Legal Advertisements - Week of July 9, 2026
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A VIRTUAL DESIGN
PUBLIC HEARING
Project Description: Middleborough – Reconstruction and Related Work on Wareham Street and Wood Street
Project File No. 608530
A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed project in Middleborough, MA.
WHEN: 6:00 PM, Tuesday, July 21, 2026
PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed project. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of improvements to Wareham Street and Wood Street from the intersection with North/South Main Street to Tiger Drive on Wood Street, a total distance of about 1 ½ miles. The proposed work includes pavement rehabilitation, construction of sidewalks and curb ramps to comply with ADA requirements, construction of a shared use path, traffic signal improvements, intersection geometry improvements and stormwater improvements. Bicycle accommodation along the corridor will be in the form of a shared use path along the north side of Wareham Street and Wood Street.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The town of Middleborough is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be presented in the hearing.
Project inquiries, written statements and other exhibits regarding the proposed undertaking may be submitted to Carrie E. Lavallee, P.E., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 608530. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted.
This hearing is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (e.g interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), TTD/TTY at (857) 266-0603, fax (857) 368-0602 or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible and prior to the hearing, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten business days before the hearing.
This hearing will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.
JONATHAN GULLIVER CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E.
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF HEARING
The Middleborough Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., in the Select Board’s Meeting Room, Middleborough Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue, Middleborough, MA to hear the petition of Michael O’Shaughnessy, Esq on behalf of N.E.S.P., LLC 43 East Grove Street, Middleborough, MA 02346 relative to his request to be granted a Special Permit pursuant to Sections 4.1.1, 4.5.3, 5.3.13, 9.2.1 and 9.4 to authorize the construction of a surf park, three (3) buildings, several accessory structures and thirty-five (35) cottage style hotel/motel units whose cumulative square footage will exceed 20,000 square feet, to allow adjustments to parking requirements and to allow the sports lighting to be up to 65 feet in height. The subject property is located off of East Grove Street being a 20+/- acre parcel of land being a portion of the lot shown on Middleborough Assessor’s Map 072, lot 2616 in the General Use B District. Anyone desiring to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated.
Full plans are available in the Zoning Office for public review and also available electronically by request.
Chairman Darrin DeGrazia
On behalf of the Middleborough
Zoning Board of Appeals
Publish: 07/09/26 and 07/16/26
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
The Middleborough Conservation Commission will hold a hearing under M.G.L. CH. 131, s.40, the Wetlands Protection Act, to review an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation to confirm 12,418 L.F. of bordering vegetated wetlands, 1,721 L.F. bordering land subject to flooding, and 5,730 L.F. of perennial stream, on parcels at Rte 44/Rte 18/Rte 495 rotary, Map 47, Lot 1698, and Map 48, Lots 966, 1012, 284, 1825, 1096, 1195, 4335, 5185 & 5124. Hearing is requested by Joshua Weeks, Middleborough Property Group. Hearing will be held July 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM in the Select Board Meeting Room, at the Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue and via remote.
Join Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81859113744
Nancy Ockers, Chair
Diane Stewart, 1st Co-Vice Chair
Keri Gallagher, 2nd Co-Vice Chair
Gerald Boissonneault
Bart Devine
Adam Guaraldi
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
The Middleborough Conservation Commission will hold a hearing under M.G.L. c. 131, s.40, the Wetlands Protection Act, for the construction of a 13,900 SF Water Treatment Plant building at 42 Miller Street, installing 8,700 LF of water main, and well upgrades at Rock Village Wells, Miller Street Well, and Tispaquin Well within 100’ of a bordering vegetated wetland at 42 Miller Street, 58 Miller Street, and 387 Wareham Street, Map 80, Lot 5151 and Map 87, Lot 293. Hearing has been requested by Mike Bumpus, Town of Middleborough Department of Public Works. Hearing will be held July 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM in the Select Board Meeting Room, at the Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue and via remote.
Join Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81859113744
Nancy Ockers, Chair
Diane Stewart, 1st Co-Vice Chair
Keri Gallagher, 2nd Co-Vice Chair
Gerald Boissonneault
Bart Devine
Adam Guaraldi
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for furnishing the following items will be received at the Office of the Department of Public Works, 65 Sachem Street Middleboro, MA 02346 until the time specified below at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.
Bid Documents will only be available electronically on or after July 8, 2026. Email requests for bid documents to NorthStreet-2026-Bids@BETA-inc.com There is no charge for bid documents. Provide the company name, contact person, phone number and address in the email request. All addenda will be sent to the email address used to request the bid documents.
Bids will be opened at the Middleboro Department of Public Works facility located at 65 Sachem Street, Middleboro, MA 02346 on July 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security consisting of a BID BOND, CASH, or, CERTIFIED CHECK issued by a responsible bank or trust company in the amount of 5% of the bid price.
A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on July 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM at 65 Sachem Street.
A performance bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total amount of the contract price with a surety company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be required for the faithful performance of the contract, as well as a labor and materials bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total contract price.
All bids for this project are subject to applicable public bidding laws of Massachusetts, including, but not limited to G.L. c.30, §39M.
Attention is directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development and the weekly payroll record submittal requirements under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Section 26 through 27D inclusive.
Selection of the contractor will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance in similar projects, and bid price. The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the awarding authority to be the lowest responsible and eligible bidder.
The bidder agrees that its bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the bids.
The Town reserves the right to waive any informalities, to accept or reject, in whole or in part any or all bids, or take whatever other action may be deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.
The Town of Middleborough
By:Joseph Perkins, Interirm Town Manager
11754-6/26/2026 00020-1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
I do hereby certify the following vote was taken at the October 6, 2025, Special Town Meeting, held in the Middleborough High School Auditorium, which was called to order at 7:08 PM by the Town Moderator, David J. Cavanaugh, who declared a quorum present of more than the requirement of 150 registered voters. The complete text of the bylaws are on file in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Annex Building at 20 Centre Street as well as on the Town of Middleborough website www.middleboroughma.gov under “Town Code; New Laws.”
ARTICLE 13. Voted unanimously to amend the Middleborough Zoning Bylaw by amending Chapter 275 - Section 2.4 – Zoning Map and by amending Section 8.6 - 40R Smart Growth Overlay District (SGO) Bylaw as shown below, or act anything thereon.
Part A: Amendments to Section 8.6:
Section 8.6.A.(2) - Definitions – Additions/Revisions
Add
Consumer Service: Service provided to individuals or households for personal use, typically involving direct interaction with customers to meet their needs or solve problems. These services are often intangible, non-storable, and consumed at the point of delivery. Examples include retail, healthcare, education, banking, hospitality, and customer support.
Maximum Building Frontage: The portion of the building’s facade that is parallel to, facing, or oriented toward a street or public way.
Restaurant, Drive-thru: Food service establishment that allows customers to order, pay for, and receive food without leaving their vehicles. Drive-thru food service establishments are prohibited within the 40R Overlay District.
Delete
Department or DHCD: The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, or any successor agency.
and replace with
Department or EOHLC: The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, or any successor agency.
Delete all reference to DHCD and/or Department of Housing and Community Development and replace with EOHLC and/or Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities.
Section 8.6.A.(5) - Mixed-Use Development revise first sentence to add the wording shown in italics and underline, so that the first sentence of the section reads “Development Projects may include a portion of the residential building, not to exceed 50% of the total gross floor area, to be used for Non-Residential Uses including office, retail, restaurant, consumer service or institutional uses.”
Section 8.6.B.(1)(a)(1)(b)(iii.) Restaurant – remove (excludes drive-through windows)
Add a new Section 8.6.B.(1)(a)(2)(a) to state: “Drive-in Food Service Establishments (see, Definition, Restaurant, Fast Food) are prohibited.”
Section 8.6.B.(1)(b) Dimensional and Other Requirements
Maximum Front Setback* - change from 10 feet to N/A
Section 8.6.B.(2)(a)(1)(b)(iii) Restaurant – remove (excludes drive-through windows
Add new Section 8.6.B.(2)(a)(2)(a) to state “Drive-in Food Service Establishments (see, Definition, Restaurant, Fast Food) are prohibited.”
Section 8.6.B(2)(b) Dimensional and Other Requirements
Maximum Front Setback* - change from 10 feet to N/A
Part B:Amendment to Section 2.4
Section 2.4 – Zoning Map – replace the existing Zoning Map with the Map shown below.
Sponsored by the Planning Board
Select Board recommends favorable action
Planning Board recommends favorable action
Finance Committee voted no financial impact
ARTICLE 14. Voted by a standing vote, 112 yay, 16 nay, passed by 2/3rds majority, to amend Section 275-9.0-9.5, by striking the words “[Reserved]” and adding a new section 9.5 titled “Site Plan Review”, to require that new construction and additions to non-residential uses greater than five thousand square feet (5,000 sq. feet), and changes in use regardless of size, be required to prepare site plans for review and approval by the Planning Board, or the Planning Board’s designee, prior to issuance of building permits, as shown on the proposed Site Plan Review Bylaw, a copy of which is available on the Town’s website at https://www.middleboroughma.gov/, or act anything thereon.
Sponsored by the Planning Board
Select Board recommends favorable action
Planning Board recommends favorable action
Finance Committee voted no financial impact
Respectfully submitted,
Pamela J. Menconi, Town Clerk, Town of Middleborough
Pursuant to Section 13 of Chapter 4 (enacted by Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2016, entitled “An Act Relative to Electronic Publication of Certain Legal Notices”), this legal notice will also be published on the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association’s website:
http://masspublicnotices.org/.
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEMASKET WEEK TWICE ON 7/9/26 and 7/23/2026
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
SELECT BOARD
The Middleborough Select Board will hold a public hearing in the Select Board Meeting Room Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue, Middleborough, MA on Monday, July 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM, for the purpose of discussing an application filed by Brandon Barry, Merrill Engineering and Land Surveyors for a Special Permit under the Water Resource Protection District By-Law to allow for work within the 25’ buffer to a wetland resource area to allow for wetland replication and buffer area mitigation in conjunction with the construction of a new 40,900 s.f. concrete manufacturing building. The property is located at 18 Cowan Drive in the General Use X (GUX) Zoning District and the Water Resource Protection District (WRPD) Zone 4. This is shown on Assessors Map 103, Lot 4989. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated.
Teresa Farley, Chair
Thomas White, Vice Chair
Brian Giovanoni
William Pike, Jr.
Tracie Craig-McGee
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH SELECT BOARD
TOWN OF LAKEVILLE
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
346 BEDFORD STREET
LAKEVILLE, MA 02347
The LAKEVILLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, acting in accordance with MASS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 40A, as amended, will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the LAKEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 4 PRECINCT STREET, upon the petition of Oliveira Investment Inc. A Special Permit is requested under Section 270-6.1(a)(2) and a Variance is requested under Section 270.8.2(c). A variance/waiver for 70,000 square feet maximum lot dimension and 175’ frontage. The site is located at 47 Beechwood Avenue.
The application and assorted documents can be viewed in the Planning Department by appointment.
John Olivieri, Jr., Chairman
July 2, 2026 & July 9, 2026
TOWN OF LAKEVILLE|
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
346 BEDFORD STREET
LAKEVILLE, MA 02347
The LAKEVILLE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, acting in accordance with MASS GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 40A, as amended, will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 7:15 P.M. in the LAKEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 4 PRECINCT STREET, upon the petition of James M Casieri. A Special Permit is requested under Section 270-7.4B. The owner wants to add a 28’ x 16’ shed (448 sq ft) The existing 150 sq ft shed will be removed. Our goal is to maintain more strict setback than the existing house. The site is located at 17 Beechwood Avenue.
The application and assorted documents can be viewed in the Planning Department by appointment.
July 2, 2026 & July 9, 2026
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Plymouth Division
Docket No. PL26P1210EA
Estate of: Paul M Redlon
Also Known As; Paul Redlon
Date of Death: October 26, 2025
To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of
Petitioner Michael Redlon of Middleborough MA
a Will has been admitted to informal probate.
Michael Redlon of Middleborough MA
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 Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
PROJECT: Proposed New England Surf Lagoon
LOCATION: 177 East Grove Street, Middleborough, MA
PROPONENT: N.E.S.P. LLC
The undersigned is submitting an Environmental Notification Form (“ENF”) to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs on or before June 30, 2026
This will initiate review of the above project pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (“MEPA,” M.G.L. c. 30, ss. 61-62L). Copies of the ENF may be obtained from:
Emily Anderson
eanderson@bohlereng.com
(617) 849-8040
Electronic copies of the ENF are also being sent to the Conservation Commission and Planning Board of Middleborough.
The Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs will publish notice of the ENF in the Environmental Monitor, receive public comments on the project, and then decide if an Environmental Impact Report is required. A site visit and/or remote consultation session on the project may also be scheduled. All persons wishing to comment on the project, or to be notified of a site visit and/or remote consultation session, should email MEPA@mass.gov or the MEPA analyst listed in the Environmental Monitor. Requests for language translation or other accommodations should be directed to the same email address. Mail correspondence should be directed to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 900, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, Attention: MEPA Office, referencing the above project.
By N.E.S.P. LLC
TOWN OF LAKEVILLE
SELECT BOARD
The Lakeville Select Board voted on July 7, 2026, to approve the Warrant Articles for the July 27, 2026, Special Town Meeting, which will begin at 6:30 PM at Apponequet Regional High School Auditorium located at 100 Howland Road, Lakeville, MA.
Copies of the Special Town Meeting Warrant are available in the lobby of the Town Clerk’s Office, 346 Bedford Street, Lakeville, MA 02347 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Fridays; at the Lakeville Library; the Lakeville Council on Aging and the Lakeville Police Station or on the Town’s Website Home Page, Town Clerk’s Page and the Select Board’s Page at www.lakevillema.org .
Lorraine Carboni, Chair
Christopher Plonka
Paul Hunt
Evagelia Fabian
Kristen Howard
LAKEVILLE SELECT BOARD
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF HEARING
The Middleborough Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 7:00 P.M., in the Select Board’s Meeting Room, Middleborough Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Avenue, Middleborough, MA to hear the petition of Craig Gillis, 16 Nestlenook Drive, Middleborough, MA 02346 relative to his request to be granted a special permit pursuant to Section 9.4 and 7.7.5.X of the Middleborough Zoning By-law to allow for a second Accessory Dwelling Unit. The subject property is located at 321 Wareham Street, Middleborough Assessor’s Map 072, lot 2092. Anyone desiring to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place designated.
Full plans are available in the Zoning Office for public review and also available electronically by request.
Chairman Darrin DeGrazia
On behalf of the Middleborough
Zoning Board of Appeals
Publish: 07/09/26 and 07/16/26
