The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is seeking bids for the following:
BID NO. DESCRIPTION DATE TIME
WRA-4932 Purchase of One (1) Gear Box 02/03/21 11:00 a.m.
Drive, Falk Model 388AFXD2-AS (or Equal) WRA-4933 Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing 02/03/21 1:00 p.m. OP-425 Western Operations Facilities 02/18/21 2:00 p.m.
Groundskeeping Services 7198 Quabbin Aqueduct Shaft 2 02/24/21 2:00 p.m.
Repairs 7462 Prison Point CSO Facility Improvements 04/07/21 2:00 p.m.
To access and bid on Event(s) please go to the MWRA Supplier Portal at www.mwra.com.
Request for Proposals
The Plymouth, Kingston and Duxbury Housing Authorities are requesting proposals for their annual audit pursuant to the Agreed-Upon Procedures from the Department of Housing and Community Development and as prescribed by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The audit period is January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2025. You may request the Housing Authority(s) program information by calling 508-746-2105 x224. The deadline to submit a proposal is February 1, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF ARLINGTON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG)
PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations formulated thereunder, notice is hereby given that the Town of Arlington, acting through the Town Manager and the Select Board, will hold a Public Hearing on the Community Development Block Grant Program. The purpose of this hearing is to receive proposals for funds for CDBG Program Year 47 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022). Applicants will also be present to provide mid-year updates on current program year activities.
Said hearing will be held at 7:15 p.m., January 25, 2021, and will be conducted virtually by remote participation. Advance registration is required.
To register, please navigate to: www.arlingtonma.gov/Home/Components/ Calendar/Event/25993/260
The Town expects to receive approximately $1,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for CDBG Program Year 47. Per HUD requirement, all funded programs must principally benefit persons of low and moderate income; aid in the prevention of slums and blight; or meet other urgent community development needs that pose a threat to the health or welfare of the community.
For further information, or to request reasonable accommodations to access the hearing and materials to be presented, please contact Mallory Sullivan, Community Development Block Grant Administrator, Town of Arlington at [email protected] or (781) 316-3094.
Adam Chapdelaine Town Manager
John Hurd, Chair Select Board
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting
The City of Peabody and the North Shore HOME Consortium, an organization comprised of thirty cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley and the North Shore, are seeking public comment on their respective Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPERs) for the 2020 Program Year. These written documents are intended to 1.) Report on the use of HOME funds for the development of affordable housing in this region over the past year, and 2.) Report on the use of CDBG funds in the City of Peabody over the past year, to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to the general public. The City of Peabody and the Consortium will make these documents available to the general public and will encourage comments from all interested parties.
The member communities of the Consortium include: Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody,
Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury and Wilmington. A draft of Consortium’s CAPER will be forwarded to each member community at their respective City or Town Hall and will be forwarded to a number of nonprofit organizations. A copy of the CAPER will also be available online at the City of Peabody’s website at www.peabody-ma.gov on the Community Development page.
The public comment period will begin on Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 and will end on Thursday, February 28th, 2021. All interested parties, representatives from the Consortium’s member communities, and nonprofit providers whose clients are impacted by the need for affordable housing are urged to review these documents and to respond with comments.
A virtual public meeting will be held on Thursday, February 4th, 2021 at 5:00 pm, to provide the public with an opportunity to offer comment. Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A § 18, and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. Individuals may participate remotely in the meeting via a remote participation platform called Zoom. Members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting may access the remote participation through any one of the following ways:
• Enter this link into your web browser to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672163684?pwd=a2R1d2k5U2IwZ01wWUxZZDNUWXB- MZz09
• Enter this link into your web browser to open the Zoom website: https:// zoom.us/join. Enter the meeting/webinar ID# 886 7216 3684 as directed on the webpage and click “Join”. Follow the onscreen instructions to join the meeting.
• Participants can dial a toll-free number + 1 646 558 8656 US to join the meeting. When prompted, enter meeting/webinar ID# 886 7216 3684 and follow the instructions to join the meeting.
Written comments are also encouraged, and may be addressed, on or before February 28th, 2021 to:
The Department of Community Development City Hall, 24 Lowell Street Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 e-mail addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU20P2302EA
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication
Estate of: Madeline D Sullivan Date of Death: 11/19/2020
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by John L Sullivan of Westwood, 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 John L Sullivan of Westwood, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an 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 02/16/2021. 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 distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 05, 2021 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU20P1728GD
Citation Giving Notice of Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Incapacitated Person Pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
In the matter of: Luz M Ramos Of: Dorchester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person
To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Mirna Luz Damoura of Dorchester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Luz M Ramos is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Mirna Luz Damoura of Dorchester, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.
You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 02/08/2021. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.
WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 07, 2021 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Department
SUFFOLK Division
Docket No. SU20P2249EA
Citation on Petition for Formal Adjudication
Estate of: Ermias Fisseha Date of Death: 10/28/2020
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Beniam S. Fisseha of Needham, 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 Beniam Fisseha of Needham, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an 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 02/25/2021. 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 distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 12, 2021 Felix D. Arroyo Register of Probate
