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Katherine Abbott wants her family to be conscious of its impact on the environment. That’s why Abbott, a married mother of three, recently renovated the family’s Chatham Township home home to strive to meet LEED standards, installing a solar hot water heater and low-flow water faucets. “I have always been very conscious of our impact on [...]

Last week’s Where Is It? photo featured the Sonny Vitale Memorial Field on Rosedale Avenue in Madison.

For families unable to make a commitment to a week-long summer camp, the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Madison is hosting 8 sessions of “Summer Camp for a Day” throughout July and August. On July 7th, youngsters participated in LENAPE: TOYS & GAMES, where they learned about how the Lenape people lived, worked and [...]

Last week’s Where Is It? photo featured the Borough of Madison Police and Fire headquarters.

The Tri-State area is under an extreme heat advisory and electrical demand is expected to be near record levels this week.   Reducing electrical use can minimize the possibility of power outages and/or voltage reductions, like the one experienced yesterday by Chatham residents. According to Jersey Central Power & Light spokesman Ron Morano, the outage was caused by an [...]

The power went out for about three hours this afternoon in Chatham, Summit and Springfield (power returned around 5:30 p.m.)  On this scorching summer day, residents are relieved at the return of air conditioning. The Chatham Police Department said that the problem originated in Summit.  Neither the Summit Police Department nor Jersey Central Power and Light were [...]

Communities come together in times of need.   On Saturday June 19, the PTO, students and parents at Southern Boulevard School organized a car wash to raise funds for Julien Collot, a first grader who has been battling AML Leukemia since 2006. After three years of treatment, Julien was diagnosed with GvHD, Graft-verses-Host Disease, a complication [...]

On Wednesday June 16th, Cafe Villa held a fundraiser to benefit the Chatham Education Foundation.  20 percent of all sales that day went to the organization. Cafe Villa Manager “Kelly” reported a great response from the community: “We have a lot of regular customers who came in.  Everyone wanted to support this fundraiser.”  A staple of [...]

This week’s Where Is It? photo features the Red Brick School House Museum in Chatham Township. The building was built in 1860 and was used as a school for the Township until a consolidated school was built in 1928 (Southern Boulevard School).  During World War II,  the Red Cross used the Red Brick School House for rolling bandages.  The [...]

On Sunday June 13, the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance sponsored the Madison Artist Studio Tour.  24 artists showcased pieces in their studios or in exhibition spaces provided by local businesses. Beginning at Waverly Place, art-lovers participated in the creation of a mural, organized by artist and Madison resident Bill Richardson.  ”The theme of the mural [...]

Today Chatham residents enjoyed music, food and fun at the 39th Annual Fishwack festival.  Fishawack was the Lenni Lenape Indian name for the Passaic River.  Chatham was located at the narrowest part of the river, making it the “Crossing of the Fishawack in the “Valley of the Great Watchung.” Since 1971, the town has organized a [...]

This week’s Where Is It? photo features ‘Crescent,’ a sculpture by artist Richard Jolley, on loan from The Sculpture Foundation.  The new space created to display the piece of art, called the ‘Commuter’s Oasis,’ is located at Chatham Train Station just off Fairmount Avenue. The Chatham Public Arts Council is responsible for bringing the art to the [...]

Tonight Corpus Christi hosted the 15th annual Carnival on parish grounds at 234 Southern Boulevard in Chatham.  If you missed the festivities tonight, the Carnival will be hopping Friday from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday from 3-10 p.m.

Last week’s Where Is It? photo featured S.W. Bowne, the ‘Great Hall’ at Drew University.  Congratulations to InJersey user Mike for guessing the answer correctly!

The Great Hall of S.W. Bowne was modeled after The Hall at Christ Church in Oxford.