TOP LOCAL News
By DAYAN CANDAPPA
February 20, 2026
SEWELL, NJ – The Chatham girls swim team punched its ticket to a fourth consecutive Group B state final on Thursday, powering past Randolph with an effortless display of championship racing at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Madeline Crawford won two individual events while Gloria ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Ryan Leach has been striving for the right balance in his life and on the basketball court during his senior year at Chatham High.“Balance is a huge part of my life beyond just basketball,” he said. "On a basketball court, a team is best when we're balanced. So, that means an equal ...
SEWELL, NJ – The Chatham boys swim team swept into its fifth consecutive NJSIAA Group B state championship final with an emphatic win over Mainland as senior Jack Kulp won all four of his races on Wednesday at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Mainland, which saw its season end in the ...
BOONTON, NJ – Junior Mason Soriano rolled games of 237 and 225 in leading No. 2-seeded Chatham to a 2-0 bowling win vs. No. 3-seeded Fort Lee on Wednesday in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinal round at Boonton Lanes.Chatham (16-5) advances to meet top-seeded Nutley (14-2) in the ...
MENDHAM, NJ – A win at Mendham is never easy for the Chatham boys basketball team, and the Cougars proved that on Tuesday night during their 58-52 overtime decision, their first victory on the Minutemen's home court since 2022.“We haven't won in this gym in a long time,” Ryan Leach, Chatham senior ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Sophomore guard Lucy Arps hit two 3-pointers in scoring a game-high 14 points for Chatham in its 46-36 girls basketball win vs. Mendham on Tuesday at CHS.Senior guard Ava Paone scored nine points for Chatham (13-12), which received seven points apiece from Shea Lane and Erin Hogan.
Chatham High School senior Susy Rowland, who will attend New York University in the fall, recently had her essay selected for publication through NYU’s Pre-College Writing Workshop. Her essay, titled “The Politics of Lifting,” will be published and used as a model for future students in the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A Morristown family is asking the community for help as they search for a living kidney donor for their 14-year-old son, Thaddeus Giansanti, whose remaining kidney is now failing.The Giansanti family is specifically seeking a Type O blood living donor for Thaddeus, an eighth grader ...
CHATHAM, NJ – On any given Monday, you’ll find Chatham resident Sally Simonfay behind a folding table in Newark, ladling steaming chili into bowls for a line of nearly 200 people. It’s a tradition she began eight years ago with a five-gallon vat of homemade chili, based on her guiding philosophy: ...
SEA GIRT — The Jersey Shore cold snap didn’t stop Patriot Polar Plungers and Monmouth County Habitat for Humanity supporters from showing up for the fifth annual Patriot Polar Plunge last Saturday, Feb. 7 — but it did keep them out of the Atlantic.Before the crowd made its quick “polar dash” to the ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – A year ago, it took a buzzer-beating layup by Ryan Leach vs. Mendham to send the Chatham boys basketball team into the 2025 Morris County Tournament final.The senior point guard made sure that no last-second heroics would be necessary this time around when he scored 13 of his ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Just about every team the Chatham girls basketball team has faced this season has been taller. Perhaps, none taller than top-seeded Morris Catholic, its opponent in the Morris County Tournament semifinal on Friday night.“They're a really talented team, and our plan was to play a zone ...
CHATHAM, NJ – There is a certain comfort level for the Chatham boys basketball team when the Cougars have the lead in the fourth quarter and the opposition is forced to foul.That's when Chatham coach Todd Ervin puts the ball in the hands of senior point guard Ryan Leach, who has the ball-handling ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The Chatham girls swim team clinched its fourth consecutive state sectional title with a hard-fought win over Red Bank Regional as Madeline Crawford and Avery Loock shone for the Cougars on Thursday at the Raritan Bay YMCA.Chatham’s comfortable 108-62 margin of victory in the ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — Florham Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has been named Facility of the Year by Marquis Health Consulting Services, its administrative consulting services provider.The recognition was celebrated with a staff luncheon on Wednesday, honoring employees for their work and ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Over the first three years of his varsity boys basketball career, Michael MacAniff has used his athletic ability and 35-inch vertical leap to become a steady offensive threat.Still, there was one thing missing from the Chatham senior's game and that was a consistent perimeter shot. To ...
WAYNE, NJ – Senior Tirian Chang won two individual races and swam a leg on two winning relays as the Chatham boys swim team touched first in 10 events to score a 116-64 win vs. Tenafly and secure its fifth straight NJSIAA state sectional title on Wednesday at Passaic County Technical ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone hit four 3-pointers in scoring a career-high 30 points, powering the Chatham girls basketball team to its seventh straight win, 69-49, vs. Ridge on Wednesday night.Paone now has a team-leading 45 three-pointers made this season for Chatham (12-11), which ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The winter chill in the air did not diminish the enthusiasm of a jubilant crowd packed outdoors in Montclair, as progressive activist and rising political star Analilia Mejia declared victory in the razor-tight Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District — just ...
TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey Senate committee moved forward a 40-cent monthly surcharge on phone bills to fund the state’s suicide and crisis hotline after residents testified Monday about how the hotline plays a critical role during mental health emergencies. Senate Bill 3013 would establish a ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – The Chatham boys basketball team was ripe for a letdown after two high-intensity wins at South Plainfield on Thursday and then vs. Morristown-Beard in the Morris County Tournament on Saturday.The predictable letdown materialized on the offensive end, but the defense made the poor ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Sophomore guard Lucy Arps dropped in four 3-pointers in scoring 14 points as the Chatham girls basketball team won its sixth in a row, 59-39 vs. Morris Knolls on Tuesday during “Senior Night.”Senior guard Ava Paone hit two threes and scored 10 points for Chatham (11-11), which ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High Orchestra teacher Liam Keller has been chosen to conduct the Region One Intermediate Orchestra this year at its concert set for Sunday, Feb. 15 at Parsippany-Troy Hills High School.“We are proud to share that our own Mr. Keller has been tapped to conduct the Regional ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Chatham swim coach Laura Hartnett's boys and girls teams are favored to reach the state championship round of the state tournament, so she's always thinking ahead to the next opponent.“Since we have a meet on Thursday, we kind of conserved a bit,” Hartnett said. “We didn't max ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Borough of Chatham Council convened this week to celebrate three of the borough's finest. A trio of police officers, Captain Ralph M. Colatrella, Acting Captain/Lieutenant Rick Jaremba, and Community Services Officer Brian M. Colatrella was honored by the body upon their ...
CHATHAM, NJ — A 29-year-old Chatham Township man has been charged with second-degree reckless vehicular homicide in connection with a pedestrian fatality stemming from a motor vehicle crash on Fairmount Avenue earlier this year, authorities announced.Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief ...
This past weekend, the Chatham High School Model United Nations club went to Boston University to attend their BOSMUN 2026 conference. Two Chatham High School students, Marrissa Ferrito and Dhara Ashar, were recognized for their work at this year’s conference, each earning a Diplomatic Commendation ...
NEW YORK – History was made last weekend at the Ocean Breeze Invitational on Staten Island, where senior runner Tommy Proscia became the first Chatham athlete to ever compete in a Pentathlon. “I have never met an athlete before in my seven years as a coach who is able to do so many different ...
CHATHAM, NJ —After starting the season with just five wins in its first 16 games, the Chatham girls basketball team is starting to hit its stride with five straight wins, including Saturday's 58-46 Morris County Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Mountain Lakes.“I think our early schedule (against 5 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Speed up the opposition and slow down the half-court offense.That was the combination that turned the tide for the Chatham boys basketball team in its 69-54 win vs. No. 3-seeded Morristown-Beard in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament on Saturday.The Crimson, led by ...