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Chester celebrated America's 250th birthday with cannons, a flag raising, and historic museum tours. Resident Julia Webb portrayed a colonial rider delivering the Declaration of Independence to Select Board Chairman Steph Landau for a public reading. Additionally, the Manchester Historic Association shared a detail from Capt. John Stark's 1759 account book, featuring Maj. Robert Rogers's account, highlighting the region's deep historical ties during the commemorative festivities held throughout the town center on Saturday.