I know we are all anxious for an update regarding the Comcast buildout and eventual service. It’s the first question I get from most people in town and I do finally have updated information. I’ll try not to bury the lead here and cut to the chase. It now looks like we aren’t likely to …
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Night of the Living Dead V
Saturday, September 7, at 7:00pm Center Cemetery, Sam Hill RoadApproximately half a mile west of Route 112, between Route 112 and West Street. Free admission. In 2014 the longtime residents of Center Cemetery emerged from their graves to share their inextinguishable memories with the living. Other residents were envious and have waited five years for …
Worthington Historical Commission Vacancies
The Worthington Historical Commission was created by Town Meeting in 1973. It consists of five members who serve staggered three year terms. No new appointments have been made in several years, and there are no current members of the Commission. We’ve had some interest in reviving this commission with new appointees. These are voluntary unpaid …
Ireland Street Bridge is Open!
While there is still some work going on, the new Ireland Street Bridge is back! Yeah!!!! Thanks to Doug Fisher and the Chesterfield Historical Society for the historical photos of various iterations of the bridge over the years.
Old North Road Cell Tower Update
We’ve had a number of inquiries about the proposed cell tower off Old North Road. The Worthington Planning Board approved their application and the Zoning Board of Appeals approved their request to extend the tower 50 feet higher than our Zoning By-Laws allow several months ago. The company that is building the tower is under …
Fall Mountain Air – A Trip to Mount Greylock
September 27, 2019 Enjoy lunch at the Lakeside Restaurant on Pontoosuc Lake following your mountain advernture. (Lunch tabs will be handled on an individual basis.) $8 includes Easy Ride cost and expenses. Meet the Easy Ride Van at 9am at the Worthington Congregational Church. The bus will return at 4pm. For more information and to …
Call for Entries – Worthington Cultural Council
Apply with your community based project in the arts, sciences and humanities between September 1 & October 15, 2019. mass-culture.org/worthington
R. H. Conwell Roofing Begins
You may have noticed the yellow caution tape around the R. H. Conwell Elementary School in the last few weeks. Work has begun on reroofing most of the school. The roof was damaged during a wind storm last winter and insurance coverage is allowing us to replace all the shingled roofing and repair the flat …
South Worthington Conwell Sunday
Please join us at the South Worthington Historic Church this Sunday 8/18 from 2:00-3:00 for our traditional Conwell Sunday (aka South Worthington Sunday) gathering! This year, we are especially pleased to have historian Dennis Picard who will share with us a living history presentation entitled “Run Away from His Master: A Journey on the Underground …