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

Chester Borough has a mayor/council form of government. It shares many services with Chester Township. Chester Borough has a quaint main street with my unique shops and 3 other shopping areas, The Chester Springs Mall area which houses a Shoprite, Marshalls, Home Goods, Panera Bread, Starbucks and other various shops and restaurants. The Chester Shopping Mall, which houses Walgreens, The Chester Meat Market, Breslows Paints and other small shops and the Streets of Chester Mall which is primarily clothing stores; Gap, Ann Taylor, Joseph Banks, Talbots, etc.

https://chesterborough.org/

Schools

Chester is noted for its excellent school systems. The borough and the township share their elementary schools. The high school is West Morris Mendham, which is part of the West Morris Regional High School. Chester borough students, along with Chester Township and Mendham students attend West Morris Mendham.

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

Here are but a few of the parent groups in Chester Borough.

Holistic Moms https://chapters.holisticmoms.org/chapters/nj-morris-west/

Moms’ Club https://momsclubroxbury.com/

Recreation

Chester has many visitors that come to enjoy the beautiful countryside. The area abounds with gorgeous local, state, and county parks and many other options for recreation.

County Parks

Bamboo Brook & Willowwood Arboretum

Kay Environmental Center

Mount Paul Memorial Park

Patriots Path

The Cooper Mill

Chester Township Parks

Allen & Knight Tracts

Black River Park

Chubb Park

Evans Family Forest Preserve

Highlands Ridge Park

MacGregor Preserve

Parker Road Preserve

Tannersbrook Preserve

Tiger Brook Park

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

Though rural in nature, Chester Borough is located at the crossroads of Routes 206 and Route 24. Route 206 leads to Route 80 to the north and Routes 287 and 78 to the south. Route 24 will take you to Morristown, Route 10 is easily accessible via backroads and the Gladstone train station is a short ride away.

NJ Transit

https://www.njtransit.com/

Maps

https://www.morrishumanservices.org/adv/maps.asp

Service Organizations

A great way to meet others and become involved in Chester Borough, is to join one of the many service organizations that exist in the town.

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

With its close proximity to New York City and Morristown, residents can easily access those areas to enjoy the arts. However there are local in-town options.

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/