You may also challenge the Colleges response by filing a petition with the Supervisor of Records, Secretary oftheCommonwealth, Public Records Division, McCormack Building, One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, MA 02108. You may also seek judicial review by filing a civil action in Suffolk Superior Court.
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Specifically, I seek the following: Copies of any challenges, reconsideration requests, complaints, or other similar communications from members of the public regarding materials in the collection of your municipalitys library system to library staff or administration, broadly construed, between 1 January 2021 and the present day.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manga Arthur Supervisor of Records June 26, 2023 SPR23/1260 Chief Craig DeSantis Town of Lee Police Department 32 Main Street Lee, MA 01238 Dear Chief DeSantis: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond, of the Bramanville Tribune, appealing the response of the Hanson Police Department (Department) to his request for public records.
Att'y Gen. 157, 165 (May 18, 1977) (custodian is not obliged to create a record in response to a request for information); see also A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, Secretary of theCommonwealth, Division of Public Records, p. 7 (January 2013) (hereinafter Public Records Guide). As a result, the Department is unable to respond to your request in its entirety.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manga Arthur Supervisor of Records June 26, 2023 SPR23/1260 Chief Craig DeSantis Town of Lee Police Department 32 Main Street Lee, MA 01238 Dear Chief DeSantis: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond, of the Bramanville Tribune, appealing the response of the Hanson Police Department (Department) to his request for public records.
Att'y Gen. 157, 165 (May 18, 1977) (custodian is not obliged to create a record in response to a request for information); see also A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, Secretary of theCommonwealth, Division of Public Records, p. 7 (January 2013) (hereinafter Public Records Guide). As a result, the Department is unable to respond to your request in its entirety.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 29, 2022 SPR22/2962 Mr. Jonathan Gerhardson VIA EMAIL MA Dear Mr. Jonathan Gerhardson: I have received your letter appealing the response of the Northampton Public Schools to your request for records. I have directed a member of my staff, Connor McElroy, to review this matter.
I would like the Secretary oftheCommonwealth's office to weigh in on this matter, as I do not believe Northampton is acting in good faith. I have also CC'd the ACLU of Massachusetts, who I hope might throw their hat in the ring to provide me with some respite from the barrage of legal harassment I've received in the course of attempting to simply do my job as a reporter working for the intersts of the people of the Commenwealth.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 9, 2023 SPR22/2962 Michele L. Jarvis Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Northampton Public Schools 212 Main Street, 2nd Floor Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Ms.
Sincerely, Connor McElroy Office of the Secretary oftheCommonwealth 1 Public Records Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1719 Boston, MA 02108 Tel: (617) 727-2832 Email: Connor.Mcelroy@sec.state.ma.us 2
Please note that per the Secretary of theCommonwealth's Guide "An RAO may not recover fees associated with record organization." The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 business days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing. Sincerely, Jonathan Gerhardson jon.gerhardson@gmail.com 1 413-252-9433 -- Michele L.
Sincerely, Connor McElroy Office of the Secretary oftheCommonwealth Public Records Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1719 Boston, MA 02108 Tel: (617) 727-2832 Email: Connor.Mcelroy@sec.state.ma.us 2
I urge the Secretary oftheCommonwealth's Office to please take into consideration that I am not a lawyer, and while I have done my best to educate myself about the public records law, there may be additional reasons that this response is still unsatisfactory. My reasonings are such: 1. No specific reasons are given for redacted documents, they must cite a specific exemption for each redaction. 2.
I urge the Secretary oftheCommonwealth's Office to please take into consideration that I am not a lawyer, and while I have done my best to educate myself about the public records law, there may be additional reasons that this response is still unsatisfactory. My reasonings are such: 1. No specific reasons are given for redacted documents, they must cite a specific exemption for each redaction. 2.
I urge the Secretary oftheCommonwealth's Office to please take into consideration that I am not a lawyer, and while I have done my best to educate myself about the public records law, there may be additional reasons that this response is still unsatisfactory. My reasonings are such: 1. No specific reasons are given for redacted documents, they must cite a specific exemption for each redaction. 2.
Please note that per the Secretary of theCommonwealth's Guide "An RAO may not recover fees associated with record organization." The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 business days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing. Sincerely, Jonathan Gerhardson jon.gerhardson@gmail.com 413-252-9433 2 -- Michele L.
Senior Attorney Office of the Secretary of theCommonwealth Public Records Division Dear Attorney Puccini: This communication is in response to a compliance inquiry regarding SPR20/0128 that you sent to Annie Thompson, the Northampton Public Schools Committee Clerk & Assistant to the Superintendent, yesterday. Please be advised that in me and my Firm represent the Northampton Public Schools in this matter.
See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, February 2022, published by the Secretary of theCommonwealth, at page 41. As permitted by law, certain information may be withheld or redacted under exemptions to the Public Records Law, other applicable provisions of law, and/or common law privileges, such as the attorney-client privilege. See, e.g., G.L. c. 4, 7(26); Suffolk Construction Co. v.
Supervisor of Records Office of the Secretary of theCommonwealth McCormack Building, Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 CC: Daniel Bruce - dbruce@essexma.org Pamela Thorne - pthorne@essexma.org To Whom It May Concern: Please treat this as an official appeal regarding the outcome of a public records request made on 26 April 2023 to Essex (hereby referred to as municipality) and the Essex Police Department (hereby referred to as PD).
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 2, 2023 SPR23/1163 Jeff Raymond Bramanville Tribune 1 Coldbrook Road Millbury, MA 01527 Dear Jeff Raymond: I have received your letter appealing the response of the Town of Essex Police Department to your request for records.
Supervisor of Records Office of the Secretary of theCommonwealth McCormack Building, Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 CC: Daniel Bruce - dbruce@essexma.org Pamela Thorne - pthorne@essexma.org To Whom It May Concern: Please treat this as an official appeal regarding the outcome of a public records request made on 26 April 2023 to Essex (hereby referred to as municipality) and the Essex Police Department (hereby referred to as PD).
See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, February 2022, published by the Secretary oftheCommonwealth, at page 41. Based on the Departments review of your request and its records, the Department has certain records responsive to your request.
Supervisor of Records Office of the Secretary of theCommonwealth McCormack Building, Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 CC: Daniel Bruce - dbruce@essexma.org Pamela Thorne - pthorne@essexma.org To Whom It May Concern: Please treat this as an official appeal regarding the outcome of a public records request made on 26 April 2023 to Essex (hereby referred to as municipality) and the Essex Police Department (hereby referred to as PD).
Supervisor of Records Office of the Secretary of theCommonwealth McCormack Building, Room 1719 One Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108 CC: publicrecords@cambridgema.gov To Whom It May Concern: Please treat this as an official appeal regarding the outcome of a public records request made on 9 April 2023 to the City of Cambridge (hereby referred to as municipality) and the Cambridge Police Department (hereby referred to as PD).
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 27, 2023 SPR23/1302 Chief Michael A.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary ofthe Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 5, 2023 SPR23/1345 James Falvey, Chief of Police Milford Police Department 250 Main Street Milford, MA 01757 Dear Chief Falvey: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond, of the Bramanville Tribune, appealing the response of the Milford Police Department (Department) to his request for public records