Kiwanis Club to host 9/11 services On Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm, members of the Chester community and beyond are invited to attend 9/11 Services... Local News 27 Aug 2025 | 06:25
Soccer team prepping for success this season The competition that the Chester Academy girls soccer program will face in 2025 sure will be relentless. But, the team’s... Sports 25 Aug 2025 | 01:28
Mary Alice Sumter Mary Alice Sumter, age 90, of Chester, N.Y. entered into rest on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025 at home in Chester. Mary was born... Obituaries 20 Aug 2025 | 01:32
Community meeting The Yelverton Inn, Store and Barn at 100-104 Main St., are up for sale as a Redevelopment Opportunity and facing demolition.... Local News 20 Aug 2025 | 01:18
Neuhaus pitches county bid for Sugar Loaf PAC at board meeting County Executive Steve Neuhaus was on hand at the Aug. 13 meeting of the Chester Town Board to tout the county’s bid to purchase... Local News 20 Aug 2025 | 12:55
Elected vs. Appointed Town Positions To the Editor: I believe we should switch three town positions from elected to appointed. The reasons are these: The duties... Letters to the Editor 20 Aug 2025 | 12:05
Letter to the Editor: Save the Yelverton Inn To the Editor: Please help save the 1765 Yelverton Inn in Chester. This building, 10 years older than our country, is a witness... Letters to the Editor 17 Aug 2025 | 10:40
Joanne Traina Joanne Traina (formally Quinn), 74, of Chester, N.Y., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on Aug.... Obituaries 17 Aug 2025 | 10:04
Letter to the Editor: 2026 Budget Town Hall To the Editor: Please join me at the Chester Senior Rec Center (81 Laroe Road in Chester) from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on 8/19/25... Letters to the Editor 17 Aug 2025 | 09:13
Wallisch Homestead Community Garden took first place for Best Community Garden. (Photo provided) Local green thumbs harvest top honors Local gardeners took home top awards at Dirt’s 11th annual Kitchen Garden Tour on Sunday, Aug. 3. About 90 people spent the... Local News 06 Aug 2025 | 10:41
Town comprehensive plan moves closer to adoption The Town of Chester has made a big step toward the adoption of its new comprehensive plan. At the July 23, the Town Board... Local News 06 Aug 2025 | 12:45
Supervisor’s Corner We are having a traditional Field Day event on August 9 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s taking place at Chester Commons Field... Local News 30 Jul 2025 | 03:36
Common Ground Community Garden is one of 15 local food gardens on this year’s Kitchen Garden Tour Kitchen Garden Tour returns Sunday, Aug. 3 Dirt magazine’s annual Kitchen Garden Tour is this Sunday, Aug. 3. The event, now in its eleventh year, gives “garden peepers”... Local News 29 Jul 2025 | 11:44
Luciano A. Reynaga III Luciano Allen Reynaga III, 6 months, of Chester, joined his Angels on July 23, 2025, in the company of his parents, grandparents... Obituaries 28 Jul 2025 | 09:06
Collegiate sports roundup Several graduates of local high schools competed with pride and determination at the collegiate level this past outdoor season.... Sports 28 Jul 2025 | 12:39
