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Docket No. MI24P0962EA

INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Estate of: DONNA DUFFY

Also Known As: DONNA M. DUFFY

Date of Death: NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of

Petitioner MICHAEL C. DUFFY, JR. of SAN FRANCISCO, CA

a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

MICHAEL C. DUFFY, JR. of SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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 procedures 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 Representative appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

3/15/2024

 

Sealed bids are requested by the Town Manager for installation of fencing and related preparation work at the Groton Police Station, 99 Pleasant St, Groton, MA. Specifications may be obtained Electronically by email request to highway@grotonma.gov or by calling 978-448-1162.

Bids will be received electronically, until 10:00 a.m. April 4, 2024.

The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids, wholly or in part, and to accept any bid or part thereof deemed by it to be in the best interest of the Town.

3/15/2024

 

In accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 40A, Sections 5 and 11, and Zoning Bylaw, Article XII, Section 145-69, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Mon., April 1, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the Selectmen's Chambers, Memorial Hall, 272 Main St., and via remote access Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85820318990?pwd=cFRJUmFReEdMVWdjWTZidTg2OFp6UT09

Meeting ID: 858 2031 8990Passcode: 785250 to review proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaws, and Planning Board Rules and Regulations, as follows:

ZONING BYLAWS 

Art. XVI §145-86. Renewable/Alternative Energy Section C, entitled General requirements for all large-scale ground-mounted solar power installations. Remove fees from bylaw. 

Art. IV Special provisions

§ 145-52 Outdoor lighting bylaw repeal.  To replace it with new outdoor lighting general bylaw.

§ 145-36 Accessory apartments in residential district.  Corrective administrative edits

PLANNING BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS: 

Article II 

§175-8 Definitions 

§175-9 General provisions 

§175-10 General requirements for applications

§175-11 Procedures for ANR applications

§175-12 Preliminary subdivisions

§175-13 Definitive subdivisions

Appendix E Planning Board fee schedule 

Article V Stormwater regulations

§175-38 Administration

§175-42 Fees

§175-44 Stormwater management, erosion and sedimentation control plan (the stormwater plan).

§175-45 Operation and maintenance (O & M) plan.

§175-31 Hearings under the scenic roads act

The proposed amendments are available for review at the Offices of the Planning Board, Land Use Coordinator and the Town Clerk at 272 Main St., during regular business hours.  Parties wishing to speak in favor of, or in opposition to this proposal may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or may appear at the hearing in person, or represented by an agent or attorney.   Interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Respectfully submitted, 

Laura Shifrin, Chair 

March 15 & March 22, 2024 F

 

In accordance with MGL Chapter 40A and the Townsend Zoning Bylaw, the Townsend Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a remote access only public hearing on March 27, 2024, at 6:40 P.M. on the application of Gary Shepherd for a Special Permit under Zoning Bylaw §§145-46, 145-65, and 145-40. The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to continue existing operations and remove 109,000 cu. yds of gravel from the property at 3 Wheeler Road (Assessor’s Map 4, Block 9, Lot 0).

The public may attend the remote access only public hearing on TCAM, Inc. hosted Zoom meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86008584481?pwd=hX6ODdxzRrbTRrzI0Ichc87abhlqYC.1

Meeting ID: 860 0858 4481 Passcode: 078675.  The meeting agenda and login credentials may be found on the town calendar at www.townsendma.gov. The meeting is being held remotely due to the extension granted by the Massachusetts Legislature. An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022. 

Parties wishing to speak in support of, or in opposition to, this application may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or in by attending the hearing. Copies of this application are available for review in Townsend Town Hall during business hours or email request to: ZBA@townsendma.gov.

Interested parties are encouraged to attend.

William Cadogan, Chairman

Townsend Zoning Board of Appeals

3/8 and 3/15/2024 B

In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L Ch. 131, Sec. 40 and the Groton Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the Groton Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday March 27th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by the Town of Groton DPW for the installation of a security fence.

The subject property is at 99 Pleasant St, (Groton Assessor’s Parcel 109-3). The meeting will be held in-person at the Groton Town Hall, second floor meeting room, and virtually via Zoom - please see https://www.grotonma.gov/events/ or call/email the office of the Conservation Commission at 978-448-1106 or conservation@grotonma.gov for details.

Respectfully Submitted,

Groton Conservation Commission

3/15/2024 E

 

In accordance with the provisions of the Code of the Town of Groton, Chapter 198, the Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the Town Hall, 173 Main Street, to consider the application submitted by 119 Partners, LLC, for approval of a Full Stormwater Management Permit for construction of two, 12-unit age restricted housing buildings with associated parking, drainage, and amenities, as shown on the plan entitled, “Proposed Age Restricted Housing Development, 797 Boston Road, Groton, MA,” prepared by Howard Stein Hudson, dated February 16, 2024. The proposed development is located on Assessors Map 133, Parcel 49, at the intersection of Boston Road and Forge Village Road.

Copies of the application and plan are on file in the Land Use Department in the Town Hall. The Town of Groton does not discriminate on the basis of disability.  Further, a signed translation of this public hearing will be provided for the hearing impaired upon request by contacting the Planning Board at (978) 448-1105 at least ten days prior to the hearing.  

Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee

Steven Savage, Chairman

3/15/2024 D

 

   There will be a Spring Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 7:00 P.M., Groton Dunstable Middle School Center for the Arts, Main Street, Groton, MA. The purpose of this Town Meeting will be to vote on articles contained in the March 26, 2024, Spring Town Meeting Warrant being mailed to all residents on March 12, 2024. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

SELECT BOARD

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

Josh F. Reilly, Vice Chair 

Alison S. Manugian, Clerk 

Rebecca H. Pine, Member

Matthew F. Pisani, Member

March 8, March 15, 2024 C

 Premises: 513 Main Street, Unit B, Groton Residential Gardens Condominium, Groton, MA 01450

   By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Cynthia L Patterson to Citizens Bank, N.A., and now held by Citizens Bank, N.A., said mortgage dated June 26, 2019 and recorded in the Middlesex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 72839, Page 132, for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on April 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM Local Time upon the premises, directly in front of the building in which the unit is located, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: 

UNIT 513B AREA 1,054+/

UNIT POST OFFICE ADDRESS. 513B Main Street, Groton, MA 01450

   The Unit described above in the Groton Residential Gardens Condominium (the "Condominium") created by Master Deed dated January 8,2007, and recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 48802, Page 77 as amended of record (hereinafter "Master Deed"), subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183A, and subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the GROTON RESIDENTIAL GARDENS TRUST recorded with the Master Deed

   The Unit contains the AREA listed above and is laid out as shown on a plan recorded with the Grantor' s deed m Book 44752, Page 135

   The UNIT is conveyed together with the PERCENT INTEREST as set forth in the Master Deed in the Common Areas and Facilities of the Condominium. The UNIT is conveyed together with the Exclusive Use Areas designated to said UNIT and subject to any rights of access or egress necessary and incidental to the enjoyment and maintenance of the property

   The GRANTEE acquires the UNIT with the benefit of, and subject to, the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, relating to condominiums, as that statute is written as of the date hereof, the Master Deed and Condominium Trust referred to above and any By-Laws and Rules and Regulations from time to time adopted thereunder, and al1 matters of record stated or referred to in the Master Deed as completely as if each were fully set forth herein, and subject to real estate taxes attributable to the UNIT which are not yet due and payable.   

The UNIT is created pursuant to Comprehensive Permit Decision of the Town of Groton Zoning Board of Appeals and may be subject to the Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for Ownership.
   The Grantee by acceptance of this deed hereby consents for himself, his heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns and all other persons claiming by, through or under him (including the holder of any mortgage or other encumbrance) or any other party whatsoever, to the Declarant's reserved rights under paragraph 17 of the Master Deed and expressly agrees to the said alteration of this unit's appurtenant percentage ownership interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of the condominium when new phase(s) are added to the condominium by amendment to this Master Deed pursuant to paragraph 17 of said Master Deed.

The UNIT is subject to the restriction that each Unit Owner will maintain membership m the Groton Residential Gardens Condominium Unit Owners Association and will be subject to and with the benefit of the terms and provisions set out thereunder

The Unit is subject to the restriction that each Unit Owner will maintain membership m the Groton Residential Gardens Condominium Unit Owners Association and will be subject to and with the benefit of the terms and provisions set out thereunder.

Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgagor (s) by deed recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds herewith.

   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 May 29, 2019 and recorded in the Middlesex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 72839, Page 129.

   Said Unit will be conveyed together with an undivided percentage interest in the Common Elements of said Condominium appurtenant to said Unit and together with all rights, easements, covenants and agreements as contained and referred to in the Declaration of Condominium, as amended.

   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.

   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 Citizens Bank, N.A.

Present Holder of the Mortgage

(401) 217-8701

3/1, 3/8, 3/15/2024 A

 

 

In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40C, the Groton Historic Districts Commission (GHDC) will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm at The Groton Town Hall, First Floor Meeting Room, 173 Main Street, Groton, MA 01450. This meeting will be held to consider the application submitted by Robert Olsen, seeking a Certificate of Appropriateness for 50 Hollis Street, Assessors Map 112-114 to create a parking space by removing part of the fence. Copies of the application and supporting materials are available for review by contacting the GHDC via the Land Use Dept, 2nd floor of the Town Hall.

Peter Benedict, Chair

Historic Districts Commission

3/1 and 3/8 B

 

In accordance with MGL Chapter 40A and the Townsend Zoning Bylaw, the Townsend Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a remote access only public hearing on March 27, 2024, at 6:40 P.M. on the application of Gary Shepherd for a Special Permit under Zoning Bylaw §§145-46, 145-65, and 145-40. The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to continue existing operations and remove 109,000 cu. yds of gravel from the property at 3 Wheeler Road (Assessor’s Map 4, Block 9, Lot 0).

The public may attend the remote access only public hearing on TCAM, Inc. hosted Zoom meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86008584481?pwd=hX6ODdxzRrbTRrzI0Ichc87abhlqYC.1

Meeting ID: 860 0858 4481 Passcode: 078675.  The meeting agenda and login credentials may be found on the town calendar at www.townsendma.gov. The meeting is being held remotely due to the extension granted by the Massachusetts Legislature. An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency. Chapter 22 of the Acts of 2022. 

Parties wishing to speak in support of, or in opposition to, this application may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or in by attending the hearing. Copies of this application are available for review in Townsend Town Hall during business hours or email request to: ZBA@townsendma.gov.

Interested parties are encouraged to attend.

William Cadogan, Chairman

Townsend Zoning Board of Appeals

3/8 and 3/15/2024 C

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Groton Herald

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 610, Groton, Massachusetts 01450
 

Office
145 Main Street, Groton, Massachusetts 014510
[Prescott Community Center]
 

Telephone: 978-448-6061
 

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