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)

HANLON 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. NO23P2467EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT Estate of: Joanne Hanlon Date of Death: 04/06/2023 A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by Susan M. Chambers 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 12/10/2025. 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. WITNESS, Hon. Lee M. Peterson, First Justice of this Court. Date: November 04, 2025 Colleen M. Brierley Register of Probate

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Franklin, 15 Kerrie Circle LEGAL NOTICE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT Docket Number: 25 SM 003590 ORDER OF NOTICE To: John S. Hickey; Colleen A. Hickey and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 (et seq): Santander Bank N.A. formerly known as Sovereign Bank N.A. formerly known as Sovereign Bank claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Franklin, numbered 15 Kerrie Circle, given by John S. Hickey, Colleen A. Hickey to Sovereign Bank, dated September 11, 2007, and recorded in the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 25203, Page 22, 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 January 5, 2026, 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 November 18, 2025. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 28644

MEDWAY--------------------------------

7 & 9 Holbrook 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 December 4, 2025, at 7:00PM 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 Bylaw Article 21, regarding a filing by Frank Farley for the property of 7 & 9 Holbrook Street. The applicant proposes to abandon the existing septic system (at #9) and connect (#9) to the town sewer via 7 Holbrook Street parcel. The proposed work is within 100 buffer zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Bordering Land Subject to Flooding, and the 200' Riverfront, as shown on Assessor's Map 55 Lot 056 & 057. 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

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Read 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. NO25P2862EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Bonita Read Date of Death: 07/07/2025 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Medway Country Manor of Medway 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: Sara Spooner of Auburn MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Corporate 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 12/03/2025. 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: October 28, 2025 Colleen M. Brierley Register of Probate