Sandy's Cost to Borough Over $680K

Most of the funds will be taken out of Chatham Borough's joint insurance fund, but emergency appropriations will have to be allotted for the rest.

In a report on Chatham Borough's preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Sandy, Administrator Robert Falzarano estimated the storm's total damage to the borough $680,841. Falzarano briefly summarized his report diring the council meeting Monday, in which he outlined the borough's major costs as a result of the storm. According to the report, costs from Sandy include: These funds are on top of the 942 regular hours worked by DPW employees and the 1,674 regular hours worked by police employees during the storm. According to Falzarano, damage caused by borough trees can be taken out of the borough's Joint Insurance Fund (JIF), which is in the millions. For the remaining funds, Falzarano said the borough council will likely have to vote…

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Elections 2011: November

VIDEO: Helfrich Wants to Lead 'In a Forward-Moving Way'

Republican running for a first term on the Chatham Borough Council.

Borough resident Gerald Helfrich is running for one of three available seats on the Chatham Borough Council. Helfrich is running as a Republican along with incumbent Council Member James Lonergan. Councilman Bruce Harris is running for Chatham Borough Mayor on the Republican ticket. Democrat Mayor Nelson Vaughan is running for re-election. His runningmate for council is Marcy Wecker. Election Day is Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling places in Chatham Borough are:

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