TOP LOCAL News
By ED BARMAKIAN
January 9, 2026
CHATHAM, NJ – In his 29th season as the head coach of the Chatham girls basketball team, Joe Gaba has a large vault of memories tied to comeback wins. On Thursday night, his 562nd career victory became one he'll certainly remember.Senior guard Ava Paone's hot hand in the fourth quarter highlighted ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Chatham's reigning state championship swim teams celebrated “Senior Night” with wins vs. Morris Hills on Thursday at the Jersey Aquatic Center.The Chatham girls, now 5-0, posted a 126-46 decision for their 29th straight win, and the 4-1 Chatham boys earned a power point score ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Freshman forward Luca DeNichilo scored three goals and junior Rory McNally collected a goal and an assist as Chatham skated past Pingry for an 8-4 boys ice hockey win on Thursday at the Bridgewater Sports Arena.DeNichilo's second hat trick of the season gave him a team-leading 11 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Mayor Carolyn Dempsey made her annual address at the Borough's 2026 reorganization meeting on Monday night.Dempsey covered a wide range of topics, such as affordable housing, law enforcement, the country's 250th anniversary of its founding, work on the master plan, and ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Chatham Fencing teams remained unbeaten on both sides of the strip Wednesday night, earning decisive wins over Morristown in a boys-and-girls fencing doubleheader.In the boys matchup, Chatham (4-0) opened with a 6-3 first-period lead and steadily pulled away, outscoring ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Chatham boys basketball coach Todd Ervin has regularly taken stock of his team's poor free-throw shooting percentage this season, but it only seemed to be a side note until Wednesday night's 56-50 loss at Delbarton.“Close game like that, it hurts,” Ervin said. “Our nemesis all year ...
MADISON, NJ – The Chatham boys track & field team earned 44 points to place second at the Morris County Relays on Tuesday at Drew University, highlighted by the first-place finish of the 4x200 team of Gabe Challakumar, Dylan Zadourian, Braeden Tierney and Kyle Wickham.Chellakumar, Zadourian, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The recent spate of home invasions and auto thefts has carried into the new year, with the Chatham Borough Police sending out an alert informing residents of a Wednesday morning burglary on Hillside Avenue and the subsequent theft of a 2025 Range Rover.According to the police, two ...
MADISON, NJ – Fiona Jackson, Olivia Matter, Nikki Rowland and Sarah Nacinovich teamed up to win the 4x200 at the Morris County Championships, highlighting the performance of the Chatham girls track and field team at the Morris County Relays held Tuesday at Drew University.Chatham defended its 2025 ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — The Morris County Advisory Committee on Women is accepting nominations for its seventh annual “Seeds of Change” Volunteer Award, which will be presented in March 2026 to a woman recognized for community service and for serving as a leader and inspiration to other women across ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The No. 1-ranked Chatham girls hit the pool “unsuited” to win their 28th meet in a row, 91-71 vs. Morristown, establishing themselves as the top power point swim team in the state on Tuesday afternoon.The Cougar boys, ranked No. 5 in the state, dominated their counterparts from ...
CHATHAM, NJ – New Chatham Township Mayor Jen Rowland issued a message about creating “happiness” in her remarks at the 2026 reorganization meeting of the Chatham Township Committee on Tuesday night.Rowland recalled her recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she visited the Happiness Museum and ...
TRENTON — After multiple E-Bike bills were volleyed around the New Jersey statehouse and legislative districts in 2025, New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly change how electric bicycles are regulated in the state, including requiring many riders to obtain ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — With a Chatham defense intent on smothering New Providence's All-State guard Annie Conover at every turn, the savvy senior never resorted to forcing the issue.She didn't have to. Sophomore wing Addy Fitzgerald scored 13 of her 14 points in the first half, helping to stake ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys basketball team was keeping pace with the more talented Union Catholic team, featuring 6-4 sophomore guard Malik Moore and 6-5 senior Trevor Whitaker, until late in the third quarter.But Moore led a 3-point shooting barrage in the second half that Chatham couldn't ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting on Monday night which featured a pair of swearing-in ceremonies.Council members Karen Koronkiewicz and Miles Gilmore were sworn in during the meeting after their successful campaigns this past fall. Koronkiewicz is a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Township Committee will hold its 2026 reorganization meeting on Tuesday Jan. 6, where Mike Choi and Stacey Ewald will be sworn in to new three-year terms.Choi, who served as the township mayor in 2025, was re-elected to a second term in November and Ewald is set to start ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – There were two different teams on the court for Chatham during its girls basketball game at Morristown on Saturday evening.In the first half, it was the inexperienced Cougar team that looked like they were walking on eggshells. In the second half, it was the aggressive Chatham team ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough will hold its 2026 reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, which will feature the annual address by Mayor Carolyn Dempsey and the swearing-in of council members Miles Gilmore and Karen Koronkiewicz. The council will also elect a president. The agenda, which can be ...
NEW JERSEY — Driving in New Jersey will cost more starting Jan. 1, thanks to increasing fuel taxes and highway, bridge and tunnel tolls.One fee, called the petroleum products gross receipts tax, will increase by 4.2 cents per gallon. For gasoline, that new rate will be 38.6 cents, and for diesel, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – After responding to two attempted home burglaries on Hedges and Summit avenues on Tuesday night, the Chatham Borough Police sent out a public safety notice through its alert system on Wednesday.Last night, Chatham Borough Police responded to two attempted occupied residential ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The undefeated Chatham boys basketball team closed out 2025 with a 90-45 win vs. New Providence in the “Cougar Classic” finale at CHS on Tuesday night.Junior forward Jalen Forehan-Kelly scored a career-high 19 points for Chatham (6-0), fueling the Cougars' 3-point attack that included ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The final shot of the game by Lucy Arps was a 3-point attempt that hit the inside of the rim and bounced out, ending Chatham's bid to win the game and allowing Madison to hold onto its 44-43 girls basketball victory in the “Cougar Classic” on Tuesday at CHS.It figured that the final ...
CHATHAM, NJ – An early Tuesday morning forcible entry on Lafayette Avenue, where a BMW was stolen from the driveway, along with a recent increase in residential burglaries, has prompted Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian Gibbons to issue a public safety alert.In his AlertChathamBorough message, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Cranford held a slim lead at halftime and was straight-arming Chatham's full-court press in the third quarter by sinking four 3-pointers.But the Chatham boys basketball team never took its foot off the pedal and Cranford ran out of gas in the fourth quarter when the Cougars completed ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham tightened up its defense and senior guard Ava Paone pumped up her offensive game with a career-best 21 points as the Cougars defeated Cranford, 42-35, in the “Cougar Classic” on Monday.Paone was a steady offensive presence for Chatham (3-4), scoring 10 points in the first half ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A 15-year-old Newark boy has been arrested and charged in an attempted burglary to a Westfield residence, Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro announced on Monday.The teen was among three male juveniles arrested on Friday morning, Dec. 26, in Newark by the New Jersey State ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has ordered a suspension of construction and lease activity for five major offshore wind projects along the East Coast, including Empire Wind, which is planned off the New Jersey and New York coasts. Federal officials cited national security concerns, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys basketball team needed a little something extra to put away a stubborn Delaware Valley team on Saturday night and it got just what it needed from sophomore forward Milo Semioli.Semioli came off the bench to score a career-high 13 points, which included a personal ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Even knowing that this season was going to be a struggle with an inexperienced team, there was no way Chatham girls basketball coach Joe Gaba could have imagined the way the final seconds of the fourth quarter would unfold in his team's “Cougar Classic” game vs. Sparta on ...