THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, OCTObER 6, 2023 Page 25 BEACON | FROM PAGE 24 transit system. From securing grants to fund environmental initiatives to reducing emissions through fleet electrification, the MBTA is firmly committed to building a greener, more climate-ready transit network.” --- MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng announcing the establishment of a new Climate and Resiliency Policy and Planning team as part of the Policy and Strategic Planning Division that will be tasked with decreasing the T’s and the commonwealth’s environmental footprint and increasing the resilience of the MBTA system. “The data is clear – based on state testing results we know there is lead in most of the taps tested at schools and childcare centers across the state and we know children are the most impacted from exposure to lead. We need policies that get the lead out of faucets and fountains in our schools and pre-schools.” --- Deirdre Cummings, MASSPIRG legislative director state urging lawmakers to pass a bill to get the lead out of drinking water at Massachusetts schools and childcare centers. “I was proud to file and testify in support of … [a bill] preventing false confessions, a necessary piece of legislation to prevent law enforcement from knowingly or recklessly engaging in deception in order to coerce a confession. Significant research demonstrates that deception can cause suspects to waive their rights and make false confessions. This leads to wrongful convictions and the incarceration of innocent persons, the denial of justice to victims and ongoing risks to public safety. It is time to end a practice that undermines the effectiveness of our criminal justice system.” ---Sponsor Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) testifying before the Judiciary Committee on legislation that would prevent false confessions in Massachusetts by ending the use of deceptive interrogation tactics. 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 BEACON | SEE PAGE 27 - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Middlesex Division Docket No. MI23P4943EA Estate of: RAYMOND JOSEPH HARTFORD Jr. Also Know As: RAYMOND JOSEPH HARTFORD Date of Death: July 28, 2023 INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE ~ Legal Notice ~ INVITATION FOR BIDS 24-29 ARPA Subrecipient Management Services The Chief Procurement Officer for the City of Everett is soliciting sealed bids from qualified vendors to provide ARPA Subrecipient Management Services contract 24-29. All inquiries concerning this IFB must be submitted in writing and addressed to Allison.jenkins@ci.everett.ma.us All bid documents will be posted to the City Of Everett’s webpage Purchasing - Everett, MA - Official Website Purchasing - Everett, MA - Official Website (cityofeverett.com) All bids must be returned on or before 1 pm on October 23, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. This bid and contract are solicited under MGL c. 30B. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive informalities if deemed to be in the best interest of the City Of Everett. October 06, 2023 ~ Legal Notice ~ To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Patricia A. Cummings of Lee, NH, a will has been admitted to informal probate. Patricia A. Cummings of Lee, NH 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. October 06, 2023 - 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. MI21P1005EA Estate of: DEANE STERLING JOHNSTON Date of Death: 12/06/2019 ~ Legal Notice ~ INVITATION FOR BIDS 24-21 Supply and Install Holiday Lights The City of Everett is soliciting sealed bids from qualified vendors to supply and install holiday lights on trees specified by the city for contract 24-21. All inquiries concerning this IFB must be submitted in writing and addressed to Allison. jenkins@ci.everett.ma.us All bid documents will be posted to the City Of Everett’s webpage Purchasing - Everett, MA - Official Website Purchasing - Everett, MA - Official Website (cityofeverett.com) after 9 am on October 11, 2023. All bids must be returned on or before 1 pm on October 26, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. This bid and contract are solicited under MGL c. 30 § 39M. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive informalities if deemed to be in the best interest of the City Of Everett. October 06, 2023 ~ Legal Notice ~ CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by Daniel B. Johnston of Norwood, MA, requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including the allowance of a final account and other such relief as may be requested in the Petiton. 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 10/31/2023. 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. WITNESS, Hon. Maureen H Monks, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 03, 2023 TARA E. DeCRISTOFARO REGISTER OF PROBATE October 6, 2023
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