THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 19, 2025 Page 17 BEACON | FROM PAGE 16 Massachusetts is one of only two states that does not allow this. Current Massachusetts law requires anyone needing hearing aids to make a separate appointment with an audiologist outside of an ENT offi ce to obtain hearing aids. Sponsor Rep. Carole Fiola (D-Fall River) said the proposal would eliminate the need to make multiple appointments and would make treatment seamless and convenient to patients. “There are [currently] numerous obstacles for those who need to go to separate offi ces to obtain hearing aids, especially those who are caretakers, elderly or with low income, because of transportation and scheduling,” said Fiola. BAN HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE THAT TARGETS THE HOMELESS (H 3307) – A proposal heard by the State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee would prohibit the state, the MBTA and cities and towns from constructing “hostile architecture” that supporters of the ban say targets the homeless and tries to push them out of certain areas. The bill defi nes hostile architecture as “any building or structure that is designed or intended to prevent unhoused individuals from sitting or lying on the building or structure at street level.” “Designing public spaces that - LEGAL NOTICE - are hostile to people experiencing homelessness does nothing to address the problem of homelessness,” said sponsor Rep. Mike Connolly (D-Cambridge). “In fact, designing public spaces with hostile architecture merely sends the issue further away from public view making it more dangerous for those who need both shortterm help and longer-term policy.” Supporters say that family homelessness in Greater Boston has doubled over the last decade, shelters are overcrowded and waiting lists for aff ordable housing are in the tens of thousands. They note that policies that sterilize the homelessness crisis in public spaces are not only inhumane, but they also only serve to mask the problem. According to Robert Rosenberger, an associate professor of philosophy at Georgia Institute of Technology, who has studied and written extensively on the subject, hostile architecture includes armrests that divide benches so that the bench is not long enough to sleep on, sprinklers that are turned on at night and certain trash cans. “Garbage cans … serve several functions for people living unhoused,” said Rosenberger. “Some people use garbage cans as a source of recyclable materials [which] can often be exchanged for a small sum of money. Garbage cans are also sometimes approached as a source of discarded food.” He notes that many newer garbage cans are built so that people cannot reach inside them to obtain recycled bottles or cans COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT DOCKET NO. 25 SM 002745 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Juscelilia Temple a/k/a Juscelilia F. Temple, Robert H Temple and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. c. 50 §3901 et seq.: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-R12 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2004 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Everett, numbered 146 Central Avenue, given by Juscelilia Temple and Robert H. Temple to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, dated October 26, 2004, and recorded in Middlesex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 44021, Page 493, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before 10/27/2025 or you may lose the opportunity to challenge Witness, GORDON H. PIPER Chief Justice of this Court on 9/12/2025. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder September 19, 2025 LEGAL NOTICE EVERETT PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Hearing on an application by 252-254 Ferry Street LLC Property located at: 252-254 Ferry Street Site Plan Review & Inclusionary Zoning Special Permit In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L Chapter 40A and with Sections 4, 19, and 33 of the Everett Zoning Ordinance, the Everett Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00PM in the Speaker George Keverian Room (Room 37, Everett City Hall) to consider the above-listed application for Site Plan Review and Inclusionary Zoning Special Permit. This proposal calls for the interior renovation to an existing 6-unit multifamily dwelling to convert the dwelling into a 16-unit multifamily dwelling, 3 of which shall be deed-restricted as affordable. 756 Broadway is located within the Dwelling District and is referenced by Assessor’s Department as M0-02-000158. A copy of the application and plans are on file and available in the Office of the City Clerk and the Department of Planning and Development, both located at City Hall, 484 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 and can be inspected online anytime at http://www.cityofeverett.com/449/PlanningBoard and/or by request during regular City Hall business hours by contacting The Planning and Development Office at 617-394-2334. All persons interested in or wishing to be heard on the applications may attend and participate in person. This project, along with all other projects to be discussed at the meeting, can be found on the posted Agenda at the following link: http://www.cityofeverett.com/AgendaCenter. Questions and comments can be directed in advance of the public hearing to Matt Lattanzi of the Department of Planning & Development at Matt.Lattanzi@ci.everett.ma.us or 617-394-2230. Frederick Cafasso Chairman September 19, 26, 2025 City of Everett PLANNING BOARD 484 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 Frederick Cafasso- Chairman or leftover food. SIMPLE LANGUAGE ON THE STATE’S WEBSITE (H 3378) – Another bill before the State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee would require the state’s chief digital offi cer to improve the web sites and services for state executive offi ces and agencies by requiring the use of plain and simple language consistent with the average reading comprehension level of Massachusetts, as determined by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. “This bill was inspired by a conversation I had with a constituent who retired from working in a state agency,” said sponsor Rep. David LeBoeuf (D-Worcester). “In his work, he BEACON | SEE PAGE 18
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