AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Chester New Jersey. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/chester-nj 144 69 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/chester-nj https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:02:08 -0600 Enjoy unlimited fun and learning at our Springtime & Easter Festival: There is so much to see and do! Your admission ticket includes: - Scenic https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/springtime-and-easter-festival-2024-31648557-chester-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/springtime-and-easter-festival-2024-31648557-chester-nj.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Celebrate Summer with Us, as the Food Trucks roll into Chester Borough! Food! Beer! Music! Fun! ! It’s a fun filled family day! 18 Gourmet Food https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/chester-summer-food-truck-and-music-fest-2024-31682729-chester-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/chester-summer-food-truck-and-music-fest-2024-31682729-chester-nj.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Schedule of the Event: April 5,6,14,15,16,17 & 21, 2025 Springtime and Easter Festival Enjoy unlimited fun and learning at our Springtime and https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/springtime-and-easter-festival-2025-31730184-chester-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/springtime-and-easter-festival-2025-31730184-chester-nj.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces the organization was awarded a PSEG Foundation grant of $7,500 to https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-awarded-firsttime-pseg-foundation-grant-31641042-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-awarded-firsttime-pseg-foundation-grant-31641042-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) invites the public to attend the Environmental Justice Alliance’s second https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/environmental-justice-alliance-community-meeting-to-take-place-in-hackensack-31643877-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/environmental-justice-alliance-community-meeting-to-take-place-in-hackensack-31643877-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) invites the community to attend an environmental arts themed workshop, Art https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/bring-the-family-to-an-environmental-arts-workshop-art-class-and-community-conversation-clase-de-arte-y-conversacion-comunitaria-31651386-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/bring-the-family-to-an-environmental-arts-workshop-art-class-and-community-conversation-clase-de-arte-y-conversacion-comunitaria-31651386-hackensack-nj.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation celebrates Earth Month and announces a partnership with the Hackensack Public Schools https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-celebrates-earth-month-and-announces-partnership-with-hackensack-public-schools-to-address-flooding-and-water-pollution-in-the-city-of-hackensack-31659617-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-celebrates-earth-month-and-announces-partnership-with-hackensack-public-schools-to-address-flooding-and-water-pollution-in-the-city-of-hackensack-31659617-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) installed successfully a community rain garden and held two interactive https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/community-rain-garden-installed-and-mural-painted-at-hackensack-high-school-31675213-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/community-rain-garden-installed-and-mural-painted-at-hackensack-high-school-31675213-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hackensack, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces the addition of Enos Ntombura and Joseph Ferro to the Board of 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a community group that focuses on helping people hit the hardest https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/experiencing-flooding-in-hackensack-the-environmental-justice-alliance-wants-to-hear-from-you-31689341-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/experiencing-flooding-in-hackensack-the-environmental-justice-alliance-wants-to-hear-from-you-31689341-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Bergen County, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-to-open-national-arts-and-humanities-and-jersey-arts-month-celebrating-artsbergens-10th-anniversary-at-connect-the-dots-works-on-water-31694530-teaneck-nj.html 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Environmental Justice program won a 2024 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-receives-association-of-nj-environmental-commissions-award-31702921-hackensack-nj.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundation-receives-association-of-nj-environmental-commissions-award-31702921-hackensack-nj.html Clubs and Organizations Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Bergen County, NJ -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/northern-nj-community-foundations-artsbergen-made-a-splash-at-10th-anniversary-bash-celebrating-national-arts-and-humanities-month-and-jersey-arts-month-31705689-hackensack-nj.html 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