Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 9, 2026 BEACON | FROM PAGE 17 a police officer. They noted there are some states that do allow pardoned ex-felons to become police offi cers. Neither the Massachusetts Coalition of Police nor the Mass Police Association responded to repeated requests from Beacon Hill Roll Call asking them to comment on the - LEGAL NOTICE - CITY OF EVERETT BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSION 484 BROADWAY EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 PHONE: 617-944-0211 philip.antonelli@ci.everett.ma.us annette.debilio@ci.everett.ma.us passage of the bill. GALVIN REMINDS MASSACHUSETTS TAXPAYERS OF NEW TAX BREAK FOR 2025 - Secretary of State Bill Galvin is reminding Massachusetts residents preparing to file their 2025 tax returns to pay close attention to tax breaks off ered by recent changes in federal tax laws before submitting a return. Galvin said that under the Public Hearing Tuesday, January 20, 2026 @ 6:30 PM This notice is to inform you that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 @ 6:30 P.M. at Everett City Hall, 2nd Floor, in room 27. Opinions will be heard regarding the following application: An application has been presented to the License Commission from Berta’s Restaurant Inc, 186 Main Street for the approval of a Full Alcohol Restaurant License. All interested parties may attend. Phil Antonelli Chairman January 09, 2026 - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Division Docket No. MI25P6305EA Estate of: CHING WONG Date of Death: May 1, 2025 INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Yvonne Wong of Reading, MA a Will has been admitted to informal probate. Yvonne Wong of Reading, 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. January 9, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING FOR PETITION FROM MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS AND VERIZON, NEW ENGLAND INC To all parties interested in the public hearing. Be it hereby ordered: Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a NATIONAL GRID and Verizon New England, Inc requests permission to locate poles, wires, and fixtures, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and across the following public way: The following are the streets and highways referred to: WR# 31229616 – Abbot Avenue - National Grid to relocate 1 JO pole on Abbot Avenue beginning at a point approximately 135 feet Northwest of the centerline of the intersection of Elm Street and Abbott Avenue and continuing approximately 2 feet in a Northwesterly direction. National Grid to relocate pole #153-0 approximately 20 feet on Abbott Avenue, Everett MA. Hearing to be held with the Everett City Council, held on Monday at 7:00PM, on the 26th of January, 2026 at the Everett City Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Everett City Hall. January 9, 2026 CITY OF EVERETT ~ Legal Notice ~ ~ Legal Notice ~ federal tax reform package signed into law in July 2025, some taxpayers will now be able to deduct up to $40,000 in state and local tax payments – but only if they itemize their deductions. Prior to passage of that package, state and local tax deductions were capped at $10,000. Galvin noted that this recent increase to $40,000 will most likely benefi t Massachusetts homeowners with significant property tax bills or residents with high income tax payments. “Many taxpayers may not realize that their property tax, auto excise tax and state income tax can all be deducted, subject to the $40,000 cap and certain income limits,” Galvin said. “Now is the time, at the beginning of the New Year, to consider your options and perhaps consult with a tax professional, to decide whether you should itemize your deductions to take advantage of this tax break.” QUOTABLE QUOTES “We are incredibly grateful for this decision, which represents a major victory for parental rights across Massachusetts. Public school districts are now on notice that they cannot play fast and loose with constitutional protections for families without facing signifi cant liability.” ---Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center counsel Sam Whiting on a federal judge ordering Lexington Public Schools to stop reading LGBTQthemed books to a kindergarten student after ruling that the school district likely violated the family’s First Amendment rights by refusing to allow an opt-out based on religious objections. “When the Trump Administration unlawfully stalled the review process for National Institute of Health (NIH) grant applications, lifesaving studies related to Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other devastating illnesses were frozen indefinitely – stealing hope from countless families across the country and putting lives at risk. This agreement ensures that critical medical research projects are able to continue, paving the way for lifesaving medical advancements, driving job creation and fostering academic competitiveness at Massachusetts’ world class research institutions.” ---Attorney General Andrea Campbell on a coalition of 16 attorneys general that secured a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) providing that HHS will resume the review process for critical medical and public health research grants issued by the NIH that have been delayed by the Trump Administration. “From SNAP to Medicaid, LIHEAP to Head Start, the programs that so many Bay State families depend on have never been at greater risk than they are today. Our family centers ensure that families at risk have access to the information, resources and services they most need. These grants ensure that each center has the fl exibility to meet the specifi c needs of their locality.” --- Children’s Trust Executive Director Jennifer Valenzuela announcing that the trust has BEACON | SEE PAGE 19
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