The Stoddard Bergen Fire Department Firefighters Labor Day Picnic Fundraiser will not be held in the Stoddard Village Park this year.
According to a letter that was sent to members of the community and published on the fire department’s website, the decision to cancel the 61st annual event was made “based on several factors, all of which could impact the health and safety of our community: Roadwork construction on Hwy. 162; heavy equipment coming in and out of the Stoddard Park; roadwork construction into and out of Stoddard; COVID-19.”
The fire department, which has been serving the village of Stoddard, the town of Bergen and surrounding communities since 1943, is planning fundraisers to replace the money raised at the Labor Day picnic.