TOP LOCAL News
By ED BARMAKIAN
February 20, 2025
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – After hearing the news that it had eked out a power-point tiebreaker win in its NJSIAA Group B semifinal, a member of the Ridge boys swim team yelled out “See you Sunday” to the Chatham swimmers before he left the deck at the Raritan Bay Area YMCA on Wednesday.While it took some ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Chatham didn't swim its fastest, but the undefeated Cougars girls swam fast enough to earn a trip to the NJSIAA Group B state final for the third straight year.Chatham left their “Tech” suits at home in winning their 23rd straight meet, 97 to 73, vs. Randolph in the Group B state ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Mendham came in with the incentive to gain a measure of revenge and Chatham faced an inevitable “letdown” just two days after Ryan Leach's last-second basket for the Cougars eliminated the Minutemen from the Morris County Tournament.Add in the absence of starter Michael MacAniff to ...
MENDHAM, NJ – Ella Kruezer led the way with 18 points and Chatham also received 12 points from Mia Semioli in the 62-27 girls basketball decision vs. Mendham that gave the Cougars their 25th win on Tuesday night.Kreuzer hit three 3-pointers to pace the perimeter attack as Chatham (25-1) dropped in ...
Chatham High School Students Against Cancer club is hosting a special promotion Wednesday, Feb. 19 at La Rosa Chicken where ALL proceeds will go to the Bailey's Warriors team. Sal Pepe, owner of La Rosa's ChickenWhen: TOMORROW, Wednesday Feb 19Where: La Rosa Chicken and Grill, 306 Main St.
CHATHAM, NJ – Summer Tedesco, a junior at Chatham High School, has stepped into the role of student representative to Chatham’s Board of Education, taking over as the student voice at BOE meetings.Tedesco is a non-voting board member who gives a CHS student report at the meetings. She helps ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham point guard Ryan Leach started dribbling with 7.6 seconds left in the tie game and suddenly there was no one to stop him as he rose to the basket and banked in the layup as the buzzer sounded.“(Quinn) Burke set a really good screen and everyone else cleared out as they were ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Borough Police Department reported a burglary of an unoccupied home on Rowan Road through the AlertChathamBorough system on Sunday.According to the alert: Chatham Borough Police Department reports an {unoccupied} burglary on {Rowan Rd} that occurred yesterday and was ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Summit-Chatham wrestling team wrapped up its regular season with a 7-15 record, looking ahead to the postseason with optimism. “We had three 20+ win wrestlers this season. And one of them is a freshman,” said head coach Dan Gollin. The coach provided his thoughts on the three ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Inga Luria of Chatham has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Fall 2024 President's List.Full-time SNHU undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List.Jack ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – Chatham's Morris County Tournament semifinal opened with two straight Mia Semioli 3-pointers in the first seconds of the game. It culminated with the senior guard's fifth 3-pointer for Cougars' final points.Semioli's game-high 23 points highlighted a perimeter attack by No. 2 seeded ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – The semifinal round of the Morris County Boys Basketball Tournament has been postponed until Sunday afternoon at the County College of Morris because of the inclement weather forecast for Saturday.No. 4 seeded Chatham (17-5) will face top-seeded Mendham (19-4) in the second game of ...
ROCKAWAY, NJ – Quinn Burke scored a game-high 23 points and Will DesMarais collected the 100th 3-pointer of his career to highlight Chatham's ninth straight boys basketball win, 69-45 vs. Morris Knolls on Thursday night.Chatham (17-5) will be looking for its 10th consecutive win when it meets up ...
WAYNE, NJ – The Chatham boys swim team moved to within two wins of earning its fourth consecutive state championship on Thursday night by securing its fourth straight state sectional championship.The Cougars overwhelmed Northern Highlands, 120-50, to secure their 54th straight win and the NJSIAA ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The flu kept Adam Petitjean from running in the county meet and the Chatham High senior was battling Achilles and hamstring aches heading into the state sectional indoor track meet.“I was really bummed that I was sick for counties,” Petitjean said. “Then I had an Achilles and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Chatham High's Academic Team showed its intellectual depth last Friday when its “C” Team won the 24-team tournament held at John F. Kenney Memorial High.Chatham sent five teams to the JFK tournament and four advanced to the knockout round. Chatham's “C” team placed first, Chatham's ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – Through the first seven races of the girls state sectional swim meet, Summit and its standout swimmer Sidney Arcella were holding the lead vs. defending state champion Chatham.Duke University commit Arcella pushed Summit into an early point advantage before Chatham came back to ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Senior guard Ella Kreuzer notched her 200th career 3-point basket and netted 17 points in leading four players in double figures as Chatham scored a 60-46 girls basketball win vs. Morristown on Wednesday at CHS.Chatham (23-1) improved to 9-0 in the NJAC American, clinching a second ...
The Chatham High School Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra came together to perform Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a lesser-known yet intricate composition that challenged both singers and instrumentalists. Under the direction of CHS Choral Director Ken Bryson and Orchestra Director Liam Keller, the ...
CHATHAM, NJ – One very good quarter of basketball and three not-so-great quarters added up to Chatham's eighth straight win of the season on Tuesday at CHS.The Cougars canned seven 3-pointers - four by Will DesMarais - in building a 20-point lead in the first quarter of their 80-69 win vs. Union ...
TRENTON, NJ — A bill that would vastly reduce plastic waste in New Jersey won narrow support from lawmakers amid criticism from business groups and praise from environmentalists.The legislation, S-3398, was approved Monday by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, with Democrats ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Chatham boys and girls swim teams continued their quests to repeat as state Group B champions on Monday as both advanced to the state sectional finals with wins on Monday at the Jersey Aquatic Center.The Chatham girls scored a 109-61 sectional semifinal win vs. Princeton, ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Chatham distance runners, senior Adam Petitjean and junior Marcus Valenzuela led the way as the Cougars' boys track & field team won the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 state championship on Monday at the Rothman “Bubble.”Petitjean won the 800 in 2:00.24 and came within ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – After stunning top-seeded Randolph in the Mennen Cup semifinal round, the Chatham boys ice hockey team knew it wouldn't be sneaking up on the second-seeded Morristown-Beard team in the final.The Crimson scored three goals on their first 11 shots in the opening period and held off a ...
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Sarah Nacinovich won the 400-meter dash and also anchored the winning 4x400 relay with Chatham teammates Daryn Foertsch, Emily Piskadlo and Liv Matter on Monday at the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 indoor track & field meet held at the “Bubble.”Nacinovich won the 400 in ...
NEW YORK – Julianna Vaglio, a second-grader at Chatham's Southern Boulevard School, placed third in the Fastest Kid in the World Youth Girls' 55-meter dash with a time of 8.76 on Saturday at the Millrose Games held in the Armory.In January, Vaglio ran 8.97 in the 8-and-under 55-meter dash to place ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The Consortium of Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Millburn, New Providence, and Summit School Districts recently hosted a powerful event as part of their ongoing Wellness Series: What You Need to Know. The evening featured a screening of Screen Agers: Growing Up in the Digital Age, ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham fourth-grade students from Girl Scout Troop 98433 are holding a “Smile” drive this month, collecting toothbrushes, toothpaste, lip balm, dental floss and mouthwash to distribute to the homeless.The Girl Scouts came up with the idea after meeting with Chatham High teacher Sally ...
RANDOLPH, NJ – There is something about the bigger court at Randolph High that brings out the best in Michael MacAniff and the setting seemed to give 6-7 Quinn Burke some room to spread his wings, too.MacAniff had a breakout game with 25 points a year ago when Chatham came in as the No. 9 seed and ...
Public Open HouseSaturday, 2/8 1pm-3pmSunday, 2/9 1pm-3pmThis Classic colonial in Chatham Boro is move in ready and perfect for discerning buyers. The three bedroom one and a half bathroom home prides itself in stylish and functional updates. A reconfigured first floor plan lends itself to ...