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the town was deposited by the U. S. Postal Service in a post <br /> office box in the town' s name; that, when certified mail is <br /> < directed to the town a notification to that effect is deposited <br /> in this post office box alerting the town that some town agent <br /> must sign for the certified mail at the counter of the post <br /> office; that, frequently the town, through one of its agents, <br /> does not pick up and sign for certified mail until several days <br /> 'r after notice of receipt of such mail has been placed in the <br /> town' s post office box. Plaintiff , therefore, contends that it <br /> should be inferred that his "Petition on Appeal" was received, <br /> or , at least constructively received, by the town in a timely <br /> manner not later than May 28 , 1974 , the same day upon which the <br /> plaintiff ' s "Petition on Appeal" was received and docketed by <br /> the clerk of the Superior Court of Barnstable County, which date <br /> was the twentieth day from the filing of the board of appeal' s <br /> - decision. This portion of the affidavit, filed by the <br /> plaintiff ' s counsel. on the day of the hearing opposing the <br /> motion for summary judgment, does not comply with Mass. R. Civ. <br /> P. 56 (e) since it is not based on the personal knowledge of the <br /> affiant. Therefori;` in accord with the ,principlawsot forth in <br /> Shapiro Equipment' Corporation v.,- Morr;)s Ke } Bon Co'struotion <br /> Corp. , 369 Mass. 968 (1976.) and.'StantonrI'ndustries, Inc. v. <br /> Columbus Mills, Inc. , 4 Mass. App. Ct. 793 (1976) , I disregard <br /> those portions of the affidavit of plaintiff' s counsel which are <br /> 5 - <br />