Education

CHATHAM, NJ -- At the first mask-free Chatham Board of Education meeting of the year, a group of Chatham mothers came forward to urge the BOE to end mask mandates for school children Monday night.

Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa said that Chatham schools are still operating under the mask mandate handed down by the state and are awaiting updated guidance for the 2021-2022 school ...

CHATHAM, NJ -- Clear, sunny skies welcomed the Chatham High Class of 2021 to Cougar Field for the 33rd Commencement Exercises on Thursday afternoon.

The largest class in school history entered to the traditional Pomp and Circumstance.

CHATHAM, NJ -- Not only was the Chatham High Class of 2021 the biggest in school history, but it was also "the best one", according to Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa.

LaSusa said in his remarks at the 2021 Chatham High commencement ceremony held Thursday at sunny Cougar Field that in his 20 years in the district that the "Class of 2021 is the best ...

The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation ranked Chatham High School junior Sebastian Wu as a National Cyber Scholar with Honors in this year’s National Cyber Scholarship Competition.

“I started learning computer security three years ago, and I'm really proud of how far I've come," Wu said. "CyberStart America and picoCTF were great for preparing, and NCS was ...

CHATHAM, NJ -- The Borough of Chatham Council has not held a live in-person meeting since March 2020 but on Tuesday Washington Avenue School Third-Graders went live with their in-person questions for Chatham Borough Mayor Thaddeus Kobylarz outside of borough hall.

Washington third-grade students came to borough hall for "NJ Local Government Week" and Mayor Kobylarz held a ...

Chatham High technology club students pitched a new type of traffic light and earned second place in the 2021 Thomas Edison Pitch Contest, which was announced recently by the Edison Innovation Foundation.

The CHS Tech Club members of "Team A Plus" - Willy Chan, Pranav Venugopal, Peter Henwood, and Raaid Khan, were among the finalists selected from more than 200 ...

CHATHAM, NJ - Chatham Superintendent Michael LaSusa reported that there have been no new positive virus cases among the district students or staff since May 5 during his update at the Chatham Board of Education meeting on Monday night.

According to LaSusa, this was the best stretch, by far, about positive virus cases since the pandemic began.

LaSusa talks about the rapidly changing ...

CHATHAM, NJ -- The Library of the Chathams is seeking to promote recognition for veterans through the collection of video and written personal histories and testimonials of veterans who are or were residents of Chatham Borough and Chatham Township.

"This is a very meaningful project," Karen Brodsky, director of the Library of the Chathams, said. "It exemplifies the ...