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Giving Back

September 17, 2022

CHATHAM, NJ -- After moving to Chatham Township three years ago, Nick Nikolopoulos was looking to get involved in the community and noticed a sign at the annual Christmas Tree sale held at the firehouse on River Road that said "Volunteers Needed." Two weeks later, he volunteered to become a ...

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CHATHAM, NJ --Chatham High students Ishir Rao and Aditya Sinha organized and ran the CS Base Summer Camp - a free computer science camp for students from elementary through high school - at the Library of the Chathams last month. Founded by CHS sophomore Rao and co-led by senior Sinha, the CS ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Navy Ensign Sam Francis bought a ceremonial sword in 1964 when he became a Navy ROTC graduate at Yale University. Fifty-eight years later, Francis has bestowed the sword to Gavin Mayes, a 2018 Chatham High graduate and a recently commissioned Navy Ensign. The sword has been handed ...

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CHATHAM,  NJ -- Olivia Bary has been sworn in as the newest member of the Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department, it was announced by CTVFD President Richard Gentles. "The fire service is like a family, and the longer I'm around the firehouse, the more that idea is solidified," Bary ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The Farmlink Project is non-profit that started two years ago during the pandemic, transporting surplus food from farms and transporting it to people in need. Madison resident Emma Andersson, a student at Johns Hopkins, is spending her summer promoting awareness and raising funds ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The New York Rangers showed their "No Quit New York" attitude during their run to the NHL Eastern Conference finals and Andrew Low has been relentless in his "Kids Ice Cancer" campaign he started three years ago. New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow, Jacob Trouba and Adam Fox joined ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The newly resurfaced basketball courts at Garden Park will be the site of a first-ever 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Aug. 20 to benefit the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, which helps families of children with cancer. The Chatham Be Positive (B+) Club is joining with the Chatham ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- It's always been a labor of love for longtime Chatham resident Jeff Davis when it came to restoring age-worn pieces of his Chatham childhood and adult life. However, the 72-year-old Davis went above and beyond the call of duty this time to restore/fabricate an iconic Chatham ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- New York Rangers Adam Fox, Jacob Trouba and Barclay Goodrow will be signing autographs together from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Legends Gallery/Frames on Main in Chatham on Monday, July 11. Legends Gallery is also working with Andrew Low, founder of Kids Ice Cancer, which raises funds ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Three 2022 Chatham High graduates - Karen Cashel, Ezra Richman and Thomas Sennett, will move on to serve their country in the Air Force, the Marines and the U.S. Military Academy. “I commend our students not only for their commitment to Chatham High School over the last four years ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Bruce Harris related that he was the oldest of 12 children in his family growing up in Iowa and credits his parents for teaching him about community service by their example. The former Chatham Borough mayor, who moved to Chatham in 1981, followed in his parents' footsteps when he ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The encouraging hand-made signs from the Washington School students said things like "Keep Going" and "You Got This" as the annual Chatham Law Enforcement Torch Run passed through the school parking lot on Friday morning. The run raises money for the NJ Special Olympics and ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Thomas Fazio Jr. played football and baseball with the late Jaime Pinaire at Chatham High School, so it was easy for him to draw on memories during the sixth annual Jaime Pinaire 5K race held at CHS on Saturday morning. "Anytime I get tired when I'm running, I know that Jaime ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- If there is one phrase that Chatham residents need to know before June 11th, it's “Runners, get to the starting line.” June 11th marks the return of the highly anticipated Chatham Jaycee’s Fishawack Run, part of the annual Chatham Fishawack Festival. Coming off a two-year hiatus ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Bill Heap came to the Borough of Chatham Council meeting on Monday night with an appreciation for the borough's Summer Concert Series and a concern about the diminishing tree canopy in town. Heap, representing the Chatham Jaycees, backed up his feelings and concerns by announcing ...

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