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Groton Legals

Middlesex Probate and Family Court

10-U Commerce Way

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 865-4000

Docket No. MI23C1122CA

CITATION ON PETITION TO CHANGE NAME

In the matter of: Jonathan Everett McCracker

A Petition to Change Name of Adult has been filed by Jonathan Everett McCracker of Groton

requesting that the court enter a Decree changing their name to: 

Jonathan Everett McCaden

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Any person may appear for purposes of objecting to the petition by filing an appearance at: Middlesex Probate and Family Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 11/13/2023. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance if you object to this proceeding/

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

Date: October 16, 2023

Tara E. DeCristofaro, 

Register of Probate

10/20/2023 E

 

 The Groton Water Department will begin the Fall flushing of the water distribution system on Tuesday, October 24th and it will run thru Friday, October 27th , 2023. All water main flushing occurs during the daytime hours typically between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. We anticipate the flushing program will take approximately two weeks to complete. You will experience discolored water from time to time and low pressure during the flushing effort and we apologize for this inconvenience. 

   In the event that you experience a prolonged period of discolored waters, we recommend that you stop using water for ten to fifteen minutes, then run all of your cold water taps for 5 to 10 minutes or until it clears up. Do not use hot water as this may pull dirty water into your hot water tank.

   This is the time to thoroughly flush your hot water tank.  Once you have flushed the cold water.

   The water distribution system flushing program is subject to change without notice and the dates listed below are approximate only!

   Please be sure to call our offices between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. for the most up to date location of the Flushing Program or check our web site at www.grotonwater.org

   Area 1 – October 24th: Orchard Lane, Chestnut Hill Road, Schoolhouse Road, Hemlock Park Drive to the Baddacook Well.

   Area 2 & 3 – October 25th and 26tb:  Martins Pond Road, Hollis Street, Champney Street, Middle School Complex and Main Street. Lowell Road, Station Ave, Court St. and Lost Lake Drive (to Whitney Well).

   Area 4 – October 27th: Duck Pond Drive, Hidden Valley, New Pond to the Four Corners, Painted Post and Cow Pond Brook Road. 

   If you have any questions regarding the flushing program, specific daily locations or if you are experiencing prolonged periods of dirty and/or discolored water, please contact the Water Department Office during our business hours at 1-978-448-1122.

10/20/2023 D

 

There will be a Fall Town Meeting on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 9:00 A.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 October 28, 2023 Fall Town Meeting Warrant being mailed to all residents on October 13, 2023.  All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

SELECT BOARD

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

John F. Reilly, Vice Chair 

Alison S. Manugian, Clerk 

Rebecca H. Pine, Member

Matthew F. Pisani, Member

October 13,  

October 20, 2023 B

 

As required by MGL Chapter 41, Section 10 and 11, there exists a vacancy on the Groton Sewer Commission.  All interested individuals shall complete a Committee Interest Form by Friday, October 27, 2023. Interested applicants will be interviewed by the Sewer Commission on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., held virtually on Zoom. Zoom information to this meeting will be found on the Committee Agenda posted on the Town’s website, www.grotonma.gov, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

A final appointment to fill the said vacancy shall be in a joint session with the Select Board and the remaining Sewer Commission Members at a Select Boards’s Meeting to be held on Monday, November 6, 2023 in the Groton Town Hall.  

Committee Interest Forms can be found on the Town’s website at https://www.grotonma.gov/government/boards-and-committees/committee-inte....

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

Groton Select Board

James Gmeiner, Chair

Groton Sewer Commission

 10/13/2023, 10/20/2023  A  

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF GROTON

TOWN MEETING

There will be a Fall Town Meeting on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 9:00 A.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 October 28, 2023 Fall Town Meeting Warrant being mailed to all residents on October 13, 2023.  All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

John F. Reilly, Vice Chair 

Alison S. Manugian, Clerk 

Rebecca H. Pine, Member

Matthew F. Pisani, Member

October 13,,  October 20, 2023 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 Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Ken Horton for the invasive removal and native restoration land management at 148 Martins Pond Rd (Groton Assessor’s Parcel 224-24.4). The meeting will be held 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 regarding this hearing. 

Respectfully submitted,

Eileen McHugh, Chair

Groton Conservation Commission

10/13/2023 C

LAND COURT

DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

23 SM 003633

ORDER OF NOTICE

TO: 

Cynthia L Patterson

and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: 50 U.S.C. c. 50 § 3901 (et seq):

Citizens Bank, N.A.

claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Groton, numbered 513 Main Street, Unit B, given by Cynthia L Patterson, to Citizens Bank, N.A., dated June 26, 2019, and recorded at Middlesex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 72839, Page 132, 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 November 13, 2023 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge the foreclosure on the grounds of noncompliance with the Act.

Witness, GORDON H. PIPER, Chief Justice of said Court on September 27, 2023.

Attest:

Deborah J. Patterson

Recorder

10/13/2023 D

 

As required by MGL Chapter 41, Section 10 and 11, there exists a vacancy on the Groton Sewer Commission.  All interested individuals shall complete a Committee Interest Form by Friday, October 27, 2023. Interested applicants will be interviewed by the Sewer Commission on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., held virtually on Zoom. Zoom information to this meeting will be found on the Committee Agenda posted on the Town’s website, www.grotonma.gov, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

A final appointment to fill the said vacancy shall be in a joint session with the Select Board and the remaining Sewer Commission Members at a Select Boards’s Meeting to be held on Monday, November 6, 2023 in the Groton Town Hall.  

Committee Interest Forms can be found on the Town’s website at https://www.grotonma.gov/government/boards-and-committees/committee-inte....

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

Groton Select Board

James Gmeiner, Chair

Groton Sewer Commission

 

10/13/2023, 10/20/2023  A

 

Probate and Family Court

Middlesex Probate and 

Family Court

10-U Commerce Way

Woburn, MA 01801

(781) 865-4000

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION

Docket No. MI23P5119EA

Estate of: Timothy Fenton Phelan

Date of Death: 08/25/2023

   To all interested persons:

A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by

Theresa M Perez of Winchendon, 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:

Theresa M Perez of Winchendon, MA be appointed as Personal Representative 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 10/30/2023.

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. Maureen H Monks, First Justice of this Court.

Date: October 02, 2023

Tara E. DeCristofaro, Register of Probate

10/6/2023 C

 

 

The Groton Town Manager and the Town’s Engineering Consultant, in conjunction with the Water Superintendent and Select Board will conduct two public sessions (one in the morning and one in the evening to accommodate the public’s availability) to present information about the PFAS Issue at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School and discuss the proposed Warrant Article relative to this issue that is contained in the 2023 Fall Town Meeting Warrant. The public sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. at the Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, Groton, MA 01450. 

All interested parties are invited to attend.

SELECT BOARD

Peter S. Cunningham, Chair

John F. Reilly, Vice Chair

Alison S. Manugian, Clerk

Rebecca H. Pine, Member 

Matthew F. Pisani, Member

9/29 and 10/6/2023 B

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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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