Paving, Parking and Priorities

The rainy weather rained out some sports games this week, but it warmed up beautifully in time for the weekend! So as we send you off to your activities, we provide for you this brief recap of all the fun, games and controversies you may have missed this week.

On Monday we brought you the second installment of where we answer your questions about Chatham. This week's question was about paving streets and installing curbs and sidewalks in Chatham Borough. We also told you about Saturday's concert by the Pure Prairie League, part of the Sanctuary Concert series. We also brought you a review of the restaurant Supper.

Tuesday we told you about the Chatham varsity volleyball team's victory over Hanover Park, which brings the team's record to 11-1 for the season. We also told you about Superintendent James O'Neill's defense of hiring Charles Milewski as the new Interim Business Administrator. We also told you about the Chatham High women's tennis team's rained-out games against Hanover Park and Randolph, and about Lenape Day in the township.

On Wednesday we told you about International Walk To School Day, which fell right in the middle of Drive Safely to Work Week. We also told you about the Chatham women's soccer team, which defeated Dover 4-1 this week. We also told you about the Board of Education meeting, where board members reviewed a list of goals and priorities for the coming academic year. We also told you about an upcoming Patch Chat on Twitter where users can discuss the state of New Jersey schools. We also brought you a recipe adapted from a dish offered at Supper for you to try in your own home: Healthy Shrimp Bisque.

Thursday we told you about possible business zone changes in the borough in a two-part story that explored recommendations from a professional planner's study and upcoming steps for the borough. We also told you about four borough roads that were repaved Friday.

On Friday we told you about the best places to go apple and pumpkin picking in the area. We also told you about an art exhibit which opened Friday at the Nicolas F. Rizzo Fine Arts Gallery. We also told you about oversold parking permits for the Chatham New Jersey Transit train station, and about the men's soccer team's winning their game against Hanover Park 4-0. We also brought you news about the Chatham cross country team's performance at their meet this week.