Recent Legal Notices

Some Public Legal Notices for Franklin and Medway filed in local newspapers (Town of Franklin mostly posts on its own website now) and made available to the public via the MassPublicNotices.org web site and other sources:

FRANKLIN (Note – Town of Franklin Now Posts Most Notices on its Own Website)

19 Sahlin Circle, Franklin LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Premises: 19 Sahlin Circle, Franklin, MA 02038 By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Erin L. Henderson and Gary W. Henderson to National City Bank, and now held by 20 CAPFund I, LLC, said mortgage dated March 30, 2007 and recorded in the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 24673, Page 89, said mortgage was assigned from PNC Bank, National Association, successor by merger to National City Bank to US Mortgage Resolution LLC by assignment dated October 15, 2018 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 36395, Page 510; said mortgage was assigned from US Mortgage Resolution LLC to Trinity Financial Services, LLC by assignment dated July 26, 2019 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 37539, Page 102; said mortgage was assigned from Trinity Financial Services, LLC to 20 CAP Fund I, LLC by assignment dated November 7, 2019 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 37539, Page 103; for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on July 10, 2025 at 03:00 PM Local Time upon the premises, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with the buildings thereon, shown as Lot numbered 24 on Plan entitled "Fox Hill IV at Franklin Subdivision Plan of Land in Franklin, Mass.", August 22, 1960, M & M Engineering Serv., recorded with Norfolk Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 1277 of 1960 in Plan Book 209, being more particularly bounded and described as follows: Northwesterly: by the Easterly line of Sahlin Drive (shown as an unnamed way on said Plan), by two lines measuring respectively one hundred fifty nine and 31/100 (159.31) and thirty-eight and 95/100 and (38.95) feet; Northeasterly: by Lots numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5 as indicated on said Plan, two hundred and ninety-nine and 48/100 (299.48) feet; and Southwesterly: by Lot numbered 25 on said Plan, one hundred ninety-nine and 69/100 (199.69) feet. Containing according to said Plan, 19,700 square feet, more or less. The premises are conveyed together with all rights of way, privileges and easements in and over said Sahlin Drive (shown as an unnamed way on said Plan) to and from Pond Street, for all purposes for which streets and roads are commonly used in the Town of Franklin, in common with others entitled thereto. The premises are conveyed subject to Restrictive Covenants as more particularly set forth in Instrument recorded with said Deeds, Book 3888, Page 546; and subject to Easements to Massachusetts Electric Company et al. as more particularly set forth in Instrument recorded with said District Deeds, Book 3932, Page 31 and Instrument recorded with said District Deeds, Book 4033, Page 474. Being the same premises conveyed to Donald R. Bissonnette and Emiko M. Bissonette, husband and wife as tenants by the entirety, by deed of Waldor Realty Corp. dated September 19, 1962 and recorded with Norfolk Registry of Deeds in Book 4018, Page 540. Subject to a mortgage dated March 30, 2007 in the original principal amount of $260,000.00 to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, recorded in Norfolk Registry of Deeds. The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. For Mortgagor's Title see deed dated March 23, 2007 and recorded in the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 24673, Page 68. TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. Said mortgage is subject to a certain mortgage given by Erin L Henderson and Gary W Henderson to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated 03/30/2007 and recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 24673, Page 70 FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer's or cashier's check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer's or cashier's check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Brock & Scott, PLLC 23 Messenger Street 2nd Floor Plainville, MA 02762 Attorney for 20 CAP Fund I, LLC Present Holder of the Mortgage (401) 217-8701

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21 Grove Street Legal Notice Town of Franklin Conservation Commission Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 131, s.40 (Wetlands Protection Act), the Franklin Conservation Commission will hold a Hybrid Public Hearing on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM on a Notice of Intent filed by BETA Group, Inc., Franklin, MA on behalf of Town of Franklin for demolition of an existing building and the abatement of hazardous materials, along with site restoration including the installation of temporary erosion and sediment controls. Approximately 10,260 square feet (sf) of proposed work is within the 100-foot Buffer Zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). Additionally, approximately 2,001 sf of proposed work is within the 200- foot Riverfront Area, with approximately 58 feet of work proposed along inland Bank. The Project is located at 21 Grove Street, Map 276, Lot 022, within 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 (www.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. Jeff Livingstone Conservation Chair

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LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF FRANKLIN ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 25-935 A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN AT CHAPTER 185, SECTION 24, FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT BE IT ENACTED BY THE FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL THAT: Chapter 185 of the Code of the Town of Franklin is hereby amended by deleting the entire section of §185-24 Floodplain District and adding the following text: § 185-24 Floodplain Overlay District. A. Purpose. The purpose of the Floodplain Overlay District is to: (1) Ensure public safety through reducing threats to life and personal injury. (2) Eliminate new hazards to emergency response officials. (3) Prevent the occurrence of public emergencies resulting from water quality, contamination, and pollution due to flooding. (4) Avoid the loss of utility services which if damaged by flooding would disrupt or shut down the utility network and impact regions of the community beyond the site of flooding. (5) Eliminate costs associated with the response and cleanup of flooding conditions. (6) Reduce damage to public and private property resulting from flooding waters. B. Use of FEMA Maps and Supporting Studies. The Floodplain District is herein established as an overlay district. The District includes all special flood hazard areas within Franklin designated as Zone A, AE, on the Norfolk County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated July 8, 2025 issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The exact boundaries of the District shall be defined by the 1%-chance base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Norfolk County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated July 8, 2025. The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk, Building Commissioner, Planning Board, and Conservation Commission. C. Designation of Community Floodplain Administrator. The Town of Franklin hereby designates the position of Building Commissioner to be the official floodplain administrator for the Town. D. Permits Required for Proposed Development in the Floodplain Overlay District. The Town of Franklin requires a permit for all proposed construction or other development in the floodplain overlay district, including new construction or changes to existing buildings, placement of manufactured homes, placement of agricultural facilities, fences, sheds, storage facilities or drilling, mining, paving and any other development that might increase flooding or adversely impact flood risks to other properties. E. Assure All Necessary Permits are Obtained. The Town of Franklin's permit review process includes the requirement that the proponent obtain all local, state and federal permits that will be necessary in order to carry out the proposed development in the floodplain overlay district. The proponent must acquire all necessary permits and must demonstrate that all necessary permits have been acquired. F. Floodway Encroachment. (1) In Zones A, and AE, along watercourses that have not had a regulatory floodway designated, the best available Federal, State, local, or other floodway data shall be used to prohibit encroachments in floodways which would result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. (2) In Zone AE, along watercourses that have a regulatory floodway designated on the FIRM, encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development within the adopted regulatory floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. G. Unnumbered A Zones. In A Zones, in the absence of FEMA BFE data and floodway data, the building department will obtain, review and reasonably utilize base flood elevation and floodway data available from a Federal, State, or other source as criteria for requiring new construction, substantial improvements, or other development in Zone A and as the basis for elevating residential structures to or above base flood level, for flood proofing or elevating nonresidential structures to or above base flood level, and for prohibiting encroachments in floodways. H. Subdivision and Development Proposals. All subdivision proposals and development proposals in the floodplain overlay district shall be reviewed to assure that: (1) Such proposals minimize flood damage. (2) Public utilities and facilities are located and constructed so as to minimize flood damage. (3) Adequate drainage is provided. I. Base Flood Elevation Data for Subdivision Proposals. When proposing subdivisions or other developments greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is less, the proponent must provide technical data to determine base flood elevations for each developable parcel shown on the design plans. J. Recreational Vehicles. In A and AE Zones, all recreational vehicles to be placed on a site must be elevated and anchored in accordance with the zone's regulations for foundation and elevation requirements or be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days or be fully licensed and highway ready. K. Watercourse Alterations or Relocations in Riverine Areas. In a riverine situation, the Floodplain Administrator shall notify the following of any alteration or relocation of a watercourse: (1) Adjacent Communities. (2) Bordering States, if affected. (3) NFIP State Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation NFIP Program Specialist. (4) Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region I. L. Requirement to Submit New Technical Data. If the Town acquires data that changes the base flood elevation in the FEMA mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas, the Town will, within 6 months, notify FEMA of these changes by submitting the technical or scientific data that supports the change(s.) Notification shall be submitted to: (1) NFIP State Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation NFIP Program Specialist. (3) Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region I. M. Variances to Building Code Floodplain Standards. (1) The Town will request from the State Building Code Appeals Board a written and or audible copy of the portion of the hearing related to the variance, and will maintain this record in the community's files. (2) Town shall also issue a letter to the property owner regarding potential impacts to the annual premiums for the flood insurance policy covering that property, in writing over the signature of a community official that (i) the issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base flood level will result in increased premium rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage and (ii) such construction below the base flood level increases risks to life and property. (3) Such notification shall be maintained with the record of all variance actions for the referenced development in the floodplain overlay district. N. Variances to local Zoning Bylaws related to Community Compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). A variance from these floodplain bylaws must meet the requirements set out by State law, and may only be granted if: (1) Good and sufficient cause and exceptional non-financial hardship exist. (2) The variance will not result in additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, or fraud or victimization of the public. (3) The variance is the minimum action necessary to afford relief. O. Abrogation and Greater Restriction. The floodplain management regulations found in this Floodplain Overlay District section shall take precedence over any less restrictive conflicting local laws, ordinances or codes. P. Disclaimer of Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this bylaw is considered reasonable but does not imply total flood protection. Q. Severability. If any section, provision or portion of this bylaw [ordinance] is deemed to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court, the remainder of the ordinance shall be effective. R. Definitions. The following terms as used in this 185-24, unless a contrary meaning is required by content, shall have the following meanings: DEVELOPMENT - Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to building or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59] FLOODWAY(or Regulatory Floodway) - The channel of the river, creek or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height. [Base Code, Chapter 2, Section 202] FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - A use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufacturing facilities. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59] Also [Referenced Standard ASCE 24-14] HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59] HISTORIC STRUCTURE - Any structure that is: (a) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; (b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; (c) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or (d) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either: (1) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or (2) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. [US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 44, Part 59] NEW CONSTRUCTION - Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of the first floodplain management code, regulation, ordinance, or standard adopted by the authority having jurisdiction, including any subsequent improvements to such structures. New construction includes work determined to be substantial improvement. [Referenced Standard ASCE 24-14]

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125 Summer Street LEGAL NOTICE MEDWAY CONSERVATION COMMISSION Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Mass General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40, Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, and the Medway General Bylaws, Article 21 (wetlands) the Medway Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing on July 1, 2025, at 7:00PM to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability. 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 Bylaw Article 21, regarding a filing by Robert Shaw for the property of 125 Summer Street. The applicant proposes to construct a deck. The proposed work is within the 100' Buffer Zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands, as shown on Assessor's Map 19 Lot 010. Notice of the Conservation Commission public meeting is posted in Town Hall not less than 48 hours in advance as required by the MA Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. c. 30A, § 18-25). Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Acts of 2023, an act which extends certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the State of Emergency, and under which public bodies retain the option of holding open meetings and hearings remotely until June 30, 2027, and in accordance with the Medway Select Board's remote participation policy as amended at its July 2, 2021, meeting, the Conservation Commission members will be participating remotely. 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 https://medwayma.gov/meetings/ at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Copies of the filings may be examined electronically by visiting this website. David Travalini, Chairman Medway Conservation Commission