TOP LOCAL News
By ED BARMAKIAN
February 7, 2026
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Michael MacAniff became the 10th Chatham boys basketball player to reach 1,000 career points during his team's 69-54 Morris County Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Morristown-Beard on Saturday.No. 6-seeded Chatham (16-4), winner of eight straight, meets No. 2-seeded Madison (14-6), ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Senior Marcus Valenzuela won 3200 for the third straight year, breaking the meet record with a time of 9:16.29 and also won gold in the 1600 for Chatham at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 track & field indoor meet held Friday at the Rothman Center.Senior Brady Bryne ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Chatham senior Sarah Nacinovich repeated as NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state indoor track champion in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.83 on Friday night at the Rothman Center.Chatham placed sixth as a team wit 20 points, as the 4x400 relay placed second and Molly ...
PRINCETON, NJ — Enthusiastic lawmakers arrived at Princeton University’s Nassau Hall Thursday afternoon, stepping back into history at the spot where 250 years ago the New Jersey Legislature met for the first time, at the start of the American Revolution.Members of the Assembly and the Senate ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — With outgoing Rep. and newly elected Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s 11th District congressional seat hanging in the balance — and just about 500 votes separating the top two contenders as of Friday morning with no official results yet declared — AOC- and Bernie Sanders-backed progressive ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Michael MacAniff's family traveled from Florida, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and points in New Jersey to see the Chatham senior score his 1,000th career point. They didn't get to see the milestone point scored, but they witnessed something even better when the 6-2 senior ...
DUNELLEN, NJ – Chatham senior Alex Donoghue broke the New Jersey girls ice hockey state career goal record with a hat trick that boosted her high school total to 137 goals as Chatham-Millburn-Livingston played to a 3-3 overtime tie with Westfield on Thursday at the Rock Ice Center.Donoghue now has ...
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CHATHAM, NJ – Junior guard Shea Lane dropped in four 3-pointers in the first half when she scored all 14 of her points, sparking Chatham to a 59-38 girls basketball win vs. Randolph on Thursday night at CHS.Lane scored her career-high point total in leading Chatham (9-11) to a 32-16 halftime lead.
CHATHAM, NJ – It's been a whirlwind time for sprinter Sarah Nacinovich, who has been breaking records at such a rapid pace that it's hard for her to keep it all straight in her head.Last Wednesday, the Chatham High senior broke her own school and meet record in winning the 300 in 40.27 at the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Michael MacAniff scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half to advance the Chatham boys basketball team in the Morris County Tournament and put him within reach of 1,000 career points in the 61-40 win vs. Morris Hills on Tuesday night.The sixth straight win by No.
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone knocked down a single-game personal best of five 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 24 points as Chatham bombarded Pequannock from the three-point line in its 63-34 girls basketball win on Tuesday in the second round of the Morris County Tournament.The ...
UNION, NJ – Chatham senior Alex Donoghue scored a hat trick to tie the state's all-time goal record and junior Simone Claps won the game by breaking the final tie with 31 seconds left in overtime as the Chatham-Millburn-Livingston girls ice hockey team edged Summit, 5-4, on Tuesday at Union Sports ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian Gibbons came to the Borough of Chatham Council meeting last week armed with statistics on fatal car crashes, home invasions, auto thefts, and explained why some information is kept from the public in a wide-ranging report.At the same meeting, Chatham ...
The Chatham Students Against Cancer Club will be holding its annual fundraiser for Bailey's Warriors at La Rosa Chicken & Grill Restaurant in Madison from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 11, when 100% of La Rosa's profits will be donated to cancer research in the name of Bailey Buell.
STOCKHOLM, NJ – Junior forward Luke Brendle collected two goals and was credited with the assist on Owen Young's goal in the third period as Chatham skated to a 4-3 boys ice hockey win vs. Pope John on Monday night at Skylands Ice World.“I thought we had a really good start to our game tonight," ...
NEW YORK – Running her first open 400-meter race of the indoor season, Chatham High senior Sarah Nacinovich broke her own school record by winning the 11th annual Ocean Breeze Invitational with a time of 56.14 on Sunday on Staten Island.The University of Richmond commit set the school indoor mark ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Vin Gurando made Catwalk history on Sunday when she became the first student to both design and model her creation at the annual CHS PTO showcase.That wasn't the only history she made; the Chatham High senior also pulled out an “Ace” and won the overall award at the “Countless ...
NEW YORK – Chatham senior Marcus Valenzuela ran a season-best time of 4:16.17 in the mile to place third at the Ocean Breeze Track & Field Invitational held Saturday on Staten Island.Chatham was well represented in the two-day meet that included 800 schools and 7,000 athletes.Cougar senior ...
NEW YORK – Senior Tommy Proscia made history on Saturday when he became the first Chatham High track & field athlete ever to compete in a pentathlon at the Ocean Breeze Invitational on Staten Island.“We are so proud of Tommy for this incredible athletic achievement,” Chatham coach Patrick Clark ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Michael MacAniff scored nine of his game-high 20 points in the opening quarter as the Chatham boys basketball team eased to a 70-35 “Senior Night” win vs. Gov. Livingston on Saturday night.Chatham (13-4) scored the first 15 points of the game, with the first two coming on ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Coming into Saturday's game vs. No. 16-ranked Westfield, the young Chatham girls basketball team had lost competitive games to state-ranked teams Rumson, Manasquan, New Providence and Trinity Hall.Still, Chatham coach Joe Gaba had faith that his team was good enough to pull off the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Chatham High School’s physics team captured first place overall at the NJAAPT Physics Olympics held at Bayonne High School last Saturday, securing the program’s third consecutive state championship win and making school history in the process.The physics team included Daniel Steiner, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – It was a night to honor senior goalie Snowden Lange, recognizing him as the all-time saves leader for the Chatham boys ice hockey team after the game vs. Morris Knolls at Mennen Arena on Friday night.During the game, Morris Knolls junior goalie Nick Trento received recognition for ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Hanover Township Mayor Thomas “Ace” Gallagher, along with Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Tracy Cappiccille, Director of NJ Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S), and Hope One, will host the Township’s annual Mental Health Symposium on Wednesday, February 5, at 7 p.m.
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham hadn't beaten Summit in boys basketball for 10 years and on Thursday it looked like the Hilltoppers would push their winning streak against the Cougars to five in a row.But heroics in the second half by seniors Michael MacAniff, Ryan Leach, and Nick Fabijanic allowed them to ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ava Paone led all scorers with 18 points in Chatham's 54-27 girls basketball win vs. Morris Hills on Thursday night at CHS.Freshman Erin Hogan contributed nine points for Chatham (6-11), which moved to a 54-27 halftime lead. Nicole Rivera scored eight points for Morris ...
NEW YORK – Senior Marcus Valenzuela won both the 1600 and 3200 races to lead Chatham to the Morris County Indoor Track & Field Championship on Wednesday at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island.Senior Kevin Grundy cleared six feet in the high jump to earn third place, giving Chatham its final six ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Madeline Crawford has always looked forward to the county swim meet because of the tradition the Chatham girls' team has built over the years.“It's always a fun meet,” Crawford said. “There is pressure because of our streak that's been going on for so long, and I try to do my part to ...
NEW YORK – Senior sprinter Sarah Nacinovich set a meet and school record in winning the 300-meter dash, anchored Chatham's record-setting 4x400 relay team and also placed fifth in the 55-meter dash to lead the Cougars to a third-place finish at the Morris County Track & Field Championships held ...