Category: News & Announcements

Dear Worthington School Community: In just three short weeks, our school will experience the energy and excitement of a new school year.  Classroom teachers are beginning to set up their classrooms, and shortly you will receive their back-to-school letters with information about the 2021-2022 school year.   In addition to those letters, I wanted to share …

FROM THE WORTHINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH With regard to COVID-19 infections, the following health threats now exist: there has been a recent surge in COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts and throughout the United States due to the Delta variant; there is an increased risk of illness, hospitalization, and deaths among unvaccinated children and young adults from …

The average US citizen throws away 81 pounds of clothing a year. 95% of those textiles whether worn or torn can be recycled. Yet only 15% gets donated or recycled. The remaining 85% goes to land fills. The Hilltown  Resource  Management  Cooperative  (HRMC)  reminds  residents that any clothing or household textile, as long as it …

Reminder: The due date for 2021/22 Transfer Station registration is August 15, 2021. Please be sure to fill out the Application and pay the appropriate fees. The 2022 Disposal Sticker Application is available here. You can leave your completed application with payment in the Dropbox outside the door at Town Hall or mail it to:Disposal …

HRMC announces regional HHW Events includingThe Annual HRMC HHW CollectionSaturday, October 23, 2021 from 9 a.m. until noon. Once a year, the HRMC holds a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Eventfor residents of the HRMC member communities. The 2021 event will take place onOctober 23 in Westhampton. Pre-registration is required for this event and willtake …

Smoke plumes from the far west and Canada have converged to create haze and poor air quality in our area. The problem is caused by the small sized particulate matter (PM2.5) which is released during wildfires and widely dispersed by clouds and wind . PM2.5 is dangerous to human health and can increase the risk …

The current state data regarding levels of vaccinations in Worthington is shown below. While seniors have a very  high vaccination rate; over half the town’s residents (those between the ages of 30 and 64) have relatively low rates.  Many of you have been reading about the Delta variant that has now become dominant in the …

Mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus have been found in Suffolk (Boston area), Plymouth and Barnstable (Cape Cod) counties. If you are traveling to these areas, please make sure you take mosquito repellent with you and use it when outdoors, especially at dusk and dawn. West Nile Virus is a nasty disease, with a high rate of …