THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 15, 2024 Page 19 SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 18 Light refreshments will be served. Walk-ins welcome. A Video for Vets Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree and Veterans’ Service Officer Paul Cancelliere have collaborated on a video that highlights the work the Town of Saugus Veterans’ Services Office does to help local veterans and their families. In the video, Cancelliere explains how the Veterans’ Services Office follows three main pillars in advocating for veterans. These pillars are: • Implementing a variety of state benefits to aid veterans and their families • Processing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) claims for veterans and offering assistance for things such as homebuying, education, life insurance and burials • Community outreach by working with the Saugus Veterans Council to help put together events such as the Memorial Day Parade, POW/MIA Recognition Day and the Veterans Day ceremony The Saugus Veterans’ Services Office is located on the main floor of Saugus Town Hall at 298 Central St. Paul Cancelliere serves as the veterans’ services officer and Nancy Stead is the administrative assistant for the department. For more information call 781231-4010 or email pcancelliere@saugus-ma.gov, veteransservices@saugus-ma.gov or nstead@saugus-ma.gov About The Saugus Advocate We welcome press releases, news announcements, freelance articles and courtesy photos from the community. Our deadline is 6 p.m. on Tuesday. If you have a story idea, an article or photo to submit, please email me at mvoge@ comcast.net or leave a message at 978-683-7773. Or send your press release to me in the mail at PO Box 485, North Andover, MA 01845. Let us become your hometown newspaper. The Saugus Advocate is available in the Saugus Public Library, the Saugus Senior Center, Saugus Town Hall, local convenience stores and restaurants throughout town. BEACON | FROM PAGE 16 ture success as citizens, workers and creative, happy adults,” said Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy in a joint statement. “For years, educators in classrooms across the commonwealth have been voicing concerns about the harmful impact of the MCAS graduation requirement. Students who were passing their courses were being denied diplomas because of this requirement. Educators were forced to narrow the curriculum in order to teach to the high-stakes test.” OPPONENTS REACT: “While we AUTOMATIC ESTATE TAX LIEN F or anyone dying owning real estate in Massachusetts at the time of his or her death, there is an automatic estate tax lien imposed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There are essentially two ways to release this lien. If the gross estate is less than $2million, no Massachusetts estate tax return needs to be filed. In such a case, an Estate Tax Affidavit would need to be executed by the person in possession of the real estate or the Personal Representative of the estate in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 65C, Section 14, certifying that the value of the gross estate does not necessitate the filing of an estate tax return. The Estate Tax Affidavit needs to be notarized and recorded at the registry of deeds where the real estate is located. If the decedent’s gross estate is over $2million, then a Massachusetts estate tax return, Form M-706, needs to be filed with the estate tax bureau. Once the estate tax is paid and the return is accepted as filed, the estate tax bureau will issue an estate tax closing letter and a Certificate Releasing the Automatic Estate Tax Lien. The Certificate will then be recorded at the appropriate registry of deeds. This will serve to release the automatic estate tax lien. Furthermore, a certified copy of the decedent’s death certificate will need to be recorded at the appropriate registry of deeds where any and all real estate is located. This puts notice to all interested third parties that the decedent has passed away and therefore is no longer a title holder. It should also be noted that according to Mass General Laws Chapter 65C, Section 14(a), the lien stays with the real estate for ten years, unless released sooner by the recording of the Estate Tax Affidavit or the Certificate Releasing the Massachusetts Estate Tax Lien. The Estate Tax Affidavit, as introduced by the Massachusetts legislature, applies to decedents dying on or after January 1, 1997. The Estate Tax Affidavit will also state that the gross estate of the decedent does not necessitate the filing of a federal estate tax return. Currently, the federal estate tax exemption is $13.6million. Very few estates are subject to a federal estate tax. There is a much greater likelihood of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 being extended beyond January 1, 2026 if the Republicans end up controlling the House of Representatives. As of this writing, they already control the Presidency and the Senate. The federal estate tax exemption will drop to approximately $6million on January 1, 2026 if the tax provisions enacted in 2017 are not extended. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney,Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a masters degree in taxation. are disappointed with the result, the discussion about educational equity and academic standards does not end with this vote,” said John Schneider, Chair of Protect Our Kids’ Future: Vote No on 2. “Eliminating the graduation requirement without a replacement is reckless. The passage of Question 2 opens the door to greater inequity. Our coalition intends to ensure that door does not stay open. We believe all of us, working together, should take a comprehensive look in a timely fashion at setting statewide graduation standards to properly prepare our students for college and workforce expectations. We hope the teacher’s unions will join us in that effort.” QUESTION #3 (approved 53.8percent to 46.2 percent) asked voters if they approve of a proposed law that would allow drivers for Lyft and Uber, and any other companies that use a digital network to connect riders to drivers for pre-arranged transportation, to collectively bargain to create negotiated recommendations concerning wages, benefits and terms and conditions of work. SUPPORTERS REACT: “We are thrilled that Massachusetts rideshare drivers have made history by winning the option to join together in a union,” said Mike Vartabedian and Roxana Rivera, co-chairs of the Yes on 3 Campaign, in a joint statement. “These drivers desperately need a voice in the workplace. Now, we can finally create a path toward ensuring the rideshare industry creates jobs that are sustainable and that allow everyone who does this work full-time to live and care for their families with dignity.” OPPONENTS REACT: There was no organized group opposing Question 3. QUESTION #4 (rejected 42.9 percent to 57.1 percent) asked voters if BEACON | SEE PAGE 20 - LEGAL NOTICE - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Essex Probate and Family Court 36 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 (978) 744-1020 Docket No. ES24P2606EA Estate of: JAMES E. CROTTY Also known as: JAMES CROTTY Date of Death: 05/02/2024 CITATION ON GENERAL PROBATE PETITION To all persons: A Petition has been filed by: Avery S. Crotty of East Kingston, NH requesting Petition for License to Mortgage Real Estate. 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 12/10/2024. 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 date, action may be taken without further notice to you. WITNESS, Hon. Frances M. Giordano, First Justice of this Court. Date: November 05, 2024 PAMELA A. CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE November 15, 2024
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