BLANDFORD, Mass. — State Senator Paul W. Mark and state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga invite the public to a "ReMarks and Refreshments" forum on Friday, February 23.

 

The legislators welcome the public to ask questions or offer up comments about opportunities and/or challenges facing the Town of Blandford and Western Massachusetts. Senator Mark and Representative Boldyga will also share some legislative updates from the State House.

 

This event is open to the public and will be held at Blandford Town Hall, 1 Russell Stage Road, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

 

Senator Mark's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District consists of 57 municipalities in western Massachusetts. He is the chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development; the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; and the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation.

 

Representative Boldyga's Third Hampden District consists of the Hampden County towns of Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick and Tolland; Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the city of Agawam; and the Hampshire County towns of Huntington and Middlefield. He is the Ranking Minority on the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs.

The Blandford ReMarks and Refreshments event is one in a series of public forums Senator Mark is organizing in an effort to reach all 57 communities.