The Borough of Chester is a 1.6 square mile village centered on a main street lined with specialty shops, old homes, and historic buildings. Widely known for its distinctive charm, Chester Borough draws many visitors who enjoy a day in the country atmosphere. The surrounding Chester Township is a 29.3 square mile residential community made up of farms, estates, and attractive housing developments.
The two municipalities share other common bonds in addition to the school system. These include the public library, an active athletic association, a theater in the round, and many civic organizations.
Chester Borough
Schools
Chester Elementary Schools K-8 https://www.chester-nj.org
West Morris Mendham HS https://www.wmmhs.org
Valley Brook Country Day School https://www.valleybrookcountrydayschool.com/
Long Valley Christian Nursery School https://longvalleychristian.com/
Kindercare https://www.kindercare.com/our-centers/hackettstown/nj/301722
The Goddard School https://www.goddardschool.com/nj-ny/flanders-route-206-nj
Westmont Montessori https://westmontmontessori.org/
Little Lambs Nursery School https://www.gracebiblechapelnj.org/connect/little_lambs_ministry
Bright Horizons https://child-care-preschool.brighthorizons.com/nj/flanders/mountolive
St. Joseph’s School Mendham www.sjsmendham.org/
Far Hills Country Day https://www.fhcds.org/
Gill St. Bernards www.gsbschool.org/
Delbarton https://www.delbarton.org/
Villa Walsh https://www.villawalsh.org/s/172/start.aspx
Pingry https://www.pingry.org/
Parenting
Holistic Moms https://chapters.holisticmoms.org/chapters/nj-morris-west/
Moms’ Club https://momsclubroxbury.com/
Recreation
County Parks
Bamboo Brook & Willowwood Arboretum
Chester Township Parks
State Parks
Hacklebarney State Park
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vw0xOWaRw
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/hackle.html
Black River https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmrGU-dx8k
Local Recreation
Chester Area Pool https://chesterborough.org/departments/chester-area-pool/
Chester/Mendham Baseball and Softball https://cmbaseballsoftball.org/
Chester Basketball https://chesterbasketball.org/
Boy Scouts www.bsa-troop139.org
Girl Scouts https://www.gsnnj.org
Chester Community Garden https://chestertownship.org/about-chester-nj/community-garden/
Chester/Mendham Lacrosse https://cmlax.org/
Chester Runners https://www.facebook.com/groups/118543444868919/
Chester Trails https://chestertrails.org/
Chester Walkers https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChesterWalkers/
Chester Wrestling https://www.mcpatriotswrestling.com/
Chester Twin Bears Cheerleading https://twinborobears.org/
Chester Twin Bears Football https://twinborobears.org/
West Morris Soccer Club https://www.westmorrissoccer.org/
YMCA Randolph https://www.randolphymca.org/
YMCA Basking Ridge https://www.somersetcountyymca.org/
4 H https://morris.njaes.rutgers.edu/
Transportation
NJ Transit
Maps
https://www.morrishumanservices.org/adv/maps.asp
Service Organizations
Chester/Long Valley Rotary Club https://www.rotaryclubofchesterlongvalleynj.org/
Chester Garden Club https://www.chestergardenclub.org/
Chester Food Pantry https://www.facebook.com/Chester-Food-Pantry-609816675732697/
Chester Lions Club https://www.chesterlionsclubnj.com/
Chester Historical Society https://chesterhistoricalsociety.org/
Chester Lions Club https://www.chesterlionsclub.com/
Chester Lioness Club hollysimm@comcast.net
The Seeing Eye https://www.seeingeye.org/
Neighbors and Newcomers of Chester https://www.nnofchester.org
Veterans Services of Morris County https://morriscountynj.gov/hs/adv/veterans/
Arts
Morris County Arts Workshop https://www.mcartsworkshop.com/Mcaw.aspx?f=2&l=EN
The Piano Workshop https://thepianoworkshopatchester.com/
Houses of Worship
Chester Borough has many houses of worship and there are many other options in the nearby towns.
https://www.messiahchester.org/
Community Presbyterian Church https://www.cpcchester.org/CPC_Chester/Welcome.html
First Congregational Church of Chester https://www.fccofchester.org/
Grace Bible Chapel https://www.gracebiblechapelnj.org/
Saint Lawrence the Martyr https://stlawrencechurchchester.org/
Shopping
https://chesterstreettalk.com/the-stores/
Historic Chester Business Association https://www.ilovechester.com/
In the Malls https://chesterstreettalk.com/the-stores/
On Main Street https://chesterstreettalk.com/main-street-shoppes/
Restaurants
https://chesterstreettalk.com/the-restaurants/
Local Businesses
https://chesterstreettalk.com/service-businesses/
Banks
https://chesterstreettalk.com/banks/
Fun Things to Do
Alstede Farms
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8rA8Vt-R8
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wT72A7tfwFI
Riamede Apple Farm
Stony Hill Farms
https://www.stonyhillfarms.com/
The Cider Mill
https://www.hacklebarneyfarm.com/
Cooper Mill
https://morrisparks.net/index.php/parks/cooper-gristmill
Newspapers
Chester Patch
https://patch.com/new-jersey/mendham-chester
Observer Tribune