Cougar Weekend is one of the biggest weekends of the high school's seasonal sports calendar. In many ways it's bigger than homecoming, with most games from freshman to varsity teams played “on Chatham’s home fields,” said Harvey Cohen, athletic director at Chatham High School. “Cougar Weekend is a great way for the Chatham community to get involved," said Lori Gironda, an assistant principal at Chatham High. “It’s not just about Chatham High School, but about families, kids, and community.” Many student clubs will sell items during the games to help raise money for their activities. The Key …

Ann Frommer’s solo photography show and the Art League of the Chatham’s Fall Member Show kicks off with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. this Friday in the Chatham Township Municipal Building’s Lundt-Glover Gallery. Both exhibits will remain there for viewing until Dec. 6. Frommer’s exhibit, “European Scenes,” is a collection of photographs taken from her years of extensive travel throughout Hungary and Central Europe. “It is not a travelogue, as such,” Frommer said. “I like to think that people are able to plant themselves in the picture along with what I see through the camera’s lens.” …

Chatham Borough's 9-11 Memorial Committee has worked since June to plan a meaningful ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11. "This is a wonderful way for our community to come together to remember all who were lost that day," said Donna Cali-Charles, chairwoman of the 9/11 Memorial Committee and president of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation. The service begins Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Reasoner Park and includes a bagpipe band, color guard, vocal music, blessings, speeches, and a reading of the names by family members of the 13 Chatham Borough and Township residents who perished on …

The Chatham Borough Farmers Market brings fresh produce and home-made goods to shoppers each week. This week, the Mayors Wellness Campaign booth hosts Michele Levine a nutritional pharmacist from Liberty Drug & Surgical. The Mayors Wellness Campaign is a state-wide initiative to help get New Jersey residents healthy and keep them that way. According to the website, 57 percent of New Jersians are overweight or obese. In Chatham, the campaign is sponsored by Saint Barnabas Hospital in Livingston. The Chatham Borough Farmers Market is open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot at the…

Chatham residents who picked up sunflower seeds at this year's Fishawack Festival can submit their flowers for the Chatham Borough Farmers Market Sunflower Contest. Now at the end of their growing season, the sunflowers should be at their full height. Measure the stem and the head of the flower for the chance to win prizes. Check out these other events happening in Chatham this weekend: Saturday, Aug. 27: Saturday Morning Road RideWhere/When: Starts at Marty’s Reliable Cycle in Morristown, makes its way through Harding and Chatham, then back to Morristown, beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturdays.Why…

It's hard to imagine serving in the military for those who don't, but even harder when considering being stationed far from the small comforts of home where things like a good cup of coffee are taken for granted. Moon Doggie Coffee Roasters, a weekly vendor at the Chatham Borough Farmers Market, is doing its part to lift the spirits of men and women serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Owners Donna and Bob Funk–along with the help of many customers–have donated and shipped over 1,000 pounds of coffee to the troops and "will continue doing so until the last soldier comes home," said the Funks. It …

Those who think that peaches come in only two varieties – white and yellow – a stop by the Chatham Borough Farmers Market on Saturday may change your mind. Vendors will present some of the 23 varieties of peaches grown in the Garden State. Features of this week's peach-themed market include free samples of baked goods made with peaches, free peach recipe books (while they last) and peach tea, among others. As a special treat, shoppers can see the crowning (complete with a red carpet) of New Jersey Peach Princess Catherine Melick Bryant at 11 a.m. The Peach Princess is chosen each year by the …

Ever heard of Electabuzz, Voltorb and Wurmple? These are just a few of the other-worldly names of Pokemon cards, a popular children's card game. Jabberwocky hosts their first Pokemon card tournament on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. “Even if you don’t know how to play, come and watch the tournaments so you can learn,” said Nancy Nahvi, one of Jabberwocky's owners. “No one will be left out because each participant will in the very least take home a pack of Pokemon playing cards,” adds Nancy. Pokemon is a media franchise created by Satoshi Taijiri in 1996 and owned by the company Nintendo. …

In a town like Chatham, it’s hard to imagine sending your child to school without shoes. However, Joan Melroy, a Chatham resident and professional organizer, knows that bare feet are sometimes the only thing standing in the way of a child’s education in developing countries. Melroy’s company, The Organized Advantage, LLC, is part of the northern New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO-NNJ). NAPO representatives and Melroy met with the Tennessee-based charity Soles4Soles at a conference in April, and decided to help them reach their “11 in 11” goal of …

If you go to the Chatham Borough Farmers Market this weekend, you'll notice a new addition to the vendors. Unionville Vineyards of Ringoes, NJ will offer samples and sell bottles of their award-winning artisanal wines at their inaugural appearance at the market. Jennifer Tanner, the director of Sales and Marketing, said that the vineyard was originally a peach farm. They planted their first vines in 1982 and began winemaking in the late 1980s. Most people think of tomatoes, corn and farm stands when considering the Garden State. Wineries, however, are on the rise thanks to New Jersey's …

The Chatham Brass, a quintet spun off seven years ago from the Chatham Community Band, will perform this Saturday at the Chatham Farmer’s Market from 11 a.m. until noon. Patriotic music, ragtime, and Broadway tunes are just a sampling of the type of music the Chatham Brass likes to play. “It’s your standard toe-tapping music,” said Leader Ed Rummel, a retired engineer and French horn player.   When not playing for Chatham Brass, which performed 44 times last year, Rummel also plays for the Metropolitan Orchestra of New Jersey, the Summit Symphony and the Westfield Community band. Both Chatham…

Don't be startled by the sound of gunfire on Monday morning. It's just a signal for the start of Chatham Borough's Fourth of July festivities. The borough's fire department holds its 57th annual Fourth of July Parade beginning at about 10:30 a.m. Monday. The parade route begins at the intersection of Main Street and Hillside Avenue, travels west down Main Street and ends at Chatham Middle School. “More than 50 groups are marching in the parade this year,” said Lt. Steve Williams, member of the Chatham Borough Fire Department and the parade committee’s vice-chairman. “This is more significant …

The graduation ceremonies for the Chatham High School seniors highlight this weekend’s activities, with commencement beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. “What differentiates this graduation from others is that this is the 100th anniversary of the first Chatham High School graduating class,” said Lori Gironda, the assistant principal at Chatham High. Contained in the program for the graduation ceremony will be information from the Chatham Historical Society as a tribute to the 100th graduating class in Chatham.  The class of 2011 has 246 graduates, a far cry from the six men and women of the first …