Chesterfield turns down loitering bylaw

CHESTERFIELD - An overwhelming majority of voters rejected adding a loitering bylaw to the books at Monday night's annual Town Meeting.

Birdman of Conway has students riveted to seats

CHESTERFIELD - A lot of things go on in the multi-purpose gymnasium at the New Hingham School, but a red-tailed hawk flying around usually isn't one of them. A school assembly last Thursday, though, had students filled with awe as one did just that.

CDC offers how-to session for artists

CHESTERFIELD - Artists and craftspeople are invited to a question and answer session with Donald Clark, author of "Making a Living in Crafts" planned for Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hilltown CDC, 387 Main Road in Chesterfield.

Chesterfield targets loitering near library for wireless access

CHESTERFIELD - Like most Hilltowns, Chesterfield affords few places where people might choose to loiter. There are no bars, no restaurants and no video arcades. There's only a small stretch of sidewalk in the center of town where loiterers might decide to linger. So what's a proposed loitering bylaw doing on the annual Town Meeting warrant?

Quilters' raffle, supper to benefit Worthington fire victims

Every piece of fabric in a quilt tells a story. For Northampton resident Anne Deggendorf, it is a treasured piece of Provencal fabric that evokes the time she lived in southern France or a rich purple fabric printed with the gold, curved leaves of a gingko tree.

Chesterfield elects three write-in candidates

CHESTERFIELD - Three write-in candidates won offices and all incumbents were re-elected without opposition in this year's annual town election Monday.

A total of 70 ballots were cast, which is 8 percent of the town's 841 registered voters.

No contested races on Chesterfield ballot today

CHESTERFIELD There are no contested races on the ballot for todays town elections and three positions remain open.

Voting will take place at the Chesterfield Town Office at 422 Main Road.

Polls open at noon and close at 8 p.m.