The Hampshire County Local Boards of Health are aware that it has been extremely difficult for eligible individuals to access appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations. Go to our letter, Hampshire County Local Boards of Health COVID-19 Vaccination Information, to see specific information on vaccination sites in Northampton and Amherst. These sites will be receiving an initial … Continued
Go to this link for all the Re-opening Massachusetts – Current Guidelines. The information on this page is updated as Massachusetts requirements change. Check back regularly to see about updated restrictions. For a complete list of COVID-19 updates go to COVID-19 postings in Town News & Announcements. To go to the COVID-19 Alerts information page … Continued
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Westfield Gas & Electric have partnered with some hilltowns to temporarily offer a high speed internet connection at a central location in each participating town. This connection will offer speeds of up to 200 MBPS for up to 15 concurrent connections. In Goshen, that Wi-Fi connection has been installed at … Continued
Thinking about travelling for the holidays or visiting family and friends? Go to this link for current Massachusetts COVID-19 Travel Order and Restrictions Currently in Effect. The information on this page is updated as Massachusetts requirements change. Check back regularly to see about updated restrictions. For a complete list of COVID-19 updates go to COVID-19 … Continued
Beginning on Friday, November 6, 2020 new measures take effect in Massachusetts in order disrupt the increasing trend of the COVID-19 pandemic in the following areas: Summary of the new measures Stay at home advisory changes Early Closure of Businesses & Certain Activities Revised order requiring in public places Revised order further regulating gatherings in … Continued
These Hilltown CDC programs are available to residents of the Towns of Ashfield, Blandford, Chester, Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Plainfield, Williamsburg and Worthington. The Hilltown Food Bucks Program offers coupons or “bucks” for low to moderate income families to use while shopping at select locations. Information, application and a contact for this program … Continued
Hilltown Pantry, a program of Northampton Survival Center, is open for food distribution every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. Residents of Goshen who are having difficulties accessing enough groceries for their household are welcome to use the pantry. Free, prepacked bags of shelf-stable food items along with fresh produce, frozen meat, and dairy products are available … Continued
Hotel/Motel & Short Term Rental restrictions: As part of the updated essential business list, DPH issued new guidance today around hotels, motels, inns, beds and breakfasts and other short-term residential rentals. Based on this new guidance, hotels, motels, and short-term rentals may only be used for efforts related to fighting COVID-19, like front line health workers … Continued
