Legal Advertisements - Week of June 4, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
Request for Proposals
Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) is soliciting weatherization contractors to install energy efficiency measures, licensed electricians to assess & remediate knob & tube wiring and complete minor electrical projects, window installers, roofers, HVAC installers, mold and asbestos remediators, and home improvement contractors to complete energy related repairs in homes of households eligible for the Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Programs (WAP) & (WAP IIJA) and energy efficiency programs funded through the Cape Light Compact, National Grid and EverSource Electric. The programs are available to eligible homeowners and renters living in Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket counties and the Town of Wareham. Services are contingent upon availability of funding.
This advertisement is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposals.
Weatherization contractors conduct blower door tests, install energy conservation and health and safety measures, including but not limited to attic, wall, perimeter and floor insulation; attic and basement air sealing; infiltration control measures; and minor repairs related to installing and providing access for weatherization measures. Weatherization contractors will be responsible for contracting directly with licensed and vetted electricians for the installation of mechanical ventilation devices. Window installers will install triple pane windows and provide specifications. Electricians will install thermostats and mechanical ventilation (passive/active bath fans). Electricians, roofers, HVAC installers, mold and vermiculite remediators, and home improvement contractors competitively and blindly bid on their respective projects.
All work completed by Subgrantees and contractors using WAP & IIJAWAP funding must be completed in accordance with the Massachusetts Weatherization Field Guide SWS Edition 2021, ASHRAE 62.2-2016, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) Standard Work Specifications (SWS).
All proposals must be received at Housing Assistance Corporation by 5 PM on Friday, June 19, 2026.
For more information and to request a contractor package contact Suzanne Smith, Energy & Repair Department, Housing Assistance Corporation, 255 Independence way Hyannis, MA 02601. Phone # 508-771-5400 ext .123 or email ssmith@haconcapecod.org.
Housing Assistance Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
TOWN OF WAREHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on June 24, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to hear Paul Jackman requesting: Variance, Article 6: 625 Accessory Buildings; Front Setback; under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws,
Applicant: Paul Jackman at 22 Churbuck Lane, Wareham, MA
Project Location: 22 Churbuck Lane, Assessors Map 2, Lot M3 in the OV2 (Onset Village) zoning district.
Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: June 4, 2026
Second Notice: June 11, 2026
TOWN OF WAREHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on June 24, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 520 of the Wareham Multi-Service Center, 48 Marion Road, Wareham, MA 02571 to hear Joseph Perkins requesting: Special Permit, Article 6: 621 Residential Districts; Side and Rear Setback; under the Wareham Zoning By-Laws,
Applicant: Joseph Perkins, 47 Fernway, Middleboro MA 02346
Project Location: 29 Old Woods Road, Assessors Map 129, Lot 1041 in the R130 (Residential) zoning district.
Nazih Elkallassi, Chairman
First Notice: June 4, 2026
Second Notice: June 11, 2026
Wareham Fire District
Fire Department
Disposition Of Surplus Property
The Wareham Fire District Fire Department hereby declares the following item(s) as surplus property, supplies or equipment having a resale or salvage value of less than $10,000 for disposition in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 30B s15(F).
ITEM #1: 1995 Pierce 1250 GPM Pumper Truck
ITEM #2: 1968 Kaiser 1½ ton 4x4 M715 Cargo Truck
Items may be viewed at 2368 Cranberry Highway West Wareham, MA on Sunday June 14, 2026, between 9:00A.M and 3:00Р.М.
Bid and Payment Deadline: Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 3:00PM.
All items are sold "AS IS" and without expressed or implied warranty. Bids must be received no later than the date and time specified at which time all bids will be publicly opened and recorded.
Pickup of any item(s) must be made no later than Friday, June 26th at 3:00P.M. Payments must be in the form of cash, or money order made out to the "Wareham Fire District".
CITATION ON PETITION
FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-6204
Docket No. PL26P1054EA
Estate of: Clifford Wayne Sylvia
Also known as: Clifford W. Sylvia
Date of Death: 02/24/2026
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Clyde W. Sylvia of Boxford MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that Clyde W. Sylvia of Boxford MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
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 06/22/2026.
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.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
Witness, Hon. Patrick W. Stanton,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: May 22, 2026
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
MORTGAGEE’S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
11 Mayflower Avenue, Wareham
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by BRIAN FRANCIS to DAVID A. GAMACHE and DARLENE GAMACHE, said mortgage being dated June 27, 2022 and recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 56959, Page 48, of which mortgage the undersigned, DAVID A. GAMACHE and DARLENE GAMANCHE, are the present holders, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 o’clock A.M. on June 16, 2026, on the premises below described being located at 11 Mayflower Avenue, Wareham, Massachusetts, the above premises will be sold subject as above and subject to and/or with the benefit of any and all outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens, restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, or claims in the nature of liens, and existing encumbrances of record created prior to the aforesaid mortgages, if any there be: The land with the buildings thereon, located in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts known as Fearing Park described as follows: Being a certain parcel of land situated southerly from the road leading from Wareham to Great Neck, so-called on the southerly side of Mayflower Avenue and shown as lot numbered F80 on a plan of Fearing Park recorded in Plymouth Registry of Deeds Plan Book 1 Page 873. For title see deed recorded in Book 56959, Page 46.
Said premises will also be sold subject to all leases and tenancies having priority over said mortgages, to tenancies or occupation by persons on the premises now and at the time of said auction which tenancies or occupation are subject to said mortgage, to rights or claims in personal property installed by tenants or former tenants now located on the premises and also to all laws and ordinances including, but not limited to, all building and zoning laws and ordinances, if any.
Terms of Sale: A deposit of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) will be required to be paid by certified check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale as earnest money, the balance to bring the deposit up to ten percent of the bid will be due two business days from the date of the sale, with the full balance of the bid amount to be paid by certified check or wire transfer actually received on or before 2:00 P.M., thirty days from the date of the sale at the office of Jeffery Johnson, Esquire, time being of the essence of this sale. The successful bidder shall be required to sign a Memorandum of Terms of Sale in a form to be prepared by Jeffery Johnson containing the above terms and any others announced at the sale, said memorandum to be executed at the Auction sale. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the time and place of sale.
DAVID A. GAMACHE and DARLENE GAMACHE, Holders of Said Mortgage, By their attorney, Jeffery Johnson, Esq., 67 School Street, P.O. Box 960, Hyannis, MA 02601 (508) 790-5776, BBO#252510, May 15, 2026. For authority to foreclose this Mortgage, see the Judgment entered by the Massachusetts Land Court in case # 26 SM 000827.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TRIAL COURT
SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT
PLYMOUTH, ss
Case No. 2683CV00329
JEFFREY BAGLEY, et al.
v.
CHRISTY’S OF CAPE COD, LLC, et al.
ORDER OF NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: Christy’s of Cape Cod, LLC, its successors and assigns, and Aurora Loan Services, Inc., its successors and assigns.
You are hereby notified that a civil action has been filed by the above-named plaintiff in which you are named as a defendant, wherein they are seeking alternative service of process by publication. This action concerns a property known and numbered as 62 High Street, Wareham, MA 02571 (the “Property”). Said Property is described in the deed recorded with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Book 16266, Page 101.
Plaintiff filed the complaint seeking a declaratory judgment concerning title to the Property. Specifically, the Plaintiff seeks to quiet title to 62 High Street, Wareham, MA, and obtain a declaratory order that the mortgages held by the above-named parties have been discharged. Said mortgages are recorded with the Registry in Book 16266, Page 102 and Book 29433 Page 240. This will have the effect of removing the cloud on title that currently exists due to the lack of effective discharges. This complaint may be examined at the Plymouth County Superior Court, or a copy obtained from plaintiff’s attorney.
If you intend to make any defense, you are hereby required to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney, Shannon F. Slaughter, Esq., Dalton & Finegold, LLP, whose address is 34 Essex Street, Andover, MA 01810 an answer to the complaint on or before the 10th day of July, 2026, next, the return day, hereof, and a copy thereof must be filed in this court on or before said day.
If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for relief demanded in the complaint. Unless otherwise provided by Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiff which arise out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiffs’ claim, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action.
It appearing to this Court that no personal service of the Complaint has been made on the defendants identified herein above that after diligent search Plaintiffs can find no such persons upon whom they can lawfully make service, it is ORDERED that notice of this suit be given to them by publishing a copy of this notice once in (1) the Wareham Week, a newspaper of general circulation in Wareham, MA, where the Property is located, (2) the Barnstable Patriot, a newspaper of general circulation in Hyannis, MA, where the last known address of Christy’s of Cape Cod, LLC was located, and (3) the Scottsbluff Star-Herald, a newspaper of general circulation in Scottsbluff, NE, where Aurora Loan Services, Inc. was last headquartered, once a week for three (3) successive weeks, the last publication to be at least 20 days before the above responsive pleading due date.
Dated at Plymouth, Massachusetts, this 12th day of May, 2026.
Hon. Sharon Donatelle, Justice
CITATION ON PETITION
FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Plymouth Probate and Family Court
52 Obery St. Suite 1130
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-6204
Docket No. PL26P1100EA
Estate of: Richard J Manduca
Date of Death: 05/07/2026
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Cheryl A Manduca of Wareham MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that Cheryl A Manduca of Wareham MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
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 06/29/2026.
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.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.
Witness, Hon. Patrick W. Stanton,
First Justice of this Court.
Date: May 28, 2026
Matthew J. McDonough, Register of Probate
