Turners Falls accepted for post-pandemic economic recovery program The Shea Theater Arts Center and other businesses on Avenue A in Turners Falls. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Published: 3/5/2021 2:20:08 PM TURNERS FALLS — A state program to support post-pandemic recovery of downtown business districts has accepted Turners Falls for a grant that will be put toward revitalizing the village’s business community. “We were just hitting our stride around when COVID hit,” Montague Town Planner Walter Ramsey said of Turners Falls’ development. “Things were going well.” Now, one year later, many local businesses are struggling, he said. This state program, offered by the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative, aims to help business districts recover by providing a consultant to help create strategies for achieving community goals.