TOP LOCAL News
By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
May 6, 2025
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan scored a 90 and classmate Eva Morrison carded a 96 in leading the Chatham girls golf team to a fourth-place finish in the NJSIAA South, Group B state sectional tournament on Tuesday at the Rutgers Golf Course.Moorestown won the section with a score of 318, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Seniors Nate West and Alex Fairbairn each had three kills and senior Shreyan Lingampalli was credited with a block and eight assists for the Chatham boys volleyball team in its 2-0 “Senior Day” setback to Union on Tuesday at CHS.
FLANDERS, NJ – Sophomore Roger Rice drained a 35-foot downhill putt on his final hole to earn a tie for the best round with a one-under-par 71, highlighting Chatham's second-place finish at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 3 state sectional boys golf tournament on Monday at the Flanders Valley Golf ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Lauren Tracey posted the best time of 1:07.19 in the 400 hurdles and teamed up with Liv Matter, Emily Piskadlo and Sarah Nacinovich in placing third in the 4x400 with a time of 4:06.83 for the Chatham girls track & field team at the Morris County Relays held last Thursday at ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The Chatham boys 4x800 relay of Brady Byrne, Santiago Gebara, Marcus Valenzuela and Adam Petitjean clocked 8:00.42 to place first at the Morris County Track & Field Relays held Thursday at Randolph High.Chatham's 4x800 team finished seven seconds ahead of second-place ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ – In about 13 months, the first games of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will kick off. Canada, Mexico and the United States are hosting the biggest World Cup ever, with a total of eight games to be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, including the final match of the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Township Mayor Mike Choi and Chatham Borough Mayor Carolyn Dempsey joined in the celebration recently when the local Hindu community celebrated “Holi”.In a statement, the organizing group highlighted the essence of Holi: “It’s a time of great cheer and fun as people smear ...
CHESTER, NJ – There will be no magical run for Chatham in the Morris County Baseball Tournament this year.The Cougars turned the MCT on its head in 2024 by coming in as the No. 12 seed and reaching the county final for the first time in school history before Delbarton prevailed over Chatham in the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chaham girls lacrosse team, ranked No. 1 in the state by NJ.com and No. 17 nationally by USA Lacrosse, scored eight goals in the opening quarter and eased to a 17-4 win vs. Mount Olive in the quarterfinal round of the Morris County Tournament on Friday at Haas Field.Senior attack ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Chatham's second doubles tandem of Chris Allen and Ranvir Iyengar outlasted Alex Choi and Dylan Scarpati of Delbarton in a pro-set tiebreaker to highlight the Cougars' 3-2 boys tennis victory vs. the Green Wave on Friday.Allen and Iyengar won the first set 6-2, dropped the second ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Looking back over the first 10 boys lacrosse games of the season, it might be said that Shep Boyd looked a little out of place at the X position in Chatham's attack.On Thursday, Boyd returned to his natural position in the midfield and that was all it took for him to uncork his ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Junior outside Ryan Klepper registered seven kills and five digs for Chatham in its 2-0 boys volleyball loss to undefeated Randolph on Thursday.Nate West hit six kills for Chatham (5-8), which received 13 assists and four digs from Spencer Mathews. Benjamin Barninger had 12 kills for ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan carded a season-best score of 45 for Chatham in its 190 to 205 setback to undefeated Morris Knolls in a girls golf match played Thursday at the Flanders Valley Golf Course.Olivia Gaglione scored a 41 for Morris Knolls (11-0). Eva Morrison turned in a 52 for ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Lara Thistlethwaite pitched a five-inning no-hitter and freshman Analia Garcia drove in four runs in Chatham's 12-0 “Senior Day” softball win vs. Mountain Lakes on Thursday at the Chatham Middle School.Thistlethwaite struck out three and walked two in her five shutout innings ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The small talk before the start of the 2025 Morris County Girls Golf Tournament lit a competitive spark in Chatham High senior Eva Morrison.“I played with the first group off the first tee box and I felt like that kind of pushed me to keep up considering how good they were.,” Morrison ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough is using the PILOT money from the Ivy Apartments on River Road to offset expenses in its $18.3 million 2025 municipal budget and put away money for the purchase of a tower ladder fire truck, according to Chief Financial Officer Karen Fornaro.Fornaro presented a ...
FLANDERS, NJ – Sophomore Roger Rice carded a 36-39 to score a three-over-par 75 in helping the Chatham boys golf team tie for fourth place with a score of 316 at the Morris County Tournament held Wednesday at the Flanders Valley Golf Course.Rice shot an even-par 36 on his front nine before he hit a ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Junior outside Ryan Klepper hit 16 kills and scored three service aces while junior setter Spencer Mathews was credited with 31 assists and two service aces in Chatham's 2-1 boys volleyball win vs. West Essex on Wednesday.Nate West contributed 11 kills, a block and six digs for ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – Chatham won every match in straight sets to score its 11th win of the season with a 5-0 boys tennis decision vs. Montville on Wednesday.Singles players Davis Zhang, Roger Lin and Grayson Rivera took 36 of 43 games in winning their matches for Chatham (11-2).Garrett Feher and Aidan ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — What began as a simple act of tying green ribbons around trees has grown into a powerful regional movement. On Tuesday evening, Centennial Park became the symbolic heart of the newly formed New Jersey Cross-Town Mental Health Coalition, as ten towns across Union and Morris ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Grace Mulligan shot a 49 in leading the Chatham girls golf team to a 205 to 219 win vs. Madison on Tuesday at the Fairmount Country Club.Junior Karina Gilmore contributed a 51 for Chatham (8-1), which received a round of 52 from senior Alex Caruso. Madison is 6-3.
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior defenders Claire Engelkraut and Alexa Grom each notched their first career goals in top-seeded Chatham's 16-4 Morris County Tournament girls lacrosse win vs. Whippany Park on Tuesday at Haas Field.Senior middie Grace Hallahan scored three goals to boost her season total to 30 ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian Gibbons called the hiring of two new police officers - Michael Prashad and Kyle Guzman - a landmark moment for the CBPD at Monday night's meeting of the mayor and Borough Council.“It reflects our ongoing growth and evolution as an agency,” Gibbons ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior Will DesMarais shot an even-par 36 in leading Chatham to a 169 to 173 boys golf win vs. Morristown on Monday at the Fairmount Country Club.Senior Lukas Kleinle contributed a 41 for Chatham (6-4). Ian Wetherbee led Morristown (2-6) with a 42.
CHATHAM, NJ – Two Chatham High School baseball players are stepping up to the plate in a different way—by giving back. Through their student-led organization, DoublePlay, Tommy Meyler and Luca Russo have been collecting gently used baseball and softball equipment from the local community to benefit ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham Borough Police implored parents to get involved and make sure that their electric-powered bike-riding minors are following safety rules and have registered bikes that exceed 20 miles per hour at the regular meeting of the Borough of Chatham Council on Monday night.Chatham ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Garrett Feher and Aidan Wong teamed up to win their first doubles match in a third-set tiebreaker, helping the Chatham boys tennis secure a 3-2 win vs. Montclair Kimberley on Monday at the Colony Courts.Alejandro Crespo and Thomas Irwin of MKA (12-4) won the first set, 6-3, before ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The School District of the Chathams will hold its annual reorganization meeting on Monday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chatham High Auditorium.The agenda for the meeting can be viewed HERE
CHATHAM, NJ – Chief Financial Officer Karen Fornaro will give a budget presentation before the 2025 municipal budget is introduced for a vote at Monday night's Borough of Chatham Council meeting set for 7:30 p.m. at Boro Hall, 54 Fairmount Ave.Also on the agenda are resolutions to hire two new ...
PHILADELPHIA – Chatham's 4x400 team of senior Lauren Tracey, freshman Fiona Jackson, and juniors Liv Matter and Sarah Nacinovich placed third in their heat at the Penn Relays on Saturday.Chatham ran a season-best time of 4:04.96, to finish behind Ramapo and Randallstown of Maryland.