Chester News

Submitted by Debbie Alldredge, Chester Rotarian on 2009-06-22.   On July 4, The Rotary Club of Chester will sponsor its 31st annual Four on the 4th Road Race.

Chester, CT merchants, artists and gallery owners celebrate the summer solstice with a Midsummer's Night Weekend Art Gallery and Shop Opening Reception Stroll on Friday, , from 5 to 8 p.m. Shops and galleries will offer refreshments, sales and special events.

When it's humid and the sun's rays sneak through the dense forest canopy, it's easy to imagine you are in the jungles of South America.

Hickory-smoked, slow-cooked and dripping with sauce. Tell us about a tasty dish at your favorite CT barbecue joint.

WHY? Take a serious breather in this charming, central Connecticut town that turns out to be an antique-lovers dream.

Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, is proud to announce that Lucky Guy, a new musical comedy, will be the spring production at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut.

Gardener's Round Table Planned Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Chester Land Trust on 2009-04-27.   The Chester Land Trust is sponsoring a gardeners' round table at the Chester Meeting House on May 9 at 10 a.m. Master gardeners and other experts will be sharing their experiences with soil preparation, successes and challenges of gardening in ...

Religious Life Submitted by Congregation Beth Shalom on 2009-04-22.   Dan LaRosa, "America's Funniest Motivational Hypnotist," will appear in Chester on May 9, at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek in Chester.

John Bolton, Stacia Fernandez, Autumn Hurlbert, Katie Adams and 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award nominee Josh Grisetti will join Tony Award winner Gary Beach for Goodspeed Musicals' Lucky Guy May 14-June 14.

Today 04/21/09 at approximately 10:30 a.m. State Police Troop-E received an active bank alarm from the Citizen Bank located on Chester field Road in East Lyme, Ct.

The Shoreline Soup Kitchens far outpaced all charities in balloting by Essex Savings Bank customers who were asked to help allocate the bank's annual grants.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Karen Lipeika on 2009-04-16.   On view at the Chester Village West Gallery, 317 West Main St., May 1 through May 31, is a special exhibition by The Odyssey Painters titled "Renaissance and Renewal: The Journey Continues " showcasing 10 aspiring artists.

Children of all sizes will have fun at the annual Easter Egg Hunt on the grounds of Gillette Castle State Park on Saturday, April 4, a week before Easter Sunday.

Tony Award winner Gary Beach, of Broadway's The Producers, Beauty and the Beast and La Cage aux Folles , will star in Goodspeed Musicals' spring production of Lucky Guy , to play the Connecticut Company's developmental space, the Norma Terris Theatre.

The regulars know that a healthy appetite is a pre-requisite for eating at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Deep River, where owner Hedy Watrous aims to see her customers leave well-fed. The atmosphere at this tiny, ...

A man operating a crane in Chester was trapped Monday morning after the machinery struck high-tension power lines.

I's never too far to drive to a place that has a good menu and is truly a partner with its community.

Ia TMm 57 years old and have had Mexican food in Wyoming, CO, CA, NM, AZ, NJ, MA, and where Ia TMve been living for the last 20 yearsa .CT. I recently had dinner at a new restaraunt in Chester CT ....Cabo ...

This column is part of a continuing series shedding light on the least transparent energy industry in the country: propane gas.

Jane Fair Ingersoll of Centerbrook, passed away on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in the Middlesex Memorial Hospital Hospice unit surrounded by her family.