Chester News

The Pinkerton Academy Board of Trustees has decided that the timing is right to break ground on a new "Freshman Academy" building.

A fire ripped through one of the oldest homes in town Monday night, killing three dogs.

It may be time to begin a new holiday tradition now that a prominent town evergreen is gone.

If you have an Internet connection, I'd like you to go to the Library Use Value Calculator website at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/calculator.html. This easy-to-use tool has you input the number of times you use various library services.

The town of Chester is playing it heart smart these days thanks to grant funding and other supporters.

Sarah Banville and Erin Fagan of Atkinson; Melissa Bogacki and Kathryn McGowan of Chester; Kimberly Cote of Danville; Ian Berry, Shannon Deppe, Danielle Jacques, Emily Marvell, Erin Murphy and Marie Valvis of Derry; Nicole Blackwell and Briana Parisi of Hampstead; Megan Call, Anthony DeCarolis, Shaun DeVoss, Stephanie Goduti, Emily Myers and Moira ...

Residents of Atkinson, Danville, Hampstead, Plaistow, Chester and Kingston can bring their hazardous waste to the Danville Municipal Hazardous Waste collection on Sat., October 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Danville Town Hall and Safety Complex, Danville.

A Virtual ride through Chester New Hampshire at the center of town. Chester is a pretty little New England village with a population of about 4,723 people.

Sculptor Daniel Chester French, an Exeter native, was commissioned by the town to create a World War I memorial.

Supporters and opponents of standardized testing in schools agree on at least one thing - that the requirement has changed public education.

Christian James Baker of James Ponds uses his residential property in Doylestown, Pa., as a showplace and display arena.

Every September, the town of Chester celebrates its rich history and community spirit with the annual Chester Town Fair.

Mosquito pools in Brentwood and East Kingston tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis .

"It may be arguably the most historic small town in the state." - Richard Holmes, author of "Chester Revisited" Standing majestically still in the shallow waters of the Exeter River, the great blue heron is almost a daily sight as travelers and residents take to the back roads and winding paths around Chester.

Authorities say a 7-year-old boy walking along a highway breakdown lane has been killed after being struck by a pickup truck in Chester, N.H. The fire department responded to the scene on Route 102 about 3 p.m. Saturday.

Police say a 7-year-old boy walking along a highway breakdown lane has been killed after being struck by a pickup truck in Chester, N.H. The fire department responded to the scene on Route 102 about 3 p.m. Saturday.

Power was zapped to more than 10,000 households this morning from Fremont to Derry, caused by a scampering squirrel that was stopped dead in its tracks.

On July 14, 2009, at approximately 1:04 PM, Pelham Police responded to a local tow company in reference to a male subject attempting to leave the premises in his tractor trailer while intoxicated.

A ride to the doctor or the grocery store could soon be more expensive for residents who rely on the Community Alliance for Regional Transportation.

"Everything our parents said was good is bad -- sun, milk, red meat, college," Woody Allen's character in "Annie Hall" famously quipped.