This Week in Chester History…

In 1962, parishioners and Rev. Nicholas P. Negola broke ground for the new St. Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church to be constructed on Route 24. Father Negola, pastor of St. Lawrence, noted the new church would rise between the existing rectory and the Kenneth Dean property. He also shared the history and growth of the Chester church from its humble beginning in the home of one of the parishioners. Source: Observer-Tribune.