Holliston June 2020

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Senior Classic Lacrosse
Tournament Tentatively
Scheduled for July
By Christopher Tremblay
On Friday April 24, the Massachusetts
Interscholastic Athletic
Association announced that all
high school sports for the spring
season would be called off following
the announcement of Governor
Charlie Baker closing schools
in the state for the remainder of
the year.
While the high school spring
sport seasons came to a sudden
end due to the Coronavirus, the
Eastern Massachusetts Lacrosse
Coaches Association (EMLCA)
announced that they were planning
on hosting the first ever
Senior Classic, a tournament
for male lacrosse players across
Eastern Massachusetts.
The Senior Classic is tentatively
set to be hosted at three
sites across the state and is slated
to begin on July 19. The goal of
the tournament is to keep the
numbers low while allowing
coaches across the state to make
decisions for other possible tournaments
in the future for the
programs, boys and girls. The
two-day tournament would be
held in three divisions based on
school size and MIAA divisions.
Each team would be composed
of 10 or more players, and if a
school can not reach that number
within its own school, it may
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Although this tournament is
not what anyone was hoping for,
but it not only would allow some
senior athletes to come together
one last time, it’s better than not
having anything at all. Hope of
having a spring season was taken
away from the schools with Governor
Baker’s announcement,
and at this point, this is an idea
that will allow some senior lacrosse
players some hope.
The EMLCA has put the
wheels in motion, and these senior
lacrosse players now have a
glimmer of hope that they will
get to play in one last tournament
before they move on from
high school.
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Legislature Acts to Allow Virtual Notarization
On April 27th, Governor
Baker signed legislation passed
in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives and the Senate
to authorize notary publics
to perform notary actions using
video conferencing during the
COVID-19 public health emergency.
“During the public health
emergency, it has been difficult
for the public to process certain
legal transactions especially those
on behalf of those who are sick
or dying, therefore the Legislature
acted to ensure notaries
can conduct business virtually in
order to adhere to physical distancing
measures,” said Speaker
Robert DeLeo (D – Winthrop).
“We must make sure that families,
individuals, and businesses
can execute wills, proxies, real
estate transactions, and other
important documents during the
COVID-19 public health crisis. I
am grateful to Chairs Michlewitz
and Cronin for their work to act
on this important issue.”
"Allowing for virtual notarization
will mean important
legal transactions can continue
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unimpeded, which is good for
our economy and the Commonwealth
as a whole," stated Senate
President Karen E. Spilka
(D-Ashland). "I am pleased to
see this legislation advance as it
will provide a safe alternative for
residents and businesses during
this public health crisis. I'd like
to thank Senators Michael Rodrigues,
John Keenan, Minority
Leader Bruce Tarr as well as
Speaker DeLeo and our House
partners for their collaboration
on this issue."
The legislation applies requirements
for authorized notary
publics to use electronic video
conferencing for documents requiring
notarization including
those related to a mortgage or
other conveyance of title to real
estate, will, nomination of guardian
or conservator, caregiver
authorization affidavit, trust,
durable power of attorney, or
health care proxy.
The legislation includes the
following provisions, which will
be in place until three business
days after termination of the
March 10, 2020 declaration of a
State of Emergency:
• Authorizes a notary public
appointed under the laws of
the Commonwealth to perform
an acknowledgement,
affirmation or other notarial
act using video conferencing
in real time;
• Makes valid notarial acts using
video conferencing when the
notary public and each principal
are physically located
within the Commonwealth
as well as other provisions;
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• Requires notaries to record
the video conference and retain
a copy of the conference;
and related documentation
for 10 years.