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August 16, 2020 Dear Community: What a busy couple of weeks its been preparing to come back this fall!  I am very appreciative to all the parents who joined the Thursday night school committee and who have reached out since then with clarifying questions about reopening.  Below I have highlighted some of the trending questions …

The Council on Aging is sponsoring free Tai Chi classes, properly social distanced, on the Town Hall lawn. The next free class is Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 9:30am

The Hilltown Mobile Market continues to run through October and is the place to get all your locally-grown fruits and vegetables for the rest of the season!   Thursdays in Worthington at The Maples, 48 Old North Road from 2-3:30pm. Here’s some of what you can find at the market this week:  Yellow Squash/ZucchiniCucumberKale/ChardSalad MixCarrotsTomatoes/ Cherry Tomatoes Bell PepperString BeanPeachesCornGarlicScallionsDillParsleyBasilSweet …

Our state rep. Natalie Blais has agreed to do a Zoom meeting with voters in Cummington, Goshen, Plainfield, and Worthington (primarily but not exclusively) on Saturday 29 August 2020 from 3 to 4:30 pm.  This will be mainly a Q and A.   Josh Wachtel, the Cummington Town Moderator, will be the host. Note that August …

August 9, 2020 Dear Community: Hope this message finds you well.  It’s been an incredible couple of weeks planning and preparing for the fall.  I am writing with some updates on our planning process for the start of a new school year in the Worthington School District.   Some of these updates are in response to …

There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​cemetery​ ​stone​ ​cleaning​ ​on​ ​August​ ​24,​ ​10-12,​ ​at​ ​Benjamin​ ​Cemetery​ ​(West​ ​Street–almost​ ​to​ ​Chester).​ ​​ ​Please​ ​bring​ ​gloves,​ ​drinking​ ​water,​ ​and​ ​face​ ​mask.​ ​Questions:​ ​​ ​Pat​ ​Kennedy,​ ​238-5560.

INVITATION FOR BIDS TOWN OF WORTHINGTON – STARKWEATHER HILL ROAD OVER WATTS BROOK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – BRIDGE NO.  W-45-033 FRCOG IFB 20200903 The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) will accept sealed bids on behalf of the Town of Worthington for replacement of a bridge on Starkweather Road over Watts Brook. IMPORTANT BID DELIVERY INFORMATION / …

Dear Community: Hope you are staying cool with the oppressive humidity.  The weather forecast is predicting some severe thunderstorms and rain for this evening.  I usually know a storm is on the way because my dogs ~ Bear and Rosey are underfoot!  They are so afraid of the storms and just follow me around all …