Community Corner

Relay for Life to Return, Despite Neighbor Concerns

Residents complain of loud noise and bright lights through the night.

The late-night noise and lights on Haas Field threatened the return of Chatham's Relay for Life this year.

However, the Chatham Borough Council voted Thursday night in favor of the event returning on Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 as long as organizers keep the noise down and dim the lights, according to the Chatham Courier.

Several nearby residents complained of music playing at 4 a.m., loud generators running through the night and the bright lights from last year's event, the Courier reported.

The event raised nearly $75,000 last year for the American Cancer Society.


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