🌱 Want to see a brand-new award-winning play right here in Chester?
Chester, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Chester! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want to see a brand-new award-winning play right here in Chester?
Also on today's calendar: Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend at Ethan Allen August 8 & 9 ONLY!.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 70.
- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• DEAR ALIEN to Make East Coast Premiere at Chester Theatre Company (broadwayworld.com) — Chester Theatre Company will host the East Coast premiere of Liz Duffy Adams’ new play “Dear Alien” in Chester from August 14–23, giving local theatergoers a chance to see an award-winning work close to home. Directed by co-artistic director Michelle Ong Hendrick and featuring a three-actor cast, the production explores a reclusive advice columnist juggling readers’ problems and existential questions under deadline. 
📸 Around Chester
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★ Featured events ★
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Massachusetts Tax Free Weekend at Ethan Allen August 8 & 9 ONLY! →
Ethan Allen, 135 Albany Turnpike, Canton
11:00 am
Sunday August 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Yoga with Rima Sala →
Becket Arts Center, 7 Brooker Hill Rd, Becket
9:30 am -
Knitting and Crocheting Group
Emily Williston Memorial Library Annex (52 Main Street)
9:45 am -
CFCE Playgroup
Westfield Athenaeum Boys and Girls Activity Room
10:30 am -
Summer Writing Circle for Teens
Westfield Athenaeum Whitney Study
1:00 pm -
Balloon Twisting! Plant a Seed with Balloon Flowers.
Westfield Athenaeum Boys and Girls Activity Room
1:00 pm -
Pokemon Party
Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
4:00 pm -
Tinker and Learn: Worthington Library Makerspace for All Ages →
Worthington Library, 1 Huntington Rd, Worthington
5:00 pm -
Gentle Yoga with J
Westfield Athenaeum Lang Auditorium
6:00 pm -
Open Circle Poetry
Meekins Public Library Hawks-Hayden Community Room
6:30 pm -
PBIS Team Meeting
Paper Mill Westfield, MA 01085
8:00 am -
Season Opening DeVries Fine Art and Sculpture Trail →
Devries Fine Art International, 42 E River Rd, Middlefield
11:00 am -
Seed Saving
Westfield Athenaeum Boys and Girls Activity Room
1:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Marriott International posted a job opening for Loss Prevention Officer in Becket. Apply here.
- Six Flags New England posted a job opening for Fright Fest Scare Actor in NORTHAMPTON. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Becket
- Becket: Exhibit, concert planned at Becket Arts Center (berkshireeagle.com)
- OSHA will not cite Jacob's Pillow in the 2025 accidental death of production manager Kat Sirico (berkshireeagle.com)
- San Francisco Ballet to Add Fall 2026 U.S. Tour Stops at Jacob's Pillow, NYC Center, and More (broadwayworld.com)
Northampton
- Oliver Wood Announces Five Northeast Solo Shows With Ric Robertson (gratefulweb.com)
- Guest columnist Bennett Gaev: Picture Main Street and yelling into the wind (gazettenet.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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