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This Week in Chester History

In 1981, the “Summer ’81 Youth-For-Hire of Chester and Long Valley” entered its third year of operation. Sponsored by the Morris County Department of Drug abuse, the program sought to pair youths 12-16 who are looking for summer jobs and employers who needed temporary help such as typing, housecleaning, or yardwork.

Source: The Observer-Tribune

This Week in Chester History

In 1984, the Observer-Tribune announced the annual Turtle Races at Chubb Park where a band concert and fireworks display would also be held. According to the article, the “10th running of the turtles attracted both amateur and professional reptiles to the arena.”

This Week in Chester History

“After enduring millions of years of obscurity, that hardy species of reptile known as the turtle has finally found its place in the limelight,” begins the Observer-Tribune in 1975. The article announced the First Annual International Turtle Racing Championships to be held July 6th at the Welkind Neurological Hospital in Chester Township as the race site. Fee for entry was just 25 cents.