Clamping Down on PFAS: MassDEP Finalizes Waste Site Cleanup Standards
Clamping Down on PFAS: MassDEP Finalizes Waste Site Cleanup Standards and Proposes Drinking Water Standards MassDEP’s march forward on...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
October 2019 News & Events
Nothing too scary in this October edition of the Miyares and Harrington LLP newsletter. We are thrilled to read of the adventures of...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
This is the Story of Emily and Ruth, A Cautionary Tale for Municipal Zoos
Emily and Ruth are denizens of the City of New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo; they are Asian elephants. A citizen sympathetic to their...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
The Red Sox and Eminent Domain: A Winning Combination
Die-hard Red Sox fans recall when the Red Sox were not terribly successful in reaching the pinnacle of Major League Baseball competition...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Updates - October 2019
Information on Sale of Hemp-Derived Products Hemp is a variety of cannabis but without the levels of THC found in marijuana. Hemp is...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
When Density Can Support Standing for Appeals of Land Use Decisions
The Appeals court, in Murchison v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Sherborn, recently clarified the circumstances under which a plaintiff will...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
April 2019 News & Events
April is national poetry month! Alas, your poetically-challenged editor is unable to provide this month’s Miyares and Harrington LLP...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
Minority Members of a Board Cannot Control Litigation
A recent Federal District Court decision highlights the distinction between the supermajority vote of a Special Permit Granting Authority...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Supervisor of Public Records Authorizes Town to Charge Fees for Segregation and Redaction
In our March newsletter, we reported on a statement by the Supervisor of Public Records that municipalities require her authorization to...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min
Town Meeting Moderators –You Set the Tone!
Town Meeting Time– the go-to guide for Town Meeting – states that, “[i]n King James’s day debate may have been properly classified in the...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Updates - April 2019
EPA: The Clean Water Act Does Not Apply to Groundwater On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 28, 2019
- 1 min
March 2019 News & Events
Welcome to our very own version of March Madness, the Miyares and Harrington LLP newsletter! Let’s hope that your bracket is still...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
General vs. Zoning Ordinance or Bylaw – How to Choose?
Every municipality has, at one time or another, faced the problem of deciding whether to adopt a particular requirement as a general...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
Improper Filing with Supervisor of Public Records Is No Defense to an Untimely OML Complaint
As municipal boards and committees are increasingly aware, Open Meeting Law complaints must be filed with the public body within 30 days...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 28, 2019
- 1 min
Charging Fees for Discretionary Segregation and Redaction of Documents
The Public Records Law permits a Record Access Officer to assess reasonable fees for the production of a record. However, the requestor...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Mar 28, 2019
- 1 min
Rapid Fire Updates - March 2019
Check out the New Department of Revenue's 2019-1 Bulletin (available here) Regarding Short-Term Rentals, Marijuana Revenues, and PEG...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Appeals Court Sides with Conservation Commission in Takings Case
Conservation commissions can breathe a sigh of relief because the Massachusetts Appeals Court has overturned a jury verdict awarding...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 28, 2019
- 2 min
Town Meeting vs. Select Board: There Are Some Things that Town Meeting Can’t Do
There are times when citizens want to check a board’s authority by requiring that Town Meeting voters approve items that a state statute...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 28, 2019
- 3 min
Gun Licenses: Some Are Granted; Some Are Not
A person must be licensed to carry a gun under M.G.L. c. 140, §131 in order to preserve the public health, safety and welfare. The...
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Miyares and Harrington, LLP
- Feb 28, 2019
- 1 min
Staffing Changes Do Not Constitute Good Cause for Failing to Approve Minutes Under OML on Time
On January 25, 2019, the Attorney General found that the Kingston Board of Selectmen violated the Open Meeting Law (OML) by failing to...
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