SHELBURNE — Nomination papers for this year’s town election will be available starting March 4, and must be returned to the Town Clerk’s Office by April 4.
According to a notice from Town Clerk Joe Judd, positions on the ballot are:
■One Selectboard seat, three-year term.
■Two assessor seats, one with a three-year term and one with a one-year term.
■Town clerk, one-year term.
■Moderator, one-year term.
■Two Shelburne Free Public Library trustees, each with three-year terms.
■Two Planning Board seats, one with a five-year term and one with a two-year term.
■Two Recreation Committee seats, one with a five-year term and one with a four-year term.
■One Housing Authority seat, two-year term.
■Tree warden, one-year term.
■One Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee position, three-year term.
■Constable, three-year term.
With questions, contact Judd at 413-625-0300, ext. 3 or townclerk@townofshelburnema.gov.
SHELBURNE FALLS — Worcester artist Jennifer Davis Carey’s exhibit “Redemption” will be on display from March 3 to May 2 at the Salmon Falls Gallery, located at 1 Ashfield St.
According to a press release from the gallery, Davis Carey has taken 1,850 daguerreotypes of enslaved people, recreated the images in enamel and given each subject clothes in two versions: one work depicting each person in Victorian clothes of the era in America and another showing them in African dress.
As part of the exhibit, the original daguerreotypes will be contained in a box that visitors can open if they choose, the release continues. Historical documentation related to each enslaved person will also be available.
There will be an artist’s talk and reception on Saturday, March 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.
For more information, visit SalmonFallsGallery.com or call 413-625-9833. The gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SHELBURNE FALLS — Joan Livingston, author of the mystery series featuring Isabel Long, will talk about her books and her life as a journalist and editor at the March 9 meeting of the Shelburne Falls Area Women’s Club, to be held in the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center at 4 p.m.
In her talk, titled “Having My Way With It,” Livingston will read excerpts from her books and reflect on how working as a journalist in the western Massachusetts hilltowns has inspired both plots and characters in her fiction. Livingston recently retired as editor-in-chief of the Greenfield Recorder, Daily Hampshire Gazette and Athol Daily News.
Livingston’s talk is open to the public and free to attend. Masks are optional.
Copies of Livingston’s books will be available for sale at a discounted rate (cash and check only) and she will sign copies of her books immediately following the talk.