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March 27, 2024

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Freshman Roger Rice carded a 77 and Cougar teammates, junior Will DesMarais and senior Dylan Wickham, each shot a 78 as the Chatham boys golf team placed 8th out of 23 teams competing in the 19th Garden State Cup held Wednesday at the Blue Heron Pines Golf Club. Rice ...

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Morristown, NJ– Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center announced the treatment of its first patient using the new Medtronic PulseSelect™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System – a breakthrough technology that uses pulsed electric fields to treat patients with persistent atrial fibrillation ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- When Tom Salvas received his commemorative pin for his "Citizenship Award" on Tuesday night at the Chatham Township Committee meeting, it was no surprise that he was the one who took the photo of the Chatham Township logo that was used to make the pin. In his 36 years as a ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Will DesMarais shot a 1-over-par 37 in the nine-hole match and Dylan Wickham hit for 38 in leading Chatham to a 157 to 206 boys golf win vs. Hanover Park on Tuesday at the Fairmount Country Club. Owen Bedell scored a 40 for Chatham (2-0). Aiden Markey led Hanover Park (0-3) with a ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Junior Grace Mulligan carded a 54 and senior Callie Ferguson shot a 55 as the Chatham girls golf team opened the 2024 season with a 226 to 232 win vs. Mountain Lakes on Monday at the Fairmount Country Club. It was the 39th straight regular-season win for Chatham, dating back to ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- No one on the Chatham boys volleyball team last season will ever forget what happened when Jack Lamb went up to make a hit, landed on a teammate's foot and broke his leg in three places. Last Friday, the 6-3 senior wore a smile bigger than the obvious scar on his leg when he ...

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March is National Nutrition Month! Breakfast is often praised as the most important meal of the day — and for good reason. According to Atlantic Health Stystem, breakfast kickstarts your metabolism, replenishes your energy and sets the tone for the day. But not all breakfasts are created ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Historical Society set out to recreate the 1930 photo commemorating the first time an electric-powered train stopped at the Chatham Train Station, and the organizers were blessed with picture-perfect weather for the event on Sunday. Chatham residents love their ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The traditional father/daughter square dance was held on Friday, with Chatham's 10th Grade Girl Scouts from Troop 96171 hosting the event for the second through fourth-graders at the Chatham Middle School. "Girl Scouts is a really important part of growing up and making friends," ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Axlyn Sommer wasn't working at the T.M. Ward Coffee Company while she raised her four children in Chatham Township during the previous century. However, she was still contributing behind the scenes in the family business. Sommer spent her free time as a "homemaker" creating gift ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham resident Justin Strickland has officially filed to run on the Democratic ticket for one of three open seats on the Morris County Board of Commissioners, he announced on Friday. He is running for a three-year term in November on the seven-member board. Strickland is in ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Senior Dylan Wickham led the way with a 39, and freshman Roger Rice carded a 40 as Chatham opened the 2024 boys golf season with a 163 to 179 win vs. Summit in cold conditions on Thursday at the Fairmount Country Club. Senior Dan Nowickas shot a 41 for the Cougars.

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Estate planning is a standard part of any savvy wealth management strategy. If you’ve already initiated this process, you’ve crafted basic trust documents, designated beneficiaries and assigned a power of attorney. The best laid plans, however, can be disrupted by fine print and simple oversights.

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HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, NJ -- The Chatham High robotics team, //Cougars, placed second out of 48 teams on Sunday at the FIRST Tech Challenge NJ State Championship held at Hillsborough High. “I am so proud how this group of students ultimately came together with a final goal in mind," Julie Ryan, ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Assembly passed a resolution Monday to “reaffirm freedom of access and protection of reproductive health care services,” including in vitro fertilization (IVF), in New Jersey. The resolution was a direct response to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling earlier this ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The School District of the Chathams 2024-2025 preliminary budget calls for a 2.91% increase that is driven by the rise in extraordinary special education costs, health care premiums and inflation, according to the presentation by Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa at Monday's ...

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday calling on Congress and President Biden to raise the threshold for the federal poverty level in states like New Jersey. The resolution, SCR-93, is an official expression of state support for a proposal introduced by Rep.

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. On Sunday afternoon, the Chatham Historical Society hopes a recreated picture will help celebrate Chatham's history for another 100 years. As part of the Chatham Historical Society's Centennial celebration, the Dec. 18, ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham's 8th Grade Girls Blue team defeated Warren, 45-38, to win the championship of the Jersey Basketball League last Thursday. It was the second Jersey Basketball League title in the last three years for the team, which finished the 2024 season 15-2. Members of the 8G ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The preliminary school budget for the 2024-2025 school year is on the agenda for the regular meeting of the Chatham Board of Education on Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chatham Middle School Auditorium.  Also on the agenda is the 2024-2024 SDOC calendar. The full agenda ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- They've put in the time and the money. Chatham residents Susan and Jay Allen helped fund the current construction project at the Library of the Chathams with a $125,000 donation and have worked as members and consultants to the Library Board of Trustees. “Susan and Jay Allen’s ...

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MADISON, NJ - The Madison Area YMCA and the American Red Cross will be hosting a Blood Drive at the YMCA’s Family Center at 111 Kings Road, Madison, on Friday, March 22 from 1:30 pm to 6 p.m. There is an urgent need for blood donations.  Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged.

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CHATHAM, NJ -- A four-story mixed-use building with retail on the first floor and 18 apartments above it will be built at 246 Main St. in Chatham, the site of the former Sherwin-Williams store. Three of the apartments will be set aside for affordable housing. "It's been a long time coming and ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- The Borough of Chatham went through a lot of public hand-wringing and court battles before it could finally exhale in relief after satisfying its third round obligation of affordable housing, settling on 15 all-affordable units that will be built at Post Office Plaza, near Bowers ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Township Administrator Ziad Shehady made his initial presentation of the 2024 municipal budget on Tuesday night at the Chatham Township Committee workshop meeting, announcing a flat tax for the third straight year and an increase in the surplus. The total municipal ...

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Morristown, NJ –  Two nationally recognized cardiovascular programs in the tri-state region, New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System’s Morristown Medical Center and New York-based NYU Langone Health, are expanding their partnership to provide patients improved access to adult congenital heart ...

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SUMMIT, NJ - 27 real estate agents from Sotheby’s in Summit are 5 - STAR. The award recognizes service professionals who provide quality service to their clients. 5- STAR Real Estate Agents are selected based on consumer evaluations, production volume, and business information. Below are the ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Borough Police Chief Brian Gibbons introduced two new police officers that he said were hired in response to the public's concerns about home burglaries and vehicle thefts on Monday night at the Borough of Chatham Council meeting. New probationary police officers Edwin ...

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TRENTON — Advocates for transparency and open government testified Monday, March 11, against an overhaul to the state’s Open Public Records Act as government interests lauded the measure. The bill (S-2930), which if passed would be the first major update to the state’s public records law in over ...

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CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Borough Mayor Carolyn Dempsey reported that the Borough will receive $850,000 through a HUD Community Project Grant that will go toward renovations of the ECLC School at the regular meeting of the Borough of Chatham Council on Monday night. Dempsey credited Congressional ...

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