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By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
September 14, 2025
CHATHAM, NJ – The Morris Area League of Women Voters hosted a debate for the three Chatham Borough Council candidates on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Borough Hall.Republican Joe Barrette and Democrats Karen Koronkiewicz and Miles Gilmore are running for the two open seats on the council in the November ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Three days before its game against Montville, Chatham football coach Evan Picariello stopped football practice and huddled with his team for a talk.“It was a long week; we weren't executing, so I stopped practice and brought the guys in,” Picariello said. “I just told them that ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham senior co-captains Amanda Thornton and Alex Donoghue have been through enough challenging games in their four-year varsity careers to know what it takes to prevail in a tight game.That's why the stage was set for the two veterans to lead the way for Chatham in its 3-1 “Cougar ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham boys soccer coach Mark Maka is starting to sound a little superstitious. Who could blame him after he witnessed his team score 12 goals in its first three games of the season - all wins.“We're scoring goals, knock on wood,” Maka said. “We don't want to take that for granted; ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Freshman first-singles Kayra Agar rallied from a set down to win a second-set tiebreaker and decisive pro set to highlight Chatham's 5-0 girls tennis win vs. Morris Hills on Friday at the Colony Courts.Agar dropped the first set, 3-6, to Tarini Daita of Morris Hills before winning a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – On Wednesday evening, community members gathered in Memorial Park to mark the 24th anniversary of September 11, 2001, with solemn reflection and prayer. The annual ceremony honored those lost in the terrorist attacks, including 13 residents of Chatham Borough and Township. The event ...
CHATHAM, NJ – There was a lot of talk about the great communication between the Chatham field hockey players after the 5-0 win vs. Mendham on “Cougar Night” Thursday.The clear message from senior forward Emma Shushansky was that she came ready to play in front of the Cougar Nation crowd at Cougar ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough and Chatham Township officials recently learned that their fourth-round affordable housing plans are being challenged in court by developers through the Fair Share Housing Center.“I can say that over 400 communities received challenges to their plan, so in a state of ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Marco Mannino has been playing soccer for as long as he can remember, but it took him until his senior year at Chatham High to finally land in the position he felt he'd been meant to play all along.“I've been playing midfield my entire life and when I got to high school, I made my way ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls volleyball team learned a little something about playing under pressure, coming back from a deficit in the second set to close out its 2-0 win vs. Morris Knolls and kick off “Cougar Weekend” on Wednesday evening at CHS.After winning the first set, 25-16, the Cougars ...
CHATHAM, NJ – A year ago, the Chatham boys soccer team spent a lot of time lamenting what could have been in contests they dominated in all facets of the game except scoring.“That's something that we talked about a lot this summer, which is that we've got to finish our chances,” Mark Maka, Chatham ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior forward Emma Shushansky notched three goals and junior midfielder Emily Deutsch contributed two goals for Chatham in its 7-2 field hockey win vs. Montclair on Tuesday at Haas Field.Junior Molly Chazen collected a goal and an assist for Chatham (2-0), which also received a goal ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Freshman midfielder Junna Sho scored the first two goals of her varsity career and senior striker Amanda Thornton scored in her return from an injury to fuel Chatham's 4-0 girls soccer win at Morristown on Tuesday.Rutgers commit Thornton scored her 33rd career goal early in the ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Joyce Zhang won her singles match in a pro-set tiebreaker and the first doubles team of Mary Zhang and Michelle Moran took their match in a tiebreaker as the Chatham girls tennis team remained unbeaten with a 3-2 win vs. Mendham on Tuesday.Joyce Zhang dropped the first set of her ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High's annual Fall Sports Weekend will start a little earlier than usual, with action starting Wednesday with volleyball vs. Morris Knolls and concluding Saturday night with the Cougar football game vs. Montville at 7 p.m.
CHATHAM, NJ – The undefeated Chatham girls tennis team won its sixth straight match, 4-1 vs. Hanover Park on Monday at the Colony Courts.Chatham's only loss was at first singles, where Carolina Oriala of Hanover Park (3-1) outlasted Cougar freshman Kayra Agar, 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (11-9) in a ...
ROXBURY, NJ – As Morris County Surrogate, Succasunna resident Heather Darling helps finalize adoptions for children. In her private life, she’s now working on another kind of adoption — finding homes for two abandoned puppies.Heather DarlingDarling is seeking families for Macie and Mackley, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The path toward achieving a dream starts with the first step and Chatham fifth-grader Maya Daya is taking it a foot at a time in her quest for a greener environment.She calls it "1 Foot Forward” and her website details the way others can join her by planting a one-foot garden that ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High student Alice Boggis was recognized as a finalist in the New York Times' 2025 Open Letter Teen Writing Contest.Boggis was one of 140 students who advanced to the final round of judging out of the approximately 10,000 submissions reviewed with her letter titled “Death of a ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – Junior Kathryn Heflin placed first out of 62 runners to win the “Future 4” race, helping Chatham take third place as a team at the Roxbury Invitational girls cross-country meet on Saturday at Horseshoe Lake Park.Heflin crossed first in 20:55.59 and Cougar sophomore Meegan Carey was ...
SUCCASUNNA, NJ – Senior Marcus Valenzuela ran a 15:13, the second-fastest 5K time ever run on the Horseshoe Lake Course on Saturday, placing second for the Chatham boys cross-country team in a field of 98 runners at the Robury Invitational.Valenzuela actually broke the course record of 15:19, but ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Borough Police sent out an AlertChathamBorough message on Sunday, reporting the first vehicle theft of 2025 took place on Saturday night. The keys were left in an unlocked car.AlertChathamBorough: First stolen vehicle of 2025 reported overnight on Fairview Avenue - doors ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Shepard Boyd hadn't played a football game in three years because of his commitment to lacrosse, but the senior made it look like he hadn't missed a beat by running for four touchdowns in his return to the football field on Saturday.The University of Michigan commit, who was named an ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior midfielder Keira McManus scored two goals and was credited with an assist as Chatham opened the field hockey season with a 5-0 win vs. Randolph on Saturday at Haas Field.McManus converted a penalty stroke for the first Chatham goal of the season. Emma Shushansky contributed a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Coming off a season that ended in the state sectional semifinal round, the Chatham football team is hoping to put together a storybook season in 2025.“We're ready to go,” Chatham coach Evan Picariello said. "We began this journey in December when we opened up the weight room. It's ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team won its fifth match of the season, 4-1 vs. Montville on Friday.
MENDHAM, NJ – Senior striker Marco Mannino scored twice in the second half when Chatham broke open a scoreless game to post a 3-0 boys soccer win vs. Mendham in its season opener on Thursday.Mannino scored on a rebound and then connected with a header off a cross from Ryan Hoffelder. Senior Jack ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys cross-country team pulled off the Triple Crown by winning the conference, county and state sectional meets last fall, but the returning Cougars are looking for more in 2025.Senior tri-captains Brady Byrne, Thomas Haines and Marcus Valenzuela, head up a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior co-captain Nicolette Grossman hasn't run in a girls cross-country meet in 2025 yet, but she's already excited about the competition provided by her own team.“We have some fast runners,” Grossman said. “I like the competition on the team. It makes me run faster and it makes the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Alex Donoghue is always within scoring distance on the soccer field. At least that's what it looked like on Thursday when the senior midfielder scored twice from outside the box in Chatham's 2-1 season-opening girls soccer win vs. West Morris at Haas Field.Donoghue netted a goal in ...