Top Mendham-Chester Stories in August

August's most-read stories were dominated by our coverage of the death of Mendham teenager Parker Regan, who died in an ATV crash in Montana where his former roommate was charged with negligent vehicular homicide while under the influence of alcohol.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Sweet Spot Bake Shoppe won a reality television title as they beat out the competition in an episode of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.

But there were a lot more stories on our site that resonated with our readers. Check out the top nine read stories this month.

Bronxville native James Sinclair Welch was charged in the death of his roommate, Mendham teenager Parker Regan

In his first interview after the accident that killed Mendham’s Parker Regan, Suffield Academy’s headmaster Charles Cann III shared his remembrances of the teenager

The funeral service for Parker Regan included touching eulogies from the Mendham teenager’s brother, sister and father.

Cheryl Burger, owner of the Sweet Spot Bake Shoppe in Chester made an appearance on the Food Network competition baking series.

Two years after the last ranking that article that plunged the West Morris Regional School District into turmoil, a new article with less than good news was published.

A Warren County man was charged with sex abuse in several jurisdictions, including Chester.

A sharp incline in drug arrests and overdoses in Mendham as reported by the Mendham Township Police.

The jump in drug arrests in Chester, with no change in enforcement pattern, may lead to an increase of 1,000% by the end of the year.

Mendham Borough Department of Public Works Superintendent Ken O’Brien shares some images and anecdotes about the 100-year storm.

But that wasn’t all folks read in August. Check out our complete news section for more!