Legal Advertisements - Week of October 22, 2026
NEW BEDFORD HARBOR SUPERFUND SITE ESD PUBLIC MEETING
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a virtual public meeting on October 28, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. EPA will present the draft eighth Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) proposing to modify the upper and lower harbor remedy (Operable Unit 1) for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site in the following ways: 1) Applying the Site-specific residential PCB cleanup level of 1 part per million (ppm) to address soil contamination at the western portion of the Sawyer Street Support Facility known as “Area B and Area C”; 2) Implementing soil excavation within Area C where total PCB concentrations exceed 1 ppm down to a depth of three feet and restoring with clean backfill; 3) Implementing land use controls within Area B and Area C where PCB contaminated soils left in place do not allow for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure (“UU/UE”) (i.e., residential standards). The Sawyer Street Support Facility is located at 103 Sawyer Street in New Bedford.
The Agency is soliciting public comments on the Draft ESD8 during the 30-day public comment period starting on October 30, 2026, and ending on November 28, 2026. Comments on the Draft ESD8 and Administrative Record can be submitted via https://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA-R01-SFUND-2026-6304). All comments are reviewed and responded to in writing by EPA prior to selecting a final alternative for the ESD, if necessary. Meeting materials will be posted prior to the public meeting on https://www.epa.gov/new-bedford-harbor.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
SELECT BOARD
In accordance with the requirements of Section 22, Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), you are hereby notified that a Public Hearing will be held by the Select Board of the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on November 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 304 of Town Hall located at 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth. This hearing is in response to a petition submitted by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to install 1 new FO Stub Pole 363/46-S in the Right of Way of Rock O’Dundee Road, Dartmouth.
The pole location is necessary fort system improvement to create a high volume voltage tie between 2 circuits.
All interested parties are invited to attend and provide input.
Heidi Silva Brooks
Select Board Chair
Town of Dartmouth
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
SELECT BOARD
In accordance with the requirements of Section 22, Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), you are hereby notified that a Public Hearing will be held by the Select Board of the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on November 16, 2026, at 6:02 p.m. in Room 304 of Town Hall located at 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth. This hearing is in response to a petition submitted by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to install 3 (three) Handholes and approximately 125’ (feet) of conduit in the Right of Way of Harbor Street.
This work is necessary to provide system improvements and underground service to 2 Elm Terrance in Dartmouth.
All interested parties are invited to attend and provide input.
Heidi Silva Brooks
Select Board Chair
Town of Dartmouth
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
SELECT BOARD
In accordance with the requirements of Section 22, Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), you are hereby notified that a Public Hearing will be held by the Select Board of the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on November 16, 2026, at 6:01 p.m. in Room 304 of Town Hall located at 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth. This hearing is in response to a petition submitted by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to remove a Pole to Tree Guy and install 1 (one) new JO Stub Pole with Anchor and Guy to be labelled 138/61-A in the Right of Way on Elm Street.
The pole is necessary to provide upgraded electric service to 359 Elm Street, Dartmouth.
All interested parties are invited to attend and provide input.
Heidi Silva Brooks
Select Board Chair
Town of Dartmouth
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
SELECT BOARD
In accordance with the requirements of Section 22, Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), you are hereby notified that a Public Hearing will be held by the Select Board of the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on November 16, 2026, at 6:03 p.m. in Room 304 of Town Hall located at 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth. This hearing is in response to a petition submitted by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to install 1 (one) new JO Pole to be labelled 394/162-5 in the Right of Way of Ocean Avenue-Smith Neck Road.
The pole location is necessary to provide upgraded electric service to 131 Ocean Avenue, Dartmouth.
All interested parties are invited to attend and provide input.
Heidi Silva Brooks
Select Board Chair
Town of Dartmouth
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 44B section 5(b)1, the Community Preservation Act, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held for the Community Preservation Committee Needs Assessment and Plan for Fiscal Year 2028. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., in Room 315 of the Dartmouth Town Hall, 400 Slocum Road, Dartmouth, MA. All interested parties should be present at that time.
Howard Baker-Smith
Chairperson
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WATERWAYS REGULATION PROGRAM
Notice of Simplified License Application pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 91
26-WW-PRE-0026-APP
NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/29/2026
PERMITTEE: Ian Woodcock
PROJECT SITE ADDRESS: 710 Elm Street, Dartmouth, MA 02748
Public notice is hereby given of the application for a Chapter 91 Simplified License by Ian Woodcock to construct/maintain a dock and gangway in the waters of at 710 Elm Street, Dartmouth, Bristol County.
The Department will consider all written comments on this Chapter 91 application received by within 30 days of the “Notification Date”. Failure of any aggrieved person or group of ten citizens or more to submit written comments to the Waterways Regulation Program will result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with 310 CMR 9.13(4)(c). The group of citizens must include at least five citizens who are residents of the municipality in which the proposed project is located.
Project plans for thisChapter 91 application are on file for public viewing electronically,by request todep.waterways@mass.gov.If you do not have access to email, please leave a voicemail at (617)
292-5929 and you will be contacted with information on alternative options.
It is recommended that public comments be filed electronically with dep.waterways@mass.gov when possible. Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Waterways Regulation Program at:
100 Cambridge St, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114.
