• Chatham’s connection to Hawaiian pizza to be featured in documentary

    Hawaiian filmmakers were in Chatham on Tuesday filming a documentary about Hawaiian pizza and guess what? You’d be hard-pressed to find pineapple on pizza served in the island state of America. When it comes to topping preferences, “we’re more earthy in Hawaii,” said Hawaiian restauranteur and pizzaiolo Matt Resich, who stars in the documentary by Island Film Group with the working title The Journey To Discover Hawaiian Pizza. Resich and crew members, who live in Hawaii u
  • Music for the Mind concert slated for Feb. 13

    A concert for mental health awareness, which also raises money for several local organizations, will hit the stage Feb. 13 at the Portuguese Canadian Social Club in Chatham. Music for the Mind will feature Love Muscle, Big Shiny Toons, 89 NEXT and DJ Shawn L., with all proceeds going to Family Service Kent, the Kids Team program and the Chatham-Kent Children’s Treatment Centre. “As always, this is one of our favourite events out of everything that we do,” said organizer Elisha
  • Chatham memorial walk gains new ally in awareness mission

    The fifth annual Suicide Awareness and Memorial Walk in Chatham is getting some big new support this year and organizer Gerald Robert is looking forward to seeing its impact. The Chatham man, whose son, Joe, 30, took his own life in 2014, was surprised when Suicide Prevention and Education Committee of Chatham-Kent members reached out offering to help with the Jan. 28 walk. “It’s worked out great,” Robert said. “The committee has more information than I could ever know.&r

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