Letters to the Editor

Resto and Holman Thank the Voters

The newly re-elected Chatham Borough Councilmen write in to thank the voters for their support.

Thank you Chatham for your strong support. We are once again honored to be your elected representatives on The Chatham Borough Council. We will continue to do our very best to meet and exceed your expectations while working to keep Chatham Borough a wonderful place to live. We wish to thank our opponent, Michael Yodice, for his community spirit and willingness to get involved in the affairs of the Borough. We applaud his sense of selflessness and hope that he will continue to offer his time, energy and talent to the service of Chatham Borough and our residents.  This community runs on the strength and energy of our citizen volunteers. We hope that a significant number of Chatham Borough residents will continue to volunteer and we encourage…

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Holman, Resto Win Second Council Terms

The two incumbents defeated Democrat Michael Yodice by nearly 900 votes each.

Sitting Councilmen Len Resto and John Holman were elected to serve second terms representing the residents of Chatham Borough Tuesday. Resto said he was "honored to be once again serve the people of Chatham." He earned the most votes out of the three candidates, winning 2,641 votes total. Councilman John Holman, who earned 2,602 votes Tuesday, said he hardly paid attention to the local election during the day. Instead, he said, he was focused on trying to get power restored to his neighborhood. "I spent the afternoon riding around with Officer Robert Sweetin as the houses came back on," Holman said. As of Tuesday evening, power was restored to several homes in Holman's neighborhood—but not yet to his own home. Two seats on the council were…

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Letters to the Editor

Resident Writes Support for Council Incumbents

As Election Day nears, letters to the editor come in.

As you have been moving around our beautiful little borough either taking a stroll, on a bicycle or in your car, you probably have noticed quite a few lawn signs that read “Working for a better Chatham, Re-elect Len Resto and John Holman”; you might have asked yourself, who are these guys, and how are they working for a better Chatham? Both of these candidates have their own individual strong suits, and together they add strength of the Council. John Holman has been a champion of finding ways to contain costs while maintaining services that provide a high quality of life. Working together with neighboring elected officials, he has helped to makes more shared services a reality. John has found significant savings by facilitating Chatham …

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John Holman, Republican Candidate for Council in Chatham Borough

2012 will be Holman's second time on the ballot. He has been a councilman since 2010.

Name : Mr. John Michael Holman Date of birth : 09 June 1965 Place of residence : Chatham Attended college : Yes College : University of Tennessee Degree : Agricultural Business Year of graduation : 1988 University : National-Louis University Degree : Masters in Management Year of graduation : 1995 Job titles held : CEO Employers : Point Capital Markets located in Chatham, NJ Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Local office Running for position: Council Chamber/district: Chatham Borough Incumbent: Yes First elected: 05 November 2009 Previous elective offices : None Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : none Address John St Chatham NJ 7928 Name : Tony Britt Title : Campaign Manager Chaired Shared Services Finance Chairman …

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Chatham Election Guide

The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting the Chathams and Morris County.

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Chatham Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need before you head to the polls. Here is our start: information on the races, the candidates and the issues we will cover as the general elections draw near. Bookmark this page for updates.

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What's On at the Chatham Borough Farmers Market

Farmers Market Closes Up Shop for the Season

The Chatham Borough Farmers Market ends another year.

This Saturday marks the end of the Chatham Borough Farmers Market’s fifth season. After 22 weeks, a hurricane and an October snowstorm, customers have to say goodbye to this community staple for the year. Over the past five years, the market has continuously improved and grown. In 2007, when the market opened, it had only eight regular vendors. Now, only five years later, and the market rotates 32 vendors in and out of the market each week. “We had a lot of unique vendors come that originally put in to come only once or twice a month that asked to come more often,” said Council Member John Holman, the Farmers Market Council liaison, said. “We had [a wine vendor] for the first time this year at the Farmers Market. I believe she sold out …

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No Second Brush Pick-Up for Chatham Borough

A second brush pick-up, along with leaf pick-up and preparing for winter, is impossible to do within the DPW budget, officials said.

The Chatham Borough Council decided not to permit a second brush pick-up through town in order to catch up on leaf pick-up and keep the budget under control. Bob Venezia, the head of the borough's Department of Public Works (DPW), said overtime and outside contractors were authorized after the early winter storm to help pick up branches and trees which came down. As of Monday evening, he said the DPW had picked up brush from over half of the borough. "I feel confident that we can be done by the end of this week," Venezia said, but he added calls have already come in asking after leaf pick-up and a second brush pick-up. The department's efforts have focused on brush pick-up since the storm. Of the department's 16 employees, 14 have been …

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Irene Costs to Borough Estimated at $117,497

Amount could go higher, depending on the final expense of the Days Creek sinkhole repair.

Chatham Borough Council members had numerous commendations for the employees and volunteers who worked throughout Hurricane Irene at Monday night's meeting. Administrator Robert Falzarano said estimates for overtime salaries, fuel, equipment, tree removal and road repair currently add up to $117,497. Approximately $35,000 of that amount is for the repair to the sinkhole over Days Creek off of Van Doren Avenue, which exposed a 14-inch water supply pipe and threatened the borough's water supply. This number, Falzarano said, is still "tentative" and could increase. "Our engineer, Vince DeNave, still has to firm up the cost for the repair to the culvert at [the bridge] and the water main shoring up," Falzarano said. "There was an extensive …

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