paragraph 6, as follows: (6) The connection of the
building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the location
designated by the DPW Director. The building sewer shall be PVC
standard sewer pipe (ASTM D-2729) or other suitable material approved
by the DPW Director. Any part of the building sewer that is located
within 10 feet of or in the same trench as, a water service pipe
shall be sleeved or concrete encased. The size and slope of the
building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the DPW Director,
but in no event shall the diameter be less than five inches and the
slope of such pipe shall not be less than 1/4 inch per foot. The
building sewer shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made
only with benched manholes or curved pipe and fittings, as approved
by the DPW Director. All joints and connections shall be made
gastight and watertight. All excavation required for the installation
of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise
approved by the DPW Director. All building sewers shall be set in a
screened gravel bed, three-fourths-inch to one-inch stone. The
screened gravel shall be placed on firm, undisturbed earth. Peat,
silt, clay or other unsuitable material, as determined by the DPW
Director, shall be excavated and replaced with screened gravel in
order to provide a firm bed for the building sewer. The screened
gravel shall extend, as a minimum, from six inches below the pipe to
up to the mid-diameter of the pipe. If the pipe is laid on ledge, the
screened gravel shall extend eight inches below the pipe. The
screened gravel shall be placed across the entire width of the
trench. Suitable material, as approved by the DPW Director, shall be
placed over the pipe and compacted in an acceptable manner to
minimize future settling. No backfill shall be placed until the pipe
construction and bedding is approved by the DPW Director. All
construction of building sewers shall be under supervision and will
require the approval of the DPW Director or his or her authorized
representative. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and
materials must be approved by the DPW Director before installation.
Strike existing §139-5 Permits, Subsection I Paragraph 11 in its
entirety, and replace with: a new §139-5 Permits, Subsection I
Paragraph 11, as follows: (11) All building sewer installation work
shall be performed by drain layers licensed by the Town. Applicants
for permits must be drain layers licensed in the Town. All drain
layers shall obtain a license from the DPW Director prior to
performing any work in the Town. All licenses shall be issued for a
two-year period, with renewal required on a rolling basis (i.e.
expires 2 years from the date approved). In applying for a license,
the drain layer shall provide all information required by the Town,
including a statement that the licensee will supervise and be
responsible for all work performed under the license. The licensee
shall file with the Town an insurance certificate, acceptable to the
Town, containing the following: A. Worker's Compensation Insurance
for the protection of all employees in accordance with applicable
state law. B. Contractor's Liability with limits of $1,000,000.00. C.
Automotive liability on and off public highways, owned vehicles,
hired vehicles, and non-ownership liability with a limit of
$1,000,000.00. Liability insurance shall cover property damage
insurance, blasting and explosion, underground damage to utilities,
and collapse, and be issued by an insurance agency licensed to do
business in Massachusetts. The licensee shall also file a performance
bond in the sum of $5,000. In addition, a certificate of insurance
covering worker's compensation shall be filed, all of which shall
remain in full force and effect for a period of at least one year
from the date of approval. No insurance policy shall be canceled
without 30 days' prior written notice by registered mail to the DPW
Director. Said insurance shall insure the Town, the Charles River
Pollution Control District (if applicable) and the drain layer and
shall indemnify the Town and the District against any and all claims,
liability or action for damages incurred in or in any way connected
with the performance of the work by a drain layer and for or by
reason of any acts of omission of said drain layer in the performance
of his work. This By-Law amendment shall become effective according
to the provisions of the Franklin Home
Rule Charter. Voted 10/16/2024. Passed: Yes 9, No 0. This bylaw
amendment shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of
the Franklin Home
Rule Charter. Nancy Danello, CMC Franklin Town
Clerk

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BYLAW
AMENDMENT 24-916 LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF FRANKLIN BYLAW
AMENDMENT 24-916 CHAPTER 147, SNOW AND ICE, REMOVAL OF A BYLAW TO
AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN BY
INSERTING CHAPTER 147, SNOW AND ICE, REMOVAL OF BE IT ENACTED BY
THE FRANKLIN TOWN
COUNCIL that the Code of the Town of Franklin is
amended at Chapter 147, Snow and Ice, Removal of, by making additions
as follows: Chapter 147: Snow and Ice, Removal of §147-1 Time limit
for removal from sidewalks and footways. The owner, agent, or
occupant of private property bordering a street in the town where
there is a sidewalk or footway duly established and defined and
delineated on attached map “Sidewalk Snow Removal Required By
Property Owner” shall cause all snow and ice to be removed within
twelve (12) hours after snow ceases to fall and shall maintain said
sidewalk in a non-slippery condition suitable for pedestrian travel
at least thirty-six (36) inches in width along the length of said
sidewalk. Whenever any sidewalk or footway shall be encumbered with
ice, the owner or occupant of such private property shall remove the
ice therefrom, or so treat it that it shall be safe and convenient
for travel in a non-slippery condition. In the event of an unusually
heavy snowfall, the time limit shall be extended at the discretion of
the Town Administrator. The provisions of this section shall apply to
snow which falls from buildings as well as to that which falls from
the clouds. §147-2 Awnings and signs. The owner, agent, or occupant
of private property bordering a street in the town where there is a
sidewalk or footway duly established and defined and delineated on
map “Sidewalk Snow Removal Required By Property Owner” where the
awning or signage of such building slopes towards such street so as
to cause snow and/or ice to accumulate on the sidewalk or footway,
shall cause all snow and ice to be removed from below such awning and
sign within twelve (12) hours after the same has fallen or formed.
§147-3 Placement. The prohibition contained in Chapter 155 Section
21 that no person(s) shall place, or cause to be placed, ice or snow
upon any public way of the Town, unless exempted by the Director of
Public Works, applies to this Chapter. §147-4 Penalties. If any
person(s) subject to the provisions of this ordinance neglects or
fails to comply with the provisions of sections 147.1, 147.2, or
147.3 then the Franklin Police,
the DPW Director or their designee, and/or the Building Commissioner
or their designee shall make reasonable attempts to notify such
person/s of their neglect or failure and obligate them to do so, and,
if the person(s) does/do not comply forthwith, the person(s) shall be
fined $50.00 for each offense, by any of the Town officials
designated herein to enforce this bylaw. $147-5 Exceptions to
compliance. The Department of Public Works Director is authorized to
waive compliance with this bylaw by private residential property
owner(s) based on a determination of undue financial hardship to said
private residential property owner(s). This By-Law amendment shall
become effective according to the provisions of the Franklin Home
Rule Charter. Voted 10/16/2024. Passed: Yes 9, No 0. Nancy Danello,
CMC Franklin Town
Clerk

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IFB/STREET
SWEEPER SERVICES LEGAL NOTICE Invitation for Bids (IFB) TOWN
OF FRANKLIN
In
accordance with MGL c.30-39m, it is the intention of the Town
of Franklin to
retain the services of a contractor for the purpose of street
sweeping services on Town-owned/maintained roads, all located within
the Town of Franklin.
Project: The Contractor shall provide the mechanical equipment
and experienced operators to perform street sweeper services for the
Town of Franklin.
Estimated annual Cost: Est. $90,000 Location:
Town-owned/maintained roads in Franklin,
Massachusetts. Project Date: Early Spring 2025 – June 30,
2025 With one two-year Town option to renew Subject to appropriation
of funds Bid Documents Available: www.franklinma.gov/bids
Proposals due: at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, November 19,
2024, Franklin Municipal
Building, 355 East Central Street, Room 205, Franklin,
MA All inquiries regarding this IFB shall be directed to the
Town's Purchasing Officer: Pam Vickery Franklin Purchasing
Department 355 East Central St., Room 205 Franklin,
MA 02038 Phone- 508.553-4835 Fax- 508.541.5253 Email-
pvickery@franklinma.gov

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925
Washington Street LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND
COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT Docket No.24 SM 003636 ORDER OF
NOTICE TO: The Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representatives of the
Estate of Charles F. Topham David Topham, Linda Sliwinski, Karen
Robillard and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 (et seq):
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for ABFC 2004-OPT5 Trust, ABFC
Asset -Backed Certificates, Series 2004-OPT5 claiming to have
an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Franklin,
numbered 925 Washington Street, given by Charles F. Topham to Option
One Mortgage Corporation, dated May 19, 2004, and recorded in Norfolk
County Registry of Deeds in Book 21050, Page 270, and now held by the
Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint
for determination of Defendant's/Defendants' Servicemembers status.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service
of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the
benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a
foreclosure of the above -mentioned property on that basis, then you
or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this
court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before
12/02/2024 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the
foreclosure on the ground of noncompliance with the Act. Witness,
GORDON H. PIPER Chief Justice of this Court on 10/15/2024 Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder

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MEDWAY

192
MAIN STREET LEGAL NOTICE MEDWAY CONSERVATION
COMMISSION Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Mass General
Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40, Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act,
the Medway Conservation
Commission will hold a Public Hearing on November 7, 2024, at 7:30PM
pm to consider a Notice of Intent. The hearing will be held pursuant
to Chapter 131, Section 40, of the General Laws as amended (The
Wetlands Protection Act) and the Medway General
Bylaws, Article 21 (wetlands) regarding a filing by Medway Main
Nominee Trust c/o Magued Barsoum for the property of 192 Main Street
for a proposal to construct a townhouse and build upon an existing
garage foundation for a second townhouse. The proposed activities are
within the 0' -100' buffer zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetlands as
shown on Assessor's Map 47 Lot 070. Pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, under which public bodies retain
the option of holding open meetings and hearings remotely until March
31, 2025, and in accordance with the Medway Select
Board's remote participation policy as amended at its July 2, 2021,
meeting, Conservation Commission members will be participating
remotely. Information for participating via Zoom is posted at the end
of this Agenda. The public may participate in this meeting via Remote
Participation or if need may attend in person (schedule with
Conservation Office). A link for the meeting will be provided on the
Conservation Agenda posted on the Town's website at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting at
https://www.townofmedway.org/node/776/agenda/2024.
Copies of the filings may be examined electronically by
visiting this website
https://www.townofmedway.org/conservation-commission.
David Travalini, Chairman Medway Conservation
Commission

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Medway,
118 Lovering Street LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND
COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT Docket No.24 SM 003631
ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Kelly J. Carter, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Helen E. Crowley, Kelly J. Carter,
Helen E. Evers, Carol A. Niro, Charles H. Crowley, Mark J. Crowley
and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 (et seq): PHH
Mortgage Corporation claiming to have an interest in a
Mortgage covering real property in Medway,
numbered 118 Lovering Street, given by Helen E. Crowley and Charles
H. Crowley to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated September 24, 2007, and
recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 25195, Page 43,
and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this
court a complaint for determination of Defendant's/Defendants'
Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been,
in the active military service of the United States of America, then
you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above -mentioned
property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written
appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square,
Boston, MA 02108 on or before 12/02/2024 or you may lose the
opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the ground of
noncompliance with the Act. Witness, GORDON H. PIPER Chief
Justice of this Court on 10/15/2024 Attest: Deborah J.
Patterson, Recorder