Week In Review: Police Enforcement and Volunteers in the News

Think you missed anything in Chatham this week? We bring you the Week In Review, where you can catch up on all the top stories in Chatham. This week saw numerous stories about police activity and volunteers and community events, as well as the announcement of a change of staff at the Chatham Patch.

On Monday, we told you about two DWI arrests in the Borough, one of a 45-year-old Basking Ridge resident and one of a 19-year-old Florham Park resident with an open bottle of vodka in the car. We also told you about local opposition to proposed water rate hikes in Chatham. We also told you about Keith Lynott and the North Jersey Red Cross, which is one of the first respondents to any tragedy or disaster in the area.

On Tuesday we told you about increased police enforcement at the pedestrian crosswalk on Fairmount Avenue near the Chatham train station. We also told you about two county organizations, the Jaycees (the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce) and the Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade, which recently announced that Willie Quinn, 46, would be the 2011 parade Grand Marshal.

On Wednesday we brought you a preview of the upcoming football season. Chatham is now in preseason play and will begin its regular season on Sept. 11. We also told you about a letter from Madison officials to Mayor Nelson Vaughan expressing concerns with the community garden expansion. We also told you about a child on Elmwood Avenue who drew sad faces on parts of a tree that had been cut down for a sidewalk installation project on that street. And Zach Subar officially announced that he is leaving Chatham to open up a new Patch site in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. He will be replaced by Laura Silvius.

On Thursday we brought you coverage of Chatham resident and Congressional candidate Douglas Herbert's press conference in front of Republican campaign headquarters in Morristown. We also told you about the state Department of Environmental Protection's concerns over water supply levels. We also previewed the first Sanctuary Concert of the year, which featured Joan Osborne and opening act Carsie Blanton. We also brought you a list of the Open Houses in Chatham this weekend.

On Friday we updated you on the Shunpike Field project, which progresses slower than anticipated. We also told you about a driver who hit a pedestrian in the parking lot of Café Beethoven. We also told you about the completion of the Lafayette Avenue sidewalks project, just in time for the start of school. We also told you about U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ed Gibbons Jr., who has returned home after building schools in Afghanistan using supplies which he received, in part, from Chatham residents.

If you know of something we should be covering, let us know by contacting editor Laura Silvius at laura.silvius@patch.com.