🌱 How a $205K grant will transform Chester Commons playground by 2027
Chester, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Chester! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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- How a $205K grant will transform Chester Commons playground by 2027
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📰 News we're reading
• Town receives $205K for new playground equipment at the Chester Commons Park (chroniclenewspaper.com) — Chester has secured $205,000 to replace the aging playground at Chester Commons Park with modern, ADA-accessible equipment for toddlers through pre-teens, targeted to open by summer 2027. Local leaders say the funding fulfills promises to invest in parks and give Chester kids safer, more engaging places to play close to home. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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