Groton Legals

Site Plan Review – Lawrence Academy, Gray Building Renovation

In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A, §§ 9 and 11, M. G. L., and the Code of the Town of Groton, Chapter 218, the Groton Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 7:15 PM, in the Groton Town Hall, to consider the Site Plan Review application submitted by Lawrence Academy for renovation of the Gray Building on Assessors’ Parcel 116-10. The proposed renovation will involve demolition and replacement of the existing dining hall wing, along with site improvements including the addition of new terraces on the front and rear of the existing building.

Copies of the application are on file in the Planning Board office and the Town Clerk office 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.  

GROTON PLANNING BOARD

Scott Wilson, Chair

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Commonwealth of Masssachusetts

The Trial Court

Probate and Family Court

Middlesex Probate and 

Family Court

10-U Commerce Way

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 865-4000

MI24P5536EA

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Estate of: Susan C. Kinniburgh

Also. known as: Susan Kinniburgh

Date of Death: 09/01/2024

To all interested persons:

A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by

Andrew T. Kinniburgh of Townsend, 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 Andrew T. Kinniburgh of Townsend, 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 11/18/2024.

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. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court.

Date: October 21, 2024

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate

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Middlesex Division

Docket No. MI24P5038EA

INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE

Estate of Richard Knox Wells

Also Known As: Richard K. Wells 

Date of Death: June 20, 2024

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

Petitioner Jennifer K. Wells of Kenai, AK

a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Jennifer K. Wells of Kenai, AK 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 the 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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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 Tuesday, October 22^nd, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a Retroactive Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Allen Hahn for removal of debris and invasive vegetation from the buffer zone.

The subject property is 54 Hill Rd (Parcel 211-83). 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, 

Bruce Easom, Chair,

Groton Conservation Commission

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