Page 16 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 9, 2026 Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 51 - Report No. 1 December 29, 2025 — January 2, 2026 By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Maura Healey on her 15 vetoes of state budget items in the 2025 legislative session. A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needs the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vote— and fewer votes when some members are absent or a seat is vacant. Healey fell far - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781 )865-4000 Docket No. MI25P6560EA Estate of: JAY PHILLIP ROSENZWAIG Also known as: JAY P ROSENZWAIG, JAY ROSENZWAIG Date of Death: 10/03/2025 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Michael Baron of Lighthouse Point FL, 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: Michael Baron of Lighthouse Point FL 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 01/28/2026. 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: December 31, 2025 TARA E. DECRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE January 9, 2026 short of that goal as 24 votes was the most support she received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 15 vetoes, including three that were overridden unanimously. None of the 133 Democrats ever sided with Healey to support/sustain a single veto. REPUBLICANS WHO SUPPORTED HEALEY THE LEAST - The top six Republican representatives who voted to support Healey the least percentage of time are Reps. David Vieira (R-Falmouth) who voted with Healey only three times (20.0 percent); Kimberly Ferguson (R-Holden) who voted with Healey only four times (26.6 percent); and David Muradian (R-Grafton), Michael Chaisson (R-Foxborough), Steven Howitt (R-Seekonk); and Michael Soter (R-Belling- LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 (781 )865-4000 Docket No. MI25P6660EA Estate of: ELAINE PIPPY Date of Death: 05/06/2022 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION To all interested persons: A Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed by: Robert W. Johnston of Everett, 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: Robert W. Johnston of Everett, 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 01/26/2026. 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: December 29, 2025 TARA E. DECRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE January 9, 2026 ham) who each voted with Healey only fi ve times (33.3 percent). REPUBLICANS WHO SUPPORTED HEALEY THE MOST - The top six Republican representatives who voted to support Healey the most percentage of time are Reps. Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) who voted with Healey 12 times (80.0 percent); Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick) and David DeCoste (R-Norwell) who each voted with Healey 11 times (73.3 percent); Donald Berthiaume (R-Spencer) who voted with Healy 10 times (66.6 percent); and Norman Orrall (R-Lakeville) and Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) who each voted with Healey nine times (60.0 percent). PERCENTAGE OF TIME REPRESENTATIVES VOTED TO SUPPORT GOV. HEALEY’S 15 BUDGET VETOES IN 2025 The percentage is the percentage of times that the representative supported Gov. Healey’s 15 vetoes. The number in parentheses is the number of times the representative supported her vetoes. Rep. Joseph McGonagle 0 percent (0) ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL FOUR MORE POSSIBLE BALLOT QUESTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2026 ELECTION ARE CERTIFIED – Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced last week that petitions for four more potential ballot questions have been determined to contain the 74,754 certified signatures needed to advance another step toward going on the November 2026 ballot for voters to decide. With these four certifi cations, Galvin’s offi ce has now cleared nine proposals for possible advancement toward the 2026 statewide ballot. Two additional proposals are still being reviewed by BEACON | SEE PAGE 17
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