Ashfield mask
mandate ends March 14
ASHFIELD — The townwide mask mandate ends March 14, following a Feb. 23 vote by the Board of Health.
HAWLEY — The Selectboard has rescinded the mask mandate at the Town Office until further notice for people who have been vaccinated. Those who have not been vaccinated are asked to continue to wear a mask.
COLRAIN — The Selectboard voted last week to rescind the mask mandate for all town-owned buildings and replace it with a mask advisory, effective March 9.
The Selectboard advises that fully vaccinated residents should still wear a mask when indoors if they have a weakened immune system; if they are at increased risk for severe disease due to age or an underlying medical condition; or if someone in their household has a weakened immune system, is at increased risk for severe disease or is unvaccinated against COVID-19.
For those who are not fully vaccinated, the Selectboard advises it is important to continue to wear a mask.
CHARLEMONT — Nomination papers for the May 24 town election are available and must be returned to Town Clerk Kathy Reynolds no later than Tuesday, April 19.
The following positions will appear on the ballot:
■One Selectboard seat, three-year term.
■Moderator, one-year term.
■One Board of Assessors member, three-year term.
■One Hawlemont Regional School District School Committee seat, three-year term.
■Two Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee positions, one with a three-year term and one with a two-year term.
■One Local Education Council seat, two-year term.
■Tree warden, one-year term.
■Two Planning Board positions, one with a three-year term and one with a two-year term.
■One Board of Health member, three-year term.
■One Tyler Memorial Library trustee, three-year term.
■One Parks and Recreation Commission seat, five-year term.
■Constable, three-year term.
To obtain nomination papers, contact Reynolds at 413-339-4335, ext. 7.