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As​ ​of​ ​Thursday,​ ​February​ ​18,​ ​2021,​ ​vaccine​ ​eligibility​ ​has​ ​been​ ​expanded​ ​to​ ​anyone​ ​aged​ ​65​ ​or​ ​older​ ​and​ ​those​ ​with​ ​two​ ​or​ ​more​ ​”qualifying”​ ​diseases.​ ​Including: moderate and severe asthma cancer chronic kidney disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Down syndrome heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies immunocompromised state from organ transplant obesity and severe obesity pregnancy sickle cell disease smoking type 2 diabetes See​ ​https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html​ ​ for​ ​more​ ​information.​  ​Appointments​ ​are​ ​still​ ​required.​ ​Please​ ​call​ ​your​ ​primary​ ​care​ ​provider​ ​or​ ​go​ ​to​ ​https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-vaccination-locations​ ​ to locate​ ​a​ ​vaccination​ ​site. You can also call 2-1-1 to …

Worthington currently has a zoning requirement of 2 acres and 400 ft of frontage on a street, private or public, in order to build a residence. Some people find this frontage requirement to be particularly onerous. Other towns in our area have frontage requirements ranging from 200 ft (Chesterfield and Cummington) to 300 ft (Plainfield). …

Greetings Community, Happy Friday! It’s been so wonderful seeing all the kids and hearing about their winter vacation. This week in the classroom, students and teachers re-established routines and new year expectations for learning. A friendly reminder to please send your child in with warm clothes, boots, hats and mittens and extra masks! Please follow …

Greetings Community, Happy New Year! Hope you and your family had a nice holiday season. It’s such a relief to have 2020 in the rear view mirror! With this new year, I am hopeful with the distribution of the COVID vaccine, but the virus is still very present and health officials are reporting a second …

The Council on Aging Holiday Luncheon originally scheduled for Thursday, December 17 has been rescheduled for Monday, December 21 due to the expected snow storm. The luncheon is curbside pickup at the Rabbit Hole Restaurant at the Fiddlehead Inn from 11am – 1pm on Monday, December 21, 2020. If you have a reservation and need …

The Rabbit Hole will be collecting New unwrapped toys, gift cards and clothing for children 2-16. Proceeds go to “True Christmas”. Last year they provided gifts for 177 children. Gifts will be collected until Friday 12/18. True Christmas is a local 501(C)(3) non-profit organization, located in western Massachusetts. Our vision is simply to make Christmas …

The Worthington Board of Health has been alerted to four new positive COVID-19 cases in the last week. In one case the exposure was college-related; the other three cases have an unknown source but are connected to each other. All positive cases are in isolation and under care; contact tracing and additional testing is ongoing. …