WEST ORANGE, NJ - Chatham boys lacrosse observers might see the 8-7 loss to Seton Hall Prep on Tuesday as a step backward, especially since the Cougars were just three days off its upset win over Delbarton, ranked No. 1 in the state at the time.

But Chatham senior Ryan Chase and coach Tony Calandra expressed the view that it was a glass-half-full situation for their team after the game ...

CHESTER, NJ - Frances Workman collected three goals and two assists and Emilie de Keyzer ended with a goal and three assists for Chatham in its 10-7 girls lacrosse victory over West Morris on Tuesday.

Paige Guenther contributed two goals for Chatham (5-5) which also received two goals and an assist from Grace Coe. The Lady Cougars also received a goal apiece from Ann Francesco and Haley ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Junior right-hander Anna Lengner scattered four hits and struck out 12 in pitching the shutout and also knocked in both runs for Chatham in its 2-0 softball win over Morristown in the second round of the Morris County Tournament on Tuesday at the Chatham Middle School.

Lengner (7-3) allowed four singles and walked one in her gem for Chatham (11-3). Senior Camryn Davies ...

When you step into the Rest and Relaxation Room at Chatham High School, you immediately feel transported into a rejuvenated space. The room is a health classroom for most of the day, but during lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays soft music, dim lighting and the scent of lavender fill the space. With bean bags chairs in a corner and hot tea near the entrance, the room is, well, ...

CONVENT STATION, NJ - Newly elected officers were presented by the Chatham Emergency Squad at its annual Officer Installation Dinner held at the Madison Hotel.

Newly elected officers this year included President Tim Brown, Training Lieutenant Amanda Stent, Communications and Social Vice President Robin Hoppe and Privacy Official Mike Lemons.
 
During the installation ceremonies, the ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter began the new year by pledging to oppose Gov. Phil Murphy's plan to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and Thursday night he followed through by voting to adopt an ordinance that prohibits "marijuana cultivation, production testing, manufacturing facilities and retail stores' in the township.

The Chatham Township Committee ...

When you step into the Rest and Relaxation Room at Chatham High School, you immediately feel transported into a rejuvenated space. The room is a health classroom for most of the day, but during lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays soft music, dim lighting and the scent of lavender fill the space. With bean bags chairs in a corner and hot tea near the entrance, the room is, well, ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham Board of Education held an Open Finance/Public Discussion meeting before its regular meeting on Monday night and received support from the majority of those in attendance to "Max the Tax" from its latest proposal of a 3.28 percent increase to the maximum allowed by the state of 3.62 percent.

Chatham is allowed to exceed the two percent cap because of ...

The regular business meeting of the Board of Education, School District of the Chathams is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 16, 2018, in the Chatham Township Municipal Building Courtroom located at 58 Meyersville Road, Chatham, New Jersey.

There will be an Open Finance Meeting/Public Discussion from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to discuss the 2018/2019 school budget. (The public may comment ...

CHATHAM, NJ - They took photos, notes and answered questions on clipboards.

Led by Lisa Leone, the Safe Routes to School Coordinator for Trans Options, members of the community conducted an Urban Track Walkability Audit of Main Street in Chatham on Monday morning. A report on the findings will be forthcoming.

Members representing the Tri-Town 55-Plus Coalition, Chatham Community Services, ...

MADISON, NJ – As developers call for the potential demolition of the historic Madison movie theater, several concerned community members are standing up to fight back.

Several of these citizens have since joined forces to form the Save Madison Theater Committee, which will host a “Save the Historic Madison Theater” community rally on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. in front of the ...

CHATHAM, NJ -The annual Jazz in the Middle festival of middle school jazz bands will be held Thursday, April 19 in the Chatham Middle School auditorium.

Now in its ninth year, Jazz in the Middle was the creation of CMS music teacher Christie Spriggs, who sought to provide quality performance/adjudication opportunities for middle school jazz bands. Spriggs traditionally selects April as ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham residents Ben Von Doussa and John Barton came before the Borough of Chatham Council on Monday night to explain that they have recently obtained a license from New Jersey to sell out-of-state wine and will soon be open for business.

Von Doussa and Barton have partnered with winemaker Ned Morris of Walla Walla, Washington, who will produce the wine blends designed by ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham residents Ben Von Doussa and John Barton came before the Borough of Chatham Council on Monday night to explain that they have recently obtained a license from New Jersey to sell out-of-state wine and will soon be open for business.

Von Doussa and Barton have partnered with winemaker Ned Morris of Walla Walla, Washington, who will produce the wine blends designed by ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council kicked off local Arbor Day events on Monday night by unanimously passing a resolution in celebration of National Arbor Day set for April 27, 2018. 

Colleen Truppo, the chairperson of the Chatham Borough Shade Tree Commission, accepted the resolution at the meeting and announced events planned for this month, including a new Tree Tour for ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Free tree seedlings will be available to Chatham Township residents in the month of April as part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. This program helps communities replace trees damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, residents will be able to pick up tree seedlings at the Tanglewood Lane compost area. Seedlings, available on ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council kicked off local Arbor Day events on Monday night by unanimously passing a resolution in celebration of National Arbor Day set for April 27, 2018. 

Colleen Truppo, the chairperson of the Chatham Borough Shade Tree Commission, accepted the resolution at the meeting and announced events planned for this month, including a new Tree Tour for ...

CHATHAM, NJ - They took photos, notes and answered questions on clipboards.

Led by Lisa Leone, the Safe Routes to School Coordinator for Trans Options, members of the community conducted an Urban Track Walkability Audit of Main Street in Chatham on Monday morning. A report on the findings will be forthcoming.

Members representing the Tri-Town 55-Plus Coalition, Chatham Community Services, ...

CONVENT STATION, NJ - Newly elected officers were presented by the Chatham Emergency Squad at its annual Officer Installation Dinner held at the Madison Hotel.

Newly elected officers this year included President Tim Brown, Training Lieutenant Amanda Stent, Communications and Social Vice President Robin Hoppe and Privacy Official Mike Lemons.
 
During the installation ceremonies, the ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Free tree seedlings will be available to Chatham Township residents in the month of April as part of the New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign. This program helps communities replace trees damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, residents will be able to pick up tree seedlings at the Tanglewood Lane compost area. Seedlings, available on ...

Comedian Artie Lange will perform at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Robin Salem, the wife of longtime “Howard Stern Show” engineer Scott Salem, known to listeners as “Scott the Engineer." Robin is recovering from multiple cancers, and has been bedridden for the last two years.

“While our insurance ...