Ted Claydon Receives Worthington’s Golden Cane

Worthington Council on Aging awarded Ted Claydon with the distinguished oldest resident Golden Cane Award. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, August 26, in the beautiful garden behind Jerrilee Cane and Ted Claydon’s home. It was a beautiful late summer afternoon with many friends, socially distanced, witnessing this special event. Worthington selectman, Steve Smith, presented …

Cultural Grants Available

Effective October 1-November 16, 2020, the Worthington Cultural Council is accepting applications from organizations, schools and individuals for grants that support cultural activities in the community in 2021. We place a special emphasis on projects that serve school-age children and the elderly, and are seeking to expand the types of projects funded to include more …

Micro-enterprise grant funding and assistance with food purchases now available!

The Hilltown CDC, on behalf of the Town of Ashfield, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Worthington currently has two new programs of interest for residents: The Micro-Enterprise Relief Program which offers grants to business owners with 5 or less employees that have been negatively affected by COVID-19 and the …

2nd Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Worthington

​From​ ​the​ ​Worthington​ ​Board​ ​of​ ​Health​  ​(October​ ​1,​ ​2020) There​ ​was​ ​a​ ​second​ ​positive​ ​reported​ ​for​ ​Worthington​ ​last​ ​week.​ ​Theperson​ ​​ ​has​ ​no​ ​symptoms​ ​and​ ​tested​ ​negative​ ​on​ ​a​ ​second​ ​test​ ​performed​ ​two days​ ​later.​ ​They​ ​​ ​have,​ ​nonetheless,​ ​remained​ ​in​ ​isolation​ ​andtheir​ ​close​ ​contacts​ ​will​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​self-quarantine​ ​for​ ​the​ ​required14​ ​days.

Job Posting – Assistant Secretary

The Town of Worthington is seeking an Assistant Secretary to the Selectboard’s Executive Assistant, to work five hours per week.  The successful candidate will have excellent written, verbal, and telephone skills, will be able to communicate effectively with other municipal employees and the general public, and be familiar with Word, Excel, e-mail, and internet applications. …

Comcast Xfinity Tent Event

Get details about Xfinity and sign up at our socially distanced event! WHERE: R. H. Conwell Elementary School – outside 147 Huntington Rd, Worthington, MA 01098 WHEN: Saturday, September 26TH 2020 11 am – 2 pm WHO: Anyone located on the streets below in Worthington MA Old Post Rd. West. St. Williamsburg Rd. Thayer Hill Rd. …

First Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Worthington

The Worthington Board of Health received notification on 9/19/2020 of a positive case of COVID-19 in a local resident. Isolation and family quarantine procedures are in place and contact tracing initiated. There is no reported relationship with the school or the Maples. Please continue to maintain vigilance and to practice hand-washing, mask-wearing, social distancing, and …