Tag Archives: Town of Chester

Chester returns to pre-Bicentennial flagless logo; some unhappy

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Chester Town Board voted unanimously last month to approve a new logo that no longer features American flags.

“The one we had was created for the Bicentennial in 1999. And we’ve been using that as our logo since,” Supervisor Craig Leggett told The Chronicle. “Never changed it after the Bicentennial was over.”

Now the town is returning to its “traditional” style, featuring the …

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Chester: New pellet boiler & a forest nearby to help supply it

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

The Town of Chester celebrated its new wood pellet boiler, a $50,000 donation from the Peckham Family Foundation, and the purchase of the 104-acre Cunningham Community Forest at a Nov. 29 ribbon-cutting.

The biomass boiler, which will burn wood pellets, and its steam accumulator thermal storage are being touted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as a demonstration project …

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