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Police & Fire
By TAPINTO CHATHAM STAFF
November 28, 2023
CHATHAM, NJ -- Conner Mildon and Aaron Vilar were sworn in as the newest members of the Chatham Township Police Department at the regular meeting of the Chatham Township Committee on Tuesday night. Both will be graduating from the Morris County Police Academy on Thursday. Both Mildon and Vilar ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Borough of Chatham Council unanimously approved the hiring of Salomon Jerry Philippe as a probationary officer for the Chatham Borough Police Department at its regular meeting on Monday night. Philippe, 26, was sworn in before family and friends. He will receive a salary of ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Turkey Trot surpassed $300,000 in funds raised since its inception 15 years ago on Thanksgiving Day when more than 1,300 runners participated in the 1-mile fun run and 5K race. Sam Ellis won the 2023 race in 16:02 and Jem Berney was the top woman finisher of the 5K ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- It wasn't anything like winning the Penn Relays. Still, 2023 Chatham High graduate Charlie Henne couldn't contain his competitive spirit on Thanksgiving morning at the 12th annual Trot the Manor 5K run. Henne, part of the CHS 4x800 relay that won the 2023 Penn Relays last spring ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Suzanna Semerjian has been sworn in as the third fully certified female firefighter for the Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department. “I’m honored to be working with all of these great people and have this amazing opportunity to connect with the community,” Semerjian ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The hiring of Thomas Chung and Vincent Cosenzo as probationary Class II Special Law Enforcement Officers (SLEO) by the Chatham Borough Police Department was unanimously approved by the Borough of Chatham Council at its regular meeting Monday night. Class II SLEOs are "authorized ...
GREEN VILLAGE, NJ -- Janet Doherty expressed a measure of incredulity when she realized that she had been the emcee for 18 years at the annual Veterans Day and Memorial Day ceremonies held on the triangle adjacent to the Green Village Volunteer Fire Department. "I can't believe I've done this 18 ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Shell Lee recently completed his second New York City Marathon, but the next time he runs he'll be wearing his full firefighter's gear and carrying the American Flag on Thanksgiving Day. Lee, Lieutenant of Rescue Company 1 and the recruitment chair for the CBVFD, will be running ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Lina Sriji was sworn in last week as the newest member of the Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department. “It didn't take many training hours or post-drill dinners to quickly fall in love with the department and the fire service," Sriji said. "I have loved getting to know and work ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department is marking its 125th anniversary and CBVFD has been around since before President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Oct. 9, 1920, as Fire Prevention Day. The Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department held an open house on Saturday as part of ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Police Department has a number of positions it is looking to fill. The CBPD seeks a police officer a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer, a Class III Special Law Enforcement Officer and a Civilian Parking Enforcement. Details and how to apply for the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough Police have reported the theft of a Mercedes-Benz on Main Street and of a 2023 Audi Q3 from a Fairmount Avenue residence, which was later used in a separate burglary in another town over the weekend. According to Chatham Borough Police, a 2024 Black ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham resident Robert Penn, a retired Bloomfield firefighter, gave CHS students a first-hand perspective of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that downed the Twin Towers in New York, taking the lives of thousands of American citizens. “Americans are at our best when things ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Two men wearing hoodies, masks and gloves tried to break into a Westminster Road home through a rear window at 2:33 a.m. on Wednesday morning but fled the scene after an alarm went off, according to the Chatham Township Police. The suspects were riding in a black SUV, which was ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa presented two budget questions that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, which was followed by questions from the public at the Chatham Board of Education regular meeting held on Monday night in the CHS Auditorium. The first question will ask the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Twenty-two years ago the world changed when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, causing the two buildings to collapse in less than two hours. On the same day, Flight 77 crashed into the western side of The Pentagon. Half an hour later a fourth plane crashed ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- This year's 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony for the 13 Chatham residents lost in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001, will be held at the refurbished memorial located at Reasoner Park, next to the firehouse, at 7 p.m. on Monday. Previous ceremonies were held at the 9-11 Memorial located ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- This year’s 9-11 remembrance ceremony will be held on Monday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Chatham Borough 9-11 Memorial at Reasoner Park located at Fire House Plaza and Fairmont Avenue. The 13 Chatham residents who will be remembered during the 9/11 ceremony are Donald L. Adams, ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The two newest K9's, Leo and Abbi are joining the Morris County Sheriff's Office. “Anytime we have new additions starting their career here at the Sheriff’s Office it is exciting", said Sheriff James Gannon. Leo is a male German Shepherd/Malinois mix born September 20, 2022.
CHATHAM, NJ - Motorists should be aware that on August 22 and 23, Chatham Street and Lafayette Avenue in Chatham Borough will be CLOSED in both directions between Main Street and Shunpike Road for milling and paving. Residents are advised that delays and detours are expected in the ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Township celebrated the life of resident Jean White, who was born on Aug. 9, 1918, and reached her 105th birthday on Wednesday. A Duke University graduate and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society, White enlisted in the Navy during World War II, joining the WAVES ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- What a fantastic way to start the month on Tuesday with Chatham’s fourth year of the National Night Out. Chatham Memorial Park was packed with Borough residents enjoying a beautiful summer night and engaging with their local law enforcement and emergency squad. The National Night ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The Chatham Borough and Chatham Township police departments are set to hold annual National Night Out events on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. The national law enforcement event is designed to build a closer relationship between police and the community. Chatham Township will ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz gave his final Independence Day address this past July 4 when he made pre-parade remarks at the Chatham Borough firehouse. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department, Kobylarz named each member ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Lauren Petersen wasn't one of the Chatham residents kept in the dark about why her family lost its electrical power on Wednesday night. She had proof of what happened right in front of her house on Shunpike Road and reported it. "There was a huge explosion and I saw the sky light ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Using a pen knife, a Chatham man stabbed in the neck a fellow Independence Day celebrant on July 4, leaving the victim hospitalized, said authorities today. In a statement, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Chatham Township Police ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- The parade would have gone on - rain or shine - but as if by design, Chatham's 2023 Fourth of July Parade stayed dry and shady on Tuesday morning. The 69th edition of the Chatham Fire Department Association's Independence Day parade began under cloudy skies and ended just before ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- After serving as the chair for the 125th-anniversary celebration of the Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department, it was finally time for George Sweetin to take a bow as the Grand Marshall for Chatham's Fourth of July Parade. Still, he had more to give during the pre-parade ceremony ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- Jennifer Renna took a detour on her way to the pool to drop off chairs on Main Street early Monday afternoon, reserving a shady spot on the route for Tuesday's Fourth of July Parade brought to you by the Chatham Fire Department Association. Renna, a Chatham Township resident, ...
CHATHAM, NJ -- George H. Sweetin, the chair of the Chatham Borough Volunteer Fire Department's 125th-anniversary celebration, will be honored as the Grand Marshall for the 2023 Parade set to start at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 4. Parade chairman Corey Duren announced the plans for the 2023 ...
