THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2024 Page 15 City announces 2024 Water and Sewer Senior Discount Qualifications and Application Residents should please note that the 2024 Qualifi cations and Application are new and updated from previous years Special to Th e Advocate M ayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr., in collaboration with Chief of Infrastructure and Engineering Don Ciaramella, announced the opening of the 2024 Senior Water Discount Application on Friday, March 1, 2024. The Mayor urges residents to pay attention to the updated application and qualifi cations, as the terms and conditions of this discount have changed this year. The application period will run from Friday, March 1, 2024, through Sunday, September 1, 2024. This application must be completed and submitted no later than the last day of the application period. Applications are to be submitted to the new Water/Sewer Admin. Offi ce at 319 Charger St. Rear, inside the DPW Building. Applicants must provide a utility bill for something other than water, such as electric, gas or cable bill, in their name. Applicants must also provide a valid Massachusetts state driver’s license or photo ID with date of birth and DISCOUNT | SEE Page 19 TOURNEY | FROM Page 7 Malden and Medford were the fi nal three seeds in the bracket. Malden fell to King Phillip Regional, 68-28, in the preliminary round, and Lincoln-Sudbury dropped Medford, 5940. Lynn Classical, another GBL team, fell in the Division 3 preliminary round, 50-41, to Notre Dame in Worcester. Revere boys, girls track competes at Meet of Champions The Revere boys track team competed in the Meet of Champions las weekend, or the AllState meet. Four Revere athletes took part: three from the boys team, one from the girls. All are seniors. Boys: JV Cunha, 600 meters; Medy Bellemsieh, 600 meters; Kevin Purcifull, Weight Throw. Girls: Ashley Chandler, Weight Throw. How to Divide Your Personal Possessions Without Dividing the Family Dear Savvy Senior, Do you have any suggestions on divvying up my personal possessions to my kids after I’m gone without causing hard feelings or confl ict? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and four grown kids that don’t always see eye-to-eye on things. Confl icted Parent Dear Confl icted, Divvying up personal possessions among adult children or other loved ones can often be a tricky task. Deciding who should get what without showing favoritism, hurting someone’s feelings or causing a feud can be diffi cult, even for closeknit families who enter the process with the best of intentions. Here are a few tips to consider that can help you divide your stuff with minimal confl ict. Sweating the Small Stuff For starters, you need to be aware that it’s usually the small, simple items of little monetary value that aren’t mentioned in your will that cause the most confl icts. This is because the value we attach to the small personal possessions is usually sentimental or emotional, and because the simple items are the things that most families fail to talk about. Family battles can also escalate over whether things are being divided fairly by monetary value. So, for items of higher value like your jewelry, antiques and art, consider getting an appraisal to assure fair distribution. To locate an appraiser in your area, try ISA-appraisers.org, Appraisers.org or AppraisersAssociation.org. Dividing Fairly The best solution for passing along your personal possessions is for you to go through your house with your kids or other heirs either separately or all at once to fi nd out which items they would like to inherit and why. They may have some emotional attachment to something you’re not aware of. If more than one child wants the same thing, you’ll have to make the ultimate decision. Then you need to sit down and make a list of who gets what on paper, signed, dated and referenced in your will. You can revise it anytime you want. You may also want to consider writing an additional letter or create an audio or video recording that further explains your intentions. You can also specify a strategy for divvying up the rest of your property. Here are some popular methods that are fair and reasonable: Take turns choosing: Use a round-robin process where your kids take turns choosing the items they would like to have. If who goes fi rst becomes an issue, they can always fl ip a coin or draw straws. Also, to help simplify things, break down the dividing process room-by-room, versus tackling the entire house. To keep track of who gets what, either make a list or use adhesive dots with a color assigned to each person to tag the item. Have a family auction: Give each person involved the same amount of play money or use virtual points or poker chips to bid on the items they want. Use online resources: For families who want help or live far apart, there are web-based resources like FairSplit.com that can assist with the dividing process. For more tips, see “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” at YellowPiePlate.umn.edu. This is a resource created by the University of Minnesota Extension Service that off ers a free video and detailed workbook for $12.50 that gives pointers to help families discuss property distribution issues and lists important factors to keep in mind that can help you avoid or manage confl ict. It’s also very important that you discuss your plans in advance with your kids so they can know ahead what to expect. Or you may even want to start distributing some of your items now, while you are still alive. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book. JV Cunha fi nished in second place in 1:21.95, which breaks his own school record he set earlier this season. JV’s time is the 26th fastest in the United States this season. “JV was in third for much of the race, but when he saw the fi rst-place runner begin to falter, JV turned on the jets, closed strong and almost caught the eventual winner,” Revere boys track coach David Fleming said. “He just ran out of track.” Cunha finished second to Cameron Walter of Brookline, who ran 1:21.13. Kevin Purcifull fi nished seventh in the Weight Throw with a throw of 50-3.75. This throw improved his existing school indoor record by more than six feet. “Kevin worked really hard this season,” Fleming said. “It was exciting to see him throw well and make it to the podium [top eight make it].” - LEGAL NOTICE - Estate of: Date of Death: 08/17/2019 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: of requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order that of be appointed as Successor Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
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