Author: Charley Rose

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 …

​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.

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. …

Dear Community: I cannot believe we are already entering the month of October! Throughout western Massachusetts, the fall colors are certainly in bloom! My drive into Worthington is ever changing! During the beginning of each new season, I am always so excited to cook with the seasonal vegetables. This year my eggplant ended up being …

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. …

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 …

Dear Community: What a beautiful weekend!  Yesterday, I took a scenic drive through Vermont and the foliage is beginning to change the further north you drive.  This is one of my favorite times of the year!  And, it looks like another perfect weather week for outdoor learning.  However, please remember that the mornings are chilly …

Thanks to the generous support of several of our member-owners, the Creamery is pleased to offer another free community dinner on Sunday, September 27th. We would like to prioritize this round of free dinners to front line service workers in the Hilltowns such as first responders, firefighters, police officers, clergy, and health care, postal, government, …

The Worthington Library has at long last created an online catalog of our holdings. While we are nowhere near done adding the older books in our collection to the WebOPAC, patrons can find most of our newer items online. The URL is: https://18652.rmwebopac.com This is listed on our website and FaceBook page, as well. No …