[Massplanners] Legal ads can be online or must be in hard copy newspaper?

[John Charbonneau]

Matt,

We in Stoughton are also in the same boat.  The Journal-Sun is part of that
group.  I have reached out to our Town Counsel for their guidance.  I'm
hoping that being online only will still meet the requirements of MGL.  I
will let you know what their answer is.

John

*John M. Charbonneau*
Town Planner
10 Pearl Street
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781) 341-1300 x9201


On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM Matthew Heins via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Dear MassPlanners,
>
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>
> Here in Pembroke, our local newspaper the Pembroke Mariner-Express is
> ending the publication of physical “hard copy” issues and going entirely
> online. Legal ads will still appear in the newspaper, but they’ll only be
> accessible online. This raises concerns in my mind (and others at town
> hall) as to whether such legal ads, appearing only online, would fulfill
> the state law mandating that legal ads for public hearings be published in
> local newspapers.
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> Has anyone else in MassPlanners been in this situation? Can anyone give me
> advice about how the state law is interpreted?
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>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> *Matthew Heins*
>
> Planning Board Assistant
>
> Town of Pembroke
>
> Email: mheins at townofpembrokemass.org
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> Phone: 781-709-1433 / Fax: 781-709-1453
>
> Address: Office of the Planning Board, Pembroke Town Hall, 100 Center St.,
> Pembroke, MA 02359
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