<div dir="ltr">Matt,<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#990000"><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">J</font><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">ohn M. Charbonneau</font></i></font></b><div><font face="georgia, serif">Town Planner</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">10 Pearl Street<br>Stoughton, MA 02072<br>(781) 341-1300 x9201</font></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM Matthew Heins via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone else in MassPlanners been in this situation? Can anyone give me advice about how the state law is interpreted?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Matthew Heins<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:mheins@townofpembrokemass.org" target="_blank">mheins@townofpembrokemass.org</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 781-709-1433 / Fax: 781-709-1453<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Address: Office of the Planning Board, Pembroke Town Hall, 100 Center St., Pembroke, MA 02359<u></u><u></u></p>
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