Category: Town News

Massachusetts COVID-19 Travel Order and Restrictions Currently in Effect

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

East Street Multi-Lane Pedestrian Improvement Project

This project is funded through the  MassDOT Complete Streets program and will include some widening, repaving and pavement marking for a pedestrian lane along 1,700 feet of East Street, beginning at the intersection with Route 9. Sealed bids will be opened on December 4, 2020, at the Town Office. The project is anticipated to begin … Continued

Post-Election Tabulation Session

*Update 11/9/20: There will not be a Post-Election Tabulation Session today as no additional ballots were received between 8pm November 3rd and 5pm November 6th. There will be a Post-Election Tabulation Session on Monday, November 9th, 2020 at 9:30am in the John James Memorial Hall, 42 Main Street. This session will count all ballots postmarked … Continued

Volunteers Needed – You could make a difference

Goshen needs volunteers to help support the work that committees and boards do for the town. Click on this link to see a current list of volunteer positions needed:  Town of Goshen – Vacancies for Appointment as of 2020-10-27. If you see something you might be interested in contact the chair of that board or … Continued

Election Updates

Goshen currently has 790 registered voters. 274 Vote by Mail ballots have been mailed out to those who requested them; 129 have been returned. Vote by Mail applications are due by 5pm on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020. As a reminder, VBM ballots can be returned through the mail, via the ballot drop box on the … Continued

Goshen Cultural Council survey

The Goshen Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual … Continued

Hilltown Food Bucks & Hilltown Micro-Enterprise Relief Programs

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

Vote by Mail Update

Update 10/5/20: The Vote by Mail ballots have arrived! Today I mailed all 269 ballots out to those who have requested them so far. If you requested one, you can expect it in your mailbox any day now. Once you receive your vote by mail ballot, and have filled it out and sealed it in … Continued

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