Recent Legals

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)

None posted in this period.

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

FY27 BUDGET HEARING LEGAL NOTICE The Medway School Committee will hold a Public Hearing on its Fiscal Year 2027 School Department Proposed Budget on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., in the Presentation Room, Medway Middle School, door #7, 45 Holliston Street, Medway. A copy of the budget proposal will be available for review forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting in the Superintendent's Office, 45 Holliston Street, door #4. The Medway School Committee welcomes comments from the public on its budget. Cindy Sullivan-Chair

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116 B WINTHROP STREET LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE MEDWAY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Notice is hereby given that the Town of Medway Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 04, 2026 at 7:30 P.M, in Sanford Hall at the Medway Town Hall, 155 Village Street, Medway, MA on an application from Paul Atwood, with respect to property located at 116 B Winthrop Street, Assessor Parcel No. 08-24, in the Agricultural Residential I (AR-I) Zoning District. The application requests a variance from Section 7.2 Table 4 of the Zoning Bylaw to erect a free-standing entrance sign exceeding the maximum allowed height and within the minimum setback for signs. Copies of the petition are on file in the offices of the Town Clerk and the Department of Community and Economic Development, 155 Village St, Medway; you may contact Community and Economic Development at (508) 321-4890 or zoning@medwayma.gov for information or to obtain copies, or view the application on our website at Zoning Board of Appeals | Town of Medway

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PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Amendments to Medway Zoning Bylaw Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, §5, the Medway Planning and Economic Development Board (PEDB) will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 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 May 11, 2026, annual 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 – Consolidated Local Permits – To add a new Section 3.6 Consolidated Local Permits for Small Clean Energy Facilities to comply with new state law and regulations on the permitting of small clean energy facilities, such as solar, wind, and battery energy storage of a size that is below certain statutory thresholds; including definitions, application process, review and decision procedures, and enforcement mechanisms. ARTICLE B – Central Business – To amend Table 1, Schedule of Uses, to allow car washes by special permit in the Central Business District, and to amend Section 10.4.C.1 by adding that the dimensional requirements of Table 2 shall apply to car washes. ARTICLE C – Oak Grove/Central Business – To amend Table 9.4.C.1.B by deleting the maximum Street Facing Wall width for Mixed Use Buildings and General Commercial Buildings; amend Table 9.4.C.1.B by deleting the maximum Frontage, and by amending the maximum Building Footprint from 4,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet for Gas Station and Convenience Store; amend Table 9.4.C.1.C by deleting the maximum Street Facing Wall Width for Fabrication or Flex Building and for Civic or Community Building, and by adding an increased maximum height for municipal buildings. ARTICLE D – Housekeeping Amendments – To amend Sections 3.4.H.2 and 3.5.4.J.4 to allow special permit granting authorities to also provide administrative site plan review for matters within their jurisdiction; to add a new Section 5.6.5.K to clarify the appeal process for the Multi-Family Overlay District; to amend Section 7.2.4.C.4 regarding internal illumination of signs. ARTICLE E – Municipal Buildings and Uses – To insert a new Section 6.2.H to exempt all municipal buildings and uses, including fire stations and police stations, from the dimensional requirements of the zoning bylaw, including setbacks, height, frontage, lot coverage, building size, buffer zones, and other dimensional requirements. 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 at the Town's web site: https://medwayma.gov/planning-economic-development-board/. 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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PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Amendments to Medway Zoning Bylaw Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, §5, the Medway Planning and Economic Development Board (PEDB) will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 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 May 11, 2026, annual 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 – Consolidated Local Permits – To add a new Section 3.6 Consolidated Local Permits for Small Clean Energy Facilities to comply with new state law and regulations on the permitting of small clean energy facilities, such as solar, wind, and battery energy storage of a size that is below certain statutory thresholds; including definitions, application process, review and decision procedures, and enforcement mechanisms. ARTICLE B – Central Business – To amend Table 1, Schedule of Uses, to allow car washes by special permit in the Central Business District, and to amend Section 10.4.C.1 by adding that the dimensional requirements of Table 2 shall apply to car washes. ARTICLE C – Oak Grove/Central Business – To amend Table 9.4.C.1.B by deleting the maximum Street Facing Wall width for Mixed Use Buildings and General Commercial Buildings; amend Table 9.4.C.1.B by deleting the maximum Frontage, and by amending the maximum Building Footprint from 4,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet for Gas Station and Convenience Store; amend Table 9.4.C.1.C by deleting the maximum Street Facing Wall Width for Fabrication or Flex Building and for Civic or Community Building, and by adding an increased maximum height for municipal buildings. ARTICLE D – Housekeeping Amendments – To amend Sections 3.4.H.2 and 3.5.4.J.4 to allow special permit granting authorities to also provide administrative site plan review for matters within their jurisdiction; to add a new Section 5.6.5.K to clarify the appeal process for the Multi-Family Overlay District; to amend Section 7.2.4.C.4 regarding internal illumination of signs. ARTICLE E – Municipal Buildings and Uses – To insert a new Section 6.2.H to exempt all municipal buildings and uses, including fire stations and police stations, from the dimensional requirements of the zoning bylaw, including setbacks, height, frontage, lot coverage, building size, buffer zones, and other dimensional requirements. 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 at the Town's web site: https://medwayma.gov/planning-economic-development-board/. 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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FY27 BUDGET HEARING LEGAL NOTICE The Medway School Committee will hold a Public Hearing on its Fiscal Year 2027 School Department Proposed Budget on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., in the Presentation Room, Medway Middle School, door #7, 45 Holliston Street, Medway. A copy of the budget proposal will be available for review forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting in the Superintendent's Office, 45 Holliston Street, door #4. The Medway School Committee welcomes comments from the public on its budget. Cindy Sullivan-Chair

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LEGAL NOTICE Town of Medway Community Preservation Committee Public Hearing March 2, 2026, 7:30 PM Medway High School Library 88 Summer Street The Community Preservation Committee will conduct a Public Hearing at the Medway High School Library, 88 Summer Street, on March 2, 2026, 7:30pm, to discuss proposals for utilizing the Town's Community Preservation Act Funds in the following areas: acquisition, creation, and preservation of open space; acquisition and preservation of historical resources; acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use; creation, preservation and support of community housing; rehabilitation or restoration of such open space, historical land and recreational use, and community housing that is acquired or created. Medway citizens interested in these areas and/or who have specific ideas as to how the Town should expend its Community Preservation Act funds are urged to participate. Residents of specific neighborhoods who have proposals in any of the above-mentioned areas for improving the quality of life in their neighborhoods are also urged to participate. Public hearing notice at www.medwayma.gov.