On October 23, 2014, Attorney Joel Bard will address the Franklin Regional Council of Governments Planning Board on the subject of the zoning exemptions provided to agricultural and solar uses pursuant to G. L. c. 40A, including recent pertinent amendments to the Zoning Act and other timely issues and... read more 
Attorney Brian M. Maser recently secured a victory for the Town of Chelmsford in an arbitration challenging a decision by the Fire Chief to place several firefighters on unpaid administrative leave for having expired EMT licenses. The Union’s grievance alleged lack of just cause for the action as neither... read more 
On October 29, 2014, Attorney Elizabeth Lane will be at the office of the Old Colony Planning Council to present a seminar entitled “Introduction to the Zoning Act.” This survey of the history and overview of the most important provisions of the Zoning Act, G. L. c. 40A, will... read more
At the invitation of the Town of Winthrop Town Council, Attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Lane will present a seminar on compliance with the Open Meeting Law, including the rules for executive session, management of executive session minutes and how to respond to any appeal that might be taken to the... read more 
On October 8, 2014 Attorney Brian Riley will be addressing the Town Clerks of Plymouth, Norfolk and Bristol Counties at the upcoming Fall meeting of the Tri-County Clerks Association to be held at the Boston Taver in Middleborough. The topic he will speak on is the roles played by... read more
On October 25, 2014, Attorney Joel Bard will present a seminar at the office of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, explaining the basic law of nonconforming uses and structures and the exemptions and intricacies of this area of the law pursuant to G. L. c. 40A. The topic of his... read more 
Attorney Darren Klein will receive the Rudolph North Shore Volunteer Award from the Anti-Defamation League New England Region. Attorney Klein has been a longtime supporter of the ADL, a member of the North Shore Advisory Committee, and a Co-Chair of Law and Education Day. We are pleased to have... read more 
Attorney Lauren F. Goldberg will present the municipal perspective at a seminar sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education on the topic of “Transparency and Transition: the Public Records Law & Records Retention.” Attorney Goldberg will provide guidance based on her years of experience in meeting the special challenges to... read more 
Attorney Jeffrey T. Blake successfully defended the City of Amesbury in a taxpayer’s suit in land Court seeking to recover more than $230,000 in alleged wrongfully assessed real property taxes. Amesburyport Corp. sought a refund of approximately $230,000 in taxes already paid on the Hatter Point Condominiums. With interest,... read more 
Attorney Michele E. Randazzo secured a significant victory in favor of the Town of Dennis in a case involving the ever-challenging issue of wind turbine siting. In the recent decision from the Appellate Division of the District Court Department, Aquacultural Research Corp. & Town of Dennis v. Old King’s... read more