Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 5, 2025 BEACON | FROM PAGE 16 concerned that tinted license plate covers may seem harmless, but in reality they make it harder for tolling systems, accident investigators and law enforcement offi cers to do their jobs,” said sponsor Rep. Bruce Ayers (D-Quincy). “With Massachusetts now relying on electronic tolling infrastructure, it’s critical that plates remain clear and fully legible. This legislation is about fairness safety, and ensuring our transportation system works the way it’s supposed to.” BAY STATE HIRES COMPANY TO RUN THE UPCOMING ONLINE LOTTERY – The State Lottery Commission voted to approve a five-year contract for the company that next summer in 2026 will launch an online version of the Lottery that allows people to place bets online. It was a unanimous vote to authorize the Lottery’s Executive Director Mark William Bracken to enter into a deal for “a full-service iLottery platform and related services” with Aristocrat Interactive – a Malta-based company which had been recommended by the procurement team that reviewed fi ve responses the Lottery got to its solicitation. Malta is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. “This is a huge milestone,” said Lottery Commissioner Meghan Liddy. “I’ve been around for a while. The years passed by quickly, but at times it did not seem like a quick process at all, and it was a very arduous process to get this done. Just huge congratulations to the team.” Bracken said, “You know, we’re saying summer of ‘26 ... Summer, obviously, has the summer months. I would love it to be early summer of ‘26 as opposed to late summer of ‘26. CITY OF EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS INVITATION FOR BIDS IFB # 26-23 Project Name: Full Depth Road Surfacing for 2025 Legal Notice The City of Everett seeks sealed bids for furnishing and performing Full-Depth Roadway Surfacing for the 2025 construction season. In general, the work under this contract includes full-depth roadway reclamation; placement of hot mix asphalt pavement; removal and resetting of existing granite curbing; installation of new granite curbing; construction of cement concrete sidewalks and ADA/AAB-compliant pedestrian ramps; installation of subsurface structures and associated piping; installation of new rims, grates, and frames; removal and resetting of existing rims, grates, and frames; construction of tree planting pits; installation of traffic signage; and all related roadway and site improvement work at various locations. Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from our website Purchasing - Everett, MA - Official Website (cityofeverett.com) after 9:00 am on September 3, 2025. Bids will be opened in the Office of the Procurement Officer, City Hall-Room 14, 484 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 on September 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM local time. Project Estimate: $1,000,000.00 Each Bid must be accompanied by a bid security consisting of a BID BOND or CERTIFIED CHECK issued by a responsible bank or trust company in the amount of 5% of the bid price. OSHA 10-hour training certification required for all on-site employees (per M.G.L. c.30, §39S). All bidders must be pre-qualified by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as follows: The MassDOT Prequalification Office will provide the City with an official prequalified bidder list and a waiver list for all contractors in the specified class of work within the parameters of this project. Only those bidders listed in the official prequalified bidder list, or the waiver list issued by the MassDOT Prequalification Office will be allowed to obtain an official proposal book. This project is bid under M.G.L. 30 section 39M. Prevailing wage rates apply to this project. The City reserves the right to reject bids, waive minor informalities if it is deemed in the city’s best interest to do so. Kiara Freeman Chief Procurement Officer September 05, 2025 We’d love to get in the marketplace, meet our players where they are, you know, hopefully bring on some new players that aren’t exposed or aren’t in love with the products of our traditional retail because, like we’ve said before, online Lottery really is a diff erent product line.” The House and Senate approved creation of an online Lottery authorization in the fi scal year 2025 budget that Gov. Maura Healey signed in 2024. $75.6 MILLION REBATE TO HEALTH INSURANCE CONSUMERS – Gov. Maura Healey announced that five of the state’s health insurance carriers will return $75.6 million to over 350,000 people covered by individual and small employer healthcare plans in Massachusetts under the state’s enforcement of the Massachusetts health laws. The fi ve carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue; Fallon Community Health Plan; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Mass General Brigham Health Plan; and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company. Massachusetts has the country’s strictest Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) law, requiring the state’s health insurance carriers to spend at least 88 percent of premiums on health care services for individuals and small groups—setting a higher bar than the federal standard of 85 percent. When an insurance carrier’s average MLR over a three-year period falls below the required threshold, it is required to rebate a portion of premium payments to individuals and small employers. The rebates refl ect a portion of the diff erence between what the insurance carriers charged in premiums and what they actually spent on health care costs. “Massachusetts has strong laws in place to make sure that the money that you are paying for health care actually goes to BEACON | SEE PAGE 19 - Legal Notice - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Probate and Family Court 10-U Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 Docket No. MI25D1075DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING FLAVIA F. De AZEVEDO vs. KHALIL I. HOWARD To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage 1B. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Flavia F. De Azevedo, 12 Borselli Drive, Woburn, MA 01801 your answer, if any, on or before 10/02/2025. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. WITNESS, Hon. Terri L. Klug Cafazzo, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 21, 2025 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE September 05, 2025
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