Chester News

By: Charles Stannard CHESTER--- Voters in a referendum Tuesday rejected funding for proposed town acquisition of 4.6-acres of riverfront land at the end of Parker's Point Road.

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By: Charles Stannard CHESTER--- A recount conducted Monday has confirmed that Republican Pamela Christman was elected to the town's Region 4 Board of Education seat over Democrat Lori Ann Clymas.

Since it opened early last week, the emergency call center of the Connecticut River Area Health District has been flooded with inquiries about H1N1 and upcoming vaccine clinics.

Chester's Lauren Agnelli will debut in her new band Amalgamated Muck on November 13th at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown.

By Charles Stannard CHESTER--- A recount is set for Monday in a close race for the Region 4 Board of Education seat after a municipal election that brought Republican First Selectman Tom Marsh a third term in the top job.

Soon Chester, Deep River, and Essex residents will be able to recycle all plastic containers a " not just those numbered 1 and 2 a " in recycling bins.

From a press release provided by Cary Hull: For several years, the Chester Historical Society has been converting the former 1860s Griswold Mill building in an effort to create the Chester Museum at The Mill.

Goodspeed Musicals' latest production isn't a show. It's 17 new houses for its actors, directors, designers and technical staff members.

By Charles Stannard CHESTER--- Republican First Selectman Tom Marsh is defending his four-year record against sometimes sharp criticism from Democratic challenger Chuck Della Rocco in the Nov.

Municipal elections are taking place this Tuesday, November 3rd in Chester, Deep River, and Essex.

People Submitted by Claudia Van Nes on 2009-10-27.   Lary Bloom came home from his tour of duty in Vietnam safely.

Submitted by Richard A. Watson on 2009-10-26.   The Earth Charter Community of the Lower Valley monthly meeting on Nov.

With an increased interest in "going green" and being aware of where our food source comes from, local farmer's markets have begun to increase in popularity all over New England.

John Olson has a special relationship to Chester Airport-and not simply because he's the president of Whelen Engineering, which now owns the facility.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Kristen Roberts on 2009-10-07.   Comcast is opening the doors of its local Public Access TV Studio to residents of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook and Westbrook on Wednesday, Oct.

New England's charm often is told with a snapshot of a lighthouse or a walk through a covered bridge.

Four decades after The Who inextricably linked rock music and storytelling, "Tommy" still plumbs young people's pathos.

The abandoned Shore Line Electric Railway grade is a magical place. Visitors who climb on board what is left of the railway that once took electric trolleys east to Chester and west to New Haven along a 50-mile route are taken to the wonderfully mysterious and boggy world of the Kampmeyer Preserve, a 95-acre oasis in the wilds of Guilford .

From October 1 to 31 the Robert L. Crowell Gallery on West Street in Newfane Village will host "Intimate Landscapes & Urban Portraits," an exhibition of photographs by Al Malpa of Newfane and Chester, CT.