TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
May 26, 2025
CHATHAM, NJ – The Borough of Chatham Council will vote on adopting the 2025 Municipal Budget at the regular meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 in Borough Hall.The full agenda can be viewed HERE
BOONTON, NJ – Chatham junior Marcus Valenzuela set a personal record of 9:14.17 in the 3200, winning gold at the Morris County Track & Field Championships held last Tuesday and Wednesday at Boonton High.Cougar senior Adam Petitjean set the meet record, school record and personal record in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Challen Nassif sang at Carnegie Hall and the White House, and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has seen her perform in a summer camp production.The Chatham High senior has spent four years entertaining audiences at CHS and beyond. To say that Nassif is willing to sing or perform ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND REGION - Memorial weekend has arrived, and the fish are in Long Beach Island waters for the boats and captains of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. Now that the weather is cooperating, look for some serious fishing. Fish in the area include striped bass, black sea bass, ...
CHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Tucked away on 55 sweeping acres of woodlands and meadows, the historic Wildfair estate opened its doors this May for one of New Jersey’s most anticipated philanthropic traditions: the 21st Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens. Organized by the Women’s Association ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Aaron Yamamoto has been appointed as the new principal for the Chatham Middle School, taking over from Anthony Orsini, who held the position for two years.Yamamoto has been the Supervisor of Mathematics for the School District of the Chathams since 2022. Yamamoto expressed excitement ...
CHATHAM, NJ — For Chatham High School senior Jin Zhang, the news came as a surprise. She was checking her email when she saw a message from CHS Athletic Director Darren D’Alconzo—and it wasn’t what she expected.“I didn’t even know this was a thing,” Zhang said, laughing. “He emailed me about a ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – It is no secret that the Chatham High School theater program is top-notch, but it was yet again proven at Montclair State University's 17th Annual Foxy’s Theatre Awards Night held on Monday. Chatham High's fall play, Peter and the Starcatcher, had the cast and crew walking away with ...
CHATHAM, NJ — The Chatham Middle School gym was almost unrecognizable—its hardwood floors and basketball hoops gave way to gallery panels, sculptures, and bursts of color as far as the eye could see. What was once a space for PE classes became a walk-through masterpiece, filled with artwork from ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) marked a major milestone Tuesday with a celebratory ribbon-cutting to open its 60th Annual Spring Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.The Spring Conference is NJCM’s premier event, bringing together local ...
BOONTON, NJ – Senior mid-distance runner Lauren Tracey finished fifth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 65.33, breaking her own school record by .18 of a second for the Chatham girls track & field team at the Morris County Championships held Tuesday and Wednesday at Boonton High.Tracey set her ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Cougars beat Parsippany Hills in a back-and-forth affair on a cold and wet Wednesday afternoon, with Nick Carles winning the “Senior Day” baseball game for Chatham, 5-4, with a base hit in the bottom of the sixth inning.Senior Will Linn earned the win by pitching a clean top of ...
CHATHAM, NJ – One of Kevin Grundy's goals growing up was to dunk a basketball. Little did he know that it was training for him to excel in other kinds of jumping competitions related to track and field.“I played basketball for a lot of my childhood, from third grade through sophomore year,” Grundy ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Thomas H. Salvas, a veteran Air Force captain from Chatham, was one of the recipients of the Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medal on Wednesday.Salvas was one of 15 veterans signaled out by the Morris County Board of Commissioners at its Memorial Day Program. Salvas ...
BOONTON, NJ — Chatham High senior Adam Petitjean delivered a historic performance at the Morris County Track & Field Championships at Boonton High on Tuesday, clocking a 4:09.97 in the 1600-meter run to break the meet record.The time not only shattered the meet record of 4:10.17 set by Stephen ...
LAFAYETTE, NJ – Senior Eva Morrison carded a 48 to place 10th out of 71 golfers at the NJAC girls' championships held Wednesday at the Farmstead Golf & Country Club.Senior Grace Mulligan shot a 52 and junior Karina Gilmore turned in a 62 for Chatham, which placed eighth out of 20 teams at the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys volleyball team took on Snyder in an intense game on Tuesday afternoon, with Chatham losing 2-0. The final score in both sets was 26-24, with the Cougars reaching at least one game point in each set.During the second set, Chatham was down by a few points before going ...
CHATHAM, NJ – There was a moment of silence in memory of Bailey Buell before the game, and with her sister, Summer, on the sidelines as an honorary captain, the Chatham girls lacrosse team took care of business in their final regular season game of the year on Tuesday, a 16-5 win vs. Northern ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Luke Nowicki carded a three-over-par 39 to pace Chatham in its one-stroke boys golf setback to Seton Hall Prep, 161 to 162, on Tuesday at the Fairmount Country Club.Randy Gu turned in a 40 for Chatham, which received a 41 from Roger Rice and a 42 from Brady O'Reilly.
CHATHAM, NJ — The Chatham School District hosted its annual Art Show this week, highlighting the creativity and talent of students across all grade levels.The event featured a wide variety of student artwork, including paintings, drawings, ceramics, photography, and more, with each piece created ...
CHATHAM, NJ – When Bailey Buell's grandmother died from cancer, the Buell family ran in her honor in a cancer research fundraiser.“That was before Bailey had cancer and she loved the idea of running for something bigger than herself,” Catherine Buell, Bailey's mother, said. "And then she got sick ...
Chatham High baseball will celebrate “Senior Night” under the lights at Shunpike Field on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. when the Cougars take on Parsippany Hills. The original date had to be postponed due to poor weather conditions.The pre-game activities begin at 6:30 p.m. for the 2025 seniors: Will ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Four Chatham High students have joined TAPinto Chatham as participants in the CHS Senior Internship Program. The four seniors are Nicholas Demakos, McKenna Hogan, Lukas Kleinle, and Milind Talwalkar.Nicholas Demakos plans to double major in Finance and Management at Tulane University.
WASHINGTON, NJ – Junior sprinter Sarah Nacinovich won the 200-meter dash in 24.72, crossed first in the 400 in 57.30, and placed third in the 100 with a time of 12.63 for the Chatham girls track & field team at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state sectional on Saturday at Warren ...
WASHINGTON, NJ – Senior Adam Petitjean took gold in the 800 and 1600 and junior Marcus Valenzuela crossed first in the 3200 as the Chatham boys track & field team won the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state championship on Saturday at Warren Hills Regional High.“Going into this ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Chatham boys tennis team won two of the five Morris County Tournament championship matches and finished as the runner-up to Delbarton by just one point, 21-20, on Saturday at the Delbarton School.Garrett Feher and Aidan Wong won the MCT first doubles championship for Chatham by ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior outfielder Pete Fodero, singled, tripled and drove across three runs for Chatham in its 19-6 baseball loss to Pennington on Saturday at CHS.Senior shortstop Wes Maksimow doubled, drove in two and scored two runs for Chatham (7-11), which received two hits, an RBI and a run ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Maddie Huth and Charlotte Askins drove across two runs apiece and Lara Thistlethwaite pitched the distance for Chatham in its 7-3 softball win vs. Brearley on Saturday at the Chatham Middle School.Huth singled and doubled for Chatham (8-12), which received a base hit, three runs ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham girls lacrosse parents have dubbed Thursday's incredible comeback win vs. Oak Knoll The Miracle at the Middle School.A good moniker for Saturday's “Senior Day” win for Chatham vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy at Haas Field might be “Hallahan Crunch Time."The Cougars were locked ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough residents came to the Borough of Chatham Council meeting on Monday night asking how a piece of Borough-owned “green space” was included in the proposed affordable housing plan without public input.Discussion on the subject had been mistakenly included on the original ...