Attorney Ilana M. Quirk will once again present the popular segment on “Recent Court Decisions” at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors held in Amherst at the historic Lord Jeffery Inn. Attorney Quirk will highlight the court decisions of relevance and interest to municipal... read more
Attorney John W. Giorgio will be presenting a talk on legal strategies for implementing regional wastewater solutions as part of the two-day Second Annual Cape Coastal Conference entitled, “State of the Cape: Implementing Strategies to Improve Water Quality and Build Coastal Resilience.” This event is co-sponsored by the Wasquoit... read more
Attorney Michele Randazzo will present a program on CORI Reform at the Massachusetts National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Annual Conference and Exhibition, in Hyannis, MA. This is in follow up to the recent webinar Michele and Attorney Janelle Austin presented, entitled “What Municipalities and Public Entities... read more
Attorney Elizabeth A. Lane will present a training session at the 10th Annual Building Officials Educational conference held on May 7 and 8 at the Taunton Holiday Inn. Attorney Lane will outline the basic law in the area of agricultural uses under G.L. c. 40A, the Zoning Act, as... read more
Attorney Michele Randazzo will lead a discussion on CORI Reform, at the next meeting of the Small Town Administrators in Massachusetts (STAM), in Lanesborough, MA. This is in follow up to the recent webinar Michele and Attorney Janelle Austin presented, entitled “What Municipalities and Public Entities Should Know about... read more
Attorney Lauren Goldberg will be the Guest Speaker at the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Municipal Breakfast. The Breakfast will be held between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Attorney Goldberg will be speaking on the subject of Data Security.
Attorneys Michele Randazzo and Janelle Austin will host a complimentary webinar on the topic of “What Municipalities and Public Entities Should Know about CORI Reform in Massachusetts.” Please join them for an informative discussion of the recently-expanded Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Criminal Offender Record Information (“CORI”) regulations,... read more
Attorney Patricia Cantor will be presenting at the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Annual Conference on March 15, 2014. Since the Medical Marijuana Act, Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012, went into effect on January 1, 2013, the Department of Public Health has issued comprehensive regulations and approved 20... read more
Attorney Carolyn Murray will be presenting at the Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Annual Conference on March 15, 2014. For newer board members, this course addresses the history and purposes of zoning, adoption of zoning bylaws, variances and special permits, public hearing and voting requirements and other key procedural requirements.... read more
February 3, 2014: It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces at the Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show on January 24-25 in Boston. We prepared several new updates for the meeting, which were found at both of our trade show booths. The topics covered a... read more