Rep. Kate Hogan

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the town of Stow and its related groups to publish legal notices online instead of exclusively in print newspapers. It permits notices to appear on local newspaper websites, specific digital news platforms, a statewide repository, or a town-wide website, provided these digital options meet established criteria. The legislation ensures that these new digital methods do not change the required timing for when notices must be published.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the town of Maynard to create and enforce local rules that ban or limit the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on both public and private property within the town. The legislation allows Maynard to implement these restrictions through ordinances or by-laws, overriding any conflicting state laws that might otherwise permit such use. The measure takes effect immediately upon passage, giving the town direct authority to control these specific rodenticides without needing additional state approval.