Nomination papers available for town election
MONTAGUE — Nomination papers for the annual town election are available at Montague Town Hall, 1 Avenue A, until Thursday, March 26, at 5 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s Office.
Nomination papers must be returned to the Town Clerk’s Office no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. The election will take place on Tuesday, May 19, and the deadline to register to vote is Saturday, May 9. Positions up for election include:
- Selectboard, one seat with a three-year term.
- Board of Assessors, one seat with a three-year term.
- Board of Health, one seat with a three-year term.
- Parks & Recreation Commission, one seat with a three-year term.
- Library trustees, three seats with three-year terms.
- Library trustee, one seat with a two-year term.
- Moderator, one-year term.
- Montague Housing Authority, one seat with a five-year term.
- One non-veteran position on the Soldiers Memorial Committee, three-year term.
- One veteran position on the Soldiers Memorial Committee, three-year term.
- Seven Town Meeting members from each precinct with three-year terms.
- Two Town Meeting members for Precinct 3 with one-year terms.
- One Town Meeting member for Precinct 6 with a one-year term.
Nomination papers for Gill-Montague Regional School District School Committee seats are provided by the Superintendent’s Office at 35 Crocker Ave. Turners Falls.
The Town Clerk’s Office is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 413-863-3200, ext. 203.
Clinical & Support Options to visit The Brick House
TURNERS FALLS — The Brick House Community Resource Center at 24 Third St. will welcome Clinical & Support Options (CSO) on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m.
Guests can learn about the programs that the behavioral and mental health services nonprofit offers in the community and ask questions. To RSVP, contact Stacey Langknecht at 413-800-2496 or slangknecht@brickhousecommunity.org.
Mosaic workshop coming to Discovery Center
TURNERS FALLS — A free art program at the Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, will provide materials for guests to make and take home their own mosaics inspired by wintertime nature on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Instructions on building the mosaics will be provided, along with tile, pebbles, marbles and glue. The program is for adults, teens and children ages 6 and up, accompanied by an adult.