Fire district meeting delayed to June

TURNERS FALLS — The annual meeting of the Turners Falls Fire District, which was originally planned for Tuesday, April 21, has been rescheduled to June 16 as a result of coronavirus restrictions. A warrant has not been finalized.

District Accountant Eileen Tela said the scheduled meetings of the Prudential Committee have also not been able to happen.

Annual Stash Bash postponed

TURNERS FALLS — The sixth annual Stash Bash, originally planned for Saturday, April 18, has been postponed, tentatively, until May 30. The event, typically held at Our Lady of Peace Church, offers yarn, craft supplies, buttons, fabric, scrapbooking supplies, beads, thread and more for sale.

Hydrant flushing starts next week

ERVING — The Water Department will be flushing hydrants, starting on Tuesday, April 21, and will continue to do so until the process is complete. Hours of flushing will be 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Town business delayed to June

GILL — The town election has been rescheduled to June 22 to work around current restrictions on public activity due to the coronavirus crisis.

A date for Annual Town Meeting has not been set, but it will definitely not be the traditional first Monday of May, said Town Administrator Ray Purington. Optimistically, he said, the town can hope to have it in June.