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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN seal No. 15 TL 001852 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and to Robert Leroy Harrington, deceased, now or formerly of Springfield, Hampden County, and said Commonwealth; Elizabeth Harrington, and Mackenzie Harrington, both now or formerly of Foxborough, Norfolk County, and said Commonwealth; Peggy Lee Harrington, individually and as guardian for James E. Harrington, also known as Jim Harrington, Bobbie L. Harrington, III, Anthony L. Harrington, all now formerly of Pittsfield, and Mark A. Harrington, now or formerly of Hinsdale, both in Berkshire County, and said Commonwealth; Robin Ann Harrington, now or formerly of Amherst, Hampshire County, and said Commonwealth; Victoria Harrington, now or formerly of Hialeah, in the State of Florida; Debbie Lee Harrington, now or formerly of Santa Maria, in the State of California; Vivan Harrington, also known as Vivian Harrington, now or formerly of Austin, in the State of Texas; Nancy A. Harrington-Lobik, as guardian for James E. Harrington, also known as Jim Harrington, now or formerly of Rome, in the State of Georgia; or their heirs, devisees, legal representatives, successors, and assigns: A Complaint has been filed by the Plaintiff Town of Adams. The Complaint asks the Court to enter a judgment ending any ownership rights or interests in the land described below. The Complaint is about one parcel of land located in the Town of Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, described in the Complaint as follows: Land in the Town of Adams, with the buildings and structures thereon, located at 146 Columbia Street, identified on Adams Assessors as Map 107 Parcel 116, containing 3,485 sq. ft., more or less; as further described in the Berkshire Registry of Deeds Book 738 Page 1111. To respond to the Complaint, you or your attorney must take these steps by the Deadline to Answer, which is the sixteenth day of November in the year two thousand and twenty-six. First, prepare a written Answer. You may write your own Answer or use the form or the online guided interview program on the Court website. Second, file your Answer with the Land Court Recorder's Office, or in the Assistant Recorder's Office at the Registry of Deeds where the land is located, or using the Court's online eFiling system. Third, serve a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff by mail or e-mail. If you do not answer the Complaint by the above Deadline to Answer, this Court will find you in default. You may lose the chance to answer or dispute the facts listed in the Complaint or pay the taxes owed. You may lose all ownership rights or interest in the land described above. If a judgment of foreclosure is entered, you will lose ownership of your property. If the property is worth more than the amount owed to cover the tax debt and foreclosure costs, you may be entitled to receive any remaining funds (excess equity) from the Plaintiff. It is ordered that this citation be published right away, once in Berkshire Eagle a newspaper published in Pittsfield. Witness, GORDON H. PIPER, Esquire, Chief Justice of said Court, this twenty-first day of September in the year two thousand and twenty-six. Attest with Seal of said Court. Deborah J. Patterson Recorder Plaintiff's Attorney: Ronald J. Berenson, Esq., Law Office of Ronald J. Berenson, 116 Pleasant St, Easthampton, MA 01027 Tel: (413) 529-9936 Ad# 104992 09/24/2026