Author: Charley Rose

October 7, 2020 In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; the rising incidence of cases in both Worthington, the state and the nation in general; and the recognition of aerosol transmission of the virus, the Worthington Board of Health has determined that there will be no indoor events at the Town Hall to celebrate Halloween.  …

Good Morning Community: We enjoyed another beautiful fall weekend. My niece and nephew (2 yrs and 5yrs old) came for a visit this weekend, and we hiked in our backwoods, decorated the porch with fall colored mums, and made homemade applesauce. It was a fun-filled weekend! I am so happy with how things have been …

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 …

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 …