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A 77-year-old Madison woman drove through the UPS Store’s front window on Friday at 12:50 p.m. when she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake while attempting to park her 2005 Buick Lacrosse in front of the Main Street shop. Madison Police Lt. Darren Dachisen  said no one was injured and the only [...]

By JAMIE DUFFY SPECIAL TO MADISONCHATHAM THIS WEEK Walk in to McCool’s Ice Cream Parlour in Madison any night this summer, and join the line waiting for a generous helping of Hershey’s ice cream. The popular locally-owned Main Street venue is a magnet for ice cream lovers who appreciate the outside tables and efficient crew that [...]

By JAMIE DUFFY SPECIAL TO MADISONCHATHAM THIS WEEK When Ron Glover goes on his Friday rounds for Meals on Wheels, he makes sure he’s got enough time to sit and visit awhile. “Most of my clients — it can be anywhere from three to four to about eight — it takes a little while. We like [...]

By JAMIE DUFFY SPECIAL TO MADISONCHATHAM THIS WEEK When you talk to Carmela Tribune, you find someone who radiates happiness. She loves Madison where she was born and raised, loved her house and enjoyed her job. And though she had to leave her family home on Loveland Street, she finds plenty of love and friendship at [...]

cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Chatham Fish and Game Women’s Paddle Tennis B Team

The Chatham Fish and Game Women’s Paddle Tennis B Team recently got together to celebrate a recent lunch.  Standing left to right are Jessica Prindiville, Kelly Savarese, Chris Crowley, Binita Kraus, and Iseult Devlin.  Seated left to right are Mindy Pitonyak, Sue [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Chatham’s Academic Team is off to successful season

The Chatham Academic Team continued its successful season at the Hills West Invitational in Dix Hills, NY.  The tournament featured 96 teams from the area, and Chatham’s team of four juniors went undefeated in five preliminary games, earning the #15 seed for the afternoon playoffs.
<img class="size-medium wp-image-3080" title="xchatham high academic team" src="http://madison.injersey.com/files/2010/02/xchatham-high-academic-team-420×252.jpg&quot; [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Madison high’s Tyler Haupt builds displays at METC

By Allison Ickowicz
MadisonChatham This Week

When 17-year‐old Tyler Haupt was approaching the summer of his Sophomore year at Madison High School, he had visions of finding a summer job to bring in some extra cash. When he ended up being in [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Eating out: Rob’s Bistro in Madison

By Jamie Duffy
MadisonChatham  This Week

Two French restaurants side by side on Main Street have brought an authentic savoir faire to Madison’s dining mix.  The man behind this delightful invasion is not French at all, but a cerebral cook who waited 20 years to [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Pet of the week

Different as night and day

GIZMO (dressed as Darth Vadar)
AGE/BREED:  10; Penbrooke Welsh corgi .
PERSONALITY:  She has a very strong personality as the matriarch of the dogs in our house.
DIFFICULT BEHAVIOR:  She use to pull out the rug yarn I was using to make a [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: School Report Cards: Chatham comes out in the top 25

By LAURA BRUNO
STAFF WRITER/DAILY RECORD
Morris County had three schools making the top 25 list for highest average SAT scores in New Jersey, according to data released by the state Department of Education.

There was little surprise at the schools making the list, as they’ve all [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Your are what you Tweet … or are you?

New York Times editor Frank LaForge retweeted a link to an article that posed a question I never thought I’d ponder: Who owns my Twitter identity?
Of course a mere three years ago, twitter was a verb, not a proper noun, and it certainly didn’t have an identity associated with it, not for me, not for [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Need a pick-me-up? Well, I have one for you

When “Rice to Riches” opened on Spring Street a few years ago, I was giddy. I’m solely responsible for the success of the cool rice pudding shop on the outskirts of SoHo. (Who makes the best rice pudding in Morris County? Anyone know? Please share!)
“Come with me to the rice pudding place,” I would suggest/command. [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Make plans to see Playwrights Theatre new production

MADISON – Playwrights Theatre is presents the East Coast Premiere of “Two Jews Walk Into A War…” by Seth Rozin.
In a co-production with New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, the play will preview on Jan. 21 and run for three weeks through Feb. 7. The production will be directed by James [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Chatham Community Players seeking one act plays

CHATHAM – The Chatham Community Players is seeking original, one-act plays, short musicals and/or original dance pieces, written by New Jersey authors, for Jersey Voices’ 16th Annual Production.
Last year’s festival produced six original pieces, selected from over 100 submitted works.
Play submissions of any genre, style and length up to [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Stanley Congregational Church gathers for Koinonia

<img src="http://madison.injersey.com/files/2009/12/stanley-church-300×199.jpg&quot; alt="On Friday, December 11, 2009, Stanley Congregational Members gathered for Koinonia, a social group for adults that meets several times a year in members' homes for a pot-luck dinner and conversation. Shown left to right are Steve Austin of Chatham, Christine Shesler of Madison and Senior Minister Rev. Shawn Garvey. Stanley Congregational Church [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Plenty of room in their hearts

By ALLISON ICKOWICZ
MADISON CHATHAM THIS WEEK
<img class=”size-medium wp-image-1482″ title=”hero” src=”http://madison.injersey.com/files/2009/12/hero-300×221.jpg&#8221; alt=”Membrs of Chatham High School’s Aid for Shelter Pets in Need founded by Karen Ren. Shown left to right, back row: Chelsey VanderVliet, Lauren Matturri, Sarah Simonson, Gabrielle Redgate, Tori Jackson, Cary Halliburton. Middle row: Miranda Thomas, Simran Sabharwal, Sonam Shah, Sue-Jin Jung, [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Taste of Madison starts organizing for big event

MADISON — The Organizing Committee of the “Taste of Madison 2010″ announces the event will occur on Monday, March 15 Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Ferguson Recreation Center. Details are being finalized.
The annual event is a major fundraiser for three Madison organizations: The Madison Chamber of Commerce, The Downtown Development Commission, and the [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Sign-up now for Gentle Chair Yoga

The next session of Gentle Yoga begins at 11:30 a.m. on Fri. Jan. 8 at the Senior Center of the Chathams. Kati Walker RYT, a Chatham resident and Certified Yoga Instructor, will lead the class.
Gentle Chair Yoga will benefit those people who have limited range of motion and balance issues as [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Chatham author Ivans will read from her new book Jan. 11

Chatham author Marcia S. Ivans will visit the Senior Center of the Chathams on Monday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. for a poetry reading and discussion. Ivans will read from her latest collection of poetry, “Over Easy.”
Ivans has been writing poetry for over 25 years. Her first book, “Yesterday, a [...]

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cindy capitani wrote a new blog post: Meet Murphy, the Pet of the Week

Submitted by Debbie Richner of Chatham

Name: Murphy
Age: 4 months old
Type: Shih-tzu.
Personality: We haven’t had him that long, but he is very fun loving. He likes playing with fake frog and Margie.
Favorite human food: His favorite [...]

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