THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 31, 2026 Page 19 REAL ESTATE TRANSAC TIONS Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. BUYER1 Li, Rihua Rahim, Farighon Abdul Abdulla, Rahima Sbabou, Mohammed Dabbab, Loubna BEACON | FROM PAGE 18 owners. Now we’re giving them the tools they need to turn an idea into reality, creating more housing options while helping families stay in the communities they love.” “Homeowners are excited about ADUs, but many do not know where to start,” said Rachel Heller, executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership. “A feasibility study gives a family an objective, professional assessment of what is possible on their property, what it may cost and what hurdles need to be addressed before they invest significant time and money.” ORDER OF NOVEMBER BALLOT QUESTIONS – Secretary Of state Bill Galvin released the ballot position of the nine questions that will appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ballot question numbers this year were assigned at the direction of First Deputy Secretary Michelle Tassinari, the Director of the Elections Division. The questions were not ordered randomly but instead were ordered in a manner intended to maximize space on the ballot, with the length of the question summaries being the primary consideration. Galvin’s office said that with so many questions, ballots in most cities and towns are expected to be 2- to 3 pages long. The length of each community’s ballot will depend on the number of offices and candidates running in that community, whether the BUYER2 SELLER1 Silva-Novais, Jonathan Lamontagne, Stephen A Shah, Sagar ballot must be printed in more than one language and any local questions that may be added to the ballot by the city or town. Here are the ballot positions of the nine questions: Question 1: Expand the Public Records Law - Would make most records held by the Legislature and the governor’s office public records under the Massachusetts Public Records Law. It exempts documents related to the development of public policy and communications between legislators and their constituents, if those communications are reasonably related to a constituent’s request for assistance in obtaining government-provided benefits or services or interacting with a government agency. Question 2: Allow collective bargaining for Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) employees: Would allow employees of the CPCS to form a union. Question 3: Eliminate political party primaries - Would implement All-Party State Primaries, known as Jungle Primaries, that would eliminate political party primaries for state elections and instead establish a system where there would be a single, all-party primary in which all candidates, regardless of their party affiliation, would be listed on one ballot, and voters could vote for any candidate on the ballot. The two candidates receiving the most votes in the primary would advance to the general election. Question 4: Election Day regSELLER2 ADDRESS 87 Madison Ave #3 Lamontagne, Kimberly G 96 Cleveland Ave 308 Carter Rd #208 istration - Would allow prospective voters to register and cast a ballot in a single trip to the polls on Election Day. Current law does not allow same-day registration. Question 5: Surplus tax - Would require revenue generated from the recently voter-approved Millionaire Tax to count toward the allowable state tax revenue limitations, under Chapter 62F, which provides that whenever revenue collections in a fiscal year exceed an annual cap tied to wage and salary growth, the excess is returned to taxpayers. Question 6: Create Natural Resource Conservation Fund - Would place sales tax revenue from sporting goods like golf clubs, RVs and camping gear into a new “Nature for All Fund” that sponsors say could generate $100 million annually for water and nature conservation and restoration efforts. Question 7: Single-family homes - Would make it easier for residents to purchase a home by updating zoning rules including allowing single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as the land on which it is to be constructed is at least 5,000 square feet, has at least 50 feet of land bordering the street, road or public way that it faces and has access to public sewer and water services. Question 8: Prohibit retail sale of adult recreational-use marijuana - Would repeal the current laws that legalize, regulate and tax the retail sale of adult recreational use marijuana. CITY Everett Everett Everett Question 9: Firearms regulations – Would repeal the 2024 gun control law that strengthened Bay State gun controls regulations. HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an DATE 07.09.26 07.10.26 07.07.26 PRICE 647500 725000 425000 annual session, During the week of July 2024, the House met for a total of five hours and six minutes and the Senate met for a total of 17 hours and 29 minutes. Mon. July 20 House10:59 a.m. to 11:09 a.m. Senate 11:03 a.m. to 11:19 a.m. Tues. July 21 No House session. No Senate session Wed. July 22 House11:00 a.m. to 3:37 p.m. Senate1:06 p.m. to 5:49 p.m. Thurs. July 23 House11:00 a.m. to 11:19 a.m. Senate 11:47 a.m. to 12:17 a.m. (Friday) Fri. July 24 No House session. No Senate session. Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019. Copyright © 2026 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. ANYONE CAN SAY THEY CAN FIX IT, ONLY WE GUARANTEE IT...FOR LIFE! • Basement Waterproofi ng • Foundation Repair • Crawl Space Repair SCHEDULE YOUR FREE INSPECTION: (866) 235-9404 * Certain terms and conditions apply. Ask your Foundation Specialist for details. LIC. NO. 202410
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