A two-sentence response to newspaper ad led to a remarkable 44-year career of covering high school sports in Chatham and the surrounding area for Art Polakowski.

Helen Vance Levenson, the founder of the Independent Press had published the ad for a part-time sports reporter and the Chatham Township resident, a computer programmer at the time, responded.

"I saw the ad and had ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Mike Judge, an assistant football coach at the Naval Academy, can relate to the 2018 Chatham High football team. He used to be one of them.

Judge, the CHS graduate, and former Navy football captain 2nd Lt. Brandon Jones greeted the Cougars when Chatham head coach Dan Czepiga brought his team to Annapolis last Friday.

'It was a wonderful experience," said ...

The 2018 baseball season was a memorable one for the Chatham 12U White squad playing 60 total games and finishing with an impressive 40-20 record in a season that began on March 17, 2018. With snow still on the ground in Chatham, the team traveled south down the parkway to Brick, New Jersey to begin their spring season playing in the USABL St. Patrick’s Day Classic.

The team would use ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Brian K. Gibbons was enthusiastically applauded as the ninth Chatham Borough Police Chief in the 105-year history of the department on Monday night before an overflow crowd at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting.

Gibbons was sworn in as family, friends and brothers in blue packed the council chambers, with a number of people forced into the hallway and out of sight of the ...

The Chatham Borough Police Department and the Internal Revenue Service would like to again remind citizens that the IRS does not conduct any business over the telephone and they will not call or leave messages. They also would like to remind you that IRS representatives do not and will not under any circumstance come to your home.

The IRS only communicates through registered mail delivered ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham Township Police and residents found the perfect spot to beat the oppressive heat and celebrate the annual community event - National Night Out - with food and refreshments offered at the Colony Pool Club on Tuesday night.

McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance and the Chatham Township Fire Department offered up grilled hamburgers and hot dogs at the event open free ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Visitors to Loantaka Park in Chatham Township no longer have to transport bikes to the park if they wish to ride the scenic paths.

Loantaka now has Zagster bikes to use through an APP courtesy of "Morris Moves Bike Share" a program provided by the Loantaka Brook Reservation and the Morris County Park Commission.

"It's an interesting idea ...

Chatham resident Jeanine Love Rooney is ready to launch her debut novel, "Red Mittens" on Sept. 14.

The book is fiction inspired by a true event - a blaze at a college dormitory at a New England college in the late 1970s.

Rooney lives in Chatham with her husband, Steve, and three children, Jack, Cam, and Kiki.

The book was published by TitleTown Publishing and is available ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham Township Police and residents found the perfect spot to beat the oppressive heat and celebrate the annual community event - National Night Out - with food and refreshments offered at the Colony Pool Club on Tuesday night.

McGruff the Crime Dog made an appearance and the Chatham Township Fire Department offered up grilled hamburgers and hot dogs at the event open free ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Emily Walczyk was on a run about a month ago during bulk-pickup day in Chatham Borough when she noticed a nice piece of wood her neighbor had left out at the curb. She took it home and went to work.

"I sanded it down and stained it," Walczyk said. "It was in my garage for a week before I decided what to do with it. I figured it would be cool to have something ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Family and friends gathered Thursday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Mrs. Jean Wallace White at Juniper Village in Chatham Township.

White served with the U.S. Navy WAVES from August 1943 until her discharge in April 1946.

Chatham Township Deputy Mayor Karen Swartz and New Jersey American Legion officials Frances Derin, Bob Holtz, Frank Patterson Post, MaryBeth ...

The Chatham Emergency Squad recently received a donation from the Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Madison at the club’s annual Benevolence Dinner. The donation, which was similar to the contribution given to the Emergency Squad in prior years, was the result of various fundraising events held by the Kiwanis Club through the year to support local-area community organizations. Other beneficiaries of ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council is asking that three developers submit detailed plans for the redevelopment of Post Office Plaza by Sept. 17, steering committee member Peter Hoffman announced on Monday in a written press release.

The steering committee will evaluate the plans and conduct a second round of interviews with the prospective developers in the first week of October.