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Chester NEWS

Early In-Person Voting Hours

By Wendy on August 05, 2026 in News

Community Public Forum: Massachusetts Scenic Byway Designation for Skyline Trail

By Wendy on July 29, 2026 in News

Read more to view the flyer for the upcoming Public Forum on August 12, 2026 at 5PM. Read More

August 2026 Events at Hamilton Memorial Library

By Wendy on July 29, 2026 in News

Read more to download the Hamilton Memorial Library events listing for August. Read More

Chester Cultural Council Community Survey

By Kim on July 29, 2026 in Culture, News

The Chester Cultural Council requests your input as we prepare to accept 2027 grant applications. As part of… Read More

Whip City Fiber Presentation – July 27, 2026

By Wendy on July 28, 2026 in News

Job Opening: Police Records Clerk

By Wendy on July 27, 2026 in News

The Chester-Blandford Police Department is seeking a part-time Records Clerk for approximately 15-19 hours a week. Read more… Read More

Notice of Tax Taking – 15 Maple Street

By Wendy on July 14, 2026 in News

Community Calendar

	August 2026
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						1 Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 1, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Summer Reading: Solar Beetle Craft Summer Reading: Solar Beetle Craft Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 1, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Please call 413-354-7808 to RSVP See more details • •
2	3 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 3, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •	4 CMELD Meeting CMELD Meeting Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 4, 2026 - 10:00 am Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 4, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Fire Department Meeting Fire Department Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: August 4, 2026 - 8:00 pm Location: 300 US-20, Chester, MA 01011 See more details • • •	5 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 5, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Summer Reading: Music Lessons Summer Reading: Music Lessons Starts: 1:30 pm Ends: August 5, 2026 - 2:30 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Ukulele,guitar, and banjo. Please call 413-354-7808 to RSVP See more details Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: August 5, 2026 - 6:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • • •	6 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 6, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Story & Fun Time Story & Fun Time Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 6, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: This is a great opportunity to foster a love of reading in our young patrons while providing an opportunity to socialize with others and learn new skills through crafts and play. See more details • •	7 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 7, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Conservation Commission Meeting Conservation Commission Meeting Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: August 7, 2026 - 4:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • •	8 Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 8, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Summer Reading: Build Your Own Terrarium Summer Reading: Build Your Own Terrarium Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 8, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Please call 413-354-7808 to RSVP See more details • •
9	10 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 10, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Board of Selectmen Meeting Board of Selectmen Meeting Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: August 10, 2026 - 7:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • •	11 COA Foot Clinic/Blood Pressure Clinic/SHINE Counselor COA Foot Clinic/Blood Pressure Clinic/SHINE Counselor Starts: 10:00 am Ends: August 11, 2026 - 11:30 am Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Our monthly Foot Clinic and also a Blood Pressure Clinic at 10am-11am and SHINE counselor from 10am-11:30am! All are welcome for the Blood Pressure Clinic and to sit with the SHINE counselor. Those that have a Foot Clinic appointment, can get all 3 services in the same day!! We have added a 2nd Foot Clinic Day to the month, so all can get the service. It is by appointment. So check in with Keirsen and see the availability and pick a time for yourself, it is just $20 for a half hour, but well worth it. See more details COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 11, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Planning Board Meeting Planning Board Meeting Starts: 5:00 pm Ends: August 11, 2026 - 6:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Fire Department Meeting Fire Department Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: August 11, 2026 - 8:00 pm Location: 300 US-20, Chester, MA 01011 See more details • • • •	12 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 12, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: August 12, 2026 - 6:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Community Public Forum: Massachusetts Scenic Byway Designation for Skyline Trail Community Public Forum: Massachusetts Scenic Byway Designation for Skyline Trail Starts: 5:00 pm Ends: August 12, 2026 - 6:30 pm Location: Stanton Hall, 26 Russell Rd, Huntington, MA 01050, USA Description: Download flyer See more details • • •	13 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 13, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Story & Fun Time Story & Fun Time Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 13, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: This is a great opportunity to foster a love of reading in our young patrons while providing an opportunity to socialize with others and learn new skills through crafts and play. See more details • •	14 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 14, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •	15 Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 15, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Summer Reading: Riverside Reptiles “Jeepers Creepers” Program Summer Reading: Riverside Reptiles “Jeepers Creepers” Program Starts: 10:00 am Ends: August 15, 2026 - 11:00 am Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Please call 413-354-7808 to RSVP See more details • •
16	17 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 17, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •	18 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 18, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Fire Department Meeting Fire Department Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: August 18, 2026 - 8:00 pm Location: 300 US-20, Chester, MA 01011 See more details • •	19 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 19, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: August 19, 2026 - 6:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Monthly Book Club Monthly Book Club Starts: 4:30 pm Ends: August 19, 2026 - 5:30 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: Meets the 3rd Wednesday every month @ 4:30pm Our summer book choice is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, aleading researcher in the field of biology as well as an active member of the Potawatomi nation.In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness – the analytic and theemotional, the scientific and the cultural – to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift thatgrows between people and nature. Extra book copies are available. See more details • • •	20 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 20, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Story & Fun Time Story & Fun Time Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 20, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: This is a great opportunity to foster a love of reading in our young patrons while providing an opportunity to socialize with others and learn new skills through crafts and play. See more details • •	21 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 21, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •	22 In-Person Early Voting Hours In-Person Early Voting Hours Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 22, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 22, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • •
23	24 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 24, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Board of Health Office Hours Board of Health Office Hours Starts: 5:00 pm Ends: August 24, 2026 - 7:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Board of Selectmen Meeting Board of Selectmen Meeting Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: August 24, 2026 - 7:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • • •	25 In-Person Early Voting Hours In-Person Early Voting Hours Starts: 10:00 am Ends: August 25, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 25, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Fire Department Meeting Fire Department Meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: August 25, 2026 - 8:00 pm Location: 300 US-20, Chester, MA 01011 See more details • • •	26 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 26, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: August 26, 2026 - 6:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details • •	27 In-Person Early Voting Hours In-Person Early Voting Hours Starts: 10:00 am Ends: August 27, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 27, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details Story & Fun Time Story & Fun Time Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 27, 2026 - 12:00 pm Location: Hamilton Memorial Library, 195 W Main St, Chester, MA 01011, USA Description: This is a great opportunity to foster a love of reading in our young patrons while providing an opportunity to socialize with others and learn new skills through crafts and play. See more details • • •	28 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 28, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •	29 Transfer Station Open Transfer Station Open Starts: 9:00 am Ends: August 29, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Emery Street, Emery St, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •
30	31 COA Open Hours COA Open Hours Starts: 11:00 am Ends: August 31, 2026 - 1:00 pm Location: Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Rd # 16, Chester, MA 01011, USA See more details •

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