BOONTON, NJ - The Chatham girls soccer team erupted for six goals in the first half and coasted to an 8-0 victory over Boonton in the opening round of the Morris County Tournament on Saturday.

Rebecca Nickerson and Sophia Reed collected two goals apiece for the Lady Cougars (5-3), which received a goal apiece from Caroline Crouse, Emma Droner, Katie Farricker and Jen Olnowich.

Earning ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Junior midfielder Charlotte Buckman scored in the second half to give Chatham a 1-0 field hockey victory over Summit on Saturday at Haas Field.

Annie Leverich was credited with the assist for Chatham (5-4), which received eight saves from goalie Abby Walrond. Summit is 2-5-1.

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ - Senior setter Lisa Steward racked up 20 assists, leading to six kills apiece from Emily Harper, Charlotte Ethridge and Emily Langan in Chatham's 2-0 girls volleyball victory over Scotch Plains on Friday.

Steward also contributed a kill, eight digs and a service ace to the 27-25, 25-22 straight-set victory for Chatham.

Izze Omelczuk led with 10 digs for Chatham, ...

CHATHAM, NJ - A young boy, estimated to be five or six, was transported to Morristown Medical Center with injuries described by the Chatham Emergency Squad as "not serious" after he was struck by a vehicle near Main Street and Center Street on Friday night at about 7:45 p.m.

The boy was conscious when he was placed in the ambulance on a stretcher. Chatham Borough ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council adopted an ordinance Monday night that will prohibit stopping or standing on a portion of Dellwood Avenue on school days.

The ordinance is designed for the safety of children using the path on Dellwood Avenue to walk to Lafayette School or the high school. 

Stopping or standing will be prohibited from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4 ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Months ago, a folded plastic bag with a flag inside was left at the base of the deposit box for worn flags at the Chatham Borough Fire Department.

On Sunday, that same American Flag, which measures 25 feet by 40, feet was raised for the first time over the ceremonies for the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

"It's amazing, I hadn't seen it ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The overcast skies couldn't stop the bright light of awareness that shone through on Saturday when the first "Out of the Darkness" Community Walk was held behind Chatham High School.

People came from as far away as Virginia to raise more than $60,000 and remember lost friends and relatives who are no longer here because of suicide, an issue participants say needs to ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Cycling is a great way to lose weight, socialize and distress. But, for more than 200 cyclists on Saturday, their hobby went towards raising more than $200,000 for multiple sclerosis (MS) research.

Across from Loantaka Brook Park and the sleepy horses grazing at Seton Hackney Stables, cyclists of all skill levels gathered at 475 South Street starting at 6:45 in the morning to ...

CHATHAM, NJ -  It's an issue that Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter takes very seriously. So much so, that he has choked up in public while speaking about a suicide of a local teen.

Ritter isn't just talking about bringing awareness to suicides, he's been taking action. In June, he invited the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for a "Talk Saves Lives" ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The overcast skies couldn't stop the bright light of awareness that shone through on Saturday when the first "Out of the Darkness" Community Walk was held behind Chatham High School.

People came from as far away as Virginia to raise more than $60,000 and remember lost friends and relatives who are no longer here because of suicide, an issue participants say needs to ...

Indira Roy, Chatham High School junior and 2016 Global Youth Institute delegate, spent the summer in Hyderabad, India researching hydroponic farming techniques to help local subsistence farmers.

She designed and implemented an experiment that has helped her to better understand how to help farmers maximize crop yields.

“Major environmental issues that get in the way of ...

BOSTON, MASS. - Three Chatham High School students attended the 2016 Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston held in June.

Scarlett Blydenburgh, Alessa Khan, and Logan Richardson attended the three-day symposium as delegates, where they attended a series of medical lectures by renowned medical researchers, who are leaders in their field.

The student delegates also had the opportunity ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham Township Committee decided to seek a $350,000 grant to fund the installation of a sidewalk on the north side of the Snake Hill portion of Southern Boulevard and continue on River Road toward the Chatham Glen condo and townhome community.

Committee members gave John Ruschke, township engineer, the go-ahead to apply for the grant from the ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham became the first municipality in Morris County to settle its state requirement for the third round of the "Housing Element and Fair Share Plan" to provide affordable housing.

"This is really great," Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce Harris said, summing up the bottom line for Chatham Borough in resolving the complex, litigious ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Resolutions that could pave the way for construction of affordable housing units on the land where the Chatham Township Skate Park is located and the rezoning of 30 acres between Hillside Avenue and River Road have not been put back on the agenda for the Thursday regular meeting of the Chatham Township Committee.

The two land development resolutions had been tabled ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chef James Laird and Janice Piccolo "brainstormed" a way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chatham Farmers' Market and the 20th anniversary of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham.

The idea for a "Farm to Table" event hatched by Serenade Chef Laird and Piccolo, the manager of the Chatham Farmers' Market, came to life on Sunday evening at Reasoner ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chef James Laird and Janice Piccolo "brainstormed" a way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chatham Farmers' Market and the 20th anniversary of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham.

The idea for a "Farm to Table" event hatched by Serenade Chef Laird and Piccolo, the manager of the Chatham Farmers' Market, came to life on Sunday evening at Reasoner ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market (CBFM) announces the inaugural "Farm-to- Table: Top Chef,” a fundraiser benefiting “MyChathamNJ – Keep Chatham Beautiful!” 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Reasoner Park at Firehouse Plaza on Fairmount Avenue, Chatham.

This culinary event will feature tastings of farmers’ ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council and the Chatham Planning Board set a joint special meeting for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 for a public hearing and action on the Housing Element & Fair Share Plan recently approved in court, it was announced Monday at the regular meeting of the borough council.

Morris County Superior Court Judge Stephan C. Hansbury approved Chatham ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The sample ballot mailed to registered Chatham voters for the $12 million capital improvement referendum that will be up for a vote in a special election on Sept. 27, has a typographical error in "Proposal 5," which asks for a yes or no vote on the construction of additional classrooms at Milton Avenue School.

The cost of adding four classrooms at Milton is quoted as ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The campaign slogan is "Chatham Matters" and 80-year-old James W. Clyde Jr. was canvassing on his own behalf at the Chatham Farmers' Market on Saturday in his run for a spot on the Borough of Chatham Council.

Clyde, the self-proclaimed "Mayor of Carmine Street," is running on a ticket with fellow Democrat Thaddeus Kobylarz. Both Clyde and ...

Indira Roy, Chatham High School junior and 2016 Global Youth Institute delegate, spent the summer in Hyderabad, India researching hydroponic farming techniques to help local subsistence farmers.

She designed and implemented an experiment that has helped her to better understand how to help farmers maximize crop yields.

“Major environmental issues that get in the way of ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chef James Laird and Janice Piccolo "brainstormed" a way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chatham Farmers' Market and the 20th anniversary of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham.

The idea for a "Farm to Table" event hatched by Serenade Chef Laird and Piccolo, the manager of the Chatham Farmers' Market, came to life on Sunday evening at Reasoner ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market (CBFM) announces the inaugural "Farm-to- Table: Top Chef,” a fundraiser benefiting “MyChathamNJ – Keep Chatham Beautiful!” 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Reasoner Park at Firehouse Plaza on Fairmount Avenue, Chatham.

This culinary event will feature tastings of farmers’ ...

Indira Roy, Chatham High School junior and 2016 Global Youth Institute delegate, spent the summer in Hyderabad, India researching hydroponic farming techniques to help local subsistence farmers.

She designed and implemented an experiment that has helped her to better understand how to help farmers maximize crop yields.

“Major environmental issues that get in the way of ...

CHATHAM, NJ - The Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market (CBFM) announces the inaugural "Farm-to- Table: Top Chef,” a fundraiser benefiting “MyChathamNJ – Keep Chatham Beautiful!” 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Reasoner Park at Firehouse Plaza on Fairmount Avenue, Chatham.

This culinary event will feature tastings of farmers’ ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Gerry Malanga offered that he didn't really know any of the members of the Chatham Borough Police Department. Then he added, "Maybe that's a good thing."

Chatham Borough resident Malanga stopped by to say hello and thank the borough police, who held a "Coffee with a Cop" event Saturday at the Sustainability Fair held at the train ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chef James Laird and Janice Piccolo "brainstormed" a way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Chatham Farmers' Market and the 20th anniversary of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham.

The idea for a "Farm to Table" event hatched by Serenade Chef Laird and Piccolo, the manager of the Chatham Farmers' Market, came to life on Sunday evening at Reasoner ...

MADISON, NJ - Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty (KLSIR) will host a Grand Opening event to celebrate the completion of their new location at 223 Main Street in Madison.  

The event will be held Friday, Sept. 16 from 4- 7 p.m. They will personally welcome Madison’s Downtown Development Commission, members of the town council including ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Barbara Matturri didn't have a relative die in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, but she returned for the 15th straight year for the Remembrance Ceremony that took place Sunday evening at the 9/11 Memorial near the library.

The Chatham Township resident participated by placing flowers on the plaque memorial for a close family friend who died that day ...