- Chatham Borough Introduces Ordinance to Create "Off-Leash" Dog Area ...
- Chatham Resident Asks Borough of Chatham Council to Proclaim Oct. 7, 2018, ...
- Chatham Cancer Survivor Brings Awareness to Ovarian Cancer in "Turn the Towns ...
- Sean Smiley Follows His Father as Member of Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire ...
- Chatham Borough Council Approves Study to Make River Road 'In Need of ...
- Brian Gibbons Sworn in as 9th Chatham Borough Police Chief; Overflow Crowd ...
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 11, 2018A 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 ...
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - Lisa Hart came before the Borough of Chatham Council during the public comment portion of the meeting on Monday night and asked the mayor and council to proclaim Oct. 7, 2018, as "Respect Life Day in Chatham Borough."
"I have learned recently that we have the ability to make public comments, I never really knew that," Hart, a Chatham Borough resident, said.
CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council approved a resolution Monday night authorizing a preliminary study to designate River Road an "Area in Need of Redevelopment," which is the first step in a process that could lead to as many as 340 apartment units being built on four lots.
The resolution passed, 5-1, with council member Bob Weber voting no because of ...
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By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - Sean Smiley became a second generation Chatham Borough Volunteer Firefighter when he was sworn in as a probationary firefighter on Monday night at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting.
The 19-year-old student at Coastal Carolina follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve, who has been a Chatham Borough firefighter since 1994.
"At an early age he showed interest ...
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 ...
Health & Wellness
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - Anna McCormack, a 15-year resident of Chatham, is living proof of what early detection of Ovarian Cancer can mean. Hers was discovered at stage one five years ago, greatly increasing her chances for survival.
McCormack told her story (see video below) in promoting "Turn the Towns Teal" at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting on Monday night when she received ...
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 ...
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - An ordinance that will allow for the creation of an "off-leash" dog area at Shepard Kollock Park was unanimously approved on introduction Monday night at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting.
The ordinance will up for adoption on Sept. 11.
Council members Vicki Fife and Bob Weber had presented the plan at the July 9 meeting of the borough council.
A ...
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 ...
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - Anna McCormack, a 15-year resident of Chatham, is living proof of what early detection of Ovarian Cancer can mean. Hers was discovered at stage one five years ago, greatly increasing her chances for survival.
McCormack told her story (see video below) in promoting "Turn the Towns Teal" at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting on Monday night when she received ...
CHATHAM, NJ - Sean Smiley became a second generation Chatham Borough Volunteer Firefighter when he was sworn in as a probationary firefighter on Monday night at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting.
The 19-year-old student at Coastal Carolina follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve, who has been a Chatham Borough firefighter since 1994.
"At an early age he showed interest ...
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 ...
By ED BARMAKIAN
August 14, 2018CHATHAM, NJ - The Borough of Chatham Council approved a resolution Monday night authorizing a preliminary study to designate River Road an "Area in Need of Redevelopment," which is the first step in a process that could lead to as many as 340 apartment units being built on four lots.
The resolution passed, 5-1, with council member Bob Weber voting no because 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.
