Friday, October 26, 2012
Chatham Township officials get ready for the second hurricane in 18 months.
Fourteen months ago in August 2011, Hurricane Irene blew through Chatham and left flooding, sinkholes, power outages and trees strewn in streets, lawns and on top of homes and vehicles. Twelve months ago, almost to the day, an early season nor’easter dropped three feet of snow onto the Chathams, where the leaves were still on the trees. Chatham Township lost power completely; all but a few blocks of Chatham Borough were without power. School, sports and even Halloween trick-or-treating were all canceled as a result. Now with Hurricane Sandy protected to hit the area as early as Sunday, officials in Chatham Township see an opportunity to demonstrate the improvements they’ve made in communications and responding to community needs after the…
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The township's insurance company demanded the town close the skate park until it can be renovated, which could be up to $100,000.
The Chatham Skate Park could close permanently without up to $100,000 in renovations. Department of Public Works Director John Pacelli said the skate park will need a new deck, fasteners and intense renovations before the insurance company, which closed the park in August because it was structurally compromised, will allow it to reopen. "Unless we remove everything, [renovations] won't work," Pacelli said. The park has halfpipes and equipment which can be used by both skateboarders and inline skaters. Original costs of the park in 2003 were about $200,000, about half of which was raised by volunteers. The rest was contributed by the township. Pacelli estimated the park would need between $36,000 and $40,000 in materials, plus manpower. "…
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Township and borough officials ask residents to stay home Monday.
The October nor'easter has resulted in the first snow day for Chatham students, and a delay for Halloween trick-or-treating. As many remain without power and the cleanup continues, school officials announced Sunday that all schools will be closed Monday. All extra-curricular activities and sports games have been either canceled or postponed. Chatham Borough Mayor Nelson Vaughan said trick-or-treating has been designated for Friday, Nov. 4 in an effort to keep pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic down on Monday. "We were really concerned about the children being out at night, going door-to-door to dark houses with wires down," Vaughan said. A reverse-9-1-1 alert went out to residents through the school system alerting them of the new date …
Late October snowfall predicted to land between 5 and 8 inches.
The Chatham Borough Farmers Market closed early Saturday due to the heavy snow and light crowds, and the leaves are not even off the trees yet. The first major snowstorm in 2010 did not occur until after Christmas. This year, winter seems to be getting a head start. According to Chatham Borough Mayor Nelson Vaughan, 11 plows and salt trucks are out around town. One electrical wire is "sagging" on Hedges Avenue and could potentially come down, according to Vaughan, and JCP&L is on the way. Judy-Ann Hargrove reported a power outage at Hillside Avenue near Yale Street. Township DPW Director John Pacelli said there is between 3 to 4 inches of snow so far, and another possible 5 to 8 Saturday evening. Salting trucks are deployed, and "as soon …
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Colony Pool will likely not open again this season due to damage sustained during Hurricane Irene.
Nicole Hagner and Nelson Vaughan, the mayors of Chatham Township and Chatham Borough, agreed Tuesday for the Chatham Borough Municipal Pool to accept Colony Pool memberships through the pool's closing on Labor Day. "I just spoke with Mayor Vaughan, and he is going to make arrangements for our members to go to the Borough Municipal Pool," Hagner said. Colony Pool sustained "significant damage," in Vaughan's words, during Hurricane Irene and has been closed since Saturday. John Pacelli, the director of the township's Department of Public Works, said one large tree came down at the pool and rain "eroded quite a bit of soil" from the pool area. Much of Colony is covered in mud, he said. Hagner previously said she hoped Colony Pool would open …
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Officials warn residents to have plenty of water, batteries on hand.
Emergency officials in Chatham say residents should prepare for the hurricane that could be headed this way in a few days. The National Weather Service reports that Hurricane Irene—which already has rolled through the Bahamas—is expected to land in North Carolina by Saturday and then travel northward. According to the AccuWeather website, Irene could "flirt with the Delmarva [peninsula] and New Jersey and then on to eastern Long Island and southeastern New England." Bill Nauta, the head of the Office of Emergency Management in Chatham Borough, said he does not believe Chatham will be hit directly. "We're going to get wind, we're going to get rain. The biggest thing I'm expecting here is downed trees and power lines." Nauta said additional …
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Despite a tornado warning for the area, Chatham saw hardly any hints of a storm.
Chatham Township and Chatham Borough saw hardly any hint of a tornado Wednesday, despite a tornado warning by the National Weather Service. The NWS issued the warning for all of Morris County effective through 5:45 p.m. last night, according to a Nixie alert released by the Chatham Township Police Department. "It rained very lightly, and that was it," said John Pacelli, the director of the township's Department of Public Works. "It seems to have been isolated to Morristown and headed east." Pacelli said he had received no reports of any damage in the township. As of Thursday morning, the NWS predicted a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms until 8 p.m., and more on Friday. "This time of year, there's always the chance of thunderstorms in the…
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john
9:20 am on Saturday, October 27, 2012
I think the fire dept and dept of works did a great job keeping the roads passable during the storm last october. The power company was not good but the only real solution there is to bury the power lines. They should really work on that. more ›