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Massachusetts House passes home equity legislation
Malden delegation voted to protect property owners from “equity theft”. On June 26, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed H.4791, An Act relative to municipal tax lien procedures and protections for property owners in the Commonwealth. This bill seeks to align current Massachusetts statute with a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court while addressing the issue of delinquent tax collections – or so-called “equity theft.” The legislation secures the rights of property owners to reclaim any excess equity to which they are entitled after all taxes and fees are repaid to the municipalities following a tax foreclosure, while substantially increasing notifications and other protections for property owners throughout the foreclosure process. On June 27, the Massachusetts Senate referred the bill to its committee on Ways and Means.
Police looking for public’s help after Massachusetts real estate agent disappears
A Massachusetts realtor has disappeared, and police are looking for the public’s help. The Worcester Police Department is looking to locate sixty-year-old Amanda Pearce. She’s 5’4” and was last seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, wearing black pants, a black shirt and a black baseball cap.
'Jungle' House sells for £83,000
The 'Jungle' House on Darleydale Drive, Eastham, Wirral could be given new life as it was sold in an online auction this week. The house is currently completely engulfed in weeds and foliage that spreads from the rear of the house, over the roof, and across the whole front wall and garden. Check out the home here.
Detached house in Dennis sells for $2.2 million
A 3,935-square-foot house built in 1987 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 214 Main Street in Dennis was sold on June 10, 2024, for $2,200,000, or $559 per square foot. This three-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property encompasses a generous 1.9-acre of land.
National Geographic’s ‘Sharkfest’ to feature shark research team from Mass.
Shark research done by a Massachusetts team is getting national attention in a National Geographic special. Atlantic White Shark Conservatory in Chatham on Cape Cod will be featured on National Geographic’s “Sharkfest” this week, the research center said in a TikTok posted Monday, July 1. AWSC’s research...
'More workable.' Chatham has said no to a new senior center. Now upgrade of old possible.
After several failed attempts to win support for a new Center for Active Living, the Chatham Select Board is considering instead a facelift for the current facility. "Whether there will be a new building somewhere else in town, some magical place that's going to emerge where we can put a building or not, we have an obligation to make sure that in the intermediate period, we fix the problems that are in the building and we...
Pilot Project Proves That Seniors Are ‘Better Together’ - Innovative Program Battles Loneliness In Elders
CHATHAM – Married for 53 years, Debbie and Roger Hagen had been friends since childhood and were inseparable. When Roger died in 2022 at Christmastime, Debbie felt unmoored. “I was devastated,” she said. “My social network was my husband.” She knew she was going to need some help “climbing out of that deep hole.”
Three ballot questions passed in Truro election. This is the one that didn't pass.
The results of Thursday's special town election in Truro saw three ballot questions approved and one not approved, according to the town clerk's office. All four measures, seeking spending permissions above state taxation limits, had passed at the May 4 annual town meeting. Positive votes at both the town meeting and the town election are required for the measures to go forward.
Barnstable, Avangrid forge 'side agreement' that lays path forward for offshore wind plan
Barnstable has forged a deal with Avangrid Renewables that provides money and other concessions to the town and lifts a hold on granting easements allowing the company to move forward on its planned 791-megawatt New England Wind 1 project, formerly called Park City Wind. The additional terms included as a...
51 graduate from MMA-Suffolk leadership program
Fifty-one graduates received their certificates in Local Government Leadership and Management this spring as the MMA-Suffolk program completed its 21st and 22nd classes. More than 500 municipal officials have completed the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program since its inception in 2011. The MMA and Suffolk University program...
WORK HARD, PLAY HARD… [HN PHOTOS]
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A number of lovely Hyannis families took to an asphalt cancha de fútbol in the parking lot of the Hyannis Youth and Community Center early last evening. The young jugadores took advantage of the cooler temps, for a little fun and exercise at the end of a long workday. They were playing a type of fútbol called Fútbol sala (or Futsal), with reglas diferentes, played on a hard surface, with a smaller pelota. The asphalt, boards, and netting create quicker action with lots of contact. To me, it was like taking traditional fútbol and sprinkling it with a dash of old-school ice hockey, making things more “rough and tumble,” more interesting, with the boards and netting just about always keeping the pelota in play. Wives and girlfriends cheered from the sidelines, encouraging the intensity, while the youngsters set up cones nearby to make their own futsal court. Everyone was having a wonderful time without drugs and booze. These people work hard and play hard. It’s refreshing to see. Above HN photo: Barnstable Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened on Rte. 28 in Centerville last evening. The momentum of the crash sent both vehicles, a pickup truck and a sedan, careening off the roadway, and down an embankment before striking and damaging a parked vehicle. The occupants were not badly injured. The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office assisted on scene with photographs… Above HN photos: A man was arrested for drug possession early this morning during a traffic stop. The stop was for motor vehicle offenses, but upon further investigation, officers reportedly found drug paraphernalia and “a rock.” P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Leon Redbone… [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]
Vineyard Falls to Barnstable in Little League World Series
Little League World Series competition came to a close for the Vineyard on Monday after the under-twelves team lost 10–0 to Barnstable at home at Penn Field. “We play baseball, some you win, some you lose,” Coach Ernie Chaves said after the game. “Some go well, some don’t go so well, and this one didn’t go so well.”
Bridgewater's Perkins Foundry to be forged into 150 apartments plus retail and commercial
BRIDGEWATER — The iconic Perkins Foundry is slated to become a three-building complex with 150 apartments and 20,475 square feet of retail and commercial space. The town's planning board approved the project earlier this year. The developers still have to get several permits before the factory winds down operations and crews can start demolition, said Stephen E. Meltzer, vice president of project development for Edgewood Development.
Celtics star gets missing ring back, rewards fans who returned it
Jaylen Brown made good on his word about offering a “big reward” for the return of a ring he lost during the Boston Celtics championship parade. “Got it back,” Brown posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday. “Thank you to Luke and Adi I’ll see you courtside at the (ring emoji) ceremony.”
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