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Harris Estate 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. NO25P2277EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Janet R. Harris Also known as: Janet D. Harris Date of Death: 06/05/2025 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Nancy Mullen 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: Nancy Mullen of Franklin MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration. 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 10/29/2025. 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. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Lee M. Peterson, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 24, 2025 Colleen M. Brierley Register of Probate #11701696 DN 10/1/25

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FRANKLIN, MA The Franklin Town Council will hold a second reading and final vote on the adoption of four Town Code Bylaw Amendments summarized as follows: 25-943: A Bylaw to Amend the Code of the Town of Franklin at Chapter 139, §139-14, Sewer System Map - Amends Chapter 139, §139-14, Sewer System Map, Exhibit A (Map) by adding as an eligible location the following: §139-14. Sewer System Map Exhibit A: Extending sewer system to provide Town sewer service to a two lot subdivision proposed for future construction on parcel 218-020-000 on Symphony Drive. The proposed extension will extend the existing sewer main by approximately two hundred fifty (250) feet of new PVC sewer main and will require the installation of a new sewer manhole. 25-944: A Bylaw to Amend the Code of the Town of Franklin at Chapter 179, §179-9.1, Water System Map - Amends Chapte

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370 King St., Franklin LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FRANKLIN, MA New Section 12 Restaurant All Alcoholic Beverages License BMRG LLC d/b/a Kings Brick Oven Pizza & Pub Located at 370 King St., Franklin The Franklin Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on an application by BMRG LLC d/b/a Kings Brick Oven Pizza & Pub, located at 370 King St., Franklin for a new Section 12 Restaurant All Alcoholic Beverages License. This public hearing will take place during the Town Council Public Meeting beginning at 7:00 pm on October 15, 2025; there will be an opportunity for public input during the process. Location: Municipal Building, 2nd floor Council Chambers, 355 E. Central Street, Franklin, and also via the “ZOOM” platform. Residents can visit the Town website (Franklinma.gov) town calendar to review the agenda and for up to date meeting information, on and after October 10, 2025. Please call the Town Administrator's Office at (508) 520-4949 if you require further information or to make arrangements for translation services. Respectfully Submitted by, Julie McCann

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365 West Central St., Franklin LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FRANKLIN, MA Modification of a Section 15 Package Store All Alcoholic Beverages License: Change of License Manager, Change of Officers/Directors & Change of Stock - Dharma Bhakti Corporation d/b/a Liquor World, Located at 365 West Central St., Franklin, MA The Franklin Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on an application by Dharma Bhakti Corporation d/b/a Liquor World, Located at 365 West Central St., Franklin, for multiple modifications of their Section 15 Package Store All Alcoholic Beverages License to include a Change of License Manager, Change of Officers/Directors & Change of Stock. This public hearing will take place during the Town Council Public Meeting beginning at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 15 2025; there will be an opportunity for public input during the process. Location: Municipal Building, 2nd floor Council Chambers, 355 E. Central Street, Franklin, and also via the “ZOOM” platform. Residents can visit the Town website (Franklinma.gov) town calendar to review the agenda and for up to date meeting information, on and after October 10, 2025. Please call the Town Administrator's Office at (508) 520-4949 if you require further information or to make arrangements for translation services. Respectfully Submitted by, Julie McCann

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PATEL ESTATE LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Norfolk Probate and Family Court 35 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021 (781) 830-1200 Docket No.NO25P2032EA INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Estate of: Krisha A. Patel Date of Death: 05/24/2025 To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Atulkumar S. Patel of Franklin MA Atulkumar S. Patel of Franklin MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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BARNES ESTATE LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Norfolk Probate and Family Court 35 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021 (781) 830-1200 Docket No.NO25P2313EA INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Estate of: Edward William Barnes Also known as: Edward W. Barnes Date of Death: 03/14/2024 To all persons interested in the above-captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Donna E Barnes of Medway MA a Will has been admitted to informal probate. Donna E Barnes of Medway MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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14 Heritage Path, Millis 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 Frank J. Cuccinello and Heather M. Cuccinello to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated November 23, 2005 and recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 23170, Page 127 (the “Mortgage”) of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 is the present holder by Assignment from Sand Canyon Corporation F/K/A Option One Mortgage Corporation to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 dated October 23, 2012 and recorded at said Registry of Deeds in Book 30789, Page 343, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 14 Heritage Path, Millis, MA 02054 will be sold at a Public Auction at 12:00 PM on October 17, 2025, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land situated on Heritage Path in Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts being shown as Lot 14 on a plan of land entitled "Definitive Subdivision Plan of Village Green, Millis, Massachusetts" dated September 28, 1994 revised through January 30, 1995 prepared by Engineering, Surveying and Planning Associates, 89 Main Street, Suite 203, Medway, MA, which plan is recorded with the Norfolk Registry of Deeds as Plan 237 of 1995 in Plan Book 429 ("Plan") and to which Plan reference may be made for a more particular description of said Lot 14. Said Lot 14 contains an area of 11,282 square feet, more or less according to said Plan. Said Lot 14 is conveyed subject to the following: (1) A Covenant entitled "Village Green Covenant" recorded in said Deeds at Book 10869, Page 12 as affected by the release recorded in said Deeds at Book 11024, Page 43; (2) Comprehensive Permit recorded in said Deeds at Book 10869, Page 16; (3) Agreement for Private Ownership and Maintenance recorded in said Deeds at Book 10869, Page 61; (4) Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants recorded in said Deeds at Book 10869, Page 32; (5) Easements and Restrictions of record, and easements and rights of ways as shown on Plan above referenced; (6) Easement Agreement recorded in said Deeds at Book 11042, Page 21; (7) Declaration of Property Restrictions for Subdivision recorded in said Deeds at Book 11042, Page 24; (8)Subject to and with the benefits of the terms and provisions of the Village Green Homeowners Trust recorded in said Deeds at Book 11042, Page 29; (9) Access and Utility Easement and Covenant recorded in said Deeds as Instrument No. 30587 and Trust recorded in said Deeds as Instrument No. 30588; and (10) Order of Conditions recorded in said Deeds at Book 1078, Page 376. Conveyance is made together with the non-exclusive right to use the following: Sewer Easement and Drainage Easement as recited in deeds recorded with the Norfolk District Registry of Deeds at Book 4809, Page 376 and Page 379. Easement for the purpose of a public way, together with the attendant customary uses as recited in deed recorded in said Deeds at Book 16423, Page 64. Right of Way as recited in a deed recorded in said Deeds at Book 10869, Page 6. Easement to Boston Edison Company recorded in said Deeds at Book 10954, Page 402. For mortgagor's title see deed recorded with the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 17465, Page 240. 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. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006 OPT4, Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT4 Korde & Associates, P.C. 900 Chelmsford Street Suite 3102 Lowell, MA 01851 (978) 256-1500 Cuccinello, Heather M. & Frank J. Cuccinello, 25-047902

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS/ZONING BYLAW LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF MEDWAY COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS PLANNING AND ECONOMINC DEVELOPMENT BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Amendments to Medway Zoning Bylaw Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, §5, the Medway Planning and Economic Development Board (PEDB) will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Sanford Hall, located in Medway Town Hall at 155 Village Street, Medway, to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Medway Zoning Bylaw. As a courtesy, access via Zoom will also be provided. The proposed amendments have been prepared for inclusion on the warrant for consideration at the November 10, 2025, town meeting. The subject matter of the proposed amendments is summarized below. The specific article identifiers will be revised as the Select Board finalizes the warrant and assigns warrant article numbers. ARTICLE A– Battery Energy Storage Facilities – To add a new subsection to the provisions of Section 8.12, requiring operators of battery energy storage facilities to submit an annual report to the Town certifying compliance with applicable testing and safety protocols. ARTICLE B – Housekeeping Amendments – To delete certain unneeded definitions; correct certain scrivener's errors; clarify the options for zoning enforcement; clarify site plan review requirements for uses that are protected under G.L. c. 40A, §3; eliminate the requirement for a special permit for tandem parking that complies with Section 7.1.1.K.2 of the zoning bylaw; amend Section 8.2 Accessory Dwelling Units to comply with state law; and other minor amendments. ARTICLE C – Signs (Section 7.2) – To amend the definition of wall sign; correct certain scrivener's errors; delete sections regarding outdoor lighting that are governed by the Outdoor Lighting Bylaw; delete sections regarding illumination of signs and landscaping that are duplicative; and allow for additional square footage of window signs, subject to obtaining a sign permit. ARTICLE D – Multi-family Housing – To amend the Zoning Bylaw to change the name of the “Multi-family Housing Overlay District” to the “Villages Multi-family Housing Overlay District” (VMHOD) in order to help distinguish this overlay district from the “Multi-family Overlay District” enacted to comply with G.L. c. 40A, §3A (MBTA Communities zoning); and to change the requirement for the PEDB to enact regulations for the VMHOD from mandatory to discretionary. A draft of the proposed amendments is on file at the offices of the Town Clerk and the Community and Economic Development Department at Medway Town Hall, 155 Village Street, and may be reviewed during regular business hours. The proposed amendments will also be posted online at the PEDB's web page on the Town's web site: Fall 2025 PEDB Warrant Articles | Town of Medway for further information or questions, contact the Planning office at 508-533-3291. Written comments may be sent to the PEDB at 155 Village Street, Medway, MA 02053 or emailed to: planningboard@medwayma.gov.

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6 Liberty Street, Medway LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Premises: 6 Liberty Street, Medway, MA 02053, By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Michael R. Schwab and Karyn M. Schwab a/k/a Karen M. Hillier to Washington Mutual Bank, FA, dated December 16, 2005, and recorded with the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 23244 at Page 489, as affected by an assignment of mortgage from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for Washington Mutual Bank f/k/a Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. to JPMorgan Chase Bank, dated August 15, 2013, and recorded with said Registry in Book 31664 at Page 98, as affected by an assignment of mortgage from JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA to U.S Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, dated June 6, 2016, and recorded with said Registry in Book 34636 at Page 114, as affected by an assignment of mortgage from U.S Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, dated June 13, 2018, and recorded with said Registry in Book 36117 at Page 281, as affected by an assignment of mortgage from Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC to U.S Bank Trust, N.A., not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust, dated March 28, 2025, and recorded with said Registry in Book 42324 at Page 293, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold by Public Auction at 10:00 o'clock A.M. on the 14th day of October, 2025, at the mortgaged premises located at 6 Liberty Street, Medway, MA 02053, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: The land with the buildings thereon situated on Liberty Road, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and being shown as Lot 3 on a certain plan of land entitled, "Liberty Estates A Definitive Subdivision in Medway, Mass." dated July 29, 1988, Rev. Jan. 10, 1989, Rev. Jan 23, 1989, drawn by DeSimone Surveying Services, Inc., 38 Coffee Street, Medway, Mass., which plan is Recorded with Norfolk Registry Of Deeds as Plan No. 863 of 1989 in Plan Book 385. Referenced is hereby made to said plan for a more particular Description of Lot 3. Said Lot 3 contains, according to said plan, 44,101 square feet. Premises to be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. High bidder to sign written memorandum of sale upon acceptance of the high bid. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid by certified or bank check at Friedman Vartolo LLP, 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, New York 11530, within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. In the event of an error in this publication, the description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee of LSF9 Master Participation Trust, Present holder of said mortgage by its Attorneys, Friedman Vartolo LLP 1325 Franklin Avenue, Suite 160, Garden City, New York 11530

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Medway, 19 Broad Street LEGAL NOTICE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT Docket No. 25 SM 002841 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Marie L. O'Connell and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 (et seq): Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee for Ocwen Loan Acquisition Trust 2024-HB1 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Medway, numbered 19 Broad Street, given by Marie L. O'Connell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated July 29, 2015, and recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 33370, Page 274, 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 11/03/2025 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 9/19/25. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder