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By Gary Kelley

article, “Moving

I accepted an offer on my townhouse two days after hitting the market…a combination of great marketing and pricing strategy. We purposefully priced the townhouse low generating multiple offers. We didn’t “test the market” with a high price…high prices scare off buyers.

I also used local resources. My colleague acted as the listing agent…. allowing me to focus on the move. Yes, I’m told I was a demanding client…and I take that to mean I asked more than my fair share of questions.

I wasn’t moving to the moon so didn’t need a rocket. A rocket can be really fast and loud, I prefer being able to drop in locally if there is an issue or concern. There are lots of local money men (and women!) making this happen. It’s about that package…not the rate. You marry the home and date the rate.

My mover was a local guy…. guy with a 16’ truck and a couple helpers. I’ve had moves with the big national carriers...the ones who dutifully wrap your trash, so it arrives unscathed. These guys made it look easy…. I bought a Peloton bike at the height of Covid, and the delivery was a production…taking a couple hours. The local guy had the bike loaded on the truck in 15 minutes. Did I mention he also does donation/dump runs? Really one stop shopping for moving.

I got my boxes at U-Haul in Northborough. Reasonably affordable, I can return unused ones for money back, and I’ll pass on the used boxes to a client.

My attorney is local. Believe it or not, there are local customs in certain towns around Worcester. Local attorneys know this and seem to enjoy schooling other attorneys.

Yes, I did get some local selfstorage. My climate controlled 10’x10’ is rapidly filling. While it is helping hid some boxes, I’m worried they will still be there untouched in a decade.

Some things were ridiculously easy to do…. like updating my driver’s license and car registrations. I’m a Notary and my commission was expiring…so it was off to the Commonwealth, appointed by Governor Healy, a trip to Boston followed by a trip to the helpful Northborough Town Clerk.

If you are thinking about moving, please give me a call. Coming close to the end of my own move I have many relevant, practical suggestions. And of course, we can sell your home!

Here is free app for your phone/tablet tied directly to the MLS https://www.homesnap. com/Gary-Kelley

Gary is heard on WCRN AM 830 and/or seen on WMCT-TV and Westborough Community Television discussing “All Things Real Estate.”

If you need advice on selling your home or buying a new one, give us a call 508-733-6005.

Legal Notices

Probate And Family Law

Informal Probate Publication Notice

Docket No. WO23P0433EA

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Worcester Division

Probate and Family Court

Estate of: Timothy Allen Wright

Also Known As: Timothy A. Wright

Date of Death: October 24, 2022

To all persons interested in the above captioned estate by Petition of Petitioners Meaghan Wright of Salem, MA and Jason Gutu of Boston MA. Meaghan Wright of Salem, MA and Jason Gutu of Boston, MA have 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.

Informal Probate Publication Notice

Docket No. MI22P166EA

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Middlesex Division

Probate and Family Court

Estate of: Duncan R. Power

Date of Death: March 12, 2022

To all persons interested in the above captioned estate by Petition of Petitioner Stephen G. Power of Mattapoisett, MA A Will has been admitted to informal probate. Stephen G. Power of Mattapoisett, MA 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.

Hudson

Legal Notice

Town of Hudson

Public Notice of Hearing

In accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3.16.1 of the Hudson Subdivision Rules and Regulations the Hudson Planning Board will hold a public hearing on whether the Town will vote to accept a layout of for a portion of Forbes Road as a town way as shown on Plan entitled “Acceptance Plan of a Portion of Forbes Road in Hudson, MA” prepared by Thomas Dipersio, Jr. & Associates, 641 Concord Road, Marlborough, MA 01752, Date: November 30, 2022, Scale: l” = 40.’

The text and plan of this article is on file with the Town Clerk, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA and the Office of Planning and Community Development and may be inspected during normal business hours upon appointment. For more information, contact the Department of Planning and Community Development at (978) 5622989 or via email at kjohnson@townofhudson.org

Community Advocate March 10, 2023 and March 17, 2023

A Public Hearing will be held on said petition at 78 Main Street Hudson, MA, 2nd floor meeting room at Hudson Town Hall, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA at 7:00 PM, April 4, 2023

Planning Board Chair

Robert D’Amelio

Legal Notice

Town of Hudson

Public Notice of Hearing

In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Hudson Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 7 PM in the 2ndfloor auditorium at 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA on whether the Town will vote to amend the Protective Zoning By-Laws 2.0 DEFINITIONS to add the following:

Cold Storage Warehouse (LUC-157): Temperature-controlled building for frozen food or other perishable products, not a Parcel Hub or Distribution Center.

Parcel Hub (LUC-156): A building with a net floor area larger than 40,000 square feet used as a regional and local freight-forwarder facility with limited or no breakbulk, repack, or assembly activities.

Fulfillment Center (LUC-155): An establishment with a building net floor area larger than 40,000 square feet used primarily for the receiving, short-term enclosed storage, repackaging, and/or reshipping or distribution of goods and materials to retail stores and other market outlets, or directly to the consumer via telephone or Internet remote sales. including office, administrative, and support facilities related to the foregoing.

Transload Warehouse (LUC-154): A building used for consolidation and distribution of pallet toads of manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers with little storage duration, not a Parcel Hub or Distribution Center. Standard Warehouse (LUC-150): A building used primarily for the enclosed storage of goods and materials for extended periods, not a Parcel Hub or Distribution Center.

Warehouse Crossdocking Types:

Full pallet load operation: Pallet loads are rerouted into outgoing trucks having different destinations. Products move directly from one truck to another.

Case-load order makeup: Merchandise sorted and marked by stock-keeping units (SKUs). Pallet loads broken customer orders, re-palletized to outbound vehicles.

Hybrid cross-docking in storage is blended with incoming materials. Palletized orders are routed to outbound trucks. Some goods routed are to temporary storage.

Opportunistic cross-docking products are cross-docked directly upon receipt or combined with items from storage.

Truck consolidation: Products consolidated to complete customer orders, combined and sorted for shipment within 24 to 48 hours.

Short-term storage: Seasonal or bulky items stored are temporary until just before shipment.

Or take any other action relative thereto.

The text and plan of this article is on file with the Town Clerk, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA, and the Office of Planning and Community Development and may be inspected during normal business hours upon appointment. For more information, contact the Department of Planning and Community Development at (978) 562-2989 or via email at kjohnson@townofhudson.org

Community Advocate March 10, 2023, and March 17, 2023

A Public Hearing will be held on said petition at 78 Main Street Hudson, MA, 2nd-floor meeting room at Hudson Town Hall, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA at 7:00 PM, April 4, 2023

Planning Board Chair

Robert D’Amelio

Marlborough

PUBLIC HEARING –SPECIAL PERMIT

Applicant: Trombetta Family Limited Partnership Locus: 655 Farm Road Map 85, Parcel(s) 10 & 12

Notice is given that the City Council of the City of Marlborough will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 8:00 PM in City Council Chambers, 2nd floor City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, on the Application for a Special Permit from Connorstone Engineering, on behalf of Trombetta Family Limited Partnership, to allow the use of an existing Contractor/Landscape Contractor Yard within the LI district to be located at 655 Farm Road.

The application materials and plans are available for viewing in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752, Telephone 508-460-3775. In addition, the plans and application will be available online at www.marlborough-ma. gov/city-council under Public Hearing Notices.

Per Order of the City Council #23-1008824

Shrewsbury

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nish a 100 percent Performance Bond and a 100 percent Labor and Materials Bond.

EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE REQUIREMENTS.

Attention is called to minimum wage rates to be paid on the work as determined by the Division of Occupational Safety under the provisions of Mass. G.L.C. 149, section 26 to 27H inclusive. Contractor is to be aware of hiring preferences for veterans and residents and the requirement for worker’s compensation coverage. All such requirements are set forth in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 37.

The Contractor shall submit certified weekly payrolls in a form suitable to the Town and the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to an advisory dated April 8, 1994 from the Office of the Attorney General, a copy of which may be obtained in the Office of the Town Manager acting as Chief Procurement Officer of the Town of Shrewsbury.

The Contractor shall furnish labor in harmony with all other elements of labor employed in the work and that all employees employed on the worksite, or in the work subject to this bid, must successfully have completed at least ten hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) approved training (Chapter 306 of the acts of 2004).

Along with certificate of insurance, evidence of OSHA training certificate is also required to be submitted at that time as well as with the first certified payroll.

All bids for this project are subject to the provisions of Mass. G.L. (Ter. Ed.) C 30, Section 39M (a), as amended.

Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 (Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity) and any amendments or supplements thereto.

Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board (521 CMR 1.00 et. Seq.)

Price adjustments in accordance with MassDOT provisions shall apply to Liquid Asphalt, Diesel Fuel & Gasoline, Portland Cement & Steel. Current prices are posted monthly on the MassDOT website at WWW.MHD.STATE. MA.US/.

The Town reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and waive informalities in the bidding procedure, or to accept the proposal deemed best for the Town.

Circle Full Depth Reconstruction March 2023

Sealed bids or proposals will be received at the office of the Town Manager in The Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, until 11:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, March 23, 2023 for the replacement of approximately 3,250 linear feet of roadway including new berm curbing, wheel chair ramps, and structure adjustments.

The proposal forms, incorporated with the plans and specifications for the work involved, can be downloaded from the Towns Website https://shrewsburyma.gov/bids

All bids must meet the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works Standard Specifications for Highways, Bridges and Waterways (1988).

MassDOT prequalification of contractors with the class of work as, HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION for the project with an estimated value of $509,279.83 will be required. Contractors may be pre-qualified at the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, Room 7552, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

A proposal guarantee in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the bid amount in the form of cash, or bid bond, or certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible banking institution payable to the Town of Shrewsbury shall be required with each bid and be enclosed with the proposal; this guarantee to become the property of the Town of Shrewsbury if the bidder fails to execute the contract and satisfactory bond within ten (10) days after the contract may have been awarded to them.

The successful bidder will be required to fur-

A public hearing will be held on the above notice at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday Evening, March 21, 2023, in the Selectman’s Room at Shrewsbury Town Hall, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

SHREWSBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION

John Ostrosky, Chairman

NOTICE OF HEARINGG.L. CHAPTER 131, S. 40

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 131, s. 40, that Michael Clemmey, 111 Morse Street, MA, 02062 has filed a Notice of Intent for the construction of an automobile dealership with associated grading, site work, retaining walls and stormwater mitigation at 701 Boston Turnpike. A public hearing will be held on the above notice at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday Evening, March 21, 2023, in the Selectman’s Room at Shrewsbury Town Hall, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

SHREWSBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION

John Ostrosky, Chairman

TOWN OF SHREWSBURY

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

RICHARD D. CARNEY MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING

100 MAPLE AVENUE SHREWSBURY, MA

March 27, 2023

6:30 PM

To hear the appeal of Rosa Soto, 10 Pond Ave, Shrewsbury MA for Special Permit to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section IV to construct an addition and deck with a nonconforming front yard setback on a pre-existing nonconforming dwelling upon property located at 10 Pond Avenue in the Residence B-2 district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 13 Plot 260000.

March 27, 2023

6:30 PM

The bidder shall start the work under this contract within seven (7) calendar days after its acceptance by the Town Manager.

Town Of Shrewsbury

Kevin Mizikar Town Manager

NOTICE OF HEARINGG.L. CHAPTER 131, S. 40

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 131, s. 40, that Keith Senior, 136 South Quinsigamond Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA, has filed a Notice of Intent for the replacement of a deck, with grading and associated site work at 136 South Quinsigamond Avenue.

A public hearing will be held on the above notice at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday Evening, March 21, 2023, in the Selectman’s Room at Shrewsbury Town Hall, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

SHREWSBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION

John Ostrosky, Chairman

NOTICE OF HEARINGG.L. CHAPTER 131, S. 40

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 131, s. 40, that Mary J. Holland, 8132 Flint Pond Crossing Circle, Shrewsbury, MA, has filed a Notice of Intent to raze and rebuild a single-family home with associated site work and installation of a retaining wall at 332 South Quinsigamond Avenue.

To hear the appeal of Patrick Byrne, 1092 Main Street, Boylston MA for Variance to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section VII- Table II to construct a deck with a nonconforming rear yard setback upon property located at 37 Old Brook Road in the Residence B-1 district. The subject premise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 28 Plot 236011.

Peter C. Mulcahy, Clerk

NOTICE OF HEARINGG.L. CHAPTER 131, S. 40

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 131, s. 40, that Daniel Rowley for the Town of Shrewsbury, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA, has filed a Request for Determination of Applicability for the clearing of brush and small trees at 45 Main Street.

A public hearing will be held on the above notice at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday Evening, March 21, 2023, in the Selectman’s Room at Shrewsbury Town Hall, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

Shrewsbury Conservation Commission

John Ostrosky, Chairman Scan QR code for rate information or to email your legal notice.