TOP LOCAL News
By ED BARMAKIAN
May 16, 2025
CHATHAM, NJ – If there was anything learned from Chatham's remarkable girls lacrosse comeback win vs. Oak Knoll is that it's not a good idea to get Grace Hallahan or her Cougar teammates mad.Down by six goals in the fourth quarter, Hallahan rose up to score three times in 58 seconds, igniting a run ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - The courtyard at Florham Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center was transformed into a scene straight out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Monday, as National Nursing Home Week kicked off with a whimsical celebration of joy, imagination, and community spirit.Oversized ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Golf is known to be a humbling sport, but Chatham High sophomore Roger Rice is already ahead of the game. He's been taught to keep himself humble in good times and bad.The 15-year-old certainly could have beat his chest a little after the week he had for the CHS golf team, scoring a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – On May 7, Chatham Borough Planner Kendra Lelie laid out the proposed plan for Chatham Borough's fourth-round obligation of affordable housing at the planning board meeting, outlining three sites for development - 58 N. Passaic Avenue and 311 and 589 Main Street.The Chatham Borough ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Military veterans came home to Chatham and continued to serve as members of the Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department, and on Tuesday the Library of the Chathams unveiled a display in their honor.Sandy Casey and Chris Cherry created the tribute (see below) that honors 74 ...
SPARTA, NJ – Senior third baseman Gavin Drum doubled, homered and knocked in four runs to highlight Chatham's fourth straight baseball win, 17-1 vs. Sparta on Tuesday.Senior shortstop Wes Maksimow contributed two runs and two RBI for Chatham (7-10) in the 15-hit attack, culminating with a seven-run ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Senior middie Grace Hallahan collected five goals, three assists and nine draw controls in fueling the Chatham offense in its 15-11 girls lacrosse win vs. Mendham on Tuesday.Three days after Chatham's win vs. Mendham in the Morris County Tournament final, the Cougars broke out their ...
MADISON, NJ – Delbarton is the No. 1-ranked boys lacrosse team in the state and is undefeated vs. New Jersey competition. So the Green Wave know when they've been pushed to the limit as they were in their 13-12 win vs. Chatham in the Morris County Tournament final on Tuesday night at Drew ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Chatham senior Will DesMarais felt like he had a score to settle with his opponents from Ramapo after last week's state sectional tournament and he got his chance at Monday's NJSIAA Meet of Champions boys golf tournament.DesMarais shot an even-par 72 and sophomore teammate Roger ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Senior Cole Morris won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.61 and junior Kevin Grundy took gold in the triple jump with a distance of 45 feet, 1 inch for the Chatham boys at the NJAC Track & Field Championships held at Morris Hills High.Grundy also placed fourth in the long jump with a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Borough of Chatham Council will vote on a resolution Monday night at its regular meeting that will allow estimated final tax bills to be sent out to residents for 2025.WHEREAS, the Morris County Board of Taxation is unable to certify the Borough of Chatham’s tax rate at this time ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Chatham girls lacrosse coach Helen McCutcheon Oliver didn't need any old sports clichés about defense and winning championships to shine the light on her team's play in the 2025 Morris County Tournament final.The top-seeded Cougars showed off their exceptional defensive unit, backed ...
CHATHAM, NJ – No Chatham boys lacrosse team has ever won the Morris County Tournament and after what happened last year in the final, the odds are against it happening in 2025.Still, the Cougars earned another chance at the elusive MCT title on Saturday with their 13-11 win in the first game of the ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Junior Sarah Nacinovich broke a 26-year-old record in winning the 400-meter race for the Chatham girls at the NJAC Track & Field Championships held Tuesday and Wednesday at Morris Hills High.Nacinovich took first in 56.45 to eclipse the school mark of 57.4 set by Anika Kreider in ...
WARREN, NJ – Senior setter Shreyan Lingampalli collected nine digs, 23 assists, a blocked shot and two services aces for Chatham in its 2-1 boys volleyball setback to Watchung Hills on Friday.Junior outside Ryan Klepper ended with 11 kills and five digs for Chatham (5-12) in the 25-23, 20-25, 21-25 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham High Athletic Department held celebratory signings on Wednesday for 17 senior student-athletes who will continue to compete at colleges and universities. Two Cougars, Will Allen and Adam Petitjean, joined the 13 CHS student-athletes who signed national letters of intent in ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Sophomore Roger Rice shot an even-par 35 and senior Will DesMarais turned in a 37, leading Chatham to a 151 to 169 boys golf win vs. Madison on Thursday at the Fairmount Country Club.Rice evened out his round when he countered a bogey with a birdie on the 149-yard, par-3 fourth hole.
RANDOLPH, NJ – The doubles tandem of Chris Allen and Ranvir Iyengar came back from a set down to win a decisive pro-set tiebreaker in Chatham's 5-0 boys tennis win vs. Randolph on Thursday.Allen and Iyengar dropped the first set to Randolph's Siddharth Vadali and Ben Karol, 5-7, before coming back ...
NEW JERSEY — Gov. Phil Murphy cannot run for a third term and the field to replace him is wide open and crowded as 11 candidates vie for their party’s nominations in the June 10 primary election.That has left voters across the state with a number of questions on their minds, including some of the ...
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, NJ - In a time when politics often dominate headlines for the wrong reasons, a local story is reminding residents of the good government can do when it works for the people.Daniel Erhardt, Principal of The Center School—a Somerset County-based school serving special needs students ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Five different players scored in the first quarter for the Chatham boys lacrosse team, jump-starting the Cougars to a 14-7 win vs. Kinnelon in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament on Thursday at Cougar Field.Sophomore attack Nick Lagunowich scored early and late for ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan scored a 43 and classmate Alex Caruso shot a 48 for Chatham in its 190 to 207 girls golf win vs. Westfield at the Shady Rest Golf Club on Thursday.Freshman Chloe Souza contributed a 49 and junior Megan Cincotta shot a 50 for Chatham.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Senior right-hander Wes Maksimow struck out nine and pitched one-hit ball over five innings and also drove in three runs, two with a two-out triple in the sixth inning, leading Chatham to a 7-1 baseball win vs. Montville at Somerset Patriots ballpark on Thursday night.Senior ...
CHATHAM, NJ – His father put the lacrosse stick in his hand at an early age and his three older brothers tested him as he was growing up.Shepard Boyd has been immersed in the sport since he was born to lacrosse-playing parents, Justin and Colleen, and battled for family bragging rights in the ...
MADISON, NJ – Some bumps and bruises had to be absorbed, but the Chatham girls lacrosse team took care of business in its Morris County Tournament semifinal on Wednesday night.“It was a very physical game and we knew it was going to be,” Helen McCutcheon Oliver, Chatham coach, said. “We had a lot ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Wes Maksimow drove across two runs to key a six-run rally in the sixth and Will Linn pitched 3 ⅓ innings of scoreless relief, lifting the Chatham baseball team to a 10-3 win vs. Sparta on Wednesday.Chatham (4-10) broke open a one-run game with a six-run rally in the bottom of the ...
WAYNE, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan shot a 51 to lead the Chatham girls golf team to a 213 to 269 win vs. Mountain Lakes on Wednesday at the North Jersey Country Club.Freshman Chloe Souza made her varsity debut and chipped in with a score of 55 for Chatham (9-2).
CHATHAM, NJ – Singles player Davis Zhang came back from a set down to win a third-set tiebreaker for Chatham in its 5-0 boys tennis win vs. West Morris on Wednesday at the Colony Courts.Zhang lost the first set to Marvin Du of West Morris, 4-6, before coming back to win the second set, 6-3 and the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Jessica Bao, a Chatham High School senior, has earned an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. “We are incredibly proud of Jessica's appointment to the United States Naval Academy," Doug Walker, CHS principal, said. "This achievement is a testament to her ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Nick Lagunowich inherited the No. 4 his older brother wore for the Chatham boys lacrosse team and on Tuesday J.P. returned from the University of Virginia in time to see his little brother do his old number proud at Cougar Field.“He's wearing the No. 4, which we started as a tradition ...