Foster, is a residential and agricultural town established in 1636 and incorporated in 1781. The town includes the villages of Hopkins Mills, Clayville, Moosup Valley, North Foster, and Mount Vernon and covers 52.2 square miles. The Town has many historic locations including houses, farmsteads, stone walls, roads, and mill ruins. The Police Department is stationed in the historic Alysworth House c.1874, located in Foster Center. Some historic sites in town include the Benjamin Eddy Building, the Ole' Town House, the Foster Fair Grounds, the town pound, and the town jail. The Town is also famous for the Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge, which is depicted on our police shoulder patch.
It is the mission of the Foster Community Post to keep the community updated on different news and events going on in the town of Foster. I built this website for you. I hope you find this website useful in finding the information that you need. If you have news or an event that you would like posted or you are interested in becoming a part of the Foster Community Post team, please e-mail us at fosterpost@aol.com.
Thank You!
~Zach Farnum
President and CEO
The Foster Community Post