Community Corner
🌱 Chester and Becket Railroad and 10 more events
You won't want to miss Suzanne Vega on the Chester Patch calendar
Hi Chester! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Suzanne Vega at BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity
- Chester and Becket Railroad
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
- Thursday: Warm with partial sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
📸 Around Chester
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chester
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★ Featured events ★
- Suzanne Vega →
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, 130 Pine St, Florence
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 20
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Other local events
- Chester and Becket Railroad →
Chester and Becket Railroad, Hampden Street, Chester
1:00 pm
Sunday October 4
📣 Chester Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CFCE Playgroup →
Westhampton Public Library, 1 North Road, Westhampton
10:30 am - Fitness with Friends →
Town Hall – Main Hall, 1 South Road, Westhampton
11:30 am - Scrabble Group
Westhampton Public Library, 1 North Road, Westhampton
2:00 pm - Botanical Watercolor Group
Annex, 52 Main Street, Westhampton
3:00 pm - Varsity Soccer B vs Franklin County Tech School
Westfield Technical Academy, 33 Smith Ave, Westfield
4:00 pm - Varsity Soccer G vs Gateway Regional High School
Westfield Technical Academy, 33 Smith Ave, Westfield
6:00 pm - Pickleball! →
Town Hall – Main Hall, 1 South Road, Westhampton
8:30 am - Coffee n' Chat
Westhampton Public Library, 1 North Road, Westhampton
10:00 am - Storytime →
Westhampton Public Library, 1 North Road, Westhampton
10:30 am - Pickleball →
Town Hall – Main Hall, 1 South Road, Westhampton
3:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member in Blandford. Apply here.
- Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Southampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chester here.
🗞 Nearby News
Becket
- Becket and Lee received a combined $9.7 million for road projects. Here's what it means for the towns (berkshireeagle.com)
- Joanne Cassullo is Planting Seeds (glasstire.com)
Northampton
- Area Briefs: Belchertown Education Foundation awards $23K in grants (gazettenet.com)
- Northampton sign ordinance rewrite advances to City Council, with business signs and LED shut-off times unsettled (gazettenet.com)
- Regional Notebook: Sept. 28, 2026 (recorder.com)
Ok Chester! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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